Sydney’s eastern suburbs suffer a blackout as thousands of people work from home during the lockdown Thousands of homes in Sydney’s eastern suburbs suffer extensive blackout Residents in Randwick, Coogee and Maroubra affected by sudden power loss Ausgrid has tweeted their crews are working safely to restore power to areas Power outage comes as thousands … Read more
French winemakers have suffered the worst frost damage to their crops since the 1990s as fears grow that grape vines could yield the smallest harvest for 40 years. The damage done by several nights’ of frost this week threatens to destroy grape harvests in some of the country’s best-known and prestigious wine-producing regions. Farmers across the country lit … Read more
Frost-bitten Britain: Polar winds see UK suffer third sub-zero morning in row with -6C lows and snow risk (and you’ll STILL need to wrap up warm for return of al fresco dining on April 12) Yellow snow warning is in place across northern Scotland until 10am, with warnings of transport disruption It came after temperatures … Read more
Seven in 10 patients hospitalised by coronavirus still suffer debilitating ‘long Covid’ symptoms five months after being discharged, scientists say. Research laying bare the toll of the condition revealed survivors were plagued with problems including breathlessness, fatigue and muscle pain. University of Leicester experts, who quizzed 1,077 long-haulers, found two in five had reduced their workload … Read more
Savers suffer worst year on record as rates plunge to 0.01% during Covid pandemic Money Mail analysis reveals that savers have forfeited an estimated £3.55billion in interest as a result of rates plummeting during the coronavirus pandemic Rates have tumbled from an average of 0.5 per cent to just 0.1 per cent rate By Fiona … Read more
The European Union today effectively declared vaccine war on the UK by threatening to block exports of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus jab. Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, suggested that the bloc could start an export ban on vaccines – the second time that threat has been made – because the continent’s rollout is … Read more
The European Union today effectively declared vaccine war on the UK by threatening to block exports of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus jab. Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, suggested that the bloc could start an export ban on vaccines – the second time that threat has been made – because the continent’s rollout is … Read more
One in ten coronavirus survivors suffer ‘long Covid’ symptoms such as fatigue three months after beating the illness, government-funded review claims National Institute for Health Research reviewed more than 300 scientific papers Analysis found 10% of all survivors suffer lingering symptoms three months later Most common issue was fatigue, followed by breathlessness and ‘brain fog’ … Read more
Nine in 10 Covid hospital patients suffer lingering symptoms months after being discharged, a study presented to No10’s top advisers has claimed. Of 325 survivors across the UK, 93 per cent reported suffering at least one ‘Long Covid’ symptom at least three months after recovering. The most common symptoms were fatigue (77 per cent) and … Read more
Ambitious women and younger staff suffer from working at home, business leaders warn Paul Scully, Minister for London, warned of ‘wfh’ damage to younger staff Mr Scully said Government wants to ‘build on flexible working’ and learn lessons Alison Rose, chief executive of NatWest, warned of ‘regressive’ effect on women By Anna Mikhailova For The … Read more