Priti Patel’s pledge to crack down on migrants is left in tatters

Priti Patel’s pledge to crack down on migrants is left in tatters as it emerges 336 people have already crossed Channel into Britain this month Figures show so far this month 336 men, women and children have made the trip These include 72 people caught in small-boat crossings on Easter Sunday alone Frustration in Whitehall … Read more

Three-year-old child dies after its mother was kept on hold to NHS 111 for an HOUR 

Three-year-old child dies from cardiac arrest after its mother was kept on hold to NHS 111 for an HOUR Three-year-old died after its mother spent more than an hour on hold to NHS 111  A six-month-old also died from sepsis as the parents feared going to hospital  The cases were revealed in an ‘incident log’ … Read more

Fury over elderly who are doomed to die: Charities fear rules on state care home residents

Fears have been raised that care home residents who are seriously ill with coronavirus are being kept away from hospital after national guidelines suggested they should only be admitted if ‘appropriate’.  The advice, in two separate sets of guidance, says care home managers should consider whether being sent to hospital is ‘the best course of … Read more

Could exit plan start in ten days? Hopes rise for an end to the lockdown

Ministers could be given the green light to start planning an exit from the lockdown within ten days, the Chief Medical Officer suggested last night.  Chris Whitty said Government experts hoped to have enough evidence about the transmission of the coronavirus by that point to ‘judge how we can go into the next phase’.  The … Read more

Trump doubles down on claim governors are ‘chomping at the bit’ to reopen the economy BEFORE May 1

BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump claims U.S. has ‘passed the peak’ of coronavirus cases and doubles down on claim that governors are ‘chomping at the bit’ to reopen the economy BEFORE May 1 President Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. has ‘passed the peak’ of coronavirus cases  He said he would be talking to the country’s … Read more

JANE FRYER meets Tom Moore, the war veteran who has raised £10million (and counting!) for the NHS

Some people climb Mount Everest to raise money for charity. Others run a ­marathon, jump out of a plane, swim the Channel, or do all four. They train for months, make a huge song and dance about it, buy heaps of expensive kit and stretchy Lycra clothing and, invariably, test the patience of their nearest … Read more

JANE FRYER meets Tom Moore, the war veteran who has raised £9million (and counting!) for the NHS

Some people climb Mount Everest to raise money for charity. Others run a ­marathon, jump out of a plane, swim the Channel, or do all four. They train for months, make a huge song and dance about it, buy heaps of expensive kit and stretchy Lycra clothing and, invariably, test the patience of their nearest … Read more

Family of resident at care home where six people have died brand the situation ‘criminal’

A third of the residents at a virus-hit care home have died in just ten days. In a stark example of the crisis in the sector, six passed away as staff struggled to contain an outbreak. Last night the daughter of one of the dead said the state care homes had been left in was … Read more

Olympic legend Alistair Brownlee converts garage of his Leeds home into a swimming pool

Making a splash! Team GB Olympic gold medal winner Alistair Brownlee converts his garage into 16ft swimming pool so he can stay in shape during coronavirus lockdown Alistair Brownlee, 31, has trained every single day since he was eight-years-old The athlete had a similar stroke of genius before the 2012 Olympic games  The swimming pool … Read more

Plastic straws, stirrers and cotton bud ban delayed six months

A ban on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds in England has been pushed back six months due to the coronavirus pandemic. The throwaway items were due to be banned from April to help fight pollution and protect the environment, after a consultation revealed ‘overwhelming’ public support for the move.  The ban has exemptions allowing … Read more