Determined bride swore she wouldn’t let a golf ball-sized brain tumor stop her wedding 

A South Dakota woman said she refused to let a brain tumor and surgery prevent her from walking down the aisle. For about a year, Christina Anderson, 24, from Watertown, was experiencing severe dizzy spells after her December 2017 engagement to Brandon Jensen. One day in May, while she was in the midst of planning her wedding, … Read more

Everyone in Britain ‘will get the winter flu jab to stop NHS getting overwhelmed’ 

Everyone in Britain ‘should get the winter flu jab to stop NHS getting overwhelmed if coronavirus still poses a threat’ Concerns a second wave of Covid-19 could coincide with winter flu influx  Govt. ministers were reportedly advised to provide everyone with flu vaccine Vaccine is currently free on the NHS for young children and those … Read more

Controversial face recognition company Clearview AI pledges to stop selling tech to private firms

Controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI says it will stop selling tech to private companies after furious backlash and class-action lawsuit Court documents suggest Clearview will stop selling software to private entities It will continue its contract with governments and law enforcement  The move has done little to appease public advocates like the ACLU By … Read more

Sir Stelios offers £5m reward to stop Easyjet’s £4.5bn Airbus deal

Sir Stelios offers a £5m reward to anyone who can help him stop Easyjet’s £4.5bn deal with Airbus By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 23:36 BST, 12 May 2020 | Updated: 00:20 BST, 13 May 2020 Easyjet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou wants the budget airline to cancel an order with Airbus for 107 … Read more

Some patients have antibodies that protect cells while others’ immune cells stop viral replication

Coronavirus immunity may not be equal: Not all recovered patients develop the same antibodies against the virus – and most are protected for at least 2 weeks, small study suggests  Researchers looked at immune cells in in 14 recovered patients compared to six healthy controls All 14 patients had higher levels of both IgM antibodies, … Read more

Experts warn there’s NOTHING to stop people lying to NHS’s coronavirus tracking app

The NHS’s new coronavirus track-and-trace app could be hijacked by trolls bent on ‘sowing chaos for malicious pleasure’ with people more likely to ignore warnings about self-isolating if ‘false alerts’ become widespread, experts warned today. The UK app is currently the only one in the world that will allow an element of self reporting – … Read more

Scientists urged Boris Johnson to tell people to stop shaking hands

The SAGE files: Scientists urged Boris Johnson to tell people to stop shaking hands the SAME DAY the PM was boasting he was still using the greeting on ‘everybody’ – and he later became infected with coronavirus Documents showing science advice to the government on coronavirus released On March 3 behavioural group said people should … Read more

From a face shield to phone sanitiser and a hook to open doors… Gadgets to stop you catching Covid

Frequent handwashing and social distancing are known to reduce the spread of infection. But could gadgets — such as a prong for flushing loos and covers for keyboards — help too? ADRIAN MONTI asked experts to review a selection; we then rated them. Hygienehook, £14.99, hygienehook.co.uk HOOK TO OPEN DOORS Hygienehook, £14.99, hygienehook.co.uk CLAIM: This … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Will fines for school non-attendance stop?

Headteachers have asked the government to clarify whether they will have to fine parents who refuse to return their children to school after the coronavirus lockdown is eased.  More than 1.7 million pupils who are vulnerable, or whose parents are key workers, may be asked to return to school as early as next week, while … Read more

Don’t stop attending ‘life-saving’ vaccination appointments

Don’t stop attending ‘life-saving’ vaccination appointments for your children over fears about coronavirus, NHS warns parents Parents are being urged not to stop attending ‘life-saving’ vaccination appointments for their children over fears about Covid-19 NHS England says that routine jabs such as those for MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) are essential in preventing other serious … Read more