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COVID-19: Greater Manchester Police officer dies aged 40 after contracting coronavirus

A “completely fearless” police officer has died at the age of 40 after contracting coronavirus. PC Abbasuddin Ahmed, a married father-of-two, was a serving officer on the Trafford district for Greater Manchester Police (GMP). He died in hospital on Thursday after testing positive for the virus in December, the force said. Live COVID-19 updates from […]

Oxford vaccine boss urges Brits to take WHICHEVER jab they can to help beat Covid

Oxford vaccine puts UK ‘ahead of game’ in pandemic says expert Dr Maheshi Ramasamy, a principal investigator at the Oxford Vaccine Group, said those wanting the British jab over others had the wrong attitude – and revealed she has had the Pfizer/BioNTech inoculation. She told the Daily Express: “I was on the wards in December […]

Kate takes ‘serious’ approach to appearance in latest engagement in major style departure

Kate Middleton: Expert on ‘serious’ look at royal engagement Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, has been praised for her latest fashion choice feeling “on-point for the occasion”. The royal and her husband, Prince William, had been speaking with frontline workers and counsellors from the a bereavement support service. Royally Obsessed podcast hosts Roberta Fiorito and Rachel […]

Mum dies by accidental overdose after refusing to go to dentist over Covid fears

A young mum accidentally killed herself with an overdose after refusing to go to the dentist for fear of catching Covid, an inquest has heard. Alexandria Pierce-Baddeley, 29, developed a severe mouth abscess, but wouldn’t leave the house given her history of bulimia, and previous hospital admissions for hepatitis, sepsis and pneumonia. Rather than seek outside […]

Camilla ‘styled as Duchess of Cornwall’ to avoid public backlash expert says

Prince Charles ‘took action’ to stop Camilla wedding says expert The 73-year-old was once dubbed “the most hated woman in Britain” following the Prince Charles and Diana scandal. Her journey into the royal family was not the easiest but her popularity had risen since she married Prince Charles, 72, in 2005. This gave her the right […]

Beny Steinmetz, a Mining Magnate, Found Guilty in Swiss Corruption Trial

GENEVA — A Swiss court on Friday convicted the French-Israeli mining magnate Beny Steinmetz on charges of corrupting foreign public officials and forging documents, in a trial over his successful bid to reap lavish iron ore resources in the West African nation of Guinea. Mr. Steinmetz, one of the richest people in Israel, was sentenced […]

New Virus Variant May Be Somewhat Deadlier, U.K. Warns

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson had been expected to trumpet a rare success in the campaign against the coronavirus on Friday: news that Britain had vaccinated 5.4 million people. By the end of the day, it was overtaken by a tentative finding that a new variant of the virus may be deadlier than the […]

Lefties furious! Facebook bans Socialist Workers Party as dozens of activists removed

Facebook Messenger: Users across UK report issues with app The social media giant recently announced it was cracking down on accounts that violated its policies against posting content relating to conspiracy theories and militarised social movements. Between August 2020 and January 12, 2021, Facebook has removed more than 78,000 profiles on both Facebook and Instagram. […]