内容摘要：Dr David Brown, the paper's third co-author, said the "rapid appearance of rock could fundamentally affect the ecosystems above and below the water, as well as change the way that coastlines respond to the challenges of rising sea levels and more extreme weather as our planet warms".

Dr David Brown, the paper's third co-author, said the "rapid appearance of rock could fundamentally affect the ecosystems above and below the water, as well as change the way that coastlines respond to the challenges of rising sea levels and more extreme weather as our planet warms".

“It was just a scene from hell.”In the pandemic we heard reports of swamped hospitals in danger of being overwhelmed though to what extent was never fully clear.

On the face of it bed occupancy in England – that’s the total number of hospital beds taken up by all patients –, the peak of the largest Covid wave.That’s above the 85% level considered safe but not any higher than a typical winter outside the pandemic.

That doesn’t tell the full story. At that point hospitals had cancelled all their usual planned work – from hip replacements to hernia repairs. Strict Covid rules meant the public were told to stay at home and protect the NHS. The numbers coming in through A&E in England fell by almost 40% compared to the previous year, to 1.3 million in January 2021.That was why, when anti-lockdown protestors sneaked into hospitals to film,

The pressure though was often being felt elsewhere – on the main wards and in intensive care units (ICUs), where thousands of the sickest Covid patients needed help to breathe on ventilators.

“At our peak we ran out of physical bed spaces and had to resort to putting two patients into one space,” one ICU nurse at a different hospital told Prof Fong.Mr Smith added the shop allows locals who are unable to travel to get groceries and daily staples.

"The shop sells groceries, birthday cards and gifts, second-hand books, jigsaws, bread and fresh fruit - the sort of things that a small community needs to have available to it," he said.Shares in the scheme can be bought in the village shop at £1 per share, with 25 shares being the minimum purchase. They can also be bought via email.

Everyone who purchases shares then become a member of the community benefit society.The feasibility of having "some form" of vehicle access at a town's level crossing has been discussed by rail and council bosses.