High intakes of vitamins A, E and D are linked to fewer respiratory illnesses, according to a study, with experts calling for more research into their effect on COVID-19. It comes soon after a separate study found 82% of 216 coronavirus patients in a Spanish hospital had a vitamin D deficiency. UK Health Secretary Matt
Month: October 2020
The Tory MP husband of embattled coronavirus Test and Trace boss Dido Harding has been condemned by Labour after criticising “chaotic parents” in the row over Marcus Rashford’s free school meals campaign. Former minister John Penrose, a millionaire publisher, made the comment in a letter to a constituent who asked him why he voted in
Violence broke out in Rome as anti-lockdown protesters threw flares and flash grenades at police, who fought back with tear gas and water cannons. Supporters of the far-right party Forza Nuova (New Force) were largely among the crowd of a few hundred in Piazza del Popolo, one of Rome’s famous landmarks. They were protesting against
Aston Martin Lagonda says Mercedes is to own up to fifth of its shares under plans to turn around its fortunes. The maker of James Bond’s favourite car said it was to expand the investment partnership between the pair through greater access to the German company’s hybrid and electric technology in exchange for a shareholding
The UK has recorded 22,885 more coronavirus cases and a further 367 deaths in the latest 24-hour period, official figures show. The number of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infections is a rise on Monday’s figure which was 20,890. There have now been a total of 917,575 cases in the UK and 45,365 deaths. Yesterday, government data announced
Rolls-Royce has secured support to tap investors for £2bn and guarantee a hefty war chest to ride out the coronavirus crisis. The aerospace firm – hit by a pandemic plunge in revenue – asked shareholders to back the heavily-discounted rights issue on the basis it would unlock £3bn in additional debt options to navigate the
Eighteen people have been taken to hospital after a migrant boat sunk off the coast of France. A widespread rescue operation is searching for other passengers. A sailboat raised the alarm after it spotted the vessel – which was travelling in wind gusts of up to 18mph – in difficulty near Dunkirk. Customs and Navy
Elisabeth Moss has a history of playing women who fight back against the male-dominated environments they find themselves in. Fans of Mad Men will remember her as Peggy, the first female writer at the ad firm the series is set around, while millions also know her as June – the handmaid desperate to escape in
Experts and a cross-party group of MPs are backing a plan to have daily coronavirus figures read out with weather reports as part of a scheme to help curb the spread of the pandemic. The COVID-Secure UK plan has been assembled by campaign group March For Change, based on the work by the All-Party Group
Johnny Depp is finally set to find out if he has won his blockbuster libel case against The Sun over an article labelling him a “wife beater”, with a date now announced for the ruling. The high-profile trial unfolded over three weeks at the Royal Courts Of Justice in London in July, after the Hollywood
The government will “learn from” a summer holiday clubs programme as it seeks to steer a way through the free school meals row, a minister has told Sky News. A fresh campaign spearheaded by England footballer Marcus Rashford has heaped pressure on the government over the provision of school holiday meals for the children of
Vampire bats “socially distance” when they are sick, a new study suggests. Dozens of bats were captured from a hollow tree in Belize; some were injected with a substance that mimics the symptoms of a bacterial infection, while the other half got saline injections and were put in a control group. Researchers tagged them with
It’s a sobering thought when the eldest son of Atlanta’s most famous civil rights leader looks you in the eye and tells you American democracy is under threat and he’s worried about the possibility of another civil war. With just one full week of campaigning in the US elections to go, Martin Luther King III
Hopes that the population will become immune to COVID-19 have been dashed by new research showing antibodies fall rapidly after recovering from the disease. So-called herd immunity has been proposed by some scientists as a better alternative to lockdowns in tackling the coronavirus pandemic. It would require around 50-60% of the population to have protection
More than 50 Tory MPs from “red wall” seats are demanding a “roadmap out of lockdown” from Boris Johnson and a post-COVID economic recovery plan for the north of England. As Warrington and parts of Nottinghamshire became the latest areas to be placed under Tier 3 restrictions, the MPs have voiced their anger over the
The embattled Welsh first minister – under attack over shops in Wales refusing to sell tampons, books and clothes – has bitterly attacked Boris Johnson over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. In his second powerful attack on the prime minister in 10 days, Mark Drakeford accused Mr Johnson of deliberately centralising power in Westminster
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