Parents call for pupils to repeat whole year to prevent ‘lost generation’

Parents are calling for pupils to repeat a whole school year or cancel summer holidays as 75 per cent of teachers believe their students have fallen behind due to remote learning. Boris Johnson today admitted that it could take a year for children to catch up from the impact of Covid school closures, claiming online learning … Read more

Antibody treatment for Covid trialled on NHS is found to prevent 100% of symptomatic infections

An experimental coronavirus drug which is now being trialled on the NHS has been found to cause a 100 per cent reduction in symptomatic infections and also reduce overall infection rates.  Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Tuesday that its two-antibody cocktail REGEN-COV prevented 100 per cent of the 186 people who got the drug after being … Read more

NHS trusts in Scotland urge people to ‘walk like penguins’ to prevent falls in the snow 

People in Scotland have been urged to ‘walk like a penguin’ in order to avoid falling over on pavements in the snow and ice. As Britain continues to brace through the current cold snap, and with yet more freezing temperatures expected today, NHS trusts have issued the odd edict, which instructs people to keep their … Read more

Health: Lab-grown human muscle shows that exercising can prevent chronic inflammation

Lab-grown human muscle shows that exercising can ‘almost completely’ prevent chronic inflammation which causes tissue to waste away Inflammation stems from the over-reaction of the body’s immune system Chronic inflammation can cause muscle tissue to waste and lose its structure  Experts believe a molecule called ‘interferon gamma’ is behind this wastage  Yet it was unclear how … Read more

Pfizer vaccine may prevent infection AND stop people spreading Covid

Pfizer‘s Covid vaccine could produce a strong enough immune response to stop people who get the jab from spreading the coronavirus, a doctor in Israel has claimed. Researchers found in a small study that recipients of the jab developed up to 20 times more antibodies within a week of having the second dose of the … Read more

Boris Johnson is urged to back ‘Britain’s Bill Gates’ to prevent him from being extradited

Boris Johnson is urged to back ‘Britain’s Bill Gates’ to prevent him from being extradited to the U.S. on fraud charges By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 23:31 GMT, 12 January 2021 | Updated: 23:31 GMT, 12 January 2021 British entrepreneur Mike Lynch Boris Johnson must block American attempts to extradite … Read more

Ten minutes of physical exercise a day can prevent the brain from decline, study shows 

Just ten minutes of physical exercise a day during middle age can prevent the brain from decline, study shows Researchers studied 1,600 people over a period of 25 years looking at activity They found that those active in middle age had healthier brains later in life The team say 10 minutes of daily exercise can … Read more

Only 147 out of 6,287 terror suspects are still being monitored by Prevent programme 

Just two per cent of all suspected terrorists flagged with security services last year are still being monitored by the Government’s controversial anti-radicalisation programme Prevent. Security services were handed a list of 6,287 terrorist suspects in 2019 – but just 147 are still part of Prevent. Of the 6,287 people – including radical Islamists and far-right … Read more

England needs a national lockdown to prevent a ‘catastrophe’ in January and February, SAGE warns

University College London’s Professor Andrew Hayward, a member of SAGE, has warned England needs to be put in a third national lockdown to prevent a ‘catastrophe’ between now and February England needs to be put in a third national lockdown to prevent a ‘catastrophe’ between now and February, a scientific adviser to the Government claimed … Read more

‘Catholic Eton’ apologises for failing to prevent boys being abused

‘Catholic Eton’ apologises for failing to prevent boys being abused: Ampleforth College issues statement of ‘profound regret and sorrow’ after series of scandals involving perverted staff Ampleforth, known as the ‘Catholic Eton’, apologised for failure to prevent abuse The Roman Catholic school has been hit by a series of sexual abuse scandals Last month Gavin … Read more