Obesity link to UK Covid toll: Britain’s status as the ‘sick man of Europe’ led to shocking number of deaths from coronavirus, experts claim High standards of NHS care means we may have been left more exposed to virus Elderly living with illnesses ‘meant many were vulnerable than our neighbours’ Comments were made by Prof Naveed … Read more
The number of fatalities on smart motorways have risen to a record high, figures have revealed. Figures from last year’s Stats-19 accident database have shown there were 14 deaths on the controversial highways in 2019 and 11 deaths in 2018. The data, which was collected by the Department for Transport (DfT) but held back from publication … Read more
Disturbing Chinese government statistics reveal a huge drop in the number of old people receiving state payments in Hubei – the province containing the city of Wuhan – in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic’s eruption. The official data, which shows a fall of more than 150,000 people receiving the benefits in the first quarter … Read more
British Airways-owner IAG to lay bare toll coronavirus took in 2020, and forecasts for its annual results are grim By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:58 GMT, 19 February 2021 | Updated: 22:18 GMT, 19 February 2021 After the pandemic laid waste to holidays and business travel last spring and summer, winter breaks … Read more
The family of a great-grandfather have shared heartbreaking images of him one year apart to highlight the cruel effect a year of separation is having on care home residents. Photos of dementia-hit John Ross, 89, show the dreadful impact that long-term isolation to protect against coronavirus can have. The former engineer has been living in a … Read more
More than 3.5 million Texans are still without power as the death toll from the winter storm which has wreaked havoc across the United States hit 23 Tuesday night. The record-breaking cold weather claimed more lives Tuesday, including four family members who perished in a Houston-area house fire while using a fireplace to stay warm and a … Read more
Britain announced another 13,494 coronavirus cases and 678 deaths today, with both measures having fallen by more than a quarter in a week. Department of Health data show that the number of people testing positive for the virus has dropped by 35 per cent from 20,634 last Thursday – and the daily death count was … Read more
The death toll of Sunday’s Indian glacier flood disaster could reach nearly 200 with dozens already confirmed dead as a desperate search continued on Tuesday for the 165 people still missing. Hundreds of rescue workers were scouring muck-filled ravines and valleys in northern India on Tuesday looking for survivors after part of a Himalayan glacier … Read more
Two new schools will challenge the practise of pupils sitting exams at age 16. Former Downing Street aide to Tony Blair, Peter Hyman, along with brothers Ben and Tobyn Thomas, who own Thomas’s Battersea where Prince George and Princess Charlotte are pupils, are backing a campaign to scrap GCSE exams. They will be opening secondary … Read more
More than 100,000 people are likely to die from non-coronavirus causes because of the pandemic, according to an official government estimate. By the end of next month the chaos in hospitals and care homes will have led to 46,000 avoidable deaths, Department of Health research has suggested. Cancellations to routine operations may cause 18,000 excess … Read more