Taking up vaping increases the likelihood that young people will end up smoking traditional cigarettes daily by three fold, a study has warned. US researchers studied data on the evolving tobacco product use of a nationally representative sample of young people aged between 12–24 over four years. The team found that — among those who … Read more
One in five people in England may have already had Covid, according to modelling which estimates the true number of infections is five times higher than the official toll. The Government’s Covid-19 dashboard says there has been 2.4million cases of the disease since the outbreak began to sweep the UK in January, or four per cent … Read more
Joan Collins appeared on Good Morning Britain on Monday to reassure anyone who was worried about getting the Covid vaccine. The 87-year-old, who had the Oxford jab recently said the jab was the ‘easiest thing’, said she felt fine afterwards and even had a drink when she got home. She said: ‘I just really want … Read more
Tall people problems? It’s a LONG list! Hilarious social media snaps capture the issues you encounter when you tower above the crowd Tall people from around the world have shared photos of their problems One man can stick his head out of the sun roof when he drives the car Another has to carry a … Read more
Spain suffers its worst snowstorm in recent memory as emergency crews battle to rescue more than 1500 people trapped in cars after 20 INCHES fell in a day Madrid has been struggling to clear the huge snow dump from Storm Filomena which brought 20 inches Four people have been killed and roads, railways and air … Read more
Lights come back on in Pakistan after huge nationwide powercut left 210 MILLION people without electricity for hours People are forced to rely on smartphone lights and torches in Pakistan power cut Major cities including Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi all go dark for hours on end Residents are left in near total darkness as they … Read more
Three boroughs in and around London have become the UK’s Covid hot-spots for infection rates – with as many as 1 in 15 people having had the virus in one area alone. London’s Barking and Dagenham, the neighbouring borough of Redbridge, and the commuter area of Thurrock, in Essex, are all in the grips of … Read more
A new command centre aimed at catching people smugglers ferrying migrants across the English Channel has been set up by Priti Patel. The high-tech centre, which will be situated at a secret location in Dover, Kent, will see the British authorities collaborate with law enforcement in Calais to carry out increased air, land and sea … Read more
‘I’d like to cancel my subscription to 2021’: People share hilarious memes poking fun at the dismal start of this year – claiming it’s a WORSE version of 2020 People have shared hilarious memes about the start of 2021 on Bored Panda Most started the year hopeful but realised 2021 is just a continuation of … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock today announces plans for the mass rollout of rapid Covid-19 testing for people who cannot work at home during the lockdown. In an article for The Mail on Sunday, Mr Hancock says that while the vaccines represent the ‘cavalry’ in the battle, the ratcheting up of testing was an ‘important weapon in … Read more