Police hunt ‘despicable’ vandals after ‘Tommy Silhouette’ memorials to fallen war heroes were ‘beheaded’ Tommy Silhouettes vandalised in Purfleet, Essex, between Friday and Saturday A total of 26 statues were beheaded or ripped from their stands in the attack Locals raised over £300 to replace silhouettes recognising World War heroes By Milly Vincent For Mailonline … Read more
A £3.2million monument to honour Britain’s fallen emergency service workers including those who died during the coronavirus pandemic will be opened. More than 7,000 emergency service workers have died in the line of duty over the last 250 years, with more than 180 NHS staff known to have died from Covid-19. The National Emergency Services Memorial … Read more
Hollywood took to social media on Monday to wish the world a Happy Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for honoring and mourning the military personnel who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. This year is a little different for the country as beaches and … Read more
Ricky Gervais calls for celebrities to be banned from the New Year Honours List and replaced with NHS heroes By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 08:55 BST, 17 May 2020 | Updated: 08:55 BST, 17 May 2020 Ricky Gervais has called for celebrities to be banned from 2021’s New Year Honours List. The comedian, 56, … Read more
On Sunday morning I awoke with a headache, slight temperature and stomach pain. I also had a sore throat, which started several days earlier. I would normally have assumed I had picked up a bug. But in the present climate I naturally wondered whether I had been struck by Covid-19. Though the symptoms weren’t severe, … Read more
We will not be able to dance a conga or enjoy a street party — let alone flock to Buckingham Palace, as millions did back on May 8, 1945. Tomorrow, 75 years on, it is going to be an unavoidably subdued anniversary of the day that the UK finally celebrated Victory in Europe. Nonetheless, we … Read more
We will not be able to dance a conga or enjoy a street party — let alone flock to Buckingham Palace, as millions did back on May 8, 1945. Tomorrow, 75 years on, it is going to be an unavoidably subdued anniversary of the day that the UK finally celebrated Victory in Europe. Nonetheless, we … Read more
Families of NHS and care heroes killed in coronavirus line of duty will get £60,000 payout in Armed Forces-style life assurance policy By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 17:16 BST, 27 April 2020 | Updated: 17:23 BST, 27 April 2020 Families of medics who tragically lost their own lives to coronavirus after bravely trying … Read more
Fashion: And the high street heroes By Joanne Toolan For You Magazine Published: 00:02 BST, 19 April 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 19 April 2020 To all the retailers who are giving something back – we salute you! Mugs, £25 for two, oliverbonas.com H&M A big bravo for getting its supply chain to produce protective clothing for … Read more
Grieving relatives and friends paid tribute to lost loved ones on Saturday night as at least 15 more brave frontline staff died during Britain’s coronavirus epidemic. Among them was NHS hospital manager Julianne Cadby, 49, who died just days after losing her mother Joan, 84, to the virus. Her husband Chris, 43, was battling for his … Read more