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COVID: risk of severe disease could be in your blood, new research finds
MarySan/Shutterstock Multiple factors play a role in complex diseases like COVID, and knowing what they are is important for predicting how different people will be affected. Early on in the pandemic, being older, overweight or smoking were identified as increasing your risk of developing severe COVID. This then informed publicContinue Reading
How Police Abuse Phone Data to Persecute LGBTQ People
In many parts of the world, law enforcement uses WhatsApp chats, text messages, and photos from confiscated phones as “evidence” against persecuted groups.Continue Reading
Ukraine: war has an impact on people’s health beyond bullets and bombs
According to the UN human rights office, 136 civilians have died in the war on Ukraine so far. But it acknowledges that the figure is probably much higher. These deaths may have occurred directly – collateral damage to the fighting – but war affects people’s health beyond bullets and bombs.Continue Reading
Ukraine war: the dangers following Russia’s attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
Following recent news of Russian shelling of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, which is the largest in Europe, there is great concern over the potential for a Chernobyl-esque release of radioactive material. Several security personnel at the plant were injured by the attack. With six large nuclear powerContinue Reading
Ronaldo injury absence for Man Utd in derby clash ‘not a big loss’ rants Neville
MANCHESTER UNITED missing Cristiano Ronaldo through injury for this afternoon’s crunch derby is ‘not a big loss’, according to Gary Neville. Ronaldo was a no-show for the team meet on Saturday night, with United stars left stunned at his decision not to join up with the squad. 2 Neville reckonsContinue Reading
Ukraine invasion: why eight Nato members triggered article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty
In the 73 years since the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) was founded, member nations have activated article 4 of its founding treaty only half a dozen times. The latest instance was on February 24, the day Russia invaded Ukraine. Eight Nato members – Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia,Continue Reading
12-year-old boy saved by school defib meets Cornwall Air Ambulance crew
A Cornish boy who suffered a cardiac arrest while at school has reunited with Cornwall Air Ambulance paramedics who attended his incident for the first time. Finlay, 12, suffered the attack due to a previously unknown heart condition while at Penrice Academy on 9th December 2021. However, due to theContinue Reading
Gym manager completes a grueling 12-hour fitness challenge to help families with disabled children
Gym manager Adam Domyslawski, from Club Continental in Plymouth, has raised £5182 for local charity Friends and Families by completing a non-stop 12-hour fitness challenge. The money raised will help provide valuable support and activities that are a lifeline to many families with disabled children. During the challenge, Adam cycledContinue Reading
Liverpool 1-0 West Ham LIVE: TV channel, live stream, kick off time as Sadio Mane scores to put Reds into lead – updates
Half-time: Liverpool 1-0 West Ham Graeme Souness questioning Fabianski for Mane’s opener. Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: “You have to question the goalkeeper and Dawson for the goal, with a bit of hesitation. “A goalkeeper doesn’t like this, diving to his right into the unknown. He doesn’t really commit. “Ok,Continue Reading
Exmouth RNLI lifeboat called to rescue paddle boarder
Exmouth RNLI volunteers were tasked to a report of an exhausted paddle boarder drifting off Orcombe Point, Exmouth this afternoon. At 2.11pm today Friday 4th March 2022, the volunteer crew of Exmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II were tasked by H.M. Coastguard to conduct a search in theContinue Reading