Rio Tinto warned by shareholder advisers that boardroom penalties for fatalities at its mines are too lenient By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 3 April 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 3 April 2021 Rio Tinto has been warned by shareholder advisers that boardroom penalties for fatalities at its mines are too … Read more
Covid deaths fall to lowest in SIX months as UK records 10 fatalities and another 3,423 new infections Covid deaths have fallen to lowest numbers in six months, with 10 fatalities As of 9am today there had been a further 3,423 lab-confirmed cases in the UK The total number of confirmed cases in the UK … Read more
Britain reported 58 more coronavirus deaths on Saturday, taking the number of people who have died within 28 days of a positive test to 126,573. A further 4,715 people have tested positive for the disease, a 16 per cent drop from last Saturday’s figure of 5,587, totalling 4,329,180. One week ago, 96 deaths were recorded, meaning fatalities … Read more
Quarter of all UK Covid fatalities ‘had dementia: Huge death toll among elderly is revealed as charities highlight cost of care home visits ban One in four coronavirus deaths have been among those battling with dementia Nine in ten families said the pandemic accelerated their loved one’s symptoms Charities say looking after people with illness … Read more
Alcohol-related deaths spiked to their highest level since records began last year amid the first national lockdown, official figures show. An Office for National Statistics report published today found alcohol was a contributing factor in 5,460 fatalities in England and Wales between January and September, a rate of 12.8 per 100,000. This was a 17 per cent … Read more
UK’s Covid death toll hits 100,000: ONS figures show 103,704 people had died with the virus by January 15 as care home fatalities almost TRIPLED in a fortnight to 1,705 Data from Office for National Statistics today revealed as of January 15 there had been 103,704 Covid deaths Figure is slightly lower than Department of … Read more
The UK has recorded its deadliest day in the coronavirus pandemic, as the Government’s chief scientific adviser warned parts of the NHS were like a ‘war zone’. Official figures broken down by date of death showed that January 12 saw the highest number of victims recorded in a single 24-hour period – with 1,110 Covid-19 … Read more
Britain today announced a record 1,610 new coronavirus deaths in the country’s deadliest day of the pandemic so far — but cases are down by a quarter as the third lockdown continues to drive down the infection rate. Today’s grisly death toll marks a sharp 30 per cent rise on the 1,243 announced last Tuesday and … Read more
The United States has hit another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic as daily deaths surpassed 4,000 for the first time. A record-high 4,085 Americans died due to to COVID-19 on Thursday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, as new infections around the nation continue on a post-holiday spike. This figure marks the third day … Read more
A U.S. Capitol police officer is on life support Thursday after suffering a stroke during yesterday’s violent confrontations between cops and supporters of President Donald Trump. CNN had previously reported that the officer had died but the force’s union Chairman Gus Papathanasiou confirmed to WUSA9 that he is on life support until his family can arrive. It … Read more