The Duke of Sussex has said vulnerable children ‘should not be forgotten’ amid the global Covid-19 crisis. Prince Harry, 36, is currently living in his $14 million Santa Barbara mansion with Meghan Markle, 39, and their eighteen-month-old son Archie, having stepped back from royal duty last year. The father-of-one, who remains the patron of WellChild, a … Read more
Footage of a carer abusing a vulnerable pensioner with dementia has been released – following her sentence of six months in jail. Jenny Dady, 29, was meant to be caring for 69-year-old Liz Youngs, who had limited mobility, but video footage revealed how the carer had been pulling the elderly victim’s hair, pushing her knuckles into her … Read more
Three thugs who doused a vulnerable man in petrol and left him to burn alive in a ‘brutal, horrendous and violent’ attack during a drugs turf war have been jailed for a total of almost 60 years. Connah Jenkinson, 26, John O’Brien, 33, and Joseph McEwan, 20, carried out the horrific assault and killed Robert … Read more
The South African coronavirus variant may slip past parts of the immune system in as many as half of people infected with different versions in the past, scientists fear. Researchers say that a mutation on a specific part of the virus’s outer spike protein appears to make it able to ‘escape’ antibodies. Antibodies are substances … Read more
The elderly and vulnerable have queued for more than two hours in the cold for a coronavirus jab at a Birmingham GP hub, according to the mother of an extremely vulnerable teenager. Nicola Leadbetter was greeted by a substantial queue outside a surgery in Yardley when she arrived for her teenage daughter Victoria’s 10.10am vaccination … Read more
Scientists have identified the brain cells that are most vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease for the first time, in what’s being referred to as the ‘holy grail’ of dementia studies. The brain cells lie in a region known as the entorhinal cortex, which controls memory, navigation and time perception, and are the first to be killed … Read more
Selena Gomez launched her very own cosmetics line, Rare Beauty, in September of last year. And on Friday, the 28-year-old singer released the brand’s highly anticipated Stay Vulnerable collection. ‘IT’S HERE! And I love how easy these formulas are -you can now get your hands on my NEW @RareBeauty Stay Vulnerable Collection,’ wrote Gomez, who … Read more
The return of shielding: Boris Johnson orders 2.2m vulnerable people to isolate until they are vaccinated against coronavirus Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced tough new restrictions on Monday Those with severe underlying health conditions will once more be required to shield despite concerns about the impact this could have on their mental health The new … Read more
Old and vulnerable people ‘AREN’T getting their Covid jabs’ with spare vaccines offered to healthy volunteers At one health centre in South London 75 doses of the vaccine were left over The Pfizer vaccine must be used within five days of being thawed to work Elderly people may be struggling with transport or are nervous … Read more
Scientists are racing to find out if the new mutant strain of coronavirus is vulnerable to current vaccines. Ministry of Defence scientists at the secretive Porton Down laboratory, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, are looking into why the new variation spreads so rapidly, why it has become dominant, and if it can be fought off through current vaccines, … Read more