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The two relatives who have tested positive for the killer coronavirus are Chinese tourists who were staying in a budget hotel in York when they came down with the world’s most feared illness, it was revealed today.  The British Government is scrambling to find anyone who came into contact with …

The number of UK patients tested for coronavirus has jumped to 52 with NHS staff being briefed on how to handle corpses infected with the lethal Chinese virus after it spread to three locations in nearby France. The dossier published by Public Health England warns that the virus – which has …

Boris Johnson has come under pressure to pull British diplomats out of Wuhan where infection from the deadly coronavirus is most potent.  The United States was today preparing to evacuate 1,000 of its citizens and consulate staff from the disease-hit Hubei province, sparking speculation the UK would follow suit. But …

British authorities are hunting for 2,000 people who flew in from Wuhan after the deadly coronavirus hit Europe with France confirming its first three cases and the death toll rising to 41 in China. It comes as one of the first UK patients to be tested for the killer condition – …

Seven babies died due to failings at one of the country’s largest hospital trusts, it emerged yesterday as a leaked report claimed consultants there regularly refused to work evenings and weekends. East Kent said it ‘wholeheartedly apologised’ to the bereaved parents over deaths dating back to 2016. Families have raised …

Fourteen UK patients have been tested for the killer coronavirus after returning from China with flu-like symptoms, it can be revealed.   The unidentified patients are thought to be from Wuhan, the city at the heart of the outbreak which has killed 18 people – officials today revealed the first person had …

The cost of implementing the high-speed railway connecting London with Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds could reach £106bn, according to a leaked, government-commissioned review. High Speed 2 (HS2) was originally allocated £56bn, and current HS2 Ltd chairman Allan Cook revised the estimated costs to between £81bn and £88bn in October. But …

A cruel thief stole a nurse’s car while she looked after Hull’s “sick and needy”, a court heard. Ashley Taylor, 29, was traced following a raid on staff room lockers at Hull Royal Infirmary where he stole three sets of car keys, a coat and then used a nurse’s car …

Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott’s privately-educated son, 28, is charged with 11 offences including exposing himself and attacks on police and NHS staff James Abbott-Thompson appeared at Thames Magistrates Court on Tuesday Charged with 11 new offences including 9 assaults – most on police and medics  He also faces count …

Tens of thousands of workers have lost up to £10billion of savings in Government-sanctioned pension scams. Army veterans, police officers, firemen, paramedics, care workers and teachers were among those fleeced under an almost decade-long loophole. Most agreed to transfer their nest eggs to the rogue schemes because they were enrolled …