Student COVID-19 Testing: The best way of returning to normal?
Following the introduction of Boris Johnson’s COVID-19 roadmap that is designed to ease the UK out of national lockdown, students find themselves returning to in-person teaching almost three months into 2021. While primary school and secondary school students...
I’ve been jabbed!
Yesterday was quite a monumental day for me. Being one of the ‘maturest’ students on Marjon campus I’m probably one of the first to have been summoned for my Covid jab. Beforehand I was pretty ambivalent about having it. I knew it was necessary but...
Hope…
HOPE… it’s all we have This morning, as usual, I ventured out on my morning walk so the dog and I could both have our daily exercise. Once again it’s yet another dull, dank and drizzly February day, with nothing much to look forward...
Graham Potter – The New Manager Of The Month?
Is Graham Potter to be the new Premier League Manger of the Month? It has not been an easy ride for the Seagulls with the teams first win of this year against Leeds in early January. Potter is up against Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta, Manchester City’s Pep...
The reality of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
With months of hard work, trials and dedication the medical scientists are now distributing batches of the vaccination out to healthcare workers, the elderly and the vulnerable. Margaret Keenan was the first person to get this jab, 91 years of age in the next week and...
So this is Christmas
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2021: The end of the Tampon Tax
While 2020 mainly brought us hardships and struggles, many hoped 2021 would be a better year for all, and we seem to be off on a better foot. As of the 1st January 2021, the so-called ‘Tampon Tax’ is being abolished in England. About bloody time. Sanitary...
Devon to Join Tier 3 Following Rise in COVID-19 Cases
Plymouth and the rest of Devon have been moved to the Tier 3 COVID-19 restrictions following a revision to the tier system by the Government this evening. The changes are due to take place at 12:00am on 31st December 2020, following a rise in COVID-19 cases over the...
More than 450 admitted to hospital in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh
Over the weekend mystery has swept through the city of Eluru In Southern India, hundreds of people collapsed and experienced nausea and epilepsy-like behaviour, there have been reports of people loosing consciousness and foaming at the mouth. Andhra Pradesh is already...
The duchess warns of lockdown loneliness for parents
Research from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Royal Foundation shows loneliness among parents of young children has “dramatically increased” during the Covid-19 pandemic. People who are in more deprived areas of the UK have felt the most cut off...
Study shows Covid-19 vaccine prevents 90% of infection
Hopeful developments for a vaccine against COVID-19 are taking place, after Pfizer and BioNTech SE announced interim results showing their vaccine prevented more than 90% of infections in a volunteer study. The company says there have been no serious side effects and...
Chocolate expert reveals how to eat yours and reap the health benefits
Have you been eating your chocolate in the wrong way? UK chocolate expert Jennifer Earle from Ecstasy Tours has explained how we should be munching our chocolate in a completely different way than we have done for years. Instead of just chucking it in and chomping,...