Covid UK: Not a single outbreak linked to Scotland ‘staycations’ last summer

Professor Mark Woolhouse, professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh Britons from other parts of the UK who holidayed in rural Scotland last year did not cause any coronavirus outbreaks, a top Government scientist claimed today. Professor Mark Woolhouse, an infectious disease expert at Edinburgh University, said that, despite being ‘very busy, … Read more

Staycation hope as SAGE expert claims no Covid outbreak in the world has EVER been linked to a beach

Britons hoping for a staycation in the summer have been given fresh hope after a SAGE expert claimed today there has never been a Covid-19 outbreak linked to a beach. Images of crowded beaches across the UK drew outrage last summer as people flocked to Britain’s coastlines amid uncertainty about foreign travel. Police were forced … Read more

Myanmar coup: Facebook restricts accounts linked to military

Facebook has said it will ‘significantly’ restrict accounts linked to Myanmar’s military for spreading ‘misinformation’ in the wake of the coup. The move means pages and profiles with links to the military will be harder to access, and fewer users will see content they post. Facebook also said it will delete posts that support the … Read more

Facebook restricts accounts linked to Myanmar’s military

Facebook has said it will ‘significantly’ restrict accounts linked to Myanmar’s military for spreading ‘misinformation’ in the wake of the coup. The move means pages and profiles with links to the military will be harder to access, and fewer users will see content they post. Facebook also said it will delete posts that support the … Read more

New coronavirus closely linked to SARS-CoV-2 is discovered in bats in Thailand

A coronavirus related to the one causing the global pandemic has been discovered in the blood of five bats living in Thailand.  SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes Covid-19, shares 91.5 per cent of its genetic code with that of the newly-identified virus, called RacCS203. The virus is thought to be unable to infect people as it … Read more

Dolphins: Devastating skin disease caused by decreased water salinity linked to climate change

Devastating dolphin disease that covers up to 70 per cent of their skin in lesions is caused by decreased water salinity linked to climate change ‘Freshwater skin disease’ was first spotted in dolphins living in Louisiana in 2007 The conditions causes patchy and raised lesions that appear across the body US and Australian researchers have … Read more

New South Wales records 15 more cases – and all are linked to the Northern Beaches cluster

Anyone who has visited the following venues on the stated dates and times should get tested immediately and isolate for 14 days regardless of symptoms. Avalon: Anytime Fitness, Avalon Parade Tuesday 8 December  Monday 23 November to Monday 7 December Avalon: Avalon RSL Club   Friday 11 December All day until closed Monday 14 December 5pm … Read more

Hailey Bieber says husband Justin Bieber WASN’T dating Selena Gomez when they linked up

Their whirlwind relationship hit overdrive when he proposed in July 2018 – just months after being seen out and about with ex Selena Gomez. But Hailey Bieber has laid to rest rumors that her now-husband Justin Bieber overlapped relationships between herself and the Spring Breakers actress, during an appearance on Ashley Graham’s Pretty Big Deal … Read more

Vaccine PR firm ‘linked to Dominic Cummings’ father-in-law’

A PR firm handed a £670,000 contract by the head of the Government’s Vaccine Taskforce is linked to Dominic Cummings’ father-in-law, it was claimed today.  Vaccine tsar Kate Bingham has faced a storm of criticism over a decision to bill the taxpayer hundreds of thousands of pounds for a team of boutique PR consultants.    The … Read more

Boohoo director says none of the firm’s suppliers are linked to Uighur Muslim labour camp region

A director at Boohoo has said the clothing brand was ‘shocked,’ by reports of Uighur Muslims being forced to work in Chinese labour camps but claimed none of the firm’s suppliers have links to the Xinjiang region as he faced a grilling from MPs. Andrew Reaney, group director of responsible sourcing, faced a committee of … Read more