Motorists have been warned that weeks of not using their car could result in a huge number not starting or developing issues caused by neglect and a lack of running. Experts said owners should take measures to ensure their batteries remain charged, tyres inflated and checks are made so cars won’t break down when they … Read more
A mother who lost her three-year-old son in a caravan blaze says her other boy, four, is making an incredible recovery – despite being given a slim chance of survival. Erin Harvey, 28, lost three-year-old Zac Harvey in the tragic inferno earlier this year. The fire ripped through the home of dad Shaun Harvey at … Read more
A ‘fiercely independent’ 102-year-old woman who once worked with Winston Churchill was given just two hours to live after contracting Covid-19 – but was sitting up in bed with a bowl of Weetabix days later. Catherine Grace had a secretive government role on London‘s South Bank but has never divulged the nature of her work … Read more
INVESTING SHOW: Where can investors look for shares that will benefit from a coronavirus recovery? By This Is Money Published: 16:45 BST, 4 May 2020 | Updated: 16:45 BST, 4 May 2020 The stock market has staged a strong recovery from its March lows, but there are likely to be more tough days ahead. This … Read more
The day Britain’s lockdown was announced, a message pinged on my phone with a rhetorical question: ‘Is 5,000 some form of chart point?’ That text, on 23 March, referred to the FTSE 100 having closed below that waterline at 4,993.9 – down 35 per cent on its peak of 7,675. Things were looking about as … Read more
Exposing brain injury patients to a range of smell can determine whether they are going to recover, according to researchers behind a ‘sniff test’ study. Researchers from the University of Cambridge presented patients with smells including shampoo and rotten fish then monitored their reactions via a nasal tube. In the new study, researchers looked at … Read more
Boris Johnson told Donald Trump that he is ‘feeling better and on the road to recovery’ from coronavirus during a call with the US president today – as the Prime Minister increasingly appears to be back in the government driving seat. Despite Mr Johnson continuing to convalesce at Chequers with pregnant fiancee Carrie Symonds, the two leaders held … Read more
Tocilizumab, marketed as Actemra, will be given to hundreds of critically ill coronavirus patients in the NHS Hundreds of critically ill coronavirus patients in the NHS will be given an arthritis drug as part of the world’s largest trial of promising therapies. Tocilizumab, sold as RoActemra or Actemra, will be administered to patients whose lungs … Read more
Rita Wilson has spoken about her painful coronavirus experience, saying she suffered brain fog for weeks after she was diagnosed with husband Tom Hanks. The singer and producer, 63, told Steve Wright on BBC Radio 2 she tried to test her memory by reciting the lyrics for Naughty by Nature’s Hip Hop Hooray during recovery, … Read more
Pope Francis warns coronavirus recovery must not ‘leave anyone behind’ or world faces ‘an even worse virus of selfish indifference’ to follow Pope Francis said today that now was the time to heal injustice around the world He spoke at the church of Santo Spirito in Sassia to mark Divine Mercy Sunday More than 23,000 people have … Read more