PICTURED: Zookeeper, 35, who was cleaning a cage when she was ‘viciously’ attacked by two lion cubs

The experienced zookeeper who was horrifically mauled by two lions has been named as 35-year-old Jennifer Brown.  Big cat expert Ms Brown was pounced upon and savagely attacked in the neck and head as she cleaned a cage at the Shoalhaven Zoo in North Nowra on Friday morning. Paramedics described the rescue operation as ‘harrowing’ as Ms … Read more

Endangered elvers make a dramatic return to British waters

Endangered elvers make a dramatic return to British waters – following a long decline since the 1970s Experts say this year’s elver stock in the River Severn is the biggest in decades The European eels (also called glass eels) have been in decline since the 1970s  Heavy rain earlier this year led to a rise … Read more

Coronavirus ‘R’ rate could be as low as 0.5 outside of hospitals

Coronavirus ‘R’ rate could be as low as 0.5 outside of hospitals – with the national average inflated by the huge infection rate in medical settings, say SAGE scientists The coronavirus ‘R’ rate is lower than previously revealed, new documents show In the community the rate was closer to 0.5, lower than the national average  … Read more

The most apocalyptic killer virus coming home to roost

Just when we seem to be easing out of the crisis, just as the death toll slows and new hospital admissions for coronavirus head towards zero, just as we begin to allow ourselves the first tentative sigh of relief, along comes a new book by an American doctor to tell us: this, folks, is just … Read more