University of Nottingham says any students breaching Covid rules will be ‘fast tracked’ to exclusion

The University of Nottingham has said students breaking Covid rules could be ‘fast-tracked’ to exclusion after police broke up a 200-strong party at a hall of residence. A police investigation is ongoing after footage surfaced showing huge crowds dancing to loud music – before spilling out to the front of the halls to continue the … Read more

Parents place children on risky exclusion diets due to mistaken belief they could beat allergies

Parents place children on risky exclusion diets due to mistaken belief they could beat allergies Experts blame allergy tests which claim conditions beaten by avoiding foods  Following this advice could lead to nutritional deficiencies, it was claimed  Parents may even trigger an allergy by excluding food groups from child’s diet By Jonathan Neal For The Mail … Read more

Forest fires race across treetops in Chernobyl exclusion zone

Forest fires are edging towards radioactive dumps in the Chernobyl exclusion zone amid warnings of a ‘catastrophic’ threat.    Pictures show smoke blowing over the ‘sarcophagus’ of reactor number four, which exploded in the world’s worst nuclear accident in what was then the USSR in 1986.  So-called ‘crown fires’ – when flames spread at great speed … Read more

Raging forest infernos in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone are now ‘close’ to exploded nuclear reactor

Raging forest infernos in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone burning for eight days are now ‘close’ to exploded nuclear reactor amid new fears of radiation contamination Wildfires burning through Chernobyl forests are nearing the nuclear reactor There are fears that flames could reach radioactive trucks and vehicles abandoned after the notorious 1986 power station explosion Kiev has … Read more

Inside Chernobyl’s chilling Exclusion Zone

Student Alex Hendriks expected lifeless desolation when he visited the centre of the Chernobyl disaster zone in northern Ukraine with his friends. And while it was certainly bleak – it was far from lifeless inside the radioactive ruins. There were hundreds of dogs roaming around. The 22-year-old said: ‘My first thought was, “Wow, there are … Read more