ROBERT HARDMAN: Prince Charles beamed in from his armchair to open Nightingale Hospital

This will, surely, go down as one of the most memorable achievements in the history of the National Health Service.  It was certainly marked by one of the more memorable opening ceremonies in the long plaque-unveiling history of the House of Windsor. Thus it was that the Prince of Wales opened the 4,000-bed Nightingale Hospital … Read more

Robert F. Kennedy’s granddaughter and her eight-year-old son are missing after kayak got blown away

Robert F. Kennedy’s granddaughter and her eight-year-old son are missing after their kayak got blown away when they paddled into a Maryland bay to retrieve a ball A mother, 40, and her young son were seen in a ‘small canoe or kayak’ drifting in a bay at the Columbia Beach community pier at 4.30pm David … Read more

ROBERT HARDMAN: The forgotten care home victims

Yesterday morning could not have got off to a more harrowing start as Michelle Fay arrived to take over from the night shift.  Not only had two more residents died in the early hours, but one was a particular favourite.  ‘She was ‘Our Mary’,’ says Michelle softly.  ‘We’ve known her for years — her children … Read more

Builder Robert Needham ‘shot his partner and two daughters in Woodmancote West Sussex’

A builder who killed his partner, their dog and two children before turning the gun on himself’ was able to acquire a firearm despite being known as a ‘nasty piece of work’.  Robert Needham, 42, is thought to have shot Kelly Fitzgibbons, 40, and their two children Ava, four and Lexi, two, before killing the … Read more

‘We bumped into Robert De Niro at lunch!’: Cricketer Mark Butcher reveals his best holiday memories

‘We bumped into Robert De Niro at lunch!’ Retired cricketer and singer Mark Butcher reveals his best holiday memories Mark Butcher recalls an incredible couple of weeks he spent on Peter Island  The cricketer reveals his earliest holiday memory – Butlin’s in Bognor Regis  He adds that the best hotel he has been to is the ITC … Read more

Robert Irwin feeds sister Bindi’s wedding cake to a chicken amid COVID-19 pandemic

‘Self-isolation Australia Zoo style’: Robert Irwin feeds sister Bindi’s wedding cake to a chicken and cuddles a rhino while in lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic By Shive Prema For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:01 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 14:01 BST, 29 March 2020 Australia Zoo has temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) … Read more

ROBERT HARDMAN on the Corona Home Guard

We are now almost numb to the pace of daily developments. The graph lines of infection and mortality grow steeper as the global situation verges on the Biblical; many of our most prominent public figures are going down like nine pins; our economy lurches from one epochal blow to the next.  As we all know, … Read more

ROBERT HARDMAN: Miraculous British ingenuity that will help save lives – and make your spirits soar 

Every pandemic in history has had its share of miracle potions and magic cures, most of which, sadly, have been anything but. Nonetheless, there is a real sense of the miraculous about the contraption sitting before me in a factory workshop on the outskirts of Worcester. It is the prototype of a mass- production hospital … Read more

ROBERT HARDMAN: Log on all ye faithful… Justin Welby has made an online call for unity 

Normally, they would have been alive with children clutching fresh daffodils and a box of chocs for a beloved mother or grandmother. Yesterday, however, churches up and down the land stood empty on what should have been one of the busier days of the year – Mothering Sunday – as ministers went through the devotional … Read more

Property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz shunts off £28m rail stake

Property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz shunts off £28m rail stake By Ben Harrington For The Mail On Sunday Published: 23:07 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 23:07 GMT, 21 March 2020 Loss: Robert Tchenguiz, pictured with his sister Lisa, was hit by the market fall Property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz has sold his multi-million pound investment in … Read more