Children are far less likely to catch coronavirus in the classroom than they are at home

Children are less likely to catch Covid-19 at school than they are at home, according to research.     Scientists at Belgium’s national health body found coronavirus transmission rates in classrooms were far lower than in the home.  Just 0.8 per cent of youngsters quarantined under the contact tracing system tested positive for the virus. The rate … Read more

Jacqueline Osborne screams at Dan Osborne for throwing things at her to catch for TikTok video

Jacqueline Jossa screams at Dan Osborne for throwing things at her to catch in TikTok video after announcing ‘big deal with fart-buster dairy brand’ By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 17:12 BST, 16 August 2020 | Updated: 17:12 BST, 16 August 2020 She recently launched a successful new collection of swimwear with the fashion brand, … Read more

Police force in Derbyshire installs cameras to catch ‘rubberneckers’

Police force in Derbyshire installs cameras to catch ‘rubberneckers’ who film traffic accidents while behind the wheel Derbyshire Police intends to prosecute those who film accidents at the wheel  Force will set up cameras on roadside near collisions to catch ‘rubberneckers’  Those caught in act will be issued a Notice of Intended Prosecution in the … Read more

Teenage vapers are FIVE TIMES more likely to catch coronavirus, study finds

Teenagers who vape are five times more likely to catch Covid-19, according to new research. And the risk soars almost seven-fold if they also use conventional cigarettes. Both forms of smoking weaken the lungs, warn scientists. The study is the first to look at the link between the devices and coronavirus cases in young people … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Testing arrivals could catch 94% infections

Testing travellers for coronavirus one week after they arrive into the UK could catch virtually all imported cases and solve Britain’s quarantine row, a study suggested today. Modelling by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found isolating people for seven days then testing them could catch 94 per cent of infections coming from high … Read more

Testing travellers for coronavirus week after arriving in UK could catch 94% of infections

Testing travellers for coronavirus one week after they arrive into the UK could catch virtually all imported cases and solve Britain’s quarantine row, a study suggested today. Modelling by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found isolating people for seven days then testing them could catch 94 per cent of infections coming from high … Read more

E scooters could catch fire and explode due to dangerous batteries

E scooters could catch fire and explode due to dangerous batteries, safety charity warns as trials begin on UK roads A new trial of controversial e scooters in the UK launched in Middlesbrough Charity has warned the batteries of the vehicles could catch fire and explode Currently, e scooters are illegal on public roads and … Read more

Police catch two teenage boys riding rented 11mph e-scooters along dual carriageway

Two teenage boys were stopped by police after they were caught riding their hired electric scooters along a busy 70mph dual carriageway. The boys, who were slammed by the Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen for their ‘sheer stupidity’, were spotted by officers at Teesside Retail Park riding their 11mph Ginger Hire E-Scooters along the busy A19 … Read more

Over-65s who catch Covid-19 have a 5.6 per cent risk of dying from the disease

The risk of dying from coronavirus increases significantly depending on your age, with those over 65 over 18,000 times more likely to die than those under 20. Epidemiologists from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health studied data from Geneva, Switzerland to calculate the likelihood of dying from Covid-19. For those aged 10 to 20 the … Read more