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A mum and her daughter died of Covid after 11 family members tested positive following a Christmas gathering. Paramjeet Bains, 43, died on January 5 when she suffered a major seizure just one day after being admitted to the intensive care unit at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton. Kashmir was admitted to the same unit and battled the virus for three weeks before her family took the heartbreaking decision to switch off her life support machine. According to brother and son Indy Bains, 11 members of his family caught the virus after they met on Christmas Day, the BBC reports. Mr Bains, 40, said the family was initially reluctant to gather but decided to spend a few hours together as his sister, who had learning disabilities, had suffered during isolation. The family "played safe", adhering to the government's three household rule. Days later they all tested positive to Covid-19. Mr Bains told the BBC: "We didn't meet anyone else beforehand, no-one had any symptoms, we … [Read more...] about Mum and daughter die of Covid as 11 family members catch virus on Christmas Day

Indian security forces have seized dozens of "sticky bombs" during raids in India-administered Kashmir in recent months. "These bombs are a threat to security forces. We have issued orders to the security forces to remain alert," Rajesh Sharma, a senior police official in Samba district, told DW. Sticky bombs, or Magnet-attached Improvised Explosive Devices (MIEDs), can be attached to a vehicle and detonated remotely. They have been used by militants in Afghanistan over the past few months and although these bombs have not been used by Kashmiri insurgents, officials fear their presence could be a sign of impending violence in the disputed region. Muslim insurgents have been fighting Indian forces in the Indian-administered part of Kashmir — a region of 12 million people, about 70% of whom are Muslim — since 1989. Two of their three wars that India and Pakistan have fought since their independence in 1947, have been over Kashmir — which both claim in full, but rule in part. … [Read more...] about How ‘sticky bombs’ could impact Kashmir insurgency

A MUM has issued a stark warning over dental hygiene after she lost all her top teeth when they rotted away after years of smoking and drinking fizzy drinks every day. The woman, called Victoria , shared a shocking clip to TikTok illustrating what can happen if you don’t take proper care of your teeth. Victoria, from the US, shared a snap of herself smiling in 2012, saying her “teeth were fine and healthy” at this point. Fast-forward five years and her teeth had rotted away, and they all either broke or had to be removed. She documented her journey, saying: “This is in 2017 when they first started to go bad and when I was first told that I needed to have them all removed on the top and I needed a denture.” Victoria points out sections of her teeth which shows the first signs of decay, and where they first began to deteriorate. She continued: “Fast forward to 2020 and this is what they turned into after 3 years.” Explaining exactly how her teeth got so bad, … [Read more...] about Mum who lost ALL her top teeth after drinking soda every day issues dental hygiene warning

The first assessment of the Brazilian variant of COVID-19, newly identified in the UK, shows it may spread more easily - and evade the immune system. Scientists from Brazil and the UK estimate the variant, known as P1, is 1.4 to 2.2 times more transmissible than previous versions of coronavirus circulating in Manaus, the Amazon city where it originated. It is also able to evade between 25% and 61% of protective immunity from previous infection, according researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Sao Paulo. The study has not been peer reviewed. Live COVID updates from the UK and around the world Advertisement What we know about the Brazil variant Almost 70% of the Manaus population had immunity from the first wave of COVID infections last spring, yet a surge of re-infections at the start of this year led to hospitals in the city being overwhelmed. Six UK cases of the P1 variant have been identified in … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Brazilian P1 variant may spread more easily and could evade immune system, scientists find

The Royal Family is focused on the health of Prince Philip and has "more important things to worry about" than Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Oprah interview, say palace aides. Buckingham Palace is bracing for new revelations from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex during the two-hour broadcast on an American TV network this Sunday. But aides said the Firm's thoughts are firmly with the Duke of Edinburgh, and Harry and Meghan's tell-all with their pal Oprah Winfrey "is not something we are focusing on at the moment". Philip, 99, spent his first night at St Bartholomew's Hospital in central London last night after being transferred by ambulance from the private King Edward VII's Hospital after almost two weeks there. Do you enjoy reading about the Royal Family? Sign up for all the best royal news from the Mirror here. It came just hours after he first clips of the Sussexes' interview was released by CBS to promote Sunday's interview. Philip, Harry's grandfather, is … [Read more...] about Royal Family has ‘more important things to worry about than Meghan and Harry’