The reality of plastic pollution was horrifically clear when this river overflowed. Trees and bushes along its banks were draped with ragged blue plastic bags. The pollution is tainting a pocket of nature in east London, a haven where kingfishers can be seen darting into the water, bream come to spawn and black poplars, Britain’s … Read more
Thousands of firms are hoping for a swift return to health after a gruelling 2020. And experts say the Brexit deal, vaccine roll-out and a new president in the White House will hopefully spark life back into the UK and global economies. But not all businesses will recover quickly. So how can investors spot the difference between … Read more
Chrissy Teigen giggles as she gets her private nurse to dress as a medieval plague doctor for Halloween: ‘I cannot handle’ By Heather Waugh For Dailymail.com Published: 18:44 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 18:44 GMT, 30 October 2020 After a difficult couple of months, Chrissy Teigen enjoyed some lighthearted fun on Friday. The 34-year-old … Read more
Pope Francis brands gossiping ‘a plague worse than Covid’ in off-script complaint during his weekly blessing Pope Francis claimed gossiping is ‘plague worse than Covid’ in weekly blessing Went on to call the devil the ‘biggest gossiper’ who seeks to divide the church Yesterday 1,000 people marched on Rome to protests face masks and vaccinations … Read more
South London church investigated for selling £91 ‘plague protection kits’ that could ‘ward off Covid’ now faces probe into its finances by Charity Commission Bishop Climate Wiseman, head of Kingdom Church in Camberwell, being probed He claimed this year a bottle of oil and red yarn would protect people from virus It led to a … Read more
Russia fights to stop an outbreak of bubonic plague by vaccinating 32,000 people after virus spreads from Mongolia to Siberian tourist region Plague has been detected in the Altai Mountains for the first time in 62 years The rush to vaccinate comes after two deaths in Mongolia and two in China Some 18,090 people have … Read more
A man in his 20s has died of bubonic plague in New Mexico, state health authorities confirmed on Friday. His death came only a few days after another case of plague, in man in his 60s, became the first diagnosed in the state this year. The two men lived more than one hundred miles apart, … Read more
Is Boris going CAMPING with Carrie and baby Wilfred? PM ‘plans to spend break re-reading Roman philosopher Lucretius who wrote about plague of Athens’ on Scottish holiday The family will journey north for some family holiday time away from No10 It is PM’s first vacation since the pandemic struck and he was hospitalised The trip … Read more
Historic ‘wine windows’ used by vintners in Tuscany to hand people their favourite tipple during plague 400 years ago come back into use during coronavirus Restaurants and cafes in Tuscany are reopening their 17th century wine windows They were originally used during the plague so merchants could sell their wine Small business owners are now selling … Read more
Although the coronavirus pandemic is still wrecking havoc on the world, scientists have found evidence that shows humanity was plagued by such an event thousands of years ago. Following an analysis of ancient teeth, experts found a deadly bacteria infected humans some 5,000 years – previous studies suggested it was only 3,000 years ago. The … Read more