Denying care home visits will trigger a mental health crisis among the elderly, MPs warn MPs related ‘nightmarish’ stories from constituents unable to see relatives Families have not been able to hug their loved ones for eight months Liberal Democrat MP Daisy Cooper said rules meant there was nothing ‘to prevent loved ones from dying … Read more
Two doctors are expressing their concerns about the Trump administration’s plans to quickly roll out coronavirus antibody treatments. In an editorial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Wednesday, the physicians, from Harvard University, discussed REGN-COV2, the cocktail President Donald Trump received while he was ill. They say many questions about the … Read more
Business chiefs have warned of the risk of widespread disruption at Channel ports after Brexit because new IT systems set up to handle the transit of more than 17,000 goods a day will not work. Preparations for checks on goods entering and leaving the UK from Kent are likely to cause widespread chaos with the … Read more
Italy‘s coronavirus situation is ‘largely out of control’, a leading health expert has warned as doctors called for a new national lockdown to counter a rising second wave of coronavirus cases. ‘I am afraid there is no doubt that the situation is largely out of control,’ Massimo Galli, the head of the infectious diseases department … Read more
After four days of anxious anticipation, the results of the US presidential election finally hit newstands around the world on Sunday morning as media outlets praised Donald Trump’s defeat while warning of foreign policy changes to come under Joe Biden. Sunday’s newspaper headlines from the UK to Kenya to Australia were chock full of congratulations for … Read more
Hard at work on his father’s chicken farm one day a young Peter Greig had an unsettling realisation. Though he respected what his father had built – a chicken farm with hundreds of thousands of birds – he suddenly knew he could no longer have anything to do with it. Appalled by the poor conditions … Read more
Hard at work on his father’s chicken farm one day a young Peter Greig had an unsettling realisation. Though he respected what his father had built – a chicken farm with hundreds of thousands of birds – he suddenly knew he could no longer have anything to do with it. Appalled by the poor conditions … Read more
Tory MPs warn Boris Johnson he will face a ‘massive revolt’ if he tries to extend national lockdown beyond December 2 as he is told the ‘public will not accept’ longer lasting national curbs Boris Johnson facing growing Tory fury over decision to impose new lockdown PM has failed to give a firm guarantee curbs … Read more
Farmers warn Exmoor will turn into a ‘rich boys’ playground’ after plans were unveiled to rewild 10 per cent of the national park to be ‘recolonised’ by beavers and pine martens Exmoor National Park Authority released plans this week to leave parts to nature But farmers fear they will lose too much farming land for … Read more
Silent e-scooters will be fitted with fake noises to warn pedestrians they are coming as trials across the UK are plagued by riders mounting pavements. Experts will be setting up focus groups with local communities from next year to work out what noise will be most effective to warn pedestrians and other road users that … Read more