Coronavirus UK: Daily death toll halves, rising by 43 to 465

The UK has recorded 43 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours compared to 87 yesterday, but new infections have sky-rocketed by a record 1,452 to 9,529 as Britons continued to flout the lockdown today. Twenty-eight more patients died overnight in England. Six more patients died in Scotland, five in Wales and four in Northern … Read more

Doctor: coronavirus pandemic could kill off NHS bed blockers

A coronavirus pandemic would be ‘quite useful’ in killing off hospital bed blockers, a senior doctor claimed today in the wake of the first UK death.  Professor June Andrews, a former Scottish government official, conceded the comments sounded ‘horrific’ but insisted they were an honest assessment of the consequences of a Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking to … Read more

‘Porridge and lentil soup’ diet aims to curb diabetes in Scotland

Doctors in Scotland to trial an 850-calorie ‘porridge and lentil soup’ diet to curb the nation’s spiralling diabetes epidemic A total of 15,980 new patients diagnosed in 2018 – including 205 under age of 30 The 850-calorie daily diet plan includes five portions of fruit and vegetables Participants will lose a stone a month and ‘diabetes … Read more