Britain could face even more super-infectious coronavirus variants because surging infections across the globe fuel the chances of the pathogen mutating to beat the immune system, scientists say. More than 90million Covid-19 cases have been recorded worldwide since the pandemic began, with numbers surging 33.8 per cent in the last two months alone. And … Read more
Just 12 weeks on a low-carb diet ‘can beat diabetes’: Cutting carbohydrates may increase chances of remission in type 2 patients, study finds Low-carb diet may increase the chances of remission of type 2 diabetes Researchers said low-carb approach could be more effective than a low-fat diet Over half the trials included participants using insulin … Read more
He is reprising his award-winning role as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray The Musical, a role he last played on the West End back in 2010. And Michael Bell brought smiles to people’s faces on Monday as he shared a hilarious clip of him dancing along to the musical’s hit track You Can’t Stop The Beat. The … Read more
Have you started 2021 heavier than you’d like to be? Are you feeling sluggish, and sleeping badly? Join the club — after what’s been a difficult time, many people have begun the New Year fatter, less fit and more stressed than ever. And as you piled on the pounds, the chances are your blood sugar … Read more
A florist, 22, ‘obsessed by men’ has walked free from court after luring her abusive ex-partner into a trap so her new lover could beat him so badly with baseball bat his ‘brain matter’ was splattered on a pavement. Crystal Culhane, 22, was given a suspended sentence after luring her former partner, Paul Flory into a … Read more
Husband who ‘stabbed, strangled and beat his disability campaigner wife to death was frustrated that she wouldn’t give him divorce’ Raymond Hoadley, 62, accused of murdering his wife Jackie, 58 in July last year Jury at Lewes Crown Court in Hove were told couple built up savings of £1.3m Mrs Hoadley found with seven stab wounds … Read more
One moment I was with a friend, admiring the dappled sunlight in London’s Hyde Park, the next my head was spinning, my knees had given way and I collapsed to the ground. Lying on the floor in a public place, unable to get up unaided, was not only embarrassing but also incredibly nerve-racking. Nothing like … Read more
A Beat the Chasers contestant who managed to bag £50,000 against all five quiz experts revealed she did zero preparation ahead of the ITV quiz show. The hit spin-off show sees hopefuls given the option of playing between two and five Chasers for increasing amounts of money, but with a decreasing time advantage against them. … Read more
Coronavirus vaccines could be ineffective against the highly-infectious South African mutation, a scientist who helped develop the Oxford jab has warned. Sir John Bell, regius professor of medicine at Oxford, said the African strain is more concerning than the Kent one. Vaccines are believed to be effective against the highly-infectious UK variant VUI-202012/01 currently causing … Read more
A gravely-ill couple who have been together for 55 years were home in time to see in the New Year – after beating Covid while side-by-side in intensive care. Lin Attew, 76, was rushed into intensive care the day after her husband Dave, 75, and was placed in a bed next to him at Warrington … Read more