Oxford academic dismisses idea of deliberately infecting volunteers with Covid-19 to test vaccine

Professor Sarah Gilbert said it would not be safe for them to do a so-called ‘challenge trial’ of Oxford University’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate  An Oxford academic today dismissed the idea of deliberately infecting volunteers with Covid-19 to test the university’s experimental vaccine because no treatment currently exists to keep patients safe. Hopes of ending the Covid-19 … Read more

Bali is set to reopen to tourists in just eight weeks – but local experts warn it’s a bad idea

Overseas tourists will be able to visit Bali in just eight weeks after the island shut down amid the COVID-19 pandemic. International travellers will be able to visit the popular holiday destination from September 11, and domestic tourists from July 31, Bali Governor Wayan Koster announced on Sunday. The island will undergo three phases to recover … Read more

Fisherman discovers kissing 22lb snapping turtle is BAD idea

Turtle-y misjudged that! Painful moment fisherman discovers kissing a 22lb snapping turtle is a BAD idea Mike Ganley, 28, from Massachusetts, saw his friend Matt being bitten by turtle The reptile clamps its jaw around Matt’s lip and leaves him shouting in pain  The fisherman has since made a swift recovery without requiring any stitches  … Read more

Leaders of councils threatened by Leicester-style lockdowns reject the idea

Council leaders in areas threatened by Leicester-style lockdowns have rejected the idea – while claiming figures released by the Government detailing the highest coronavirus infection rates are out-of-date. Bradford, Barnsley and Rochdale were identified as three of the areas of England most at risk of being hit by a ‘local lockdown’ like the one imposed … Read more

Is investing in utility giants STILL such a bright idea?

A bright idea?: As a nation we’ve used less water, gas and electricity during lockdown Your own energy bills may have been eye-watering during lockdown, but as a nation we’ve used less water, gas and electricity thanks to temporary shutdowns in manufacturing and less use of public and private transport.  This all has an effect … Read more

Families evacuated when house plunged over cliff edge still have no idea when they can return

Neighbours of a £200,000 ‘dream’ home that plunged over a cliff edge still have no idea when they can return to their homes three weeks after the collapse.  The ground beneath Emma Tullett’s home in Eastchurch on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, started to crumble and her entire house crashed down a 35ft rock face.   … Read more

LORD JONATHAN SUMPTION: These people have no idea what they’re doing

Does the Government have a policy for coronavirus? Indeed it does. In fact, it has several. One for each month of the year, all mutually inconsistent and none of them properly thought through. Sometimes, governments have to change tack. It shows that they are attending closely to a changing situation. But this crisis has exposed … Read more

Married At First Sight’s Jules Robinson says Cameron Merchant has no idea what her star sign is

Married At First Sight’s Jules Robinson reveals that husband Cameron Merchant has no idea what her star sign is – as the pair prepare to welcome their first baby By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 16:49 BST, 19 June 2020 | Updated: 16:49 BST, 19 June 2020 Married At First Sight‘s Jules Robinson … Read more

Shay Mitchell is open to the idea of another child after the birth of her daughter Atlas

Shay Mitchell says it’d ‘be awesome’ to have another child… after giving birth to baby girl Atlas following her tragic 2018 miscarriage By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 03:31 BST, 17 June 2020 | Updated: 06:50 BST, 17 June 2020 She’s totally over the moon with her stunning baby girl, and although she’s not quite … Read more