Artificial light sources along the British coastline are posing a ‘serious threat’ to species of coastal wildlife by disrupting their feeding habits. Coast-based crustaceans orientate their nightly migrations based on the moon’s position and brightness of the natural night sky. But the abundance of artificial light or ‘skyglow’ from people’s houses, shopfronts, nightclubs and flashing … Read more
The boss of one of Britain’s biggest car dealers is preparing to make drastic changes to its business model after the coronavirus crisis slammed the brakes on the industry. Bill Berman, who became chief executive of troubled Pendragon in February, is drawing up plans that may include refinancing and the closure of showrooms across the … Read more
TV presenter Holly Willoughby demonstrates hitting the (bleach) bottle during lockdown No one is immune from isolation hair woes – even Holly Willoughby has had to dye her own roots. With salons still closed, beauty director Edwina Ings-Chambers has all the expert tips you need for DIY colouring, cutting (and, if all else fails, clever … Read more
When Jason Wasmund came down with body aches and chills in mid-February, he just assumed he had the flu. But the next day, his fever hit 103F and he complained of severe pain in his left leg so his wife, Cassie, took him to the emergency room at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Nebraska. Doctors … Read more
Miracle twin girls defied five per cent survival odds when doctors performed life-saving surgery while they were in the womb. Matilda and Felicity Harvey had twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, where one twin receives more blood supply than the other. Keziah Harvey, 30, and her husband Jordan, 33, were told at 16 weeks pregnant that it was unlikely … Read more
Southwold on the Suffolk coast is usually thronging on a sunny May weekend, not just with tourists but locals from surrounding villages, coming to enjoy the town’s thriving High Street with its independent retailers. It is home to fashion stores, restaurants, a bakery, art galleries, a newsagent, a couple of hairdressers, an ironmonger, a book … Read more
Blood thinners may improve the survival rates of hospitalized coronavirus patients, a new study suggests. Researchers found that being treated with the drugs could lower the risk of death by as much as 50 percent. Among intubated patients, anticoagulant treatment boosted survival rates by more than 130 percent. The team, from the Mount Sinai Health … Read more
Scientists may have found a way to stop a highly aggressive and deadly pediatric brain cancer from growing in its earliest stages. In a study conducted on mice, researchers discovered a gene that helps a type of brain cancer known as glioblastoma turn other brain cells cancerous. But by injecting molecules that target the gene, it … Read more
As a young girl, Natalie Cumming listened to her aunt’s harrowing accounts of surviving unimaginable horrors in brutal Nazi death camps – and how her most cherished possession became her only chance of survival That violin means everything to me. My family survived only because of it Pulling her thin top around her for warmth, … Read more
Coronavirus patients who get put on a ventilator have just a 34% chance of survival, new study shows Data showed that 65.4 per cent died after requiring ventilation in critical care While some 34.6 per cent on the same treatment were eventually discharged The figures are based on a sample of 6,720 critically-ill coronavirus patients … Read more