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Remdesivir, an anti-viral drug first made to try and treat Ebola, has been used experimentally on Covid-19 patients since the outbreak’s early days. It is approved for use by doctors in the UK and US based on early data suggesting it might be helpful, but scientific evidence has been mixed. There are claims of miraculous … Read more
Pupils have been left shivering at schools across Britain with windows and doors being left open to keep classrooms ventilated as a coronavirus safety precaution. Parents at one school in Norfolk said their children were left ‘almost blue’ and ‘shivering’, while teachers elsewhere are having to wear scarves and coats all day. Some schools have … Read more
Remdesivir, an anti-viral drug first made to try and treat Ebola, has been used experimentally on Covid-19 patients since the outbreak’s early days. It is approved for use by doctors in the UK and US based on early data suggesting it might be helpful, but scientific evidence has been mixed. There are claims of miraculous … Read more
Police officers across the UK have fallen silent to remember ‘gentle giant’ Metropolitan Police Sergeant Matt Ratana who was shot ‘several times’ by a suspect in handcuffs inside a police station. The 54-year-old was shot as he was preparing to search a handcuffed suspect – widely named as Louis De Zoysa, 23 – who had … Read more
Boris Johnson appeared to pour a large cauldron of humbug on Hallowe’en fun today as Downing Street warned against trick-or-treating. No10 warned that families under local lockdowns in England – some 12 million people in total – should not mix, when asked whether traditional ghoulish events should take place. And it warned that elsewhere the … Read more
Hundreds of passengers are evacuated from Heathrow’s Terminal 2 after ‘potentially suspicious item’ was discovered Crowds of mask-clad passengers were seen fleeing from busy London terminal Item ‘currently being investigated’ and the area was evacuated, Met Police said Police vehicles were seen outside and sniffer dogs are reportedly at the scene By Jemma Carr For … Read more
In the driver’s seat! Furious Porsche owner blocks road to stop council tow truck taking his sports car over unpaid parking ticket – and WINS! Peter Fennell saw car being loaded onto tow-truck hour after ticket was issued He obstructed the lorry by sitting in the road in Highgate as he worked on laptop His … Read more
Police on lockdown patrol in Birmingham release bodycam footage as they give shopper refusing to wear a face mask a £200 fine and warn pizza shop breaking 10pm curfew Shopper slapped with £200 fine by police on lockdown patrol at a DIY store Claimed he didn’t ‘watch the news’ after he was confronted by the officers Part … Read more
British husband in ‘murder-suicide’ crash probe: Briton is killed in head-on collision in Spain, with body of wife ‘who had died days before’ in his campervan Detectives believe that the 38-year-old man ended his life in ‘murder-suicide’ The unnamed Brit died instantly in the crash last Friday afternoon near Gibraltar Authorities later discovered the body of his … Read more
British husband in ‘murder-suicide’ crash probe: Briton is killed in head-on collision in Spain, with body of wife ‘who had died days before’ in his campervan Detectives reached the conclusion the man, 38, ended his life in ‘murder-suicide’ The unnamed Brit died instantly in the crash last Friday afternoon near Gibraltar Authorities later discovered the body of … Read more