A child with cerebral palsy has set himself the challenge of walking 100 laps up his road, aided by just his walker, before his tenth birthday on 18 May – after being inspired by Colonel Tom Moore. Ethan Beadrow, nine, from Manchester, who can’t stand unaided, appeared on Good Morning Britain alongside his mum Catherine … Read more
Growing numbers of families are seeking legal advice to remove their relatives from care homes, it has been revealed today. Legal firms have reporter a spike in the number of people looking to overturn safeguards which prevent them removing elderly residents from care facilities. The law firm Leigh Day told The Guardian it is receiving, ‘at … Read more
An Iranian airline fuelled the Middle East’s coronavirus crisis by flying infected passengers into Lebanon and Iraq and continuing flights to China, an investigation has found. Mahan Air, a private company linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), is accused of lying about these passenger flights after Tehran barred all flights to China on … Read more
A 43-year-old Frenchman has revealed himself as the country’s potential ‘patient zero’ who was infected with coronavirus last December. Amirouche Hammar came forward after a hospital near Paris revealed it had re-tested old flu samples and found a positive test for coronavirus on December 27. The result suggests that the virus was spreading in France … Read more
More than half of British adults are now receiving money from the state, it emerged today – as Chancellor Rishi Sunak warned the situation is ‘not sustainable’. The scale of the impact of the coronavirus lockdown is becoming clearer after the government revealed it is subsidising the wages of 6.3million workers under its furlough scheme. Meanwhile, … Read more
A critically-ill coronavirus patient was saved after getting a promising arthritis drug that is being trialled by doctors worldwide. Leonard Whitehurst was admitted to the Royal Cornwall Hospital on March 16 with a confirmed case of COVID-19. Over the course of his stay, his condition deteriorated until his prognosis was ‘very grim’, according to medics … Read more
Countries who have adopted the Apple-Google Covid-19 tracing app ‘not compatible’ with the NHS’ own software Germany Italy Switzerland Austria Estonia Ireland – The United States of America is expected to use it – but no final decision has been made yet The NHS‘ track-and-trace app considered vital to getting the UK out of coronavirus … Read more
Pressure today mounted on ministers to make a formal face masks announcement after an expert panel ruled they can curb the spread of the coronavirus. Top experts from the prestigious Royal Society concluded that masks – even home-made ones – can reduce the transmission of the deadly infection. In evidence given to Number 10‘s Scientific Advisory … Read more
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has lauded New Zealanders for their commitment to lockdown after a second-straight day without a new case of COVID-19. The number of ‘confirmed and probable’ infections remained at 1,487 after one suspected case ‘already known to us’ tested positive on Monday, the health ministry said. The death toll was also … Read more
Piers Morgan has tested negative for coronavirus, but will stay off work while recovering from the symptoms that led to his test. The GMB presenter, 55, missed today’s show after he revealed yesterday on social media that he had developed a ‘mild symptom’ and would be tested for Covid-19. However, taking to Twitter tonight, he … Read more