Cats with no COVID-19 symptoms can spread the deadly virus to other cats, new lab test shows, as experts warn owners ‘not to kiss your pets’ According to a new lab experiment, Cats can spread coronavirus to other felines without any of them exhibiting any symptoms Scientists who carried out the work say it shows … Read more
Compression stockings are not needed to help prevent blood clots after surgery, new research shows Anti-clotting drugs alone just as effective as prescribing them with stockings Imperial College London say results show that guidelines should be updated Graduated compression stockings designed to help promote circulation in legs By Katie Pickles Health Correspondent For The Daily … Read more
Father of four died from cancer aged 60 after life-saving treatment was postponed due to coronavirus leaving him ‘heartbroken’ Pete Sharp, 60, died on April 27 following a lung cancer diagnosis in January He was unable to have surgery as bed was being used to treat Covid-19 patients His daughter said Mr Sharp heartbroken after … Read more
Buyers are seeking discounts of up to 20 per cent on properties as the housing market reawakens. Estate agents reported a surge in demand yesterday after ministers lifted a seven-week ban on home moves. But experts warned of a ‘Mexican standoff’ between buyers and sellers as fears linger over a price crash. An estimated 450,000 … Read more
A new coronavirus antibody test has been found to be 100 per cent accurate, public health leaders have said. Public Health England (PHE) said that last week the scientific experts at its Porton Down facility had carried out an independent evaluation of a new antibody blood test developed by a Swiss pharmaceutical company. The examination … Read more
Probation staff failings ‘put public in danger’ and officials are not learning lessons from incidents in which freed offenders go on to commit horrific crimes, damning new report warns Chief Inspector of Probation Justin Russel says internal checks are not sufficient He says the Government is ‘not doing enough to learn from past mistakes’ System … Read more
Zoe Ball has lost a MILLION listeners from Radio 2 breakfast show after taking over from Chris Evans as host last year The DJ had 8.11million weekly listeners in first quarter of 2020, down from 9.05million The station’s overall figures are also down a million over the past year, falling from 15.36million to 14.36million Chris … Read more
Boris Johnson was on the rack over care homes last night following an explosive confrontation with Sir Keir Starmer over whether they had been abandoned to coronavirus. The Labour leader accused the PM of misleading the House of Commons after he denied the Government had previously said the virus was unlikely to break out in … Read more
Britain has hit its ‘taxable limit’, a former minister warns the Government after it emerges we could be left with a £300bn bill from coronavirus lockdown No 10 warned coronavirus has created ‘unprecedented economic uncertainty’ Rishi Sunak said it is ‘very likely’ the UK will face a significant recession’ this year Leaked analysis says ministers told … Read more
Terrifying moment tandem skydivers are critically injured in Florida after their parachute malfunctioned and they plunged into a tree Two men plunged to the ground on Wednesday after their parachute failed They were doing a tandem jump from a plane that took off from Dunn Airpark Video shows the instructor and student falling and spectators reacting … Read more
What a plonker! Jersey government minister drinks white wine during health panel meeting on Zoom – leaving locals asking ‘was he taking it seriously?’ Scott Wickenden, 42, was in Health and Social Security panel meeting via Zoom During the video chat in Jersey, he was seen sipping a tall glass of white wine Jersey government … Read more
A mother-to-be who was suffering from coronavirus collapsed to the ground in agony before giving birth to a baby boy who died three days later, the child’s heartbroken father has revealed. Coolio Carl Justin Morgan was born at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend, south Wales, with a low heart rate on May 2. … Read more
It could be four to five years before the Covid-19 pandemic is under control, a senior global health official has said. But with hopes of an end to the pandemic dependent on containing the virus and development of an effective vaccine, other experts have dampened expectations of putting a date on curbing the virus. There … Read more