1. Hand Sanitiser vs Soap Hand sanitiser has been in high demand globally during 2020, but the 70% alcohol gel which kills bacteria and viruses (including COVID-19) often comes in a plastic bottle. To reduce plastic consumption, consider switching to a bar of soap and warm water for washing your hands. Bars of soap can … Read more
A ‘devastated’ care worker has told how she was sacked after filming a video of herself and three other carers dancing to Beyonce whilst dressed in PPE to cheer up their colleagues. Michelle Cooper, 55, a care team leader, filmed the funny skit of her team dancing to Beyonce’s Single Ladies outside her home in … Read more
British businessman who runs mobile-phone accessories firm was paid £1.8million ‘kickback’ to act as a middleman for the UK government to buy PPE from China Khalid Hassan, 38, runs a Birmingham phone company with just £12,000 assets However, he was given more than £1 million to help procure PPE from China The businessman acted as … Read more
Dell Farm House is a Grade II-listed 17th-century pile with five bedrooms, four bathrooms and a rear wing that, according to the estate agent’s particulars, ‘could be easily used as a staff flat if needed’. Beyond the garden, which was ‘landscaped by Chelsea RHS Gold winners’ and includes terraced lawns, extensive herbaceous borders, lavender hedging … Read more
Top honour for £11m Mail Force crusade: Inspirational campaign to provide PPE to frontline workers during Covid-19 pandemic scoops prestigious award Mail Force raised £11.7 million and secured 42 million items of life-saving PPE Daily Mail’s intervention was described by judges as ‘jaw-dropping’ by judges It was honoured with the British Journalism Awards first Public Service Award … Read more
PP-Tree! Families deck the halls with toilet roll, face masks and syringes to mark the end of 2020 Families and businesses have decorated their homes with PPE for Christmas One school in Scotland covered their tree with paper towels and toilet roll A Glasgow GP surgery added blown up rubber gloves to their decorations Here, FEMAIL … Read more
To hazmat and to hold: Indian couple marry in full PPE gear after bride tests positive for Covid on her wedding day The couple decided to go ahead with the ceremony at COVID quarantine centre The bride and groom exchanged garlands wearing matching blue hazmat suits Bride was admitted to the centre after she and … Read more
Santa Pause! Toy shops struggle to fulfil Christmas orders because UK ports are blocked by mountains of PPE Backlog of scooters, Barbie dolls and toy castles built up at Felixstowe in Suffolk Thousands of containers of PPE were slow to move from the docks, reports say The congestion that followed encouraged ships to divert to European … Read more
The Mail Force charity, which rode to the rescue at the height of the coronavirus crisis, was hailed by care homes and the boss of the NHS last night. Health Service chief Sir Simon Stevens praised the ‘remarkable charity mission’ to source personal protective equipment for the UK. And Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s department said … Read more
Behind security gates on one of the smartest streets in Madrid’s most upmarket neighbourhood, a grand design is taking shape. Every day, vans full of workers and loaded lorries trundle on to the leafy hillside plot in La Moraleja, the Spanish version of Beverly Hills, where a sprawling mansion is being extensively renovated. The property, … Read more