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Cambridge University academics whose gloomy warnings of 4,000 deaths a day spooked ministers into imposing England's second lockdown have dropped their estimate again. The 'Nowcast' team, which feeds into Number 10's advisory panel SAGE, estimates there will be between 380 and 610 coronavirus deaths on November 21, based on current trends. For reference, the academics last week predicted that the number of deaths each day was likely to reach between 380 and 710 on November 14.  The figure is a far cry from the 4,000 deaths per day estimate that the same team had given to SAGE on October 9, which spooked ministers into calling for England's second national lockdown.  In a paper presented to the SAGE sub-group SPI-M, the team warned daily deaths could hit 4,010 by December 1.  Sir Patrick Vallance came under intense scrutiny for 'frightening' the public and MPs with the projection, which was presented in Boris Johnson's TV press conference to announce the

The second wave of Covid-19 will be 'gruelling' with increased pressure stretching out through winter, senior doctors have warned.  Chief medical officers and other top health figures have written to doctors on the frontline urging them to be flexible during the crisis. They may be required to work in clinical areas outside their usual practice in order to cope with pressures, as more coronavirus patients are admitted. The letter, tweeted by England's chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty, said the second wave 'may well be prolonged throughout the winter period, with wide local variation and fluctuation in cases, requiring a sustained response from the whole profession'. It said: 'This will be gruelling professionally and personally.' It echoes a warning at the start of the pandemic in March, when Professor Whitty told medics they will need to work 'in unfamiliar circumstances'. The letter was tweeted by England's chief medical officer Pro

A student actor who wrote about the struggles of being openly gay has been found dead with fatal levels of a date rape drug in his system, a coroner heard.  Eiichi Nakajima's body was found in his student halls of residence in Berkshire just four days after his 22nd birthday.  The performer had completed a degree in film and theatre at the University of Reading and was looking for experience as an assistant director.    A pathologist told an opening inquest today that Mr Nakajima had fatal levels of the 'club drug' gamma hydroxybutyrate in his system.  It is commonly put in alcoholic drinks to incapacitate revellers. Eiichi Nakajima's body was found in his student halls of residence in Berkshire just four days after his 22nd birthday Born and raised in Bolivia to Japanese parents, Mr Nakajima had acted in a film that won best comedy and entertainment film in at the Royal Television Society West of England Student Awards.  He had also been the lighting director for a M

A third murder suspect accused over the Christmas Eve assassination of the brother of a Real Housewives of Cheshire star was remanded in custody on Wednesday. Estevan Munizaga is part of a trio accused of murdering Flamur 'Alex' Beqiri, 36, who was shot in front of his wife Debora Krasniqi and young child on the doorstep of his £1.5m family home in Battersea, southwest London, last December 24. Munizaga, 34, was flown from Sweden to Heathrow Airport on Tuesday in connection with the murder. A third murder suspect accused of killing Flamur 'Alex' Beqiri, 36 (pictured with his wife) - the brother of Real Housewives of Cheshire star Missé Beqiri, was remanded in custody  Beqiri is pictured with his wife Debora Krasniqi and his son. Estevan Munizaga is a third murder suspect in the Beqiri case  He spoke through a Spanish interpreter to confirm his name and date of birth during a short hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court. Munizaga was remanded in custody ahead of a

Two moped muggers took turns to stab a man for his £7,000 Rolex as he was murdered in front of his girlfriend, a court heard. Danny Pearce, 31, was killed while walking home with Stephanie Holland after a night out at Oliver's Jazz Club in Greenwich, southeast London. Mr Pearce was stabbed and shot at on King William Walk on 15 July 2017 after he refused to hand over his watch to two men riding a moped. One was David Egan, 24, who had carried out a series of moped robberies between 11 and 15 July with knives, a gun or both, Inner London Crown Court heard. 'The offences were committed by two men on a moped who had been touring the Greenwich area looking for expensive watches,' said prosecutor Louis Malby. The couple left the club and were on King William Walk, being followed by their friends. Danny Pearce, 31,  was with his girlfriend Stephanie Holland after a night out at Oliver's Jazz Club in Greenwich, southeast London, when he was attacked They intended to get some

Providence Police Sgt Joseph Hanley was charged with assault following his violent arrest of Rishod Gore on April 19 New footage captured the moment a white Rhode Island cop brutally attacked a black man during an arrest back in the spring.  Providence Police Sgt Joseph Hanley was charged with assault following his violent arrest of Rishod Gore, 28, on April 19. He has pleaded not guilty and the case is still pending. The head of the Providence External Review Authority , a civilian group which reviews police conduct, released two videos of the incident on Tuesday. One is from a cop's body camera and the other was recorded by a witness.  The videos purportedly show Hanley dragging Gore out of his car, throwing him to the ground and handcuffing him.   Hanley then proceeds to kneel on Gore's neck while repeatedly punching and kicking him in the ribs and head, the videos show. The state attorney general's office accused Hanley of those same actions in its criminal case agains

An 81-year-old Italian husband has been spotted serenading his wife from outside her hospital window after coronavirus restrictions stopped him from seeing her.  Heartwarming footage shows romantic Stefano Bozzini playing his accordion from the street below. Carla Sacchi, his wife of 47 years, can be seen watching her beloved husband from a second-floor window of the hospital in Castel San Giovanni, a town in North Italy. Stefano Bozzini plays his accordion to his wife Carla Sacchi from the street below Stefano played a series of love songs to his wife, including a rendition of 'Spanish Eyes' by Engelbert Humperdinck Stefano, sitting on a chair in the empty street, played a series of love songs on his accordion, including some of his wife's favourites. He opened his rendition with 'Spanish Eyes' by Engelbert Humperdinck, and ended his serenade by looking up at his wife and waving.  Stefano, wearing a face mask, a feather hat and a red jumper, played whilst his w

An off-duty New York Police Department officer shot a gunman who tried to rob his car in Brooklyn in the early morning hours of Wednesday, according to authorities. Surveillance footage obtained by DailyMail.com shows a police officer who had just left work leaving the parking lot of the Brooklyn Terminal Market on East 87th Street in Canarsie at around 2:00am. NYPD Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison said that a 28-year-old man approached the off-duty officer's civilian white Mercedes sedan and tapped on the driver's side window with his gun. The New York Police Department released surveillance footage showing an armed carjacker on Wednesday (seen above in the red circle) moments before an attempted robbery at around 2:00am in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn The carjacker approached an off-duty officer who was driving out of Brooklyn Terminal Market in his civilian white sedan (seen left) According to police, the carjacker approached the driver's side window and tapped