Kadar Shaikh was shocked by price of his treatment at private clinic, so he turned his offices into a facility offering free treatmentCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAn Indian businessman who recovered from coronavirus has converted his office into an 85-bed facility to provide free treatment for the Read more
The supreme court said the 87-year-old is expected to be released from hospital by the end of the weekJustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent a “minimally invasive non-surgical procedure” to revise a bile duct stent and is “resting comfortably”, the supreme court said on Wednesday.“According to her doctors, stent revisions are Read more
About 800 million children, mostly in developing countries, ‘will have had risky exposure’One in three children around the world have concentrations of lead in their blood at levels likely to cause significant long-term health damage, new research has found.About 800 million children and young people under the age of 19 Read more
Killing comes as the Metropolitan Police recorded its highest monthly number of violent deaths so far this year Via: Man killed in north London shooting
Oregon’s governor says local police will guard the courthouse as the president says the pullout will not begin until the city is secureThe Trump administration is to pull federal paramilitaries out of Portland starting on Thursday in a major reversal after weeks of escalating protests and violence.Oregon’s governor, Kate Brown, Read more
Small businesses that racked up losses and debts will now be eligible for loans of up to £5mThe government is expanding its Covid-19 rescue loan scheme to cover small businesses on the edge of collapse, a move that Labour warned would come too late for many troubled firms.With less than Read more
Expert says claim people would grow weary of lockdown rules ‘doesn’t exist’ in behavioural science Via: Behavioural fatigue theory used to justify lockdown delay 'was not backed by government scientists'
Boris Johnson is set to urge the unemployed to join the public sector to help Britain “build back better” this winter. The Conservative prime minister will encourage the public to consider the advantages of working in schools, hospitals, prisons and police stations. Via: Boris Johnson to urge unemployed to join Read more
Virus ‘can incubate over a period of time’, Oliver Dowden says Via: Coronavirus testing at airports 'not silver bullet' to easing restrictions, minister says
Exclusive: Animal-rights group behind secret footage find sanctuary places for one in 10 of the animals and appeals for more Via: Goat milk cruelty: Activists work to save animals at scandal-hit farm linked to UK's biggest producer