Health officials are attempting to prevent the meningitis outbreak from spreading beyond Kent after confirming the strain, which has killed two students and left 11 gravely sick, is group B. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said some cases of meningitis have been confirmed as MenB, and it will confirm other cases ‘when we haveContinue reading “Meningitis Outbreak Threatens London”
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Grenfell Tower’s Haunting Wall That Held Trapped Victims’ Handprints Is Destroyed – Despite Families’ Plea
A wall that showed the handprints of Grenfell Tower victims who were trapped in the building as the fire raged has been destroyed. Families of the 72 people who died in the 2017 fire in North Kensington, west London, made the unsettling discovery of the wall, between the 12th and 14th floors, during pre-demolition visits to the buildingContinue reading “Grenfell Tower’s Haunting Wall That Held Trapped Victims’ Handprints Is Destroyed – Despite Families’ Plea”
A Boss Ordered To Pay Irish Bookkeeper £23,000
A boss who went viral after being ordered to pay more than £23,500 for repeatedly calling an Irish worker a ‘potato’ says he believed it was ‘workplace banter’ but admits he got it ‘badly wrong’. Mick Atkins, 56, says he has been unable to sleep as his construction firm’s 24-hour hotline was bombarded with callsContinue reading “A Boss Ordered To Pay Irish Bookkeeper £23,000”
There Has Been An Outbreak Of Meningitis
A meningitis outbreak said to be linked to a nightclub has killed two young people and left 11 others seriously ill. The victims, who have not been named, are believed to be aged between 17 and 21. One was identified as a sixth-form student at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in neighbouring Faversham, while the otherContinue reading “There Has Been An Outbreak Of Meningitis”
Watchdog Rules Will Change How Millions Of UK Shoppers Pay At Tills Next Week
In a significant change to how you pay at the register, the contactless limit for card payments may soon be lifted. The financial regulator confirmed it could “remove the £100 contactless limit” to allow customers “greater flexibility” when making payments. The contactless card payment limit has been extended several times over the years. It was raisedContinue reading “Watchdog Rules Will Change How Millions Of UK Shoppers Pay At Tills Next Week”
A Champion Racehorse Is Killed And Served To Unwitting Diners At A Council-Run Soup Kitchen
A champion racehorse was destroyed and served to unwitting diners at a council-run soup kitchen, sparking public anger. The four-year-old racehorse, called Smart Latch, had been retired with an injury but finished up being served at a soup kitchen in southern Turkey, in the Yenshir district in the Mersin province. A resident discovered a strangeContinue reading “A Champion Racehorse Is Killed And Served To Unwitting Diners At A Council-Run Soup Kitchen”
A Stowaway Fox Is Taken In By New York Zoo After Travelling 3,000 Miles From The UK Aboard A Ship
A fox that survived a trip across the Atlantic on a vehicle transporter ship is being cared for in a zoo in New York. A two-year-old male red fox was discovered by customs officers at the Port of New York and New Jersey on February 18, among the cargo of a vessel that had setContinue reading “A Stowaway Fox Is Taken In By New York Zoo After Travelling 3,000 Miles From The UK Aboard A Ship”
The Future Of Food Is 3D-Printed Chocolate And Foie Gras
They hardly sound like the dishes we might dream of, but it appears such dainties as laboratory-grown foie gras and 3D-printed chocolate are on the way. And, according to a report, some could be in our shopping baskets as soon as 2035. Foods grown from animal and plant cells in a lab include steak, chickenContinue reading “The Future Of Food Is 3D-Printed Chocolate And Foie Gras”
At The Age Of Ten, Natascha Kampusch Was Abducted And Held As A Sex Slave For Eight Years
The family of former captive Natascha Kampusch have disclosed she is ‘in her own world’ as she suffers from serious health problems which have left doctors ‘overwhelmed’. Natascha, 38, was abducted aged 10 in 1998 by Wolfgang Přiklopil while walking to school in Austria and held captive in a hidden basement cell in his homeContinue reading “At The Age Of Ten, Natascha Kampusch Was Abducted And Held As A Sex Slave For Eight Years”
The Fears Surrounding Harvey
Katie Price worries her son Harvey will ‘end up dying of a heart attack’ if he doesn’t lose weight soon. The star’s eldest son, 23, has Prader-Willi syndrome, which sparks a persistent urge to eat food and an enduring sense of hunger, which leads to obesity. He also battles a string of debilitating conditions, includingContinue reading “The Fears Surrounding Harvey”
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