Brazil tops 30,000 coronavirus deaths with a record 1,262 fatalities in the last 24 hours

Brazil surpassed 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday as the disease continued to rip through South America’s worst-hit country. Figures released by the health ministry showed a new record 1,262 deaths in the previous 24 hours, as well as 28,936 new infections. The figures come as some Brazilian states began to emerge from … Read more

Moment International Space Station glides past the moon six hours after two NASA astronauts docked

Moment the International Space Station glides across the face of the moon just six hours after the historic arrival of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule carrying two NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Doug Hurley arrived at ISS at 3.16pm BST on Sunday Italian photographer Alberto Panizza was ready to capture their moon pass Pair will stay … Read more

Yellowstone National Park has 11 earthquakes in just 24 hours

Nearly a dozen earthquakes shook parts of Yellowstone National Park in just 24 hours on Friday, May 29. The US Geological Survey reported 11 quakes in West Yellowstone Montanan, with tremors ranging from 1.6 to 3.1 magnitude on the Richter scale. The tremors were about three miles deep and hit 15 miles outside of the … Read more

Spain reports ZERO coronavirus deaths in 24 hours for the first time since March 

Spain reports ZERO coronavirus deaths in 24 hours for the first time since March Spain had no coronavirus deaths over 24 hours for the first time since March  The country also reported there had been only 71 new infections over 24 hours Spanish people flocked to beaches today as they were reopened in Malaga By … Read more

Only a fifth of state-school pupils work for 20 hours a week during lockdown lessons

Revealed: Only a fifth of state-school pupils work for 20 hours a week during lockdown lessons – in a stark contrast to 63 per cent of privately educated pupils Just 19 per cent of local authority school pupils work at least 20 hours a week  This compares to more than 60 per cent of children … Read more

Tourists to be tested and isolated for six hours in Mallorca and Ibiza

The first tourists to arrive in Mallorca will undergo PCR coronavirus tests at the airport and then remain isolated for six hours in their hotels to await the results. This is one of the measures contained in a pilot ‘action plan’ being prepared by the Balearic government which wants to be one of the first … Read more

Gymnast, 10, works out for 30 hours a week and gets up at 5.30am

Mother of schoolgirl gymnast, 10, with a six-pack says she’s ‘completely self-motivated’ and works out 30 hours a week to maintain her physique during lockdown Lyza Brooks Mosier, from Georgia, works out five days a week for a total 30 hours The schoolgirl started gymnastics and ‘fell in love’ with working out last summer Mother-of-four … Read more

Online casino plied 25-year-old with a £400 booster just hours before he took his own life 

A high-flying engineer killed himself hours after an online casino ‘groomed’ him with £400 in cash bonuses. Gambling addict Chris Bruney, 25, lost a total of £119,000 in the five days before his death, but instead of shutting his account Winner.co.uk plied him with cash bonuses and free bets. His devastated family said they have … Read more

Coronavirus Brazil: Corpse lies on Rio streets for 30 hours

A dead man’s body lay on the streets of Rio for 30 hours amid Brazil‘s  soaring coronavirus death toll that has reached more than 20,000.  The family of Valnir da Silva, 62, say he was a victim of the coronavirus pandemic that is tearing its way through Rio’s marginalised communities, stretching public services beyond their limits.  … Read more