The NHS is seeing early signs that Curling Fever may have peaked. Hospital admissions for the condition, although still high, are beginning to fall.
A spokes-virus said, 'Curling Fever is an unusual condition. Serious outbreaks occur every four years or so, but infections in between are quite rare, except in Scotland. For a while, many doctors brushed off patients, saying that it wasn’t a genuine medical condition.'
However, there is no denying the impact on sufferers, who often arrive at A&E with physical injuries from punching a wall, or having been struck by a television screen moving at some velocity. Patients can also experience mental trauma, including anxiety, stress and depression. Symptoms can often emerge slowly. Patients initially present as withdrawn and stony faced, but can fly off the handle at short notice, if someone presses their buttons.
Luckily, Curling Fever is easily treated. Most sufferers can be distracted by watching a children’s film (but not Polar Express, Frozen or Happy Feet), or rugby game (unless Welsh).
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Boris Johnson has warned London's Russian oligarch community that a limit could be imposed on how much money they donate to the Tory party if Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine.
Mr Johnson has hinted there could be severe financial sanctions levied against Russians wishing to buy political influence here in the UK, saying any future interference will come at a cost.
That cost could be as little as £2m per oligarch.
Tory grandee Jacob Rees-Mogg also warned that Russian business affairs could also be impacted - but UK firms would be exempt if they had had the good sense to move their operations to the EU prior to Brexit as he did.
Other sanctions include limiting the number of hours they can double park outside their houses to just twenty hours a day and asking if someone could pick up the dog-shit after their Chow Chow has taken a dump in the park.
First published 24 Feb 2022
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