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The origin of the Covid-19 virus has been extremely controversial, with many blaming the Wuhan wet markets for passing the disease onto humans. 

Being savvy with your bank accounts can earn you money (Picture: Getty Images) Rising base rates spell bad news for those with mortgages, and other borrowing could get more expensive, too. But there is a silver lining. Since these hikes will also make the banks more money, many are also hiking incentives for banking and saving with them. There have been some big offers from banks in the last week so I’m dedicating this week’s column to my best buys. Combining these could earn you a few hundred quid in the run-up to Christmas, and more next year, so don’t…

​Central Saint Martins, part of UAL, says it ‘isn’t able to facilitate access for children and babies on a regular basis’A woman has been told she cannot breastfeed her baby on campus at one of the world’s most prestigious arts schools.Jasmijn Toffano, a student at Central Saint Martins, was initially led to believe there would be no problem bringing her newborn daughter to classes, but said the college reversed that days before she was due to start her course, leaving her struggling to find childcare and to fulfil her course obligations. Continue reading… 

Prince Harry’s tell-all memoir ‘may never see the light of day’, claims a royal expert and close friend of Diana (Picture: Reuters/Getty/AP) Prince Harry’s hotly anticipated memoirs may never be published as doing so could forever ruin his chances of reconnecting with his estranged relatives, it has been claimed. Harry’s autobiography was set to be released before the end of 2022, but has been postponed until next year following the death of the Queen. Publishers had hoped the £40 million memoir would be out in time for Thanksgiving, but the book has entered limbo following rumours of significant alterations to…

​Alexander Darwall lodges papers seeking end to camping on moorland without permissionA wealthy landowner is pressing ahead with legal moves that could threaten the right of backpackers and youth groups to wild camp on Dartmoor.A small group of right-to-roam activists built a protest camp over the weekend on the estate owned by Alexander Darwall and his wife, who are challenging the legal basis of bylaws that allow for wild camping on the moor, despite a growing outcry from local people, hikers and environmentalists. Continue reading… 

A MONSTER stabbed his girlfriend to death then Facetimed his sister to show her the body after she flew to the UK to visit him. Ashley Wadsworth, 19, was murdered in Chelmsford, Essex, days before …

Lucy Letby: nurse denies murder of seven babies in Chester hospital The Guardian says A nurse has pleaded not guilty to murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 others in a hospital neo-natal ward in Chester. Lucy Letby, 32, is accused of killing or attempting to kill 17 babies at the Countess of Chester hospital between June 2015 and June 2016. The former Countess of Chester nurse, first arrested in July 2018, appeared at Manchester crown court on Monday and entered not guilty pleas to seven counts of murder and 15 of attempted murder. Wearing a black suit in…

Ex-Marine John Sennett says Putin’s attack on Ukraine is “not a war – it’s mass murder”. 

​Fall of 0.2% recorded in week starting 2 October, with biggest dip in shopping centres and retail parksThe number of visitors to shopping destinations dropped back last week in one of the first indications of a slowdown in spending amid rising energy bills.In the week beginning 2 October, footfall slipped by 0.2% on the previous week across all UK retail destinations, with the biggest drop in shopping centres and retail parks, according to figures from the monitoring group Springboard. Continue reading… 

Lucy Letby trial: Nurse accused of murdering 7 babies and trying to kill 10 others pleads not guilty The Independent says A nurse accused of murdering seven babies and the attempting to kill ten others has pleaded not guilty. Lucy Letby, 32, denies murdering five boys and two girls, and attempting to murder another five boys and five girls between June 2015 and June 2016. The nurse, who was working in the neonatal unit of the Countess of Chester Hospital in Chester at the time, is accused of trying to murder some of the babies multiple times. Wearing a blue…