Heartbroken family of healthy girl, 16, reveal she died just a week after getting flu

An Ohio teenager fell ill with flu on Christmas Eve. She died on New Year’s Eve.  In the last several weeks, nearly 40 children have died of the flu as the virus spreads across the US early.  Kaylee Roberts is among the latest children to succumb to the virus.  The 16-year-old had been otherwise healthy … Read more

Jessie and Lennie Ware’s Table Manners: A real family feast

Jessie and Lennie Ware’s Table Manners: A real family feast By Jessie And Lennie Ware Published: 00:03 BST, 1 March 2020 | Updated: 00:03 BST, 1 March 2020 Fancy joining Jessie and Lennie at the dinner table? You can with this exclusive extract from their new book, which is full of funny stories and nostalgic … Read more

Elettra Wiedemann Rossellini: What my famous family really taught me

Her mum is Isabella Rossellini, her grandma was Ingrid Bergman, so Elettra Wiedemann Rossellini was born to be an icon. But a more down-to-earth life beckoned. She tells Hattie Crisell why she’s swapped the catwalk for the chicken run on her family farm  Left: Elettra modelling the new Weekend Max Mara On Set collection. Right: … Read more

Discovering the Thai jungle on a family rainforest safari at the Elephant Hills camp

‘THWACK!’ ‘THUD!’ ‘PUT THAT THING DOWN!’ The tented Elephant Camp at Elephant Hills. Fiona says it’s the ideal jungle starter holiday for those who prefer to wake without crippling back pain and like to have somewhere to hang their clothes Majestic elephants at the Elephant Hills’ elephant park in southern Thailand, which borders the wilds of Khao … Read more

Heartbroken family of a desperately ill pensioner say their last goodbyes

Heartbroken family of a desperately ill pensioner say their last goodbyes after Dutch fire crews lift them up to the fourth-floor window of his locked-down care home Family is helped by local fire department to say their last goodbyes to ill relative  Relatives of Henry Nijhove, 87, of Holland, used extendable ladder to reach him … Read more

Dancing with gran after lockdown is ‘good for her health – and deepens family ties’ 

Dancing with your grandma for 15 minutes a week ‘promotes positive feelings and improves her state of mind’, study claims Scientists asked 16 dance therapy instructors to partner with their grandmother  Found a weekly 10-15 minute session had a dramatic impact on mental wellbeing Grandmothers in the project reported a better state of mind and … Read more

Prince Harry’s ‘family time’ in LA home under lockdown

Prince Harry has conducted a personal video call with families caring for seriously ill children at home.  The Duke of Sussex spoke to British families from his lockdown bolthole in Los Angeles, where he is living with wife Meghan and their 11-month-old son Archie.  On the call, Harry told families he ‘felt almost guilty’ about … Read more

Scientists discover SIX new coronaviruses in bats that are in the same family that causes COVID-19

November 17, 2019: Date China now says it has traced the first coronavirus infection to, in Hubei province. Data now suggests that there were up to five new cases each day for the next few days. If U.S. intelligence was aware of such an outbreak, it suggests an excellent source or deep infiltration of Chinese … Read more

Cook once, eat twice… fill your freezer – and your family!

Cook once, eat twice… fill your freezer – and your family! By Shivi Ramoutar Published: 00:02 BST, 12 April 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 12 April 2020 We are all time-strapped and wallet-wary, while still wanting to enjoy exciting, flavoursome, homemade meals at the drop of a hat. Basically, we want it all. And you … Read more