Coronavirus UK: 904 new daily Covid deaths in hospitals, preliminary figures show

Hospitals in the UK recorded 904 coronavirus deaths today as the number of fatalities rose 15 per cent on last Saturday – bringing the total to 90,147.  Last Saturday, 789 deaths were recorded in British hospitals, as the latest figure marks the highest total since Saturday, April 11 last year.  It comes after 479 deaths were … Read more

Covid US: Joe Biden wants states to vaccinate over-65s IMMEDIATELY

President-elect Joe Biden has doubled down on his promise to get 100 million Americans vaccinated in his first 100 days but warned that ‘things will get worse before they get better’. Biden first unveiled the ambitious goal Thursday as part of his $1.9 trillion ‘American Rescue Plan’ which includes about $400 billion to tackle COVID-19. … Read more

Angela Merkel’s centre-right party elects Armin Laschet as new leader

BREAKING: Angela Merkel’s centre-right party elects Armin Laschet as new leader to replace her ahead of national elections in September Laschet, governor of North Rhine-Westphalia, is seen as continuity candidate  He will lead the Christian Democratic Union party into September’s election Merkel announced two years ago she would step down at the end of her … Read more

Angela Merkel’s centre-right party elects Armin Laschet as new leader

BREAKING: Angela Merkel’s centre-right party elects Armin Laschet as new leader to replace her ahead of national elections in September By Ap Published: 10:51 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 11:08 GMT, 16 January 2021 German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-right party has elected a new leader to take over ahead of the national elections in … Read more

Man, 19, is arrested after police evacuate Heathrow Terminal 2

Man, 19, is arrested after police evacuate Heathrow Terminal 2 when ‘suspect item’ was discovered in his luggage Man, 19, was arrested after Heathrow Terminal 2 was evacuated this evening Cordon was put in place after an item was found in a passenger’s luggage Specialist officers investigated ‘suspect item’ and found it posed no threat  … Read more

Man, 19, is arrested after police evacuate Heathrow Terminal 2

Man, 19, is arrested after police evacuate Heathrow Terminal 2 when ‘suspect item’ was discovered in his luggage By Jack Wright For Mailonline Published: 18:32 GMT, 15 January 2021 | Updated: 18:51 GMT, 15 January 2021 A man has been arrested after Heathrow Terminal 2 was evacuated this evening following the discovery of a ‘suspect … Read more

Global surge of cases is fueling more chances for the virus to mutate to beat immune system

Britain could face even more super-infectious coronavirus variants because surging infections across the globe fuel the chances of the pathogen mutating to beat the immune system, scientists say. More than 90million Covid-19 cases have been recorded worldwide since the pandemic began, with numbers surging 33.8 per cent in the last two months alone.   And … Read more

British man, 65, dies after wooden home he had built in Spain burns down ‘while he slept’

British man, 65, dies in house fire after wooden home he had built in Spain burns down ‘while he slept’ The 65-year-old built the home in Comares on land he purchased years earlier The fire is thought to have broken out at around 9pm local time on Wednesday A routine investigation is underway but the … Read more

British man, 65, dies after wooden home he had built in Spain burns down ‘while he slept’

British man, 65, dies in house fire after wooden home he had built in Spain burns down ‘while he slept’ The 65-year-old built the home in Comares on land he purchased years earlier The fire is thought to have broken out at around 9pm local time on Wednesday A routine investigation is underway but the … Read more

Federal government proceeds with execution of Corey Johnson

Corey Johnson, 52, was federally executed by lethal injection on Thursday  The death sentence of convicted murderer Corey Johnson has been carried out, in what is set to the penultimate federal execution of President Donald Trump’s term.  Johnson, 52, was pronounced dead at 11.34pm on Thursday following lethal injection with pentobarbital at the U.S. Department of … Read more