GILES WATSON WRITES: Another toxic meme is circulating. It tries to claim that most of the deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Italy were accompanied by “comorbidities”, and it insists that most of the deaths were in nursing homes. Given that this meme is appearing repeatedly on my news feed, I’m going to put my answer …
A study has confirmed that household cleaning products are 99.9 per cent effective in wiping out coronavirus. The tests looked at ingredients in brands including Dettol and Lysol antiseptic liquid, hand sanitiser and many other cleaning products. The findings were published in The American Journal of Infection Control. The study found a reduction of danger …
Well, it looks like baked beans, beer and box-sets for the foreseeable as the climes of this foreign land we now call home put life on hold. The Slovak government has ordered a 14-day ban on all cultural, sporting – and many other – events to avoid the spread of coronavirus. Twelve cases of the …
It’s always been seen as a fair game to boo, lampoon, insult, attack, complain about and scoff at Bob Dylan. This attitude has made me furious over the years … of course he can sing, he is probably one of the most inventive singers since the beginning of popular music and has influenced the whole …
I washed up in Central and Eastern Europe as an itinerant travel journalist in the blistering summer of 2015 … I remember Mr Vlad ‘Action Man’ Putin was still, daily, baring his chest and his teeth after annexing Crimea. Mr Putin was obviously emboldened by his new war of attrition. After all, he’d got noticed …
Hospitals will be ‘under immense strain’ as nurses go on strike, the chief executive of the NHS Confederation has said. So, let’s look at the figures behind the unhealthiest strike of all… what do you think? The Health Foundation think-tank has said the average basic pay for nurses fell by 5 per cent in reality since 2011. RCN …
Howdyado everybody! Welcome aboard Leigh’s preservation society – it’s become a bit of a runaway since surrealist writer Eric Lastick began steering! Thanks mate! However, some people are a bit confused by the intention of the site The Leigh G Banks Preservation Society – Surviving life with laughter, literature and love… but the answer is …
Finally, something nice happened in this mean and unpleasant land called the UK … everything disappeared under snow for the first time this winter. And it all looked good in my back garden… Yep, for a few front pages – and minutes – we fotgot about pervert policemen, lying politicians, frontline strikers, the supposed resurgeance …
A mumpreneur decided to dedicate her birthday to raising money for Australia’s abused women and children. Sara Banks, who lives in Wembley, Perth, WA, said: “I chose Zonta House Refuge because they were one of the many support services that helped me two and a half years ago years ago with their amazing program, Positive …