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Boy, nine, wins £17million NHS payout after he was left brain damaged and needing 24 hour care because medics failed to provide him with enough nutrition when he was born A boy, 9, was left brain damaged after medics failed to provide proper nutrition East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has admitted liability for his … Read more
Warwick District Council holds referendum on whether to hike tax by 34 per cent to fund £3million climate change drive Warwick District Council holding referendum on council tax rise for climate drive Local authority will be the first in the country to hold referendum for the purpose It intends to fund a £3million drive to … Read more
MoD’s equipment plan has £13bn funding black hole meaning military may not be able to expand its F-35 fighter jet fleet, watchdog warns MoD’s predicts £183.6b spending between 2019 and 2029, an overrun of £2.9b However in the ‘worst-case scenario’ this extra spending could rise to £13 billion NAO warned reluctance on ‘difficult decisions’ means … Read more
Tokyo Olympic organisers may not have planned for what to do in the case of a global disease outbreak, the man behind five successful bids has warned. Terrence Burns, who worked on winning bids for two summer and three winter Olympics, said the bid committees are not typically asked to explain what they would do … Read more
China should ban the eating of dogs and cats completely to ‘restore its international image’, a scholar has urged. The news came after a Chinese city drafted a law to forbid the consumption of the pets to improve food safety in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Guo Changgang, an academic from Shanghai, called for … Read more
Return of the Domestic Goddess! Nigella Lawson announces her first cookbook in three years – featuring a vegan feast and a chapter on how not to hate your dinner guests Nigella Lawson, 60, has announced her first cook book in three years COOK EAT REPEAT features vegan food and advice for a dinner party She … Read more
Stunning microscope images released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveal the new killer coronavirus in unprecedented detail. Shown as blue dots, the virus, now dubbed SARS-CoV-19, can be seen roving around and invading human cells. The sample is the first of its kind capture using a transmission electron microscope by CDC … Read more
Blood flows differently through the hearts of men and women, according to new research. Scans have identified dramatic variations in its movement through the left ventricle – the organ’s main pumping chamber. Men’s hearts have to work harder and exert more energy there in order to move blood through the organ, whereas women’s blood swirled … Read more
Missing 18-year-old’s skeletal remains are found in lion enclosure at a safari park in Pakistan Muhammad Bilal, 18, went missing on Monday while collecting cattle feed Skull and bones found inside lion enclosure of a nearby safari park Wednesday Furious relatives ransacked the park, accusing managers of incompetence But police said Bilal was seen jumping … Read more
Bringing the sunshine! Queen dons dark glasses as she arrives at Windsor Castle on a bright winter afternoon – after Prince Andrew set off from home in the rain Queen, 93, was pictured arriving at Windsor Castle in a chauffeur-driven car Monarch donned pair of sunglasses and accessorised with dainty pearl earrings Prince Andrew was photographed … Read more