England today posted another 15 coronavirus deaths in the preliminary count, while no new victims were recorded in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. Department of Health bosses have yet to declare the final daily figure, which is often higher because it takes into account victims in all settings. For comparison, four deaths were announced yesterday … Read more
Coronavirus has been bumped down to become the eighth most common killer in England, in another sign the darkest days of the crisis are behind us. Office for National Statistics data released today show that 1,320 people had the virus mentioned on their death certificate in July, roughly 21 people per 100,000. In the same … Read more
Sharon Goldie, 45, left her dying daughter to go to the pub before returning home to find her slumped across a sofa – and even then told paramedics the dead teenager was ‘faking it’ A callous mother left her dying teenage daughter to go to the pub before returning home to find her slumped across a … Read more
Many of Britain’s coronavirus wards are standing empty as new figures have today revealed that the number of people in hospital and dying from Covid-19 has plummeted by 99 per cent since the height of the pandemic. Coronavirus death figures in hospitals have plummeted from 866 people a day at the height on April 10 … Read more
A doting husband has died from COVID-19 less than three weeks after he visited his wife of 30 years in the hospital one last time before she succumbed to the virus. Sam Reck, 90, passed away on August 1 at Florida’s Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center – in the same room where his wife JoAnn … Read more
An ailing frigate bird chick, idle meerkats and a female Gelada monkey are among the animals pictured in the seventh BMC Ecology Image competition. The eclectic array of images showcase the ‘beauty and diversity of life on our planet’ as well as its intricate relationships, according to the team behind the competition. The overall winner … Read more
Eating too much rice could be fatal as low levels of arsenic in the grains can increase your risk of dying from heart disease, study warns Arsenic is naturally occurring in rice as it soaks in to the crop as it is grown Researchers in the UK studied rice consumption and its role in heart disease … Read more
Kelly Osbourne slams a ‘disgusting’ troll who claims it’s ‘great’ her rocker father Ozzy is ‘dying’ amid his ongoing battle with Parkinson’s By Emily Webber For Mailonline Published: 13:17 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 13:18 BST, 4 August 2020 Kelly Osbourne has hit back at a ‘disgusting’ troll who claimed it’s ‘great’ her rocker … Read more
Statins are not particularly effective at reducing the risk of dying from heart disease, a study claims. Scientists analysed 35 studies into the effects of the drugs which lower ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol and found the pills have no consistent benefit. The research, published in the British Medical Journal, found three quarters of all trials reported … Read more
‘I was in pain and misery’: Ozzy Osbourne, 71, believed he was dying and his family were trying to hide it from him after excruciating spine surgery The Black Sabbath rocker, 71, has endured the flu, had multiple hospitalisations, neck surgery, and has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in recent years Speaking to SiriusXM, Ozzy … Read more