Second World War hero Captain Tom Moore triumphed today as he completed the final 10 lengths of his garden on a zimmer frame – and raised a staggering £12million for the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic. The 99-year-old, who has captured the imagination of the public with his heroics, finished the last few steps of his … Read more
Whisper it… but could it be we have gone too far? That is the alarming question my colleagues and I are beginning to ask, firstly of ourselves and then, cautiously, of each other. In our understandable but frenzied drive to ‘Save the NHS’ from the scourge of coronavirus, are we inflicting long-term damage on millions … Read more
Some people climb Mount Everest to raise money for charity. Others run a marathon, jump out of a plane, swim the Channel, or do all four. They train for months, make a huge song and dance about it, buy heaps of expensive kit and stretchy Lycra clothing and, invariably, test the patience of their nearest … Read more
Some people climb Mount Everest to raise money for charity. Others run a marathon, jump out of a plane, swim the Channel, or do all four. They train for months, make a huge song and dance about it, buy heaps of expensive kit and stretchy Lycra clothing and, invariably, test the patience of their nearest … Read more
New coronavirus test developed for frontline NHS workers can diagnose infection in FOUR HOURS, Cambridge researchers claim Cambridge researchers were able to deactivate the virus in samples for testing They say this means the sample can be studied in a lower security testing facility There are more lower security centres so samples can be examined … Read more
A heavily pregnant nurse who died with coronavirus after her daughter was born by C-section has been named. Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, 28, died on Sunday after undergoing an emergency caesarean to deliver and save her baby daughter. The little girl is understood to be alive but it is not yet clear if she has tested … Read more
World War II hero Captain Tom Moore has raised more than £8million for the ‘brave nurses and doctors’ of the NHS by marching around his garden on a zimmer frame. The 99-year-old had initially set out to raise £1,000 by walking 100 lengths of his 27-yard garden in Bedfordshire – but he has now smashed … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus crisis may have already peaked, England’s chief medical officer today claimed as the daily death toll today stayed below 800 for the fourth day in a row. Officials announced just 761 more COVID-19 victims in hospitals across the home nations, including a 20-year-old with no known underlying condition, taking the overall number of fatalities … Read more
Britons reveal the top 50 things that make them proud to be British with the NHS No1 followed by fish and chips, a full English breakfast – and the Queen A poll found that 87 per cent say they are proud to be British The most patriotic city in the UK is Bristol followed by … Read more
More than nine in 10 fatalities from coronavirus in England were people aged over 60, figures have revealed. Just five under 20s (0.07per cent) have died from the infection. People aged 20-39 made up 0.7 per cent of the deaths and 40-59 7 per cent. The NHS England data reveals the other 92 per cent … Read more