Eight more coronavirus deaths are recorded in Britain

A further eight people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in Britain today, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths during the pandemic to 46,201 according to preliminary figures. Five people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, NHS figures showed.  Patients were aged between 52 and 86 years old, and all … Read more

Heatwave in Middle East cities as record breaking temperatures are recorded

Middle East cities are hit by highest temperatures ever with many seeing temperatures above 122F (50C) every day last week Baghdad, Iraq, recorded its highest temperatures this week at 51.7C (125F) Basra, also in Iraq, hit 53C (127.4F) on Monday and Tuesday Records are also falling in Damascus in Syria, which hit 46C (114.8F) on … Read more

80,000 people will be evacuated from Vietnamese city after THREE cases of Covid-19 were recorded

80,000 people will be evacuated from Vietnamese city after THREE cases of Covid-19 were recorded at the weekend The evacuation of mostly local tourists from Danang will take at least four days  Domestic airlines will operate 100 flights daily out to 11 other Vietnamese cities  Vietnam kept its total tally of reported infections to just … Read more

Phone company boss ‘recorded claiming call records used in Rio Ferdinand’s drugs test case paid for’

The boss of an exclusive mobile phone company has reportedly boasted about how his firm can change mobile phone records for his wealthy clients – and claims thousands was paid to a Vodafone employee for the phone records of footballer Rio Ferdinand during an investigation into his missed drugs test. John Shepherd, who runs Sport … Read more

Covid-19 pandemic may ‘get worse and worse’, WHO chief warns after 230,000 cases recorded yesterday

The Covid-19 pandemic could ‘get worse and worse’, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned after a record-high 230,000 cases were confirmed yesterday. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the UN agency, made it clear that if countries fail to implement basic measures to control the virus, the crisis will get … Read more

Reuters: U.S. hits a one-day record with 45,242 new coronavirus cases recorded Friday 

 The United States recorded 45,242 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the largest single-day increase of the pandemic, according to a Reuters tally, bringing the total number of Americans who have tested positive to at least 2.48 million. The Reuters tally of 45,242 cases differs from statistics provided by Johns Hopkins University, which said 39,972 … Read more

Crime recorded by the Met Police RISES by 8,000 offences compared to previous month

Crime recorded by the Met Police RISES by 8,000 offences compared to previous month after sharp drop in figures during lockdown Crime recorded by the Metropolitan police force has started to rise once again  The force saw crime drop in lockdown but the number of offences is back up A total of 48,349 offences were … Read more

How the Romans changed our culture is recorded in latest Royal Mail collection 

Leaving their stamp on the UK: How the Romans impacted British culture is recorded in latest Royal Mail collection A series of stamps celebrating Romans in Britain were launched by Royal Mail  The collection of eight stamp designs show Roman artefacts and architecture Dover Lighthouse, Bignor mosaic and Hadrian’s Wall are among locations used  By James Ayles … Read more

London hasn’t recorded more than 100 Covid-19 cases a day for nearly a MONTH

It has been almost a month since London diagnosed a hundred coronavirus patients in one day, statistics show in a sign the outbreak is fading in the capital.  Department of Health figures reveal May 7 was the last time more than 100 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the city, when 147 people were diagnosed … Read more

How Samoa has recorded NO Covid-19 cases with the help of a beauty queen

When Fono McFarland-Seumanu began her reign, her country was soon plunged into a deadly outbreak of measles which killed 83 Samoans When the reigning Miss Samoa beauty queen was crowned in the Pacific paradise island, she might have expected a year of celebrations and glamour. But when Fono McFarland-Seumanu began her reign, her country was … Read more