Jack Whitehall was ‘terrified’ when he thought he’d given 80-year-old father Michael coronavirus

Jack Whitehall admits he was ‘terrified’ when he contracted coronavirus as he thought he had given it to his 80-year-old father Michael By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 00:03 BST, 9 June 2020 | Updated: 00:11 BST, 9 June 2020 Jack Whitehall revealed he was worried he’d given his 80-year-old father Michael coronavirus when he … Read more

Woman who had 16 brain tumours thought her headaches were down to her being a new mother

A woman who had 16 brain tumours admits she thought her headaches and sleepless nights were down to her being a new mother. Lisa Shurety, 39, from Waltham Abbey, Essex, was given just five months to live when cancerous tumours were discovered in her brain, pelvis and lungs after she collapsed in February 2018.  The … Read more

Molly-Mae Hague tearfully reveals she thought puppy Mr Chai’s death was a ‘prank’ at first

Love Island‘s Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury tearfully discussed their puppy Mr Chai’s death, with social media star Molly thinking the pooch’s death was a ‘prank’ at first. On Tuesday, the reality star announced Mr Chai had died, six days after welcoming the pup into her home after receiving him for her 21st birthday present. … Read more

Woman who thought she was clumsy is diagnosed with degenerative condition and now needs a walker

Madelyn Frederick was always known as the ‘clumsy’ member of her family. She thought it was nothing more than a lack of balance that left her constantly stumbles and unable to ride a bike.  But at 13 years old, after she was rushed to the hospital in her hometown of Dallas, Texas, with a higher … Read more

Extinct plant thought to have died out in the 1980s is found blossoming on Macquarie Island

Extinct plant thought to have died out in the 1980s is found blossoming on Macquarie Island A plant believed to be extinct has been found on sub-Antartic Macquarie Island  Galium antarcticum, a bedstraw, was thought to have died out in the early 1980s  In May, three new populations were discovered in a different part of … Read more

Coronavirus that triggered US epidemics arrived weeks later than thought, study finds

Coronavirus cases that set off Washington’s epidemic did not arrive until three weeks after the first case was confirmed on January 21, study finds A Washington man was identified as the first US coronavirus case on January 21 The US restricted any non-US citizen from traveling into the US from China on February 2  But … Read more

Valuable axes from German burial site suggest Neolithic societies were not as egalitarian as thought

Valuable stone axes discovered at a 6,000-year old hilltop burial site in Germany suggest Neolithic societies were not as egalitarian as previously thought The two rare weapons were found at a tumulus site west of Frankfurt in the 1880s Experts have linked them to a burial mound recently found at the neolithic site The presence of … Read more

Mother whose son was treated for Covid-19 with Ebola drug reveals moment she thought she’d lost him

A 14-year-old boy left critically ill by the coronavirus has survived his ordeal after being given the Ebola drug remdesivir, his family have revealed. Jacob Tayel, from Ipswich, fell ill with what his mother assumed was a chest infection in March, and his 11-year-old brother, Isaac, was ill at the same time. Dianne, their mother, … Read more

‘Marsquakes’ lead scientists to recreate conditions thought to exist in the Martian core

‘Marsquakes’ measured by NASA‘s InSight rover and an experiment to recreate the conditions thought to exist in the Martian core could reveal how the planet formed.  Researchers from the University of Tokyo have been studying the seismic properties of iron-sulphur – thought to be the substance at the core of Mars. It’s not known exactly … Read more