British expat finds hundreds of lethal pufferfish washed up in South Africa

A British expat has discovered hundreds of stranded ‘evil-eyed’ pufferfish washed up on a beach in South Africa.  The ‘evil-eyed’ pufferfish are each armed with a poison more deadly than cyanide. Tess Gridley, a scientist from Sheffield, encountered the mass stranding at Muizenberg Beach in Cape Town, South Africa, while walking with her family. The ‘evil-eyed’ pufferfish, … Read more

Myanmar security forces shoot three protestors dead as they step up use of lethal force

Myanmar security forces shot dead at least three protesters on Sunday as the country’s military leaders stepped up the use of lethal force to quash opposition to their recent coup. The junta is battling to contain a massive street movement demanding it yield power and release ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was … Read more

Chernobyl helicopter hero who survived lethal radiation levels while sealing off reactor dies

The Russian helicopter pilot who endured lethal radiation levels to contain the Chernobyl disaster has died after contracting coronavirus. General Nikolai Antoshkin, who was 78, died in his home country last Sunday.  He commanded an operation to seal off the number 4 reactor at the Chernobyl power station just outside the town Pripyat in Ukraine, … Read more

France announces second national lockdown as Macron warns second wave will be more lethal

French President Macron has announced a new nationwide lockdown today, stating that ‘France could never standby and see hundreds of thousands of its citizens die.’ The national measure will take effect from Friday morning and is considered to be ‘more flexible’ than the lockdown first imposed on France in March, with all public services to remain open.  … Read more

Coroner blasts ‘inadequate’ laws banning sale of ‘lethal’ diet pills after they killed builder

A coroner has called for a Home Office review into the sale of a ‘lethal compound’ marketed as diet pills that killed a 21-year-old man who consumed them.  An inquest heard Vaidotas Gerbutavicius told his father he feared he would be ‘dead within an hour’ and that he felt a ‘burning sensation’ after ingesting several … Read more

China scientists KNEW virus was lethal before officials told the world about ‘mystery’ outbreak

New evidence of China’s coronavirus cover-up: Scientists KNEW it was lethal and ‘clearly contagious’ before officials told the world about ‘mystery’ outbreak Patient samples showed coronavirus before China told of unidentified disease Reports reveal that one team even found the virus was ‘clearly contagious’ Activist claims China knew virus was prevalent in December but didn’t tell … Read more

Second patient DIES of mystery virus in China amid growing fears the lethal outbreak may spread

A second person has died from coronavirus in China amid fears the lethal outbreak may spread globally, officials have said. The 69-year-old man, named only as Xiong, died in the early hours of January 15 at Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan city. He had been admitted to hospital on December 31 with symptoms of the virus, … Read more

Am Dram – The world’s most lethal hobby

THE ARTS  QUESTORS, JESTERS AND RENEGADES  by Michael Coveney (Bloomsbury £25, 216pp)  Michael Coveney says, in a statistic that stretches credulity, that there are 2,500 amateur dramatic societies in Britain, putting on 35,000 productions a year in disused cinemas, chapels, barns and converted Nissen huts. The most spectacular venue is the Minack in Cornwall, carved … Read more