Another 350 people have died with coronavirus in UK hospitals’, their lowest daily increase in confirmed deaths in four weeks. England reported 329 people taking the total 18, 749 Wales 8 deaths taking its total to 796 Scotland 13 deaths taking its total to 1262 Country, Total New Total New Total Active Serious, Tot Cases/ Deaths/…
A Short Story by Penny Nair Price. April 2020. Paulette knew she had an “impediment”. She was the daughter of a single mother and she knew a lot about her father but had never met him as he was happily married to another woman, had three sons, and would not leave his wife for Paulette’s…
In UK another 413 coronavirus deaths are recorded, the lowest figure this month. Of these 336 were in England, 14 were in Wales and 18 in Scotland, 45 Northern Ireland. Stand-in PM and the First Secretary Dominic Raab said,: “ Coronavirus vaccine not likely to come to fruition this year. The antibody test is important because it…
Another 813 coronavirus positive patients have died in hospital in the UK, making the cumulative total to 20, 319, according to the Department of Health. The US death toll has now surpassed 52, 243 with more than 826, 530 infected, on a population of 330 million. Italy’s death toll has passed 25, 969, Spain 22,…
The Department of Health UK has released its official death toll, 616 people had died in hospital from coronavirus in the past 24 hours taking the total death toll to 18, 837 at 5 pm, pm 22 April. Out of 425, 821 tests of which 138, 078 tested positive. A British Airways passenger Boeing 777…
Armed police swooped in a block of flats in Dock Head Road, Chatham, at about 08:35 BST after a 30-year-old man apparently seen firing weapons from a balcony, on suspicion of firearms offences and found four suspected imitation firearms at the scene, according to Kent police. A video posted on Twitter suggested he was seen…
50th Anniversary of the Earth Day and celebrate one of the smallest but most critical organisms. Did you know the bee pollinate two-thirds of our world’s crops and 85 per cent of the world’s flowering plants and vegetables? Bees are flying insects related to wasps and ants, especially the western honey bee is famous for…
THE TURNING POINT – A short story by Penny Nair Price The newsagent opened his door at 7 am and waited for his favourite and most reliable customer, serving one or two others before his arrival. At 7.45, or as near as dammit, the white stick poked round the door and Frederick Orange entered, with…
More than 140, 00o firms have applied for help to pay their wage bill through the government’s job retention scheme according to Chancellor Rishi Sunak the money would help pay the wage for more than 10 million people. But many more than that are expected to be furloughed due to the lockdown; The chancellor said…
Greg Jenner, writes about a vibrant cast of ovr 125 actors, singers, dancers, sportspeople, freaks, ruffians in search of celebrity’s historic roots. Dead Famous is funny and fascinating exploration of both a bygone age and how we came to inhabit our modern, fame obsessed society. The scandalous Lord Byron, whose poetry sent female fans…