Statler Brothers singer Harold Reid dead at 80 from kidney failure – The Sun

THE Statler Brothers singer and founder Harold Reid has died at age 80 on April 24. The band revealed the sad news in a statement on their website. 2 Harold Reid passed away at age 80 of kidney failureCredit: AP:Associated Press The post read: ”He had bravely endured a long battle with kidney failure. He … Read more

Harold Reid, country singer, dies at 80 after kidney failure battle

Harold Reid, country singer for the Statler Brothers who sang backup for Johnny Cash, dies at 80 after kidney failure battle By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 08:48 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 08:53 BST, 25 April 2020 Country singer Harold Reid whose group the Statler Brothers sang backup for Johnny Cash has died … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Care Minister slammed for PPE failure

Care Minister Helen Whately was savaged during a series of brutal interviews this morning as she struggled to provide answers to key questions on the supply of PPE, deaths of frontline workers and testing errors.  Ms Whately suffered four car crash grillings after she was sent out to bat for the government by Downing Street.  … Read more

Oxford professor blasts the Government’s failure to introduce a lockdown sooner

A leading Oxford professor has blasted the Government’s failure to introduce a lockdown sooner and says it was ‘completely out of step with almost all other European countries’. David Hunter condemned the ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ attitude among ministers, while scientists have repeatedly pressed the ‘panic button’. When EU neighbours Spain, the Netherlands, France … Read more

Publisher of the hydroxychloroquine study hailed by Trump said it ‘was a complete failure’ 

The publisher of the French study that found hydroxychloroquine could help treat coronavirus patients is now saying the paper ‘did not meet its standards.’ President Donald Trump has hailed the research in tweets and during his daily press conferences as a ‘game changer.’ But in a statement published online, the International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ISAC) addressed … Read more

Ministers ‘furious’ with NHS bosses failure to get to solve testing shortages

Ministers are said to be furious at ‘megalomaniac’ NHS bosses and Public Health England’s failure to get to grips with testing and protective equipment shortages – as a new survey shows their staff have no faith in their leaders.  There have been increasing concerns about the level of diagnostic testing for the deadly pandemic, with … Read more

SpaceX’s blows up third Starship prototype in catastrophic failure resulting from a pressure test

SpaceX’s third Starship prototype IMPLODES after catastrophic failure resulting from a pressure test The test caused SpaceX’s Starship prototype to implode A pressure test flooded the craft with a super-cooling propellant This is the third Starship prototype to experience a catastrophic failure  The specific cause of the implosion is still being investigated  By James Pero … Read more

Boeing 787s to be turned off and on every 51 days to prevent ‘potentially catastrophic failure’

Boeing’s 787 airliners will soon have to be turned off and on again at least every 51 days to prevent ‘several potentially catastrophic failure scenarios’.  A directive from the US government will force the planes to be shut down regularly to avoid glitches in the on-board computer systems.  If left for too long without being … Read more

Man develops kidney failure after taking 12 TIMES the recommended amount of vitamin D

A man developed kidney failure after taking 12 times the recommended amount of vitamin D every day.  The unnamed 54-year-old, from Canada, had been taking the bumper dose drops for two-and-a-half-years after being advised it by a naturopath.  But his health took a turn for the worse when he took a two week holiday and … Read more

Up to 400,000 fraudsters could have been let off the hook due to an IT failure

Up to 400,000 fraudsters could have been let off the hook due to an IT failure, consumer group warns Fraud gangs may have got away with crimes because of system failure Over 400,000 recorded cases were not passed on to police for 15 months Which? has called on authorities to account for long breakdown in … Read more