Ethnic minority Britons may only face a higher risk of dying of Covid because they’re more likely to catch it, not because of genetic differences, according to an official report. A review by Number 10’s Race Disparity Unit compared death rates between white people and ethnic minorities and found the gap had narrowed in the … Read more
Harrowing moment thugs leave London schoolboy, 16, to die in the street after ‘chasing him down the road and taking turns to stab him’ Drekwon Patterson was left for dead by attackers who ambushed him in Brent Police believe the four hooded thugs drove the black Ford Mondeo into teenager Drekwon tried to get attention … Read more
Last December someone on social media suggested that Charlize Theron would be the perfect person to star in a lesbian remake of Die Hard. At the time, the 45-year-old Academy Award winner quipped in response that she would be up for the role and in a new interview with Vanity Fair published Tuesday, Theron is … Read more
Boris Johnson today said Britain must stomach the fact that more people will die when lockdown ends because vaccines are not perfect. The Prime Minister argued there was ‘no credible route’ to a zero Covid world in the long term and that a third wave would happen whenever restrictions are lifted. Laying out his ‘one-way’ … Read more
Tragedy as man, 29, woman, 28, and four-year-old girl die in Devon house fire that left three more children aged four, seven and nine in hospital Police confirmed the deaths of a woman, 28, man, 29, and a girl, four The house fire in St David’s area of Exeter, Devon, took place early this morning … Read more
A father-of-two has survived coronavirus after being given the ‘life-saving’ arthritis drug tocilizumab. Carl Leedham was put into intensive care at Chesterfield Royal Hospital and told he was dying on Thursday, February 11. But just two days later the 58-year-old was discharged from hospital and is now home with his wife and two daughters. His … Read more
At just 21, Chloe Middleton was looking toward a bright and happy future. Yet, shockingly, the care worker described by loved ones as bubbly, happy-go-lucky and kind-hearted, became one of the UK’s first and youngest victims of coronavirus last March. Healthy, young and with no underlying medical conditions, Chloe ticked none of the boxes for … Read more
More adults remain living with their parents in the family home than ever before, potentially setting up a conflict with any siblings over future ownership, lawyers warn. Grown-up children may have sound practical or financial reasons to stay, including shielding during the pandemic, caring for infirm parents, or being unable to afford a place of … Read more
A young woman who was shot in the head by police during an anti-coup protest last week against the military’s takeover of power in Myanmar died this morning. Mya Thwet Thwet Khine, who just turned 20 last Thursday as she lay unconscious in a hospital bed, fought for her life for ten days after she … Read more
A couple married for 51 years have died five days apart – after displaying symptoms of Covid-19 two days before they were due to receive their first dose of the vaccine. Fred Harding, 72, and his wife Sandra, 70, from Bethnal Green, East London, were both scheduled to receive their first jab on Saturday, January … Read more