The mother of a nine-year-old boy with a rare form of epilepsy has warned her son’s life is at risk because his medical cannabis can no longer be imported from the Netherlands due to Brexit. Hannah Deacon said she had only learned of the change in policy less than two weeks before the Brexit transition … Read more
An EU regulator approved the Moderna vaccine today in a boost to European leaders facing mounting criticism over a sluggish jab rollout which has left the bloc lagging behind Britain and America in protecting its 450million people against Covid-19. While the 27-member union has theoretically secured access to billions of doses, only around one million … Read more
Ministers finalise £100m post-Brexit package to revive British fishing fleet so it can land catches normally taken by the French and Dutch Ministers are finalising plans for a £100million post-Brexit fishing package The scheme was promised last month as the government faced criticism Fisherman said it compromised on important issues to finally secure a trade … Read more
Women with high blood pressure during pregnancy are more likely to suffer from memory problems later in life, study finds Dutch health researchers tested the memory and thinking skills of 596 women Each gave birth 15 years prior, but some had high blood pressure at the time In a memory test, the latter group scored around … Read more
Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: See Holland in bloom with TV’s Adam Frost By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 09:06 GMT, 28 December 2020 | Updated: 09:06 GMT, 28 December 2020 We are delighted to bring you another chance to see Holland’s famous bulb fields burst into bloom next Easter, as they cover the … Read more
Brexit winners and losers: Cornish fishermen, the British people and Boris Johnson emerge victorious… as Nicola Sturgeon, the Guardian and Remainer pundits lose out By James Heale For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:20 GMT, 26 December 2020 | Updated: 22:39 GMT, 26 December 2020 WINNERS CORNISH FISHERMEN Like trawlermen in other UK ports, Newlyn … Read more
A wealthy haulage boss who used an encrypted phone network as he helped transport £1.5million worth of cocaine from the Netherlands to Ireland has been jailed for 14 years. Irishman Thomas Maher, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court today after previously admitting to four counts of conspiracy to commit a crime abroad. The court heard the … Read more
It’s a croc eat croc world: Cannibal crocodile eats younger reptile The 1,200-pound crocodile was so hungry that it ate one of its kind after digging its teeth into its body The adult male crocodile was pictured attacking the juvenile reptile, which cried out in desperation Photographer Jan Butter, 69, captured the incredible photos in … Read more
While Britain became the ‘sick man of Europe’ overnight as flights to the continent ground to a halt, its infection rate is still lower than some of the countries imposing travel bans. More than a dozen European countries have stopped flights from Britain because of the mutant virus strain that has forced Boris Johnson to … Read more
Italy has detected a patient infected with the mutated strain of coronavirus that emerged in Britain, becoming the fifth country outside the UK to report a case. The Italian patient flew from the UK to Rome in the last few days with his partner, who did not test positive, Italy’s health ministry said. The pair … Read more