Coronavirus led to more NYC ‘excess deaths’ than Spanish flu, study suggests

The 1918 Spanish flu was more deadly of fatalities in New York City than coronavirus has been in 2020 – but COVID-19 drove up the death toll for the first several months of the year far beyond. what would be seen in a typical year, a new study finds.  At the peak of New York … Read more

‘Stay at Home’ messaging ‘may have led to a spike in heart attack deaths’

Ministers were praised for their simple and effective slogan, ‘Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives’ The Government’s ‘Stay at Home’ messaging during the strictest days of lockdown may have led to a spike in heart attack deaths, research suggests. Analysis by University of Leeds experts found hospital admissions for heart attacks plummeted by … Read more

Economic recovery ‘being led by manufacturers’, says CBI

Manufacturers lead the way as Britain’s economy enters a ‘recovery phase’, says CBI By Dan Atkinson For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 1 August 2020 | Updated: 23:05 BST, 1 August 2020 Britain’s economy has entered a ‘recovery phase’, with manufacturing leading the way, the latest figures from the Confederation of British Industry … Read more

Moment sunseekers are led away by police as officers break up ‘brawls’ at seasides in the UK

Police officers were forced to make arrests and break up ‘brawls’ between sunseekers who flocked to the beaches yesterday as the UK experienced its hottest day of the year so far.  Fights broke out in Bournemouth, Dorset, and Portobello, Scotland, as large groups gathered for a day in the sunshine.  In Bournemouth, where more than 100,000 … Read more

The tense 36 hours that led Boris to put the brakes on

Boris Johnson‘s decision to delay the easing of lockdown came after of 36 hours of tense talks in which ministers grappled with sobering statistics, furious MPs and fears of stoking religious tensions, it was revealed last night. Government sources have described how grave forecasts of a second coronavirus onslaught sparked a series of behind-the-scenes discussions … Read more

Mother’s tooth abscess led to a life-threatening infection on her brain

A single mother spent five months in hospital after an abscess on her tooth led to an infection on her brain. Rebecca Dalton, 35, suddenly saw her ‘personality change completely’ in March and thought she was suffering a mental breakdown. She had just finished a course of antibiotics for a small abscess on her upper wisdom … Read more

Bee Gee star Barry Gibb’s son Stephen Gibb describes drug addiction that led to homelessness

Bee Gee star Barry Gibb’s son Stephen details drug battle that led to eating out of bins and homelessness By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 02:11 BST, 25 July 2020 | Updated: 02:11 BST, 25 July 2020 Stephen Gibb, the son of Bee Gees star Barry Gibb, has revealed how he battled drug addiction which … Read more

Mum installs ELECTRIC clothes line in roof of laundry – complete with a heat lamp, fan and LED light

‘This is a whole new level’: Mum installs a giant ELECTRIC clothes line in the roof of her laundry – complete with a heat lamp, fan and LED light A mother stunned social media by uploading a photo of her electric clothes line The impressive giant electric line includes a heat lamp, fan and LED … Read more

Sir Keir Starmer led the charge to allow ISIS bride Shamima Begum to return to Britain

Revealed: Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer led the charge to allow ISIS bride Shamima Begum to return to Britain amid signs of a split among Tory MPs Sir Keir Starmer led a chorus of support for Shamima Begum’s return last year He said in 2019 that stripping Begum of UK citizenship ‘was the wrong decision’   The … Read more

Fears of catching coronavirus in hospital led to 1,750 extra deaths from cardiac problems

Fears of catching coronavirus in hospital led to more than 1,750 people than normal dying of strokes, heart attacks and other cardiac problems because they ignored warning signs and stayed at home, according to a shocking new study. Lockdown led to a huge surge in out-of-hospital deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD), Leeds University researchers found. In … Read more