Boris Johnson admits UK’s coronavirus death toll is ‘appalling’

Boris Johnson today admitted the UK’s coronavirus death toll is ‘appalling’ as he said he hopes to be able to start easing lockdown rules on Monday.  Mr Johnson returned to the House of Commons for PMQs at lunchtime for the first time since his recovery from coronavirus as he and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer had … Read more

Boris Johnson admits UK’s coronavirus death toll is ‘appalling’

Boris Johnson admits UK’s coronavirus death toll is ‘appalling’ but insists lockdown will be eased on MONDAY – after figures revealed Britain has the worst fatality numbers in Europe Today is the first time Boris Johnson and Sir Keir Starmer have faced off at PMQs PM last faced MPs on March 25 when coronavirus lockdown … Read more

Stunning portraits reveal Indian tribes including wife-swapping Himalayan Drokpas people

Stunning images capture the incredibly diverse tribes of India, including members of the ‘wife-swapping’ Himalayan Drokpas people, the Konyak ‘headhunters’ and the solumn faces of the Apatani in the Ziro valley.  The striking images are part of a series called ‘The Last Avatar’ and were taken by photographer Aman Chotani, 31, from Delhi, India.  The … Read more

Bishops plan to safely reopen Catholic churches in Scotland

Bishops plan to safely reopen Catholic churches in Scotland in bid to ease ‘painful and difficult’ coronavirus restrictions on worshippers Bishops are forming a working group to examine ways of limiting infections They want to form a plan to allow worshippers to return ‘early and safely’ Bishop Hugh Gilbert said that the coronavirus impact is … Read more

Bishops plan to safely reopen Catholic churches in Scotland

Bishops plan to safely reopen Catholic churches in Scotland in bid to ease ‘painful and difficult’ coronavirus restrictions on worshippers Bishops are forming a working group to examine ways of limiting infections They want to form a plan to allow worshippers to return ‘early and safely’ Bishop Hugh Gilbert said that the coronavirus impact is … Read more

FTSE 100 opens flat on 5849 as Asian shares continue to climb after China’s central bank fixed yuan

FTSE 100 opens flat on 5849 as Asian shares continue to climb after China’s central bank fixed the yuan in bid to ease US trade-war tensions while oil price slips again amid oversupply fears Broadcaster ITV, fell 0.8% after saying ad revenue plunged 42 per cent in April BP and Royal Dutch Shell tracked a … Read more

Calls for coronavirus inquiry as UK becomes the sickest nation in Europe

Doctors have called for an inquiry into how the British Government has handled the coronavirus crisis as its death toll surges higher than any country in Europe. Detailed statistics yesterday confirmed that more than 30,000 Britons had died of COVID-19 by April 24, almost two weeks ago, and the number of victims continues to rise.  … Read more

Obese people may be at risk of coronavirus because fat cells are infection targets

The reason why obese people may be more at risk of dying from coronavirus could be because their fat cells make large amounts of a protein used by the infection to infiltrate human cells. The coronavirus – scientifically called SARS-CoV-2 – latches onto ACE-2 receptors, known as the ‘gateway’ into cells inside body. Fat cells … Read more