Heart disease deaths have risen by 5,000 since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, figures show 

Deaths from heart disease have shot up by nearly 5,000 since the start of the pandemic, new figures show. Doctors have repeatedly warned that patients have stayed away from hospital throughout the crisis, for fear of being exposed to Covid and to avoid putting additional pressure on the NHS. Delays to surgery and routine heart care … Read more

Heart disease deaths have risen by 5,000 since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, figures show 

Deaths from heart disease have shot up by nearly 5,000 since the start of the pandemic, new figures show. Doctors have repeatedly warned that patients have stayed away from hospital throughout the crisis, for fear of being exposed to Covid and to avoid putting additional pressure on the NHS. Delays to surgery and routine heart care … Read more

Hackers from North Korea and Russia ‘target Covid-19 vaccine research’

Hackers from North Korea and Russia are targeting Covid-19 vaccine research, Microsoft reveals Microsoft said today it has detected attempts by Russian and North Korean hackers to steal data from vaccine researchers and pharmaceutical companies  In a blog post today, the company revealed most attacks were unsuccessful  Chinese state-backed hackers have also been targeting vaccine-makers, … Read more

Hackers from North Korea and Russia ‘target Covid-19 vaccine research’

Hackers from North Korea and Russia are targeting Covid-19 vaccine research, Microsoft reveals Microsoft said today it has detected attempts by Russian and North Korean hackers to steal data from vaccine researchers and pharmaceutical companies  In a blog post today, the company revealed most attacks were unsuccessful  Chinese state-backed hackers have also been targeting vaccine-makers, … Read more

After 44 years in Cotswolds retreat, PRUE LEITH is downsizing as she packs up lifetime of memories

Back in 1976, we lived in a flat in Paddington. With two two-year-olds — my son, Daniel, and adopted daughter, Li-Da — having frequent tantrums and my late husband, the writer Rayne Kruger, needing quiet, a country house looked like the answer. In those days, the Cotswolds were a rural backwater and properties were cheap. … Read more

After 44 years in Cotswolds retreat, PRUE LEITH is downsizing as she packs up lifetime of memories

Back in 1976, we lived in a flat in Paddington. With two two-year-olds — my son, Daniel, and adopted daughter, Li-Da — having frequent tantrums and my late husband, the writer Rayne Kruger, needing quiet, a country house looked like the answer. In those days, the Cotswolds were a rural backwater and properties were cheap. … Read more

Sir Michael Gambon facing £55,000 lawsuit over claims he ran over a solicitor’s foot

Harry Potter star Sir Michael Gambon facing £55,000 lawsuit over claims he ran over a solicitor’s foot in his car The 80-year-old star is facing a £55,000 lawsuit from solicitor Toby Clouston  Mr Clouston, 39, said he has been left with ‘travel anxiety’ from 2017 incident  Mr Clouston claims he still struggles with standing up … Read more

Sir Michael Gambon facing £55,000 lawsuit over claims he ran over a solicitor’s foot

Harry Potter star Sir Michael Gambon facing £55,000 lawsuit over claims he ran over a solicitor’s foot in his car The 80-year-old star is facing a £55,000 lawsuit from solicitor Toby Clouston  Mr Clouston, 39, said he has been left with ‘travel anxiety’ from 2017 incident  Mr Clouston claims he still struggles with standing up … Read more

DAVID ROSE: Will the £42BILLION ‘Operation Moonshot’ test and trace plan actually work?

Deenan Pillay’s patience finally snapped as he watched television in his north London home. And it was Matt Hancock who did it. As Britain struggled to cope with the Covid pandemic, the Professor of Virology at University College London, became increasingly frustrated that the country’s medical expertise was being sidelined. When he heard the Health Secretary … Read more

DAVID ROSE: Will the £42BILLION ‘Operation Moonshot’ test and trace plan actually work?

Deenan Pillay’s patience finally snapped as he watched television in his north London home. And it was Matt Hancock who did it. As Britain struggled to cope with the Covid pandemic, the Professor of Virology at University College London, became increasingly frustrated that the country’s medical expertise was being sidelined. When he heard the Health Secretary … Read more