JEFF PRESTRIDGE: My heart goes out to you all on a surreal Mother’s Day 

Today, I was planning to drive up to see Mother in Birmingham and take her out for a slap-up Mother’s Day meal at her favourite Miller & Carter steakhouse in Sutton Park. Two starters for Mum, scallops and grilled sea bass for me. All washed down with a glass of Chardonnay and a rousing toast … Read more

For Mother’s Day, Olly Smith recommends looking for taste not price when buying your bubbles

It’s Mother’s Day and my motto is: let taste triumph over price tag! Try these options for fun and affordable fizz By Olly Smith Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 21 March 2020 Mother’s Day is here and what better way to show her you … Read more

BORIS JOHNSON: The best Mother’s Day gift we can give this year is to call but NOT visit 

BORIS JOHNSON: The best Mother’s Day gift we can give amid coronavirus this year is to call but NOT visit By Boris Johnson For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:02 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 22:18 GMT, 21 March 2020 Today is Mother’s Day. It is a day when we celebrate the sacrifice and … Read more

Boris Johnson urges Britons to celebrate Mother’s Day remotely on Skype

Boris Johnson will today urge Britons to celebrate Mother’s Day remotely by using video calls – as he admits the NHS is on the brink of being ‘overwhelmed’ by the coronavirus outbreak. The Prime Minister’s warning that ‘the numbers are very stark and they are accelerating’ came as the UK death toll soared to 233 … Read more

Mother’s Day cards are updated to reflect coronavirus panic-buying and toilet roll shortages

‘Brilliant mums are harder to find than pasta!’ Card company looks on the bright side with VERY cheeky coronavirus-themed greetings for Mother’s Day Mother’s Day plans have been put on hold as coronavirus outbreak grips the UK Manufacturer has given Mother’s Day cards a makeover to fit the situation Cards hail ‘brilliant mums’ as harder … Read more

Boris Johnson tells Britons to ‘think very carefully’ before paying a Mother’s Day visit on Sunday

Boris Johnson tells Britons to ‘think very carefully’ before paying a Mother’s Day visit on Sunday amid coronavirus concerns for elderly people Boris Johnson said a moral judgment must be made to save thousands of lives The Prime Minister said he ‘hoped’ to see his 77-year-old mother Charlotte A spokesperson later clarified he would speak … Read more

AMANDA PLATELL: Mums need us more than ever on Mother’s Day this year amid the coronavirus crisis

For mums across the land tomorrow, Mothering Sunday will be perhaps the most poignant — and unnerving — they’ve ever experienced.  So many elderly parents will be kept away, in self-isolation, from those they care for most. There will be no parties for them, no flowers hand-delivered to mother by those who once depended on … Read more

Mother’s touching act of kindness to elderly shoppers

Mother’s touching act of kindness to elderly shoppers strikes a chord amid coronavirus panic-buying madness A Melbourne woman has praised a good Samaritan that helped elderly shoppers She saw a woman pay for the elderly couple’s groceries at Coles on Wednesday The Facebook post thanking the ‘amazing woman’ for her kind act has gone viral … Read more

Sylvia Jeffreys reaches out to ‘extra-isolated’ new mothers amid coronavirus pandemic

Sylvia Jeffreys offers support to ‘isolated and anxious’ new mothers amid the coronavirus pandemic… after welcoming son Oscar five weeks ago By Jessamy Tredinnick For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:22 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 04:20 GMT, 18 March 2020 She welcomed her first child, son Oscar Hamilton, just five weeks ago. And on Tuesday, … Read more

Newborn babies and their mothers at Leeds hospital are tested after displaying coronavirus symptoms

Newborn babies and their mothers at Leeds hospital are tested after displaying coronavirus symptoms as experts warn more pregnant women could be infected Newborns and their mothers underwent checks at Leeds General Infirmary A newborn baby in England became the world’s youngest victim to test positive  Experts have also warned more pregnant women are likely … Read more