Tony Blair says Boris Johnson’s government is ‘overwhelmed’ by the coronavirus crisis and that ‘mass testing must be at the heart’ of their strategy Tony Blair today said he was offering constructive advice and not criticism The 66-year-old said the current government needed to be re organised Said it was the most ‘difficult challenge’ he … Read more
This is the heartwarming moment Second World War hero Captain Tom Moore watches a video message recorded by Prince William and Kate Middleton – who exclaim that he is a ‘one man fundraising machine who’s inspired everyone’. The 99-year-old has captured the imagination of the public during the coronavirus lockdown by walking 100 laps of … Read more
The boy struggled, but his hands were bound and the priest, a towering figure, was too strong. Pacing behind them with a 16-inch blade in one hand, the priestess was indifferent to the pleadings of the youth. For miles they had walked, from the great city of Knossos, cradle of the Minoan civilisation, up into … Read more
Desperate hospital officials have been ‘screaming and shouting’ for coronavirus testing kits, The Mail on Sunday has been told. Andrew Broggio, the owner of Wiltshire-based Medical Wire and Equipment Co Ltd, said he has been ‘completely overwhelmed’ by demand and that he cannot ‘magic ten million kits out of thin air’. Like other diagnostics firms … Read more
By Martin Robinson Feckless businesses are taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis in the NHS by ramping up the prices of gloves, masks and aprons by up to 1,000 per cent, it was revealed today. Care homes say they could go to the wall because they are being ‘ripped off’ in order to properly protect … Read more
‘We are becoming overwhelmed’: Rita Ora’s mother Vera returns to the NHS frontline as she pleads with followers to stay home amid COVID-19 pandemic By Rebecca Lawrence For Mailonline Published: 15:05 GMT, 23 March 2020 | Updated: 16:17 GMT, 23 March 2020 Rita Ora’s mother Vera is returning to the NHS frontline amid the COVID-19 pandemic. … Read more
Homelessness charities warn Boris Johnson they could be ‘overwhelmed’ by coronavirus as they ask for urgent funding for staffing costs More than 30 homelessness charities warn PM of ‘unprecedented challenges’ Organisations including Centrepoint say they could be ‘overwhelmed’ amid virus They warn self-isolation will be difficult to do in homelessness accommodation Coronavirus symptoms: what are … Read more
Police and courts could be ‘overwhelmed’ by drinkers and landlords who flout Boris Johnson’s ban on pubs, says legal expert as coronavirus rules destroy the ‘ancient and inalienable rights’ of Britons Boris Johnson tonight declared that all pubs will close tonight and remain shut But if landlords keep pouring, officials could be ‘overwhelmed’ by disobedience … Read more
Italian hospitals are so ‘overwhelmed’ by coronavirus that strokes are going untreated and elderly patients are not even being assessed, a doctor at the centre of the crisis has said – while another medic said people should be panicking more. Doctors in Italy have been forced into life-or-death decisions over who should receive intensive care, with virus … Read more