Susanna Reid struggled to hold back tears on Good Morning Britain today as she told the heartbreaking story of a mother who had been prevented from seeing her severely autistic son due to restrictions on care home visits. The mother, called Suzanne, wrote in a letter on Facebook: ‘My son is severely autistic, he lives in … Read more
Property market panic as lenders slash thousands of pounds from value of homes, sparking fears a surge of buyers will pull out Data shows the average asking price for a home soared to £323,530 in October Came as sellers cashed in on unprecedented demand during stamp duty holiday But almost half now being told their property … Read more
What a result! Campaigning football star Marcus Rashford has bought five luxury homes worth more than £2million Campaigning football star Marcus Rashford has bought five luxury homes Striker, 23, has ploughed an estimated £1.5 million into three houses in Cheshire He has mortgages from the Queen’s bank, Coutts, for all five of the properties By … Read more
Homeowners who make properties more energy efficient should pay less council tax and stamp duty, UK boss of energy giant Eon tells Ministers By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 14 November 2020 | Updated: 23:26 GMT, 14 November 2020 Homeowners who make their properties more energy efficient should pay less council … Read more
Royal fans are champing at the bit for the return of Netflix series The Crown this weekend. The historical drama features some of England’s most regal locations, including Belvoir Castle – which stands in as Windsor Castle, Ely Cathedral, The Old Royal Naval College and Hatfield House, the childhood home of Henry VIII’s children. If you … Read more
Matt Hancock last night offered families hope on care home testing – but was told by campaigners to move much faster. The Health Secretary has vowed to ring-fence a supply of coronavirus swabs for family visitors in the run-up to Christmas. And he said a pilot scheme at 20 sites would end the need for ‘prison-style’ … Read more
Nurses are being let into care homes WITHOUT coronavirus tests in loophole that makes a mockery of the system, warns chairman of National Care Association Health workers can walk in and out of different homes without a need for a test The situation has been branded an unfair and risky loophole in virus precautions But relatives who … Read more
During my father Leslie’s final months, his worsening dementia meant that he spent much of his time staring into the middle distance. He was sedated by tranquillisers, and the twinkle in his eye I remembered as a boy had long gone. Yet there would still be glimmers of my old dad, the man whose wonderful … Read more
An alleged gang of international jewellery thieves grabbed more than £25m in jewellery and cash in burglaries on the homes of Frank Lampard and Tamara Ecclestone, a court heard. The raiders also escaped with a £1m haul including 400,000 euros from the Knightsbridge home of late Leicester City chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha after smashing one of … Read more
The heartbreaking image that appeared on the front page of yesterday’s Daily Mail proved beyond doubt that Britain’s shameful treatment of its care home residents needs to end. Showing a loving wife having to kneel in the street to see her husband’s face through a metal railing, it was yet more disturbing proof that the … Read more