Stories reveal the plight of the vulnerable people who are stranded in their own homes 

These are testing times for 70-year-old Elaine Yates. She suffers from lung disease, asthma and arthritis – yet by comparison with her husband, Michael, she might be considered a beacon of health. Until 2004, when Michael fell and incurred brain damage following a stroke, he was a fit former Royal Pioneer Corps soldier. Today, aged … Read more

Researchers want social media platforms to archive COVID-19 misinformation to study public health

Researchers call on social media platforms to archive coronavirus misinformation so they can study effects on public health An letter calls on social media platforms to archive COVID-19 misinformation The data can be used to track how misinformation affects public health It could also be used to issue regular transparency reports  The letters asks for data … Read more

Jeffrey Dean Morgan celebrates 54th birthday farming with daughter as wife Hilarie pens tribute

Jeffrey Dean Morgan spent his 54th birthday on Wednesday farming at his Mischief Farm located in Rhinebeck, New York alongside his two-year-old daughter George. The Walking Dead star even got a surprise birthday cake (remotely) during his interview Wednesday on LIVE with Kelly and Ryan where he accidentally said an un-bleeped curse word. ‘[My daughter … Read more

Neo-Nazis stole nearly 25,000 email credentials from WHO, NIH and the Gates Foundation

Neo-Nazis stole nearly 25,000 email credentials from the WHO, NIH and Gates Foundation and used them to call for a ‘harassment campaign’ while sharing coronavirus conspiracies Security experts discovered nearly 25,000 email addresses leaked online The credentials belonged to WHO, NIH and the Gates Foundation It appears they were stolen by far-right extremists and posted … Read more

Google says state hackers using faked COVID-19 to steal data from international health agencies

Google says more than a dozen state-backed hacking groups are using fake COVID-19 emails to steal sensitive data from international health agencies and US government employees Google says COVID-19 is being used strategically by state-backed hackers The campaigns are targeting US government workers and health agencies Phishing scams sometimes pose as fast food chains offering … Read more

Matt Hancock urges patients who feel unwell with a non-coronavirus illness to seek medical help

Matt Hancock yesterday urged seriously ill patients to contact their GP amid fears that thousands of cancers are going undetected. The Health Secretary stressed that the NHS was still open for anyone with non-coronavirus symptoms, especially those with suspected tumours, heart attacks and strokes. His statement in the Commons came after the Daily Mail yesterday … Read more

As Prince Louis turns two years old, he shows his support for NHS staff with colourful paintwork

With his little hands smudged with paint and a broad grin on his face, Prince Louis is clearly pleased with his artistic creation. As he turns two tomorrow, these charming pictures show that – just like millions of other children across Britain – his parents are keeping him busy by painting rainbows to celebrate the … Read more

Halle Berry had to SHAVE daughter Nahla’s head after daily swimming left her hair ‘like matted fur’ 

Halle Berry has revealed she had to take drastic action after daily pool sessions during quarantine destroyed her daughter’s hair. Speaking to Jimmy Fallon on his The Tonight Show, Halle revealed 12-year-old Nahla’s hair turned into ‘matted fur’ from chlorine damage after she failed to brush it. So bad was the damage, that Halle had … Read more