A government scientist has warned foreign trips are ‘extremely unlikely’ this summer as Europe struggles to control a surge in coronavirus cases. In an unexpected blow for sun-starved Brits, Dr Mike Tildesley said there was a danger travellers could bring back new Covid variants which are less susceptible to vaccines. The Warwick University professor, who is a member … Read more
Britain’s medical regulator today revealed that a handful people vaccinated with the AstraZeneca coronavirus jab developed a rare type of blood clot in the brain. The MHRA said five out of 11million Britons given the injection went on to develop cerebral sinus vein thrombosis (CSVT). The cases were all men aged between 19 and 59 and … Read more
Chunks of a meteorite which caused an enormous fireball in the skies above south-west England last month have been recovered by scientists. The largest is a 300g (10.5oz) lump which was found on a private driveway in the sleepy village of Winchcombe in the Cotswolds after being snared by Earth’s orbit. Other, smaller pieces were also … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of people asked to shield in England are being invited for a Covid-19 vaccine jab. About 1.7million more people were added to the shielding list last week after experts identified additional adults at serious risk of the virus. Some 600,000 of that group are now being invited to book a slot at … Read more
Dame Sheila Hancock has said she’s ‘sick’ of being called ‘extremely vulnerable’ after being forced to spend weeks shielding due to the Covid pandemic. The actress, 87, admitted on Friday’s Loose Women that the crisis has aged her ‘hugely’ in the past six months. Sheila, who is set to star in ITV’s Unforgotten, also told … Read more
The public was warned to stay away from an ‘extremely dangerous’ three-mile-wide blaze that broke out last night on Dartmoor. Fire watchers were going near the spectacle in an attempt to take photographs, triggering calls from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service for visitors to steer clear for their ‘own safety’. The service earlier … Read more
Extremely rare BLACK leopard is spotted in Indian wildlife park as it tries to hunt a deer The rare melanistic leopard was photographed by Anurag Gawande while he was in Tadoba National Park Melanistic leopards are incredibly rare because of their black coats being highly coveted by poachers Gawande said the leopard, pictured contrasted against clay-red ground, … Read more
Extremely rare and endangered greater horseshoe bat is spotted for the first time in 100 years in Dover Castle’s ‘Horseshoe Passage’ in Kent The elusive mammal was found by Claire and Toby Munn of the Kent Bat Group By coincidence, it was found in the castle’s Napoleonic-age ‘Horseshoe Passage’ Experts have been hunting for bats in … Read more
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is ‘extremely disappointed’ with her Vogue cover a source has revealed, after the magazine made the decision to swap out her chosen image for another photo at the last minute without consulting the 56-year-old. Harris’ debut for the magazine sparked outrage when it was published over the weekend, with hundreds of … Read more
Washington DC‘s mayor has said she and her team are ‘extremely concerned’ about security for Joe Biden‘s inauguration, following the deadly violence on Wednesday when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol. Muriel Bowser wrote to Chad Wolf, the acting Homeland Security Secretary, to express her concerns as Biden’s team intends to continue with … Read more