A great great-grandmother who has virtually lost the use of her legs has completed 100 ‘stand-ups’ for charity before her 100th birthday. Joyce Richardson, 100, from Thirsk, North Yorkshire, suddenly lost the ability to walk and stand after she contracted sepsis last year and has been slowly regaining her strength. She now relies on a … Read more
Sunrise host Sam Armytage raises eyebrows with her comments about Prince Philip wanting to ‘keep his son Charles away’ after he was diagnosed with COVID-19 By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:25 BST, 5 June 2020 | Updated: 02:29 BST, 5 June 2020 Sunrise host Samantha Armytage raised eyebrows on Friday while discussing … Read more
The authors of a momentous study that claimed that hydroxychloroquine raised the risks of death for coronavirus patients treated the controversial malaria drug have retracted their research. The retraction was published in the Lancet on Thursday, and comes just two days after the medical journal posted an ‘expression of concern.’ Along with the publication, more … Read more
A water company has warned customers not to spray their lawns and take four-minute showers rather than baths as the driest May on record raises fears of hosepipe bans. Yorkshire Water has seen a spike in demand amid lockdown as it is set to become the driest May in 124 years, having only seen an … Read more
Even people with mild symptoms of the coronavirus develop antibodies, according to a study that raises hopes that survivors do get immunity. Researchers analysed the blood of 160 medics who all had a mild form of Covid-19 and had not needed hospital care. They found 99.4 per cent of the group had antibodies to the … Read more
Boy, 9, with cerebral palsy who could only walk 50m a day before lockdown completes 26 mile challenge over a month and is dubbed ‘Captain Tobias’ after raising £38,000 for the NHS – inspired by Colonel Tom Moore Tobias Weller from Sheffield planned to walk 1km in his local park to raise money Now walking … Read more
An anti-malaria drug taken by Donald Trump is not an effective Covid-19 treatment and raises the risk of death, a major study has today revealed. In a massive blow to hopes of finding a cure and stopping the disease in its tracks, scientists found hydroxychloroquine offered ‘absolutely no benefit’. Evidence on the medicine – subject … Read more
Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky raises stake in Royal Mail to £100m as postal service battles biggest crisis since privatisation By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 21:56 BST, 16 May 2020 Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has raised his stake in Royal Mail to above £100 million as … Read more
Investors cheered as Hiscox netted £375million by selling new stock to help ride out the coronavirus crisis. The Lloyd’s of London insurer was one of the top risers on the FTSE 250 after placing the 57.6m shares, priced at 650p. This was 6 per cent cheaper than its share price the day before the fundraising … Read more
YouTuber MrBeast helped raise $1million (£808k) for charity amid the coronavirus pandemic with a stunning rock, paper, scissors tournament. The star, who pledged to donate $250,000 (£200,000), joined forces with 32 fellow creators – and legendary actor Jack Black – for the game which eventually saw Nadeshot crowned winner after a tense three hours. Upon … Read more