British adviser who worked with China from the start of the coronavirus outbreak faces questions

British government adviser who worked with China from the start of the coronavirus outbreak faces questions about whether he could have done more to raise the alarm in the UK By Mark Hookham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 02:00 BST, 12 April 2020 | Updated: 02:00 BST, 12 April 2020  A top Government coronavirus … Read more

Locals in ‘crazy’ Derbyshire town of Belper MOO out of their windows in unison every evening

Locals in ‘crazy’ Derbyshire town of Belper MOO out of their windows in unison every evening to fight the boredom of coronavirus lockdown At 18:30 every day for three weeks, residents in Belper have ‘Mooed’ together Resident Jasper Ward said it was a way to make the lockdown more bearable  While it may appear crazy, … Read more

Britain could become even more dependent on China, warns Sir Iain Duncan Smith 

The Government’s goal for a carbon neutral UK by 2050 risks Britain becoming even more dependent on China, Sir Iain Duncan Smith warned last night. The Tory grandee and backbencher warned that a push for electric vehicles risks driving vast public sector contracts for electric buses and car batteries to Chinese firms which have ‘already won … Read more

New ‘iron lung’ ventilator endorsed by Stephen Hawking’s family is due to be trialled with the NHS

New ‘iron lung’ ventilator endorsed by Stephen Hawking’s family is due to be trialled with the NHS Exovent was modelled on the ‘iron lung’ used to battle 20th century polio crisis The device is set to be trialled at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle first It can be used on a ward where patients … Read more

The Duchess of Cornwall reveals her Coronavirus reading list

‘It always brings a tear to my eye’: Duchess of Cornwall speaks about a book by her late brother as she recommends good reads for coronavirus self-isolation The Duchess of Cornwall has revealed her top Coronavirus reading list Many people are using the lockdown as an opportunity to read more books Among her top ten … Read more

Female prison officers have been raped by inmates who self-identify as trans women claim

Female prison officers have been raped by inmates who self-identify as trans women, ex-Tory minister Rory Stewart claims  Mr Stewart revealed he was ‘instinctively worried’ about the situation   He added ‘the rights of women to feel safe’ were most important in his view The Ministry of Justice said there were policies in place to manage … Read more

Malaria vaccine championed by Donald Trump is trialled on NHS wards

Coronavirus patients in the UK  have started to receive an anti-malaria drug that US President Donald Trump has labelled a ‘game-changer’.  And early signs of whether a British coronavirus vaccine works – or doesn’t – may be only weeks away, a leading expert has said. Professor Sarah Gilbert said yesterday she was ’80 per cent confident’ a … Read more

Diary of an NHS doctor: How can I comfort a mother who’s lost her husband

Her vivid accounts from a hospital battling to cope with coronavirus have been terrifying and heartbreaking in equal measure. Here, in the doctor’s latest diary, read how the sheer weight of patient numbers means normal procedures to save lives have been all but abandoned…  MONDAY: A man is dying but these days it’s no emergency  … Read more

French coronavirus deaths rise by 987 to 13,832 while intensive care admissions dip

French coronavirus deaths rise by 987 to 13,832 while intensive care admissions dip slightly as country reaches a ‘high-level plateau’ in the number of cases Latest figures have raised hopes the nationwide lockdown is curbing outbreak The number of people in intensive care units fell from 7,004 to 6,883 in 24 hours French health ministry … Read more

Exposed: The conspiracy theorists who claim coronavirus is linked to 5G

Members of a bizarre organisation that falsely links the new 5G mobile phone network to the coronavirus can be exposed today by The Mail on Sunday. The cousin of a Tory Minister and the ex-wife of an EastEnders actor are key members of the International Tribunal for Natural Justice (ITNJ), which also promotes claims 5G … Read more