Temporary care workers helped to fuel Britain’s coronavirus crisis in care homes, a damning Government study has found. Agency staff working in multiple homes may have unwittingly infected thousands of elderly and vulnerable residents without being tested for the virus. In some cases ‘bank workers’ – used to fill temporary vacancies – were standing in … Read more
Water quality testing is halted across England during the coronavirus crisis just as the warm weather causes Britons to flock to beaches and lakes Environment Agency said it could no longer carry out the checks on UK waters But it will still monitor pollution in waters where incidents have taken place A massive 98 per … Read more
France should sell the MONA LISA for €50 billion to deal with its coronavirus economic crisis, one of the country’s top businessmen suggests Stephane Distinguin said France should sell the Mona Lisa to help the economy He said for the sale to ‘make sense’, the Mona Lisa would need to fetch €50bn The Mona Lisa … Read more
Hundreds of NHS staff beg the Government not to freeze public sector wages to help pay for coronavirus crisis NHS workers beg Chancellor Rishi Sunak to rule out public sector freeze pay It comes after a leaked Treasury report a two-pay halt on public wage rises The report warned of a £337bn Budget deficit following … Read more
The care sector could be plunged into financial crisis as fearful families choose not to put their loved ones in homes, experts warned last night. Resident numbers could plummet by as much as ten per cent as a result of deaths from coronavirus, as well as fears about going into care. This would leave more … Read more
Anthea Turner has revealed she’s postponed her wedding until next year. In this week’s HELLO! magazine, the host, 59, posed alongside fiancé Mark Armstrong in their first joint photoshoot together as she shared the couple’s wedding was set to take place in Italy this September, but their plans have now been put on hold due to … Read more
Boris Johnson holds crisis talks as Washington goes ‘berserk’ over a leaked Interpol request to arrest Harry Dunn’s alleged killer if she leaves the US High level talks attended by Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab International wanted notice on former CIA agent Anne Sacoolas caused storm Home Secretary Priti Patel and Cabinet Secretary Sir … Read more
When it comes to the Covid-19 pandemic, every day is a school day – and that isn’t just because many parents (myself included) are having to teach our children about fronted adverbials at the same time as working from home. As we scan the news for information, we are all learning a great deal about … Read more
911 boyband star Jimmy Constable has joined the ambulance service in a bid to help out the NHS in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The singer, 48, who shot to fame in the 90s as part of the trio, now drives ambulances in the south west of England, providing much needed transport for none-emergency … Read more
RBS to target ‘Generation Rent’ as it forecasts renters will outnumber mortgage holders by 2029 The bank forecasts a big fall in home ownership after coronavirus crisis It forecast that renters aged 35 to 44 will outnumber mortgage holders by 2029 Private renters in that age group will leap from 29% to 47%, according to … Read more