NHS to release plan next week to ‘redeploy coronavirus capacity’

NHS hospitals could restart routine operations as soon as next week as the health service prepares plans to get back on its feet as the coronavirus crisis blows over.  Private hospitals have laid empty in the past week and up to 40,000 NHS beds are thought to be empty.  Routine operations had been cancelled and … Read more

Boris Johnson ‘will return to work on Monday’ as a part-time PM

Boris Johnson ‘will return to work on Monday’ as a part-time PM – but allies warn he is still suffering ‘debilitating’ effects of coronavirus By Political Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 24 April 2020 | Updated: 00:31 BST, 25 April 2020 Boris Johnson is expected to return to Downing Street on Monday … Read more

Plasma therapy DOES work: Doctors say the treatment saved life of a coronavirus patient near death 

Doctors say an experimental treatment using blood plasma does work and helped save the life of a coronavirus patient near death. The male patient had been on a ventilator at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, and was only getting worse. The hospital had just received its first batch of blood plasma from a … Read more

Donald Trump WALKS OUT of coronavirus briefing after his disinfectant disaster

President Donald Trump abruptly exited his daily White House press briefing Friday without taking a single question, after digging an increasingly deep hole over his comments about treating coronavirus patients with powerful disinfectants.  The event lasted just 22 minutes, with Trump sharing the stage with other officials instead of holding court for up to two … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Identical twin nurses, 37, die days apart

The twin sister of a nurse who died of coronavirus and inspired applause from NHS staff was also killed by the bug just hours after the heartfelt tribute.  Emma Davis, 37, a former nurse herself, died at Southampton General Hospital today, just three days after the death of identical twin Katy, who worked as a … Read more

Karl Lagerfeld’s mother ‘strapped him to his bed to stop him from eating’, André Leon Talley reveals

When Karl Lagerfeld was young his mother strapped him in bed with leather restraints to stop him from eating at night, Vogue’s former editor-at-large has revealed in his new memoir obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com. André Leon Talley said the late designer admitted his mother took extreme measures to curb his diet and when he was eight … Read more

Five of Meghan Markle’s best friends could be called to give evidence

Five of Meghan Markle’s best friends could be called to give evidence in court and asked if they colluded with the Duchess to reveal that she had sent a letter to her father The ‘inner circle’ could be asked on oath if they colluded with the Duchess of Sussex to reveal that she had sent … Read more

Charles pays respects to Muslim NHS workers who died during pandemic

Prince Charles has paid his respects to Muslim NHS workers who have lost their lives on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic.  The Prince of Wales also sent a message of support to the British Muslim community as part of a virtual Iftar at the start of Ramadan.   Amged El-Hawrani and Abdul Mabud Chowdhury are … Read more

Government considers relaxing strict ‘stay at home’ rules to allow small groups to meet

Choose ten lockdown friends and family: Government considers relaxing strict ‘stay at home’ rules to allow small groups to meet for meals, share childcare and let couples who do not live together see each other Small lists of people drawn from just one or two households could be created But those involved won’t be allowed … Read more

DR ALEX GEORGE: From Love Island to hell in my hospital

Across the country, every day thousands of NHS workers are putting their lives on the line to care for our most vulnerable. Here, former Love Island contestant DR ALEX GEORGE, an A&E doctor at Lewisham Hospital in South London, shares his front-line diary…  MONDAY  Arriving at work today, despite knowing the challenges and traumas ahead … Read more