Shipwreck from the 1880s is identified as the Contest thanks to shifting Lake Michigan water levels

Shipwreck from the 1880s that emerges every few years due to Lake Michigan tidal waters is finally identified as the long-lost Contest A shipwreck has appeared four times along the shore of Lake Michigan – 1947, 1974, 2018 and 2021 It was previously speculated to be remains of the 170-foot-long Woodruff, but experts determined otherwise  … Read more

Covid: People with low vitamin D levels 7% more at-risk of infection

People with low vitamin D levels are 7% more at-risk of catching coronavirus – and the risk DOUBLES for black people who are ‘sunshine vitamin’ deficient, study finds Chicago University study of ore than 4,600 people found those who have low vitamin D levels are 7% more likely to test positive for COVID-19   Black people … Read more

People with low vitamin D levels are 7% more at-risk of catching coronavirus

People with low vitamin D levels are 7% more at-risk of catching coronavirus – and the risk DOUBLES for black people who are ‘sunshine vitamin’ deficient, study finds Chicago University study of ore than 4,600 people found those who have low vitamin D levels are 7% more likely to test positive for COVID-19   Black people … Read more

Hargreaves Lansdown enjoys ‘elevated’ trading levels

Hargreaves Lansdown enjoys ‘elevated’ trading levels as British investors target US stocks after the Gamestop frenzy Interest from existing customers looking to US stocks is high, Hargreaves said  Investing platforms have seen a surge in customers over the past year  By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 12:40 GMT, 17 March 2021 | Updated: 12:40 GMT, … Read more

Pollution levels off the charts in Beijing as worst sandstorm in a decade brings thick yellow smog

China‘s capital and wide swathes of the country’s north have been cloaked in yellow smog as the worst sandstorm in a decade descended.  Pollution levels in Beijing surged off the charts and flights were cancelled on Monday as landmarks including the Forbidden City were partly obscured by the haze of dust and sand. Residents used … Read more

British citizens are told to flee Myanmar due to ‘rising levels of violence’

Britain on Friday advised its citizens to flee Myanmar, as a UN expert warned the junta is likely committing ‘crimes against humanity’ in its attempt to stay in power. The military authorities are cracking down with increasing severity on daily protests against their February 1 coup, with at least 70 people killed according to the … Read more

Number of far-right extremists in British jails soars to record levels

Increased police investigations into far-right extremism have now seen the prison population swell to them making up a fifth of terrorists currently behind bars. New figures from the Home Office show of the 209 terrorism offenders behind bars, 42 of them are classified as holding extreme rightwing views. It is a growth of 18 per … Read more

Geology: Most life on Earth will be WIPED OUT in a billion years due to a drop in oxygen levels

Most life on Earth will be WIPED OUT in a billion years due to an extreme plunge in oxygen levels, scientists warn Researchers from Japan and the US modelled the future of Earth’s atmosphere Rising solar brightness will impact surface temperatures and photosynthesis This will cause rapid atmospheric deoxygenation in around a billion year’s time The … Read more

Covid cases in England hit their lowest levels since SEPTEMBER

Covid cases in England hit their lowest levels since SEPTEMBER: Test and Trace figures reveal 84,000 infections were recorded last week – down by 44% in a fortnight Just 84,310 people tested positive for the coronavirus across the country over the week ending February 17 This is down 44 per cent in a fortnight and … Read more

Daily Covid deaths fall 1,235 lowest levels since before holidays hospital numbers drop to 55,403

Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, referred to the U.S. coronavirus death toll, which surpassed 500,000 lives lost on Monday, as ‘stunning.’  Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the country was ridden with political divisions, so much so that wearing a mask became a political statement … Read more