UK death rate of coronavirus patients in intensive care tops 50 per cent, study finds Study found more than half of intensive care patients died due to the killer bug Of 690 coronavirus patients in intensive care with known outcomes, 346 died The UK’s coronavirus death toll soars to 4,313 with more than 41,900 cases … Read more
Sweden’s coronavirus death toll surged by 51 in the last 24 hours to 333 as the country continued to resist calls from experts to instigate a full lockdown. Inhabitants of the Nordic country are still allowed to go to restaurants, get haircuts and send their children to school, unlike those in its European neighbours. But … Read more
A retired painter and decorator has reportedly stabbed his wife to death before killing himself while struggling to cope with coronavirus lockdown, an inquest heard. Alan Smith, 71, was discovered dead alongside his wife, Elsie, 71, in their home near Cambridge last Wednesday. Elsie was found with stab wounds to her neck and head while … Read more
Thirteen people die in just seven days as coronavirus sweeps through care home Coronavirus is believed to have killed 13 Glasgow care home residents in a week The virus is said to have ‘swept through’ the 90-bed Burlington Court care home Two staff have been treated for the virus, the victims have not been tested … Read more
Five of England’s deaths from coronavirus have been aged under 20 so far, data shows, while 92 per cent have been aged over 60. Britain experienced its darkest day of the pandemic today as deaths surged by 708 to 4,313. The vast majority, 3,939, have been recorded in England. The official figures, published by NHS England, … Read more
The husband of Robert F. Kennedy’s granddaughter, Maeve, has paid heartbreaking tribute to his wife and young son a day after they disappeared while kayaking on Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. In a Facebook post penned late Friday, David McKean claimed it was all but certain his wife Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, 40, and their son … Read more
Spain’s death toll rises by lowest amount this week with ‘top of the curve in sight’ as another 809 die from coronavirus and Prime Minister extends lockdown for another 15 days Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said State of Emergency must stay in place Deaths in the country have now reached 11,744, and there are 124,736 … Read more
A further 708 people have died with coronavirus in Britain, bringing the country’s fatalities to 4,313 in the deadliest day yet. The number of new infections also rose by 3,735 to 41,903, according to the Department of Health’s daily disease update. Michael Gove will confirm the grim figures at this afternoon’s Downing Street press briefing, … Read more
Unemployment caused by the coronavirus crisis could in months be worse than during the 1930s Great Depression, a former Bank of England official has warned. David Blanchflower, who was part of the Bank during the 2008 financial crisis, said unemployment is rising at the fastest rate in living memory as job losses mount around the … Read more
Timelapse video shows incredible transformation of London’s ExCel centre into 4,000 bed coronavirus mega-hospital in just nine days The footage shows just how quickly the 100-acre site temporary facility was built Coronavirus death toll in UK hit 3,605 and more than 38,000 cases confirmed New Hospital is part of a nationwide push to increase capacity … Read more
A popular Sydney beach continues to be busy despite desperate pleas for people to stay home and prevent the spread of coronavirus. Manly, on Sydney’s picturesque Northern Beaches, was packed on Saturday as locals adopted a ‘business-as-usual’ attitude despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Couples, families and friends were seen breaking social-distancing rules – with one family telling … Read more
Crucifix carried into battle by Spain’s 11th century warlord hero El Cid is found hanging in Spanish cathedral Span’s national icon was famously depicted by Charlton Heston in the 1961 film El Cid is a ‘subject of a devotion that transcends that of an epic Hispanic hero’ His tomb was raided in 1800s, scattering his … Read more
Crazed knifeman ‘shouts Allahu Akbar’ before stabbing two people to death and injuring ‘at least seven others’ outside a bakery in France The suspect knifed ‘at least nine people’ in Romans-sur-Isère, southern France The attack comes on France’s third week of lockdown due to the coronavirus The suspect – a Sudanese national in his thirties – … Read more