Jo Whiley has claimed her disabled sister Frances ‘refused to talk to [her]’ of her family when she was offered the Covid-19 vaccine first. Making an appearance on Thursday’s edition of This Morning, the BBC Radio One DJ, 55, detailed how the situation was like ‘the worst disastrous movie’. Frances, 53, has a rare genetic … Read more
Jo Whiley this evening revealed her disabled sister – who had been very poorly in hospital with coronavirus – had been discharged as her sibling declared ‘thank you everybody’. The BBC Radio 2 DJ, 55, posted a short video from sister Frances enjoying a cup of tea on a favourite bench in the countryside. Frances, 53, suffers … Read more
Radio 2 star Jo Whiley has shared a heartwarming clip of her younger sister Frances, who has severe learning difficulties and diabetes, smiling from the hospital window where she is being treated for Covid. On Sunday, Whiley, 55, appeared on The Andrew Marr Show saying the last seven days while her disabled sibling, 53, had been … Read more
Radio 2 Jo Whiley appeared on The Andrew Marr Show today saying the last seven days – following her younger sister Frances contracting Covid in her care home – had been ‘the worst week of my family’s life’. Frances has severe learning difficulties and diabetes, is currently in hospital in Northamptonshire after she tested positive … Read more
Radio 2 Jo Whiley appeared on The Andrew Marr Show today saying the last seven days – following her younger sister Frances contracting Covid in her care home – had been ‘the worst week of my family’s life’. Frances has severe learning difficulties and diabetes, is currently in hospital in Northamptonshire after she tested positive … Read more
Jo Whiley has revealed her disabled sister is ‘very poorly in hospital’ with coronavirus. The BBC Radio 2 DJ, 55, will not be hosting her show after her sister Frances’ illness left her feeling ‘very scared’ on Thursday. She tweeted: ‘I can’t do my @BBCRadio2 show this evening. My sister Frances is v poorly in hospital … Read more
A disabled man says he was left with no food over the weekend after his Asda delivery driver was unable to carry his £270 shopping up a flight of stairs. James Doherty fell down the stairs outside his flat as he tried to run after the driver who refused to bring the food order to … Read more
The Government has again refused to publicly back proposals designed to make it easier for the parents of disabled children to access Child Trust Fund savings, as it was warned as much as £107million could be ‘lost’ over the next decade. Responding to questions in the House of Lords on Thursday, justice minister Lord Wolfson … Read more
The parents of as many as four in five disabled children currently unable to access their Child Trust Fund savings may no longer have to go to court to get access to the money after a way of avoiding the costly and time-consuming process was greenlit by savings providers. A majority of Child Trust Fund … Read more
Disabled driver, 75, gets £100 parking fine while getting his Covid vaccination Rex Butland drove to his first vaccine appointment in Cheltenham on January 15 He parked nearby because of his mobility issues and found a space at the lido But five days later, he received a £100 fine he branded ‘totally unacceptable’ By Jack … Read more