Fully trained vaccine volunteers are turned away from giving jabs

Christine Livingston, who retired from the NHS in 2014, completed ten hours of online learning with St John Ambulance in February Volunteers with medical backgrounds who have completed hours of training to give Covid-19 vaccinations are being turned away from the job, it has emerged. St John Ambulance has trained 30,000 volunteers across three roles since … Read more

One in three BME workers say they’ve been unfairly turned down for a job, says study

One in three black and minority ethnic workers have been unfairly turned down for a job, pay rises or promotion, a new study suggests.  The research also indicates that black and minority ethnic staff are twice as likely to be kept on insecure contracts, or forced to reapply for their jobs on worse terms and … Read more

Ex-EastEnders star Tony Discipline reveals why he turned his back on acting to become a firefighter 

‘It’s quite dangerous!’: Ex-EastEnders star Tony Discipline reveals why he turned his back on acting to become a firefighter By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 01:50 GMT, 18 March 2021 | Updated: 01:53 GMT, 18 March 2021 He is best known for playing Tyler Moon in EastEnders from 2011 to 2013. But Tony Discipline has … Read more

MasterChef’s John Torode explains why he turned down the offer to appear on Strictly Come Dancing

‘It’s definitely not something I want to do’: MasterChef’s John Torode explains why he turned down the offer to appear on Strictly Come Dancing By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 17:39 GMT, 14 March 2021 | Updated: 17:39 GMT, 14 March 2021 MasterChef judge John Torode has no desire to put on his dancing shoes … Read more

Dancing On Ice’s Christopher Dean jokes injury-stricken series has turned into ‘Last Man Standing’

January 13 Graham Bell’s partner Yebin Mok suffers a freak accident after suffering ‘a very nasty wound from an ice blade’.  While it was initially thought she would return to the competition, the injuries were worse than anticipated and she was replaced by Karina Manta. They were voted out the following weekend. Ouch! Graham Bell’s partner … Read more

Is psychotherapist Julia Samuels the friend of Diana’s that Meghan Markle turned to?

 – Meghan’s mental health The Duchess of Sussex revealed she had suicidal thoughts and said: ‘I just didn’t want to be alive any more.’ She said she begged for help, and asked to go somewhere to get help, and approached one of the most senior people in the institution, but was told it would not … Read more

Kyle and Jackie ‘O’ reveal the hit shows they turned down

Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson reveal the hit shows they turned down and the reasons why By J. Peterson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:09 GMT, 5 March 2021 | Updated: 05:09 GMT, 5 March 2021 As Australia’s biggest radio duo, it’s no surprise that Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson are offered some … Read more

Parents of autistic children turned away from jab centre as their children ‘are not disabled enough’

Parents of autistic children are turned away from Covid jab centre ‘because their children are not disabled enough’ Suzanne Robinson was booked into have her jab but was turned away by staff Incident echoes other experiences reported at Reading’s Madesjski Stadium Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust apologised and urged family to get in touch By … Read more

British nursing hopefuls are turned away as NHS recruits migrants, think-tank claims 

British nursing hopefuls are turned away as NHS recruits migrants, think-tank claims During 2020 pandemic, 23,000 UK applicants for nursing courses turned down  Since 2010, more than half of 650,000 UK applicants were turned away 3 out of 10 nurses who joined the NHS since 2018 were from foreign countries  By Steve Doughty Social Affairs … Read more

Revenge of the Sussex survivors’ club: The inside story of how a fairytale turned into a nightmare

It is the one royal group that no one wants to join. Referred to only half-jokingly as the ‘Sussex Survivors’ Club’, its membership is sadly rising. But its select band of members have one thing in common: all have worked for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and lived to tell the tale. Joking aside, … Read more