America’s top health agency has rowed back on a bold claim made by its director that ‘vaccinated people do not carry the virus’. Dr Rochelle Walensky, chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in a TV interview this week: ‘Vaccinated people do not carry the virus, don’t get sick, and that is … Read more
French fishing boats spotted off the coast of a British Channel Island are continuing to ‘decimate’ the seabed with unsustainable ‘industrial fishing methods’, officials say. Don Thompson, president of the Jersey Fishermen’s Association, made the comments after multiple vessels appeared a few miles off the coast. He said that some of the boats had up to … Read more
Iraqi baby is first boy ever to be born with THREE penises, doctors claim A boy from Duhok in Iraq had to have surgery to remove two extra penises He was born with a 2cm penis on the base of his phallus and another 1cm one Supernumerary penises occur in between one in five and … Read more
Customers who have made a Section 75 claim with their bank or credit card provider could be waiting until next year for a refund, This is Money can reveal. One HSBC customer – who simply wants to be named as Ray – made a claim in August 2020 after a New York holiday scheduled for April … Read more
Couple guilty of forcing their daughter to wear nappies and wet herself on demand so they could falsely claim £57,000 in benefits are spared jail to look after their children Edward Gajdos, 37, and his wife Maria Horvothova, 35, were taken to court They claimed their daughter was incontinent and had to wear nappies It … Read more
President Emmanuel Macron believes he has become such an expert on Covid that ‘he is no longer following the advice of scientists,’ according to colleagues. The 43-year-old faced damaging leaks in today’s Le Monde, one of France’s bestselling newspapers, which painted him as self-important and obstinate amid a surging third wave. It comes as his … Read more
President Emmanuel Macron believes he has become such an expert on Covid that ‘he is no longer following the advice of scientists,’ according to colleagues. The 43-year-old faced damaging leaks in today’s Le Monde, one of France’s bestselling newspapers, which painted him as self-important and obstinate amid a surging third wave. It comes as his … Read more
Hereditary peers have claimed nearly £500,000 in expenses during the pandemic as unprecedented numbers turned out to vote remotely. The 85 Lords who hold titles because of their birthright claimed £484,000 from the taxpayer between April and October last year. While peers are usually given a tax-free daily allowance of £323 each time they work … Read more
Hereditary peers have claimed nearly £500,000 in expenses during the pandemic as unprecedented numbers turned out to vote remotely. The 85 Lords who hold titles because of their birthright claimed £484,000 from the taxpayer between April and October last year. While peers are usually given a tax-free daily allowance of £323 each time they work … Read more
The average British driver wouldn’t make a claim on their insurance for any damage unless the repair bill exceeds £667, research has revealed. The most common reason for not claiming is because drivers believe the cost of the excess would be higher than the repairs themselves, closely followed by fears that it would bump up … Read more