Living alone makes over-50s 30% more likely to be treated in hospital for respiratory diseases such as COVID-19 Study of more than 4,000 Britons aged over 50 assessed their lifestyle Compared this with their hospital records to register any hospital admissions Found those who lived alone are 32 per cent more likely to be sent to hospital … Read more
‘I keep waiting for it to feel easier’: Dawn O’Porter candidly details her struggles with grief after the death of her close friend Caroline Flack By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 23:37 BST, 21 April 2020 | Updated: 23:37 BST, 21 April 2020 Dawn O’Porter has opened up about struggling with grief following the death … Read more
He’s off his trolley! Shopper takes PPE to a new level by browsing supermarket shelves in a full-body latex gimp suit as he picks up essentials for an elderly friend The shopper in Colchester, Essex was browsing for essentials in the local Tesco The self-declared ‘Gimp Man of Essex’ was dressed head-to-toe in the black … Read more
Is THIS the real reason coronavirus testing is such a shambles? Plans to roll out remote Covid-19 screening are held up by red tape as officials insist on ‘weeks’ of training for testers Scheme to post swabs to private homes and care facilities was due for this week However, bureaucrats insist anyone who conducts tests … Read more
Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. R.S. writes: I invested in wine through the Bordeaux Wine Company (BWC) which, as you reported recently, has collapsed. … Read more
Molly Sims slips into a high cut swimsuit and sips on wine as she lets her kids play ‘pool boy’ and ‘cabana girl’ during quarantine By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 23:02 BST, 21 April 2020 | Updated: 23:16 BST, 21 April 2020 Molly Sims turned her living room into a beach resort while quarantining … Read more
The dairy company at the centre of the milk-tipping scandal has been accused of ‘disgusting greed’ for hiking the amount it charges nursing homes for vital food supplies. Freshways is blaming coronavirus for a decision to suddenly increase the price of dairy products. Yet behind the scenes, it has been telling farmers that the pandemic … Read more
First of all: how are you both? I know no one ever asks, so I thought it best just to check. After all, it must be so hard for you, stuck in Los Angeles in rented accommodation with only Ellen DeGeneres and Beyonce for company. We all know how stressful moving house can be, and … Read more
The homepage of the DVLA Licence Apply website features a rather amateurish logo depicting two hands clutching a steering wheel. It then lists its services, which include providing a provisional licence for £91.60 and replacing a lost, stolen or damaged one for £77.60, each next to an inviting blue button that says ‘Apply Now’. Given … Read more
Captain Tom Moore is reportedly set to perform his charity single with Michael Ball during this year’s Britain’s Got Talent final. The 99-year-old war veteran, who has raised £27million for the NHS during the coronavirus crisis by walking 100 laps of his garden, is thought to be ‘in talks’ with show bosses for a special … Read more