Coronavirus vaccine hesitancy could lead to 20,000 extra Covid deaths by 2023, Imperial study

Vaccine hesitancy could lead to 20,000 extra coronavirus deaths over the next two years, a study has suggested.  Researchers warned that if a significant number of people turn the jab down, it may allow the virus to spread in high numbers when lockdowns are eased, posing a constant threat to the elderly and ill. The … Read more

Fraudsters tried to buy designer goods on Tory MP’s cloned credit card, court hears 

Two fraudsters tried to buy £958 Canada Goose jacket and other designer goods using Tory MP Nadine Dorries’ credit card details, court hears Korri McLean, 30, was able to clone Tory minister Nadine Dorries’ credit credit Gave details to Cory Chin, 24, who tried to buy a £958 Canada Goose jacket McLean tried to buy a £1,080 … Read more

Rebel Wilson shows off her 4.5st weight loss in leather-look leggings

Rebel Wilson shows off her 4.5st weight loss in leather-look leggings during stylish outing in London By Eve Buckland For Mailonline Published: 15:32 GMT, 24 March 2021 | Updated: 17:08 GMT, 24 March 2021 Rebel Wilson looked incredible as she showed off her 4.5stone weight loss in racy leggings as she stepped out in London … Read more

University lecturer slams Amazon for sending five packets of seeds in massive boxes

University lecturer slams Amazon’s excessive packaging after packets of carrot seeds were delivered in FIVE separate cardboard boxes Dr Robin Pettitt shared images on Twitter of the five large boxes of packaging  University lecturer ordered five bags of carrot seeds from online retail giant Revealed the seeds came packed separately, and said he was going to … Read more

Covid: Hopes for US/UK travel corridor ‘by June’ as bilateral safe travel scheme discussed

Why the latest gloom about holidays abroad? The Government said on Monday that anyone trying to leave the UK ‘without a reasonable excuse’ will be fined £5,000. That sounds severe. But isn’t it already illegal to leave the country? Yes, but the current Stay at Home law ends on March 29 so new legislation is … Read more

Covid-19: People may choose to wear face masks in UK once rules end due to ‘cultural change’

Research on how well various types of masks and face coverings protect against coronavirus has varied but experts and politicians have generally leaned towards the idea that the chance of some protection is better than none. In the UK, face coverings were first made mandatory in for public transport in June and later for shops … Read more

Covid-19: People may choose to wear face masks and social distance ‘even after rules scrapped’

Research on how well various types of masks and face coverings protect against coronavirus has varied but experts and politicians have generally leaned towards the idea that the chance of some protection is better than none. In the UK, face coverings were first made mandatory in for public transport in June and later for shops … Read more

HS2 diggers start clearing ancient woodland that inspired Roald Dahl’s classic Fantastic Mr Fox

HS2 diggers have started clearing a corner of ancient woodland that helped inspire Roald Dahl in order to build the £98 billion high-speed railway line.  Around 1.7 acres of Jones Hill Wood, which stretches across 4.4 acres in the Buckinghamshire countryside, is set to be dug up in order to make way for the project. … Read more