Meghan Markle says she ‘understands’ elephants in interview

Meghan Markle gushed over elephants and how she ‘understands them’ in a never-before-seen interview that was taped last summer and aired on Good Morning America on Monday, a day after she and Prince Harry said they would no longer talk to four British newspapers. In the interview, Meghan said she was ‘grateful’ to have been … Read more

Auxiliary nurse, 84, and hospital support worker, 78, among latest NHS staff to die from coronavirus

An 84-year-old auxiliary nurse and 78-year-old hospital support worker who both refused to retire are among the latest NHS employees to die from coronavirus. Margaret Tapley, a grandmother-of-four, died at a hospital in Swindon on Sunday, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has said. She worked at Witney Community Hospital, Oxfordshire. And Sophie Fagan, who arrived … Read more

Scientists create a rapid swab test for coronavirus that gives results in as little as 20 MINUTES

Scientists have created a portable machine that can analyse coronavirus swabs and give results in as a little as 20 minutes.   The kit, developed by experts at the University of South Wales, costs less than £100 to manufacture and is currently being evaluated. It works by analysing a nasal swab for traces of the virus’ … Read more

Trump berates female reporter and tells her ‘keep your voice down please’

President Trump told a female reporter Sunday to ‘keep your voice down’ as she asked him about what he did to warn the American people in February that the coronavirus was being spread like ‘wildfire.’  The confrontation with Weijia Jiang was the latest angry exchange at a coronavirus briefing, which critics say have seen disproportionately attack … Read more

Coronavirus: Does handwashing protect Muslims from infection?

Areas with large ethnic minority populations make up more than three quarters of England’s coronavirus hotspots, a report has revealed. But numbers coming from Muslim communities in areas which could be expected to be hard-hit are low, and cultural habits may be protecting England’s Muslims from the fast-spreading disease. That’s according to a report by Professor … Read more

Coughing Major slams ‘nasty allegation’ that he cheated to win Who Wants to be a Millionaire

Former army major Charles Ingram insisted today that he did not cheat to win Who Wants to be a Millionaire and has vowed to clear his name – despite being convicted of deception in 2003.  Ingram, his wife Diana and their accomplice Tecwen Whittock were convicted in 2003 of Procuring the Execution of a Valuable … Read more

Italy’s new coronavirus cases drop to 2,256 – their lowest level in well over a month

Italy sees just 2,256 new coronavirus cases – their lowest level in over a month – as total number of people infected FALLS for first time since pandemic began Italy recorded 2,256 new coronavirus cases today compared to 3,047 on Sunday  Current Covid-19 cases also fell from 108,257 to 108,237 in the nation’s first drop  … Read more

Does wearing a facemask REALLY curb coronavirus outbreaks? Rates in other countries suggest they do

Healthy Britons have been repeatedly told during the coronavirus crisis ‘there is no evidence’ wearing face masks will protect them from infection. But data from counties which enforced mandatory mask-wearing suggests they have helped curb the spread of the virus and keep death rates low.  Austria seemingly managed to reverse its crisis by making masks … Read more

Beijing’s state anchor tells the Arabic world that coronavirus pandemic started in the US

A Chinese state media presenter has claimed that the coronavirus originated from the US instead of China in an Arabic programme. The anchor, who calls herself ‘Ms V’, referred to several conspiracy theories in an opinion show to prove ‘it is clear that the virus in China was transmitted from abroad’. The Arabic-speaking reporter hinted … Read more

Derelict 170-year-old hospital chapel in Chelsea goes on sale for £7.5m

A derelict hospital chapel that has lain empty for almost 30 years has hit the market for £7.5million- but the new owner will still have to pay another £5million to transform the unoccupied site into a home.  St Luke’s Chapel, which is nestled in a leafy Chelsea and is the former chapel of the Royal Brompton Hospital in … Read more