ScotRail train derails near Aberdeen sparking emergency response

ScotRail train derails near Aberdeen sparking huge emergency response with 30 ambulances and air ambulance racing to remote scene By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 11:43 BST, 12 August 2020 | Updated: 11:55 BST, 12 August 2020 A ScotRail train derailed near Aberdeen this morning sparking a huge emergency response with 30 vehicles and an … Read more

Oldham could be next in line for full local lockdown amid sudden spike in new coronavirus cases 

Oldham could face a full lockdown ‘within days’ after Covid-19 cases doubled in a week despite tighter restrictions. The council in the area said 255 new cases were diagnosed in the week ending August 8 compared with 137 cases the week before.   Katrina Stephens, director of public health for Oldham Council, said officials were discussing … Read more

Driver crashes £150k pink McLaren on a London street

Neon pink McLaren 570 supercar worth £150,000 is left a mangled wreck after driver loses control and crashes on affluent London street The £150,000 British-made super car hit a Volkswagen Golf in central London  The 203mph car suffered damage to the bonnet, as well as the nearside wing London Fire Brigade said they ‘made the … Read more

Did London’s lockdown work? Capital has the same level of coronavirus antibodies as Stockholm

Covid-19 has infected the same number of people in London and Stockholm, despite the Swedish capital controversially choosing not to lock down, scientists say. Antibody testing – which reveal if someone has previously been infected – show around one in six people in both cities caught the virus during the crisis. Public Health England surveillance … Read more

Lockdown may have killed more UK children than coronavirus

Lockdown restrictions likely killed more children than coronavirus itself because ‘Stay at Home’ messaging deterred parents from taking them to hospital, leading experts warn Brit paediatricians identified nine children who died of cancer or sepsis by May That is higher than the total number of children who had died of Covid-19 at time Health bosses … Read more