UK coronavirus cases rise to 116 amid fears the illness is spreading inside the NHS

A child at Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s Hospital is understood to have tested positive for coronavirus.  The young child was admitted to the hospital yesterday and has was today diagnosed with the virus, a source revealed. A member of staff, who wants to remain anonymous, said he had been sent home from work this afternoon … Read more

Clean your phone as often as you wash your hands, doctors advise amid coronavirus outbreak

Clean your phone as often as you wash your hands, doctors advise in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus Doctors declare that members of the public should be wiping down their smartphones as often as they wash their hands Medical experts on Good Morning America say anti-bacterial wipes, such as Lysol, are  most … Read more

Coronavirus myths debunked: it was not caused by 5G or a lab

As the coronavirus crisis teeters on the edge of becoming a global pandemic, bizarre myths about its origin and how to treat it have been running rampant online.   Conspiracy theorists have speculated that the 5G mobile network created the virus by ‘sucking oxygen out of people’s lungs’. One theory doing the rounds on social idea claims … Read more

Judge right to rule trans man who gave birth should be ‘mother’ on birth certificate, ministers say

Judge was right to rule transgender man, 34, who gave birth should be described as ‘mother’ on the child’s birth certificate, government ministers argue Transgender man says forcing him to register as mother breaches human right Guardian journalist Freddy McConnell wants to be registered as father or parent Other transgender men who have given birth have … Read more

Crack cocaine and terrorism drive 39 per cent rise in killings in England and Wales in three years

Crack cocaine and terrorism drive 39 per cent rise in killings in England and Wales in three years with each violent death costing society £3.2m Between 2015 and 2018, murder and manslaughter in the UK soared by 39%  In London, knife homicides doubled from the year ending March 2017 to 2018 The research found short … Read more

Neck and neck! ‘Dancing’ giraffes swing their heads at each other as they fight for dominance

Neck and neck! ‘Dancing’ giraffes swing their heads at each other as they fight for dominance Brant Bady, 60, captured video while on safari in Kenya and Tanzania, East Africa Footage shows two giraffes swinging heads at each other in fight for dominance They appear to be dancing, but it turns out the pair were … Read more

China’s coronavirus expert claims the number of daily cases in Wuhan could drop to zero this month

A leading coronavirus expert in China has claimed the number of daily infections in epicentre Wuhan could drop to zero by the end of March. Prof Zhang Boli, a member of the expert team appointed by Beijing to handle the health crisis, also suggested that daily growth was likely to stop in other parts of … Read more