More than 180 million people watched the final of the Eurovision Song Contest last month, as the competition continued to dominate viewing figures in the UK. Some 183 million people in 36 countries watched Maneskin take the trophy for Italy, increasing its audience share by 4% on the previous contest in 2019, according to Eurovision
Month: June 2021
Peru’s COVID-19 death toll has more than doubled following an official review of deaths. A new analysis of the number of fatalities found there have been 180,764 in a population of about 32.6 million, compared to recent data indicating that 69,342 people had died from coronavirus. The new figure makes Peru the country with the
Texas rapper Lil Loaded, who found success with the track 6locc 6a6y, has died at the age of 20. The rapper’s lawyer told Billboard that he had taken his own life, however Dallas County’s medical examiner’s office has said it has not yet determined the cause and manner of death. Real name Dashawn Maurice Robertson,
Heathrow has opened a dedicated terminal for passengers on direct flights from red list countries, following concerns that they were mixing with those from green and amber nations. Travellers on direct flights from red list destinations will now go through Terminal 3, although a dedicated facility for processing such travellers is eventually planned for Terminal
A five-month-old baby with a spinal disorder has become the first NHS patient in England to be treated with a potentially life-saving drug that can prolong life. Arthur Morgan was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) earlier this month. He received the one-off US gene therapy, Zolgensma, at Evelina London Children’s Hospital on 25 May.