Britain’s most senior paediatrician claims children are at a greater risk of contracting measles than coronavirus. President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Professor Russell Viner advised parents to send their children back to school, claiming he’s ‘far more worried about the risk to children of measles than of Covid’. Later today, Boris Johnson will tell … Read more
Pregnant women who have high blood pressure are at greater risk of suffering hot flushes during menopause, research suggests Link between hot flushes in menopause and high blood pressure in pregnancy Up to 10 per cent of pregnant women in the UK suffer from high blood pressure Unplanned pregnancy seven times more common in women … Read more
‘The real housewives of Greater Manchester’: Lockdown sparks north west ‘identity’ crisis as locals who’ve always put Cheshire as their address… are included in regional restrictions New measures introduced in Gtr Manchester after rise in coronavirus infections But the rules have seen confusion over the region’s geographical boundaries Twitter users mocked for believing Altrincham and … Read more
Eighty per cent of new Covid-19 cases in part of Greater Manchester are among white people, a local health boss has said. Eleanor Roaf, the director of public health in Trafford, said there are fears of a ‘complacent middle class’. She worries white people will think the coronavirus only affects those in deprived areas and … Read more
McDonald’s restaurant in Greater Manchester lockdown zone is forced to shut after five staff test positive for coronavirus Five staff at a McDonald’s branch in Stockport have tested postive for Covid-19 It comes as a ‘major incident’ was declared in Greater Manchester yesterday A spokesman for McDonald’s said the restaurant is now temporarily closed By … Read more
Boris Johnson today extended the mandatory use of masks and pledged a ‘greater police presence’ after it emerged officers fined just 13 people for not wearing face coverings on public transport in a two-week period last month. The Prime Minister demanded masks be worn in galleries, cinemas and places of worship, as well as in … Read more
While the world works tirelessly to combat the deadly coronavirus, a new report identifies the ‘greatest risk to human health’ – poor air quality. New data from the Air Quality Index (AQLI) reveals air pollution cuts global life expectancy by nearly two years. Nearly a quarter of the world’s population lives in just four south Asian … Read more
Black and Hispanic Americans are more likely to be infected with and die from the novel coronavirus, regardless of where they live, a new study suggests. Researchers found almost three times the number of cases and and deaths in wealthy minority neighborhoods compared to similar areas that have mostly white residents. This was true across … Read more
A Labour MP has blasted Greater Manchester Police as ‘the most inept force in the country’ after boy racers brought the M60 motorway to a standstill. Andrew Gwynne, Labour MP for Denton & Reddish, made the comments as he criticised officers for their failure to prevent the stunt from going ahead, despite the event having … Read more
CARvidiots! Crowds abandon social distancing as they flock to car meet that ‘sounded like bonfire night’ and caused traffic on nearby motorways to grind to a halt Hundreds of people attended a car rally in Greater Manchester on Sunday Several members of the public took their cars to an industrial estate in Denton They failed … Read more