NHS staff on the coronavirus frontline are a ‘ticking timebomb of PTSD’ psychologists warn, as mental health charity reports 90% increase in requests for support Dr Jane McNeill said there could be a huge surge in PTSD cases for years to come Following SARS, PTSD surged in medics for three years, Dr Nick Zygouris said … Read more
Dumb and dumber: Betting shop staff recognised armed robbery twins thanks to ill-fitting balaclava that revealed one as a regular who had placed a bet that day Ben and Luke Twyman carried out an armed robbery on a bookie in Ramsgate The pair, both 30, made off with hundreds of pounds before going down the … Read more
Hundreds of NHS staff beg the Government not to freeze public sector wages to help pay for coronavirus crisis NHS workers beg Chancellor Rishi Sunak to rule out public sector freeze pay It comes after a leaked Treasury report a two-pay halt on public wage rises The report warned of a £337bn Budget deficit following … Read more
The care sector could be plunged into financial crisis as fearful families choose not to put their loved ones in homes, experts warned last night. Resident numbers could plummet by as much as ten per cent as a result of deaths from coronavirus, as well as fears about going into care. This would leave more … Read more
Britain’s fifth richest man Sir James Ratcliffe is slammed for furloughing 800 staff at his luxury hotel chain despite £12.2bn fortune Sir James’ hotel chain is using the government’s furlough scheme to pay staff Secured £4million from the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme Wealthier hotelier last reported to have had plans to move to tax haven … Read more
Emergency workers and NHS staff lined the streets in tribute to a nurse and his parents who died after contracting Covid-19. Father-of-two Keith Dunnington, who worked at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, as a staff nurse and spent 30 years on the front line, was 54 when he died after contracting coronvirus … Read more
Kate Spicer (pictured) argues NHS staff shouldn’t be slammed for uploading videos of themselves dancing on TikTok YES By Kate Spicer The first thing kids of surgeons say to each other is always, ‘You go to hospital on Christmas Day, right?’ Ocular, orthopedic, vascular . . . no matter their field, no family fun could … Read more
You can work from home forever, Twitter boss Jack Dorsey tells company’s 5,100 staff By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 13 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 May 2020 Twitter has told its staff they can work from home forever. Chief executive Jack Dorsey said the company’s 5,100 workforce, including … Read more
Teachers ‘are more likely to catch coronavirus in the staff room than the classroom’ says government science expert Professor Graham Medley said data showed teachers transmitted in staff room He said in lecture: ‘Teachers are very good at transmitting to each other’ Words come as unions seek to derail Boris Johnson’s plans to get schools … Read more
Travel lockdown triggers another 18,000 job cuts: Aircraft maker Airbus and tour operator Tui reveal plans to axe staff By Tom Witherow and Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 13 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 May 2020 Airbus and Tui are set to slash thousands of jobs as planes around … Read more