Professor leading vaccine trials warns Brits may need annual boosters like flu to defeat virus

University of Oxford Oxford University academics began developing the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine in January. It is now named AZD1222, after the researchers signed a manufacturing partnership with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. Human trials started on April 23 and they are now in the final phase, with trials being carried out in the UK, Brazil and South … Read more

Wedded bliss… don’t bank on it! Married couples are no happier than single or divorced people

Wedded bliss… don’t bank on it! Married couples are no happier than single or divorced people, 40-year study of 7,500 individuals shows Psychologists from Michigan State University asked participants to do a survey  Lifelong married people were on average just 0.2 points ‘happier’ than singles  Author said: ‘It seems a little silly that people put … Read more

Three university professors become overnight MILLIONAIRES after finding ‘major breakthrough’

Three university professors have become overnight millionaires after a ‘major breakthrough’ in their coronavirus drug.  Ratko Djukanovic, Stephen Holgate and Donna Davies created their Southampton-based company Synairgen almost two decades ago. Shares in the company, which was involved in a successful trial of a drug to treat COVID-19 this week, sky-rocketed by 3,000 per cent … Read more

England records 25 more hospital Covid deaths as Scotland reports zero bringing UK total to 45,702 

Another 25 people were confirmed to have died of Covid-19 in hospitals in England, while Scotland recorded zero deaths for the ninth day in a row. The increase is up from 13 a week ago and is the highest single-day increase of hospital deaths since 28 were announced on July 14, taking the UK’s hospital … Read more

Paige Turley puts on a loved-up display with beau Finley Tapp while shopping in Manchester 

Love Island’s Paige Turley looks stylish in leather leggings as she puts on a loved-up display with beau Finley Tapp while shopping in Manchester By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 15:59 BST, 25 July 2020 | Updated: 15:59 BST, 25 July 2020 They recently moved into their own flat in Manchester.   And Love Island winners … Read more

Australia’s celebrities are flocking to buy properties in the Southern Highlands

The Southern Highlands in New South Wales has become something of a celebrity haven in recent years, with Nicole Kidman, Michelle Bridges, Samantha Armytage and Phoebe Burgess joining other stars in snapping up sprawling homes in the tranquil countryside. Looking for a refuge from the hustle and bustle of city life, many of Australia’s most … Read more

Law change means wills can be witnessed via video link until 2022 as Covid battle continues 

Final wishes recorded over Zoom: Law change in England and Wales means wills can be witnessed via video link until 2022 as Covid battle continues Government announces wills witnessed on video calls will be legally recognised Move comes as people turn to platforms like Zoom and Facetime in lockdown  The new law will be back-dated … Read more

High Court judge removed from child welfare case after ‘pejorative comments’ about the mother

A High Court judge has been removed from a child welfare case after she was caught saying the mother was trying ‘every trick in the book’ to avoid answering difficult questions.  Mrs Justice Judd made the comments during a private telephone conversation with her clerk that was accidentally broadcast to people taking part in the … Read more