Desperate hospitals are forced to crowdfund for vital PPE equipment

NHS staff have been forced to fly in their own supplies of visors, masks and gowns after raising millions through crowdfunding. They have welcomed the donations but say it should never have been necessary. One appeal – called Masks for NHS Heroes – has already raised £1.8million. The group, started by a team of NHS … Read more

Police forced to turn away B&Q shoppers from outside store after hundreds turn up to collect items

Police are forced to turn away B&Q shoppers from outside store after hundreds turn up to collect items they ordered online – days after DIY store’s website had hour-long queues Around 400 cars descended on a B&Q store at a retail park in Nottingham today The hundreds of customers caused gridlock with staff drafting in police … Read more

NHS medics fighting the coronavirus are forced to cut up plastic curtains and use them as gowns

NHS medics fighting on the coronavirus frontline are forced to cut up plastic curtains and use them as gowns as PPE shortage rages on Health Secretary had previously said 742m units of PPE had been delivered Medics claim they are having to create their own PPE from plastic curtains Intensive care staff being cut because … Read more

Three NHS nurses forced to use bin bags diagnosed with Covid 19

Three nurses who were pictured wearing bin bags because of a lack of protective gear have tested positive for coronavirus, it was reported last night. The frontline staff at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow were forced to put clinical waste bags on their heads and feet last month due to shortages of personal protective equipment … Read more

Pensioner, 84, on lockdown due to the coronavirus is forced to eat old food from her BIN

Pensioner, 84, on lockdown due to the coronavirus is forced to eat old food from her BIN after thief steals supplies from her doorstep Woman police named ‘Elizabeth’ had been staying at home due to Covid-19  Had been doing her shopping online to avoid busy supermarkets in London Her supplies were stolen from the doorstep … Read more

Couple forced to have a lockdown wedding tie-the-knot in their living room

A couple with a 25 year age gap have celebrated a lockdown wedding on their own with no guests in their living room due to the coronavirus outbreak. Emma Phillips, 29, and Jan Pasnicki, 54, from Surrey, tied the knot on Thursday in their modest living room, saying their vows surrounded by home comforts like … Read more

Dr Alex George asks fans for help finding a new place after being forced to move out of current flat

Dr Alex George has revealed he has been forced to move out of the flat he is staying in and has asked his social media followers for help finding a new place. The Love Island star, 30, who is working on the frontline with the NHS amid the coronavirus pandemic, explained his tenancy period has … Read more

Newlyweds on their honeymoon are stuck in Maldives after coronavirus forced airports to shutdown

Trapped in paradise: Newlyweds on their honeymoon are the only guests at luxury Maldives resort after coronavirus pandemic trapped them when airports closed Newlyweds Olivia, 27, and Raul De Freitas, 28, were supposed to spend six days in paradise at Cinnamon Velifushi Maldives before heading back to South Africa But due to mounting restrictions on … Read more

Married At First Sight’s Cyrell Paule blasts participants who claim producers forced them to stay

‘Just tell the truth, you wanted more airtime!’ Married At First Sight’s Cyrell Paule SLAMS this year’s cast for saying producers ‘forced them to stay’ By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:22 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 03:22 BST, 6 April 2020 Former Married At First Sight star Cyrell Paule has rubbished … Read more

WH Smith expected to tap investors for cash after being forced to close lucrative travel business

WH Smith expected to be among first in string of retailers to tap investors for cash after being forced to close lucrative travel business By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:55 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 23:12 BST, 4 April 2020 WH Smith is expected to be among the first in a … Read more