Urgent investigation launched after nearly a quarter of residents at care home die from Covid

Urgent investigation is launched after nearly a quarter of residents at one care home die from Covid as outbreak claims 15 lives Incident management team in place at Llangollen Fechan Care Home in Wales  Over the last three weeks there have sadly been 56 positive cases and 15 deaths In addition 33 staff members have … Read more

This Morning: Friends re-united in Wigan care home after 73 years

Two friends who lost touch for 73 years had an emotional reunion after moving into the same care home. Marion Darbyshire, 91, and Winnie Shaw, 94, initially became friends in their twenties when they worked as sewing apprentices at a factory producing men’s trousers in Wigan, Lancashire.     However, the pair lost touch after Winne left … Read more

Love Island’s Lucie Donlan, Amber Turner and Molly Smith look sensational in new hair care campaign

Love Island’s Lucie Donlan looks sensational in a tiny blue bikini as she joins Amber Turner and Molly Smith for new sizzling hair care campaign By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 11:42 GMT, 20 November 2020 | Updated: 11:56 GMT, 20 November 2020 They soared to fame on the ITV2 dating series and ITVBe show. … Read more

Elvis’ Taking Care of Business ring is expected to sell for $1MILLION

 A trove of iconic items from Hollywood’s past, including Elvis Presley’s diamond-studded ‘TCB’ ring and Michael Jackson’s Swarovski crystal embellished glove, will be auctioned off this month.    More than 300 artifacts will be sold to the highest bidder through GWS Auctions, a company that specializes in celebrity-owned assets, high profile pieces and royal family estates. … Read more

Virologist whose father, 88, died of Covid in a care home sues the government

The bereft daughters of two elderly men who died in care homes after Covid-19 outbreaks are taking Matt Hancock, the NHS and Public Health England to the High Court today over their handling of the crisis. Dr Cathy Gardner believes the Government breached the human rights of thousands of vulnerable people including her father Michael Gibson, 88, … Read more

Eva Longoria accepts CARE Impact Award with son Santi, 2, in her lap

Golden Globe nominee Eva Longoria Bastón was ‘really honored’ to accept her CARE Impact Award for Exceptional Activism on Wednesday night with her son Santiago Enrique resting in her lap. The ‘Texican’ 45-year-old laughed as her two-year-old toddler exclaimed ‘Latino!’ while she was discussing how her eight-year-old foundation has helped the Latino community. Little Santi … Read more

Care homes need urgent funding so staff can lay on family visits this Christmas, report warns 

Care homes desperately need more funding to enable family visits this Christmas, a major report concluded yesterday. Ninety-four per cent of care home managers are trying to arrange visits but the cost of making it happen is an enormous barrier, the National Care Forum (NCF) found. It said an urgent injection of Government funding is … Read more

Husband, 91, and wife 87, are reunited in care home after almost two months apart

‘Is it really you?’ Heartwarming moment husband, 91, fights back tears as he is reunited with wife, 87, in care home after almost two months apart Harry Wilsden, 91, and Doreen, 87, from Darlington have been married 67 years But they were separated when Harry caught Covid-19 and went to hospital After two months apart they have been … Read more

Brian May thanks wife Anita Dobson for her care after heart attack

Brian May has praised his wife Anita Dobson on their 20th wedding anniversary for saving his life after he suffered a heart attack. The Queen icon, 73, expressed his thanks to his former EastEnders actress, 71, and said he was ‘grateful to be alive’ after having a ‘cluster of things go wrong.’  In May, Brian … Read more

Wife of D-Day veteran who died in care home reveals struggle of not being able to hug him since July

The family of a D-Day veteran with Alzheimer’s who died in a care home said today that the ‘hardest bit’ was not being able to hug him. World War Two hero Jim Pass, originally from Castleford, West Yorkshire, died aged 102 on November 4 shortly after testing positive for coronavirus. He had been moved into … Read more