Single care home where 11 out of Isle of Man’s 15 coronavirus deaths has its licence suspended

Nine people – including a nurse – have died in 10 days at a Dundee care home at the centre of negligence allegations. Pitkerro Care Centre confirmed the fatalities after a former care worker revealed she had resigned in ‘disgust’ at the conditions she was forced to work under. She has reported Pitkerro to the … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Policeman suspended after lockdown threat

Policeman seen threatening to ‘make something up’ so he could arrest a man for breaching lockdown laws is SUSPENDED from duty Incident happened on Friday afternoon in Accrington and was caught on video Officer threatened man who said he was out collecting a quad bike in the area Tonight Lancashire Police announced they suspended him … Read more

Lancashire policeman caught on video threatening to make something up to arrest man is suspended

Policeman seen threatening to ‘make something up’ so he could arrest a man for breaching lockdown laws is SUSPENDED from duty Incident happened on Friday afternoon in Accrington and was caught on video Officer threatened man who said he was out collecting a quad bike in the area Tonight Lancashire Police announced they suspended him … Read more

The National Trust Lake District tents suspended in trees 10ft up that appear to float like UFOs

Camping that’s out of this world: The Lake District tents suspended in trees 10ft up that appear to float like UFOs Two tents are suspended in trees at the Low Wray camp site close to the shores of Lake Windermere, Cumbria  A stay in one of the tents starts from £100 per night and guests … Read more

Trial of Ebola drug shows improvement in US but is suspended in China

The first results from an international experimental US antiviral drug are promising, even as a trial of the same drug in China shuts down. More than half of a group of severely ill coronavirus patients from the US, Canada, Europe and Japan improved after taking remdesivir made by California-based Gilead Sciences. Originally developed as a … Read more

US government asks for all field research involving bats be suspended during COVID-19 pandemic

US warns researchers against studying bats citing concerns that they could spread coronavirus to North American species and trigger another wave of the infection US government officials have suspended all bat research during COVID-19 They fear humans could pass the virus to bats, making the pandemic harder to contain and eventually eliminate Bats are common … Read more