July set a number of heat records in the US, as seven states report all-time high temperatures

July set a number of heat records in the US, as seven states report all-time high temperatures over 90F that lasted for weeks The US was plagued by intense heat in July, making it the 11th hottest on record Seven states set all-time records with temperatures over 90F and even 100F  Experts were more surprised that … Read more

Number of Covid-19 patients needing hospital treatment has plummeted by 96% since April, data shows

The number of people needing hospital treatment for coronavirus infections has plummeted since the peak of the outbreak in the UK. In the seven days leading up to August 5, 375 people were hospitalised with Covid-19 in England, compared to 18,638 between March 28 and April 3. While the number of patients in hospitals would … Read more

Boris Johnson plans to set targets for police in bid to increase number of rape case prosecutions 

Boris Johnson plans to set targets for police in bid to increase number of rape case prosecutions Police could be set targets for number of rape cases they refer to prosecutors CPS may be given quotas for how many suspects they take to court   Rape prosecutions have fallen to their lowest level since records … Read more

Britain’s coronavirus wards stand empty as number of people dying of Covid plummets by 99%

Many of Britain’s coronavirus wards are standing empty as new figures have today revealed that the number of people in hospital and dying from Covid-19 has plummeted by 99 per cent since the height of the pandemic. Coronavirus death figures in hospitals have plummeted from 866 people a day at the height on April 10 … Read more

Number of police firearms operations drop for the first time in four years

Number of police firearms operations drop for the first time in four years Number of police firearms operations has fallen for the first time in four years Operations fell 4% to just under 19,400 in England and Wales in year to March The drop – of 820 incidents year-on-year – is the first since 2015-16 … Read more

Europe could suffer a SEVEN-FOLD increase in the number of extreme droughts by 2100, study warns 

WHAT CAUSED THE HEATWAVE? The heatwave was triggered by the build-up of high pressures over Europe over the past few days, leading to the northward movement of warm air from Europe over the UK. ‘At this time of year southerly winds will always lead to above average temperatures,’ said University of Reading meteorologist Peter Inness.  ‘Air from … Read more

LEGO Super Mario collection is already a number one bestseller on Amazon

The new LEGO Super Mario collection has landed and it’s already a bestseller on Amazon By Corinna Burton For Mailonline Published: 09:11 BST, 6 August 2020 | Updated: 09:11 BST, 6 August 2020 LEGO and Super Mario have combined worlds, bringing the iconic moustachioed hero to life and offering a reimagined level of gameplay. The … Read more

Charity warns of an ‘alarming’ drop in number of over-65s getting diagnosed with dementia

The number of people being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s has dropped during the coronavirus pandemic, figures show. Just 63.5 per cent of over-65s thought to have the cruel memory-robbing disease were listed as being a sufferer in June. In comparison, NHS data shows the rate was 67.6 per cent in February, when Covid-19 started to spread … Read more

Jesse Tyler Ferguson riffs on a classic musical number while his newborn son rests on his chest

Modern Family actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson riffs on a song from Jesus Christ Superstar while his newborn son Beckett rests on his chest By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 22:17 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 22:17 BST, 4 August 2020 He is musically gifted, and is happy to share his talents while fathering his … Read more

Number of NHS patients waiting more than a year for treatment in London has skyrocketed

The number of NHS patients forced to wait longer than a year for routine treatment in London is now 20 times the figure for the whole of England in 2019.  Leaked performance data showed 19,775 patients in the capital were waiting longer than 12 months for procedures such as hip or knee ops by July … Read more