Overlooked section of the San Andreas fault could spare Los Angeles from the next ‘Big One’

An overlooked part of the San Andreas fault in southern California may hold the key to sparing Los Angeles from the next ‘Big One’ earthquake, new research has found.  The 800-mile system of fractures running much of the length of California marks the boundary between the Pacific and North American continental plates, which produce earthquakes … Read more

No10 plays down prospects of handing spare Covid vaccines to Ireland before JULY

Downing Street today played down the prospects of spare coronavirus vaccines being handed to Ireland before July. The PM’s spokesman stressed that the ‘first priority’ is still to cover all UK adults, despite claims that 3.7million doses have been earmarked for gifting in a ‘poke in the eye’ for the EU’s slow rollout. The comments … Read more

Boris Johnson ‘tells Irish PM no spare Covid vaccines until whole UK inoculated’

Boris Johnson ‘tells Irish PM Micheal Martin that Britain will NOT send coronavirus vaccines to Ireland until people in the UK have had the jab’ Micheal Martin said PM had told him UK not in position to send jabs to Ireland Mr Martin said Mr Johnson’s first priority is to vaccinate people living in UK … Read more

Hollywood Ripper Michael Gargiulo, 44, pleads with LA judge to spare his life after murder trial

A man dubbed the Hollywood Ripper, Michael Garguilo, appeared in court in Los Angeles in a last ditch effort to avoid being sentenced to death after having been found guilty of the murder of two women. Garguilo, 44, was found guilty at his 2019 trial of murdering 22-year-old Ashley Ellerin in 2001 and 32-year-old Maria … Read more

This stunning property in Saint-Tropez is yours if you have a spare £20m

Opportunities to live in one of Europe’s most exclusive housing estates don’t come along very often – but one has just arisen. A villa has gone on the market in the ultra-prestigious Les Parcs de Saint-Tropez enclave with incredible views across the Gulf of Saint-Tropez and neighbours that include former Harrods and current Ritz Paris … Read more

Covid: UK ‘could send spare vaccines to Ireland’ after EU climbdown

The UK could send spare coronavirus vaccines to Ireland after the EU humiliatingly backed down in the bitter row over threat to British supplies. The success of the drive to secure jabs could mean that by the summer stocks can be shared with other countries – as Boris Johnson warned the pandemic cannot be tackled … Read more

UK ‘could send spare vaccines to Ireland’ after EU climbdown over embargo

The UK could send spare coronavirus vaccines to Ireland after the EU humiliatingly backed down in the bitter row over threat to British supplies. The success of the drive to secure jabs could mean that by the summer stocks can be shared with other countries – as Boris Johnson warned the pandemic cannot be tackled … Read more

One in EIGHT NHS hospitals didn’t have any spare intensive care beds last week

One in eight NHS trusts in England did not have a single spare intensive care bed last week, official figures show as hospitals continued to grapple with the winter wave of critically ill coronavirus patients.    NHS England figures published today reveal 18 out of 140 major trusts had 100 per cent occupancy in their ICUs … Read more

Savvy mum transforms her spare room into a homeschooling nursery for £350

Parents have been forced to resume the chaotic routine of homeschooling their children amid the third national lockdown. But Emily Webb, 36, from Devizes, Wiltshire, has renovated her spare room into a school nursery in a bid to make the task of homeschooling less hectic, and impressively only spent £350.  The mother-of-four has spent lockdown … Read more

Simple gel injection can spare agony for men undergoing radiotherapy for prostate cancer

Men undergoing radiotherapy for prostate cancer could be spared one of the treatment’s most distressing side effects – thanks to a simple injection of gel Almost 50,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year in the UK Surgery is one option but can often lead to impotence and urinary incontinence Radiotherapy is another option … Read more