Wellwishers raise more than £8,000 to help care for mother-of-four, 55, left paralysed by Covid

Wellwishers have raised more than £8,000 to help care for a mum-of-four left paralysed from the eyes down after Covid-19 worked its way into her brain stem.  Ayesha Hussain, 55, was ‘fine and fit’ before being struck down with coronavirus in December, according to her daughter, Amina Bux, 30.  But within days of contracting the … Read more

Kayaker ‘who breached Covid rules’ is recused after he got stuck on island without paddle

Kayaker ‘who breached Covid rules to travel from England to Scotland’s Loch Lomond’ is recused after he got stuck on island without paddle A kayaker who travelled from England to Scotland to go camping had to be saved He travelled to an island in Loch Lomond and lost a paddle, leaving him stranded The Loch Lomond … Read more

ONS: Higher levels of loneliness in urban areas during Covid crisis

People in cities and towns are more likely to have felt lonely during the Covid-19 crisis than their countryside counterparts, official statistics reveal Office for National Statistics data show rising levels of loneliness during Covid Levels of loneliness tended to be greater in urban areas than the countryside Areas with higher rates of unemployment tended … Read more

Laurence Fox vows to BAN Covid passports in the capital as he launches London mayoral manifesto 

Laurence Fox vows to BAN Covid passports in the capital and promises ‘no-mask mandate’ – including for children in schools – as he launches London mayoral manifesto Outspoken actor unveiled his policies in front of a ‘Free London’ bus in city today He said he wanted to ‘stop the child abuse’ and remove face masks … Read more

Europe Covid vaccines: Regulator probes Sputnik V over ethical concerns

EU is investigating claims Russia’s Sputnik V trials contravened ethical and scientific standards and test subjects were ‘forced to take part’ European Medicines Agency will probe whether ‘volunteers’ were pressured to take part in Sputnik V vaccine trials in Russia  Comes after texts were uncovered showing boss of government office berating his staff for failing … Read more

Emily Mortimer says Covid has taught her not to take things for granted ahead of directing debut

Emily Mortimer says the pandemic has taught her ‘not to take things for granted’ as she reflects on missing family in the UK ahead of her directing debut By Bryony Jewell For Mailonline Published: 01:22 BST, 7 April 2021 | Updated: 01:24 BST, 7 April 2021 Emily Mortimer has said that the coronavirus pandemic has … Read more

UK ‘super covid’ has spread to EVERY US state as expert warns CDC needs to ramp up genome sequencing

The coronavirus variant that was first identified in the UK has now spread to every single state in the U.S. As of Tuesday, Oklahoma became the final state to confirm infections linked to the strain, known as B 1.1.7. There are currently at least 15,511 cases of the variant across the country, including in the … Read more

Marcus Rashford and his fans have distributed more than 21milliion meals since first Covid lockdown

A food redistribution charity that teamed up with Marcus Rashford says donations from the England footballer and his fans have funded more than 21million meals.    FareShare has handed out the equivalent of 128.5 million meals in the year since March 23 2020 – more than double the number in the previous 12 months. Rashford, 23, … Read more

Rwandan Bride, groom and wedding party forced to spend the night in stadium for breaking Covid rules

Newlywed bride and groom and their wedding party are forced to spend the night sitting outside in an empty stadium as punishment for breaking Covid rules in Rwanda Reports say police broke up at least three weddings over due to Covid breaches Photos show entire wedding party being held in an outdoor stadium after arrest … Read more