Daily Archives: November 15, 2021
Scotland’s electricity consumption isn’t 100% renewable
“We’ve virtually decarbonised our electricity supply. Just short of 100% of all the electricity we use is from renewable sources.” Nicola Sturgeon, 1 November 2021. The Scottish National Party (SNP) leader and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has claimed that almost all electricity used in Scotland is from renewable sources. This is not correct. This… Read More »
Old photo of bed attached to bicycle is not the world’s first ambulance service
A Facebook post depicts what it claims is photographic proof of the world’s first ambulance service. It shows what appears to be a bicycle-like vehicle with an attachment carrying a patient. A caption reads: “The world’s first ambulance service”. It isn’t. The photo is real, and was taken in July 1941. Getty Images states that… Read More »
Hunt for child who told man ‘you’re not my dad’ was false alarm
Several newspapers published online articles on 14 November claiming that Greater Manchester Police were searching for a boy and a ‘suspicious male’ after a member of the public reported that the child had been heard telling the man “you’re not my dad”. The stories were published along with an image of the man and boy… Read More »
What are the risks of Covid-19 in pregnancy?
We have been asked lots of questions on WhatsApp about the risks of Covid-19 in pregnancy. The evidence so far shows that you are not more likely to be infected with Covid-19 during pregnancy, but pregnant women who do catch it are more likely to be admitted to intensive care. There are also higher rates… Read More »