River Severn finally begins to consume Bewdley

Flood defences were finally breached in Bewdley last night after the Worcestershire town held out for days against the rising levels of the River Severn.     Photographs taken at Beale’s Corner in the riverside town, which straddles the Severn north of Worcester, show flood water pouring over the top of temporary barriers erected in the wake of Storm … Read more

US begins first coronavirus treatment clinical trial using Ebola drug in Nebraska patients

First US coronavirus treatment trial begins testing with patients at Nebraska hospital – and doctors expect results ‘within a year or less’ The first US trial of the Ebola drug remdesivir has begun at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha  So far, at lest one repatriated passenger of the Diamond Princess cruise ship … Read more