LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland's vaccination drive appears to be markedly reducing the risk of hospitalisation for COVID-19, suggesting that both the Pfizer-BioNtech and Oxford-AstraZeneca shots are highly effective in preventing severe infections, preliminary study findings
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Could Boris's four tests slow down the route out of lockdown?
Could Boris’s four tests slow down the route out of lockdown? PM sets criteria for each stage of lifting the lockdown that could stall return to normal if disaster strikes Boris Johnson this afternoon unveiled
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Monopoly’s standard board originally based all its cheapest properties in black neighborhoods – inspired by the racial segregation in 1930s Atlantic City Author Mary Pilon argued that Monopoly property values ‘reflect a legacy of racism
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Read moreThe Queen 'has no plans' to strip Harry and Meghan of royal titles
The Queen ‘has no plans’ to strip Harry and Meghan of their royal titles – but they won’t be allowed to use them on a day-to-day basis after quitting royal family The couple will remain
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A BRITISH pole-dancing champion hanged herself after struggling during lockdown, an inquest heard. Tragic Jessica Leanne Norris, 27, was found unresponsive at a pal's house in Bolton on June 15 last year. An inquest heard
Read moreMet Office weather forecast today – UK will feel as 'mild as May’as Sahara heat bomb sends temperatures to highs of 18C
TEMPERATURES will rocket to highs of 18C over the coming days —meaning parts of England will be hotter than Barcelona. Met Office spokesperson Oli Claydon said mid-teen temperatures are expected to continue across the nation,
Read moreMum spots a very miserable face in her gravy-soaked Yorkshire pudding
WELL that’s a miserable portion . . . a gravy- soaked Yorkshire pudding looks a right grumpy lump on a pub takeaway roast dinner. Mum Jess Russell, 32, burst out laughing after noticing the “p***** off” pud before
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THE WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) has an alert list of diseases which could the biggest threat to mankind as scientists have warned we need to prepare for the "Big One". WHO chiefs have compiled the
Read moreThird stimulus check – House to vote on bill with $1,400 Covid relief payment by the end of this week
AMERICANS could see a $1,400 check as soon as next month after the House is set to vote and is likely to pass the next round of stimulus checks. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she
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