NHS nurse, 62, who came out of retirement to work on Covid frontline is hailed a ‘true hero’ after receiving British Empire Medal – as she insists it was ‘no problem’ because she’ll ‘always be a nurse’ Cath Fitzsimmons, 62, had retired from nursing after 42 years working for NHS Helped her team to set … Read more
They say a family is not defined by blood, but the love that runs in it – like how this Chinese mother looks after her adopted sick son without a complaint. Devoted Peng Lianqing has taken care of her seriously ill child wholeheartedly for 42 years since she found him abandoned on her doorstep at … Read more
Prince Harry has praised the British public’s response to coronavirus pandemic as well as Captain Tom as he and wife Meghan Markle are seen on the streets of LA for a second time wearing masks to deliver packages for charity. In an interview with the Declassifed podcast, the 35-year-old said the amount of volunteers rushing to … Read more
Businesses are fighting for survival amid the pandemic. Some have chosen to exploit customers to save their own skin and Money Mail has been quick to call out these misdeeds. But our inbox has also been flooded with emails from readers praising firms that have gone above and beyond for their customers. Here we highlight … Read more
Every day we hear remarkable stories of courage and tragedy as the coronavirus stretches the health service to the limit. But up and down the country, ordinary people are making unsung sacrifices — big and small — to help do their bit to pull the nation, and the NHS in particular, through the crisis. Here, … Read more
The Queen has used her address to the nation to thank NHS workers for their ‘selfless’ efforts in combatting the spread of coronavirus. Speaking from Windsor Castle, where she has been isolating, the monarch praised medical workers for their work and sacrifice in the battle against the virus. ‘I want to thank everyone on the … Read more
More than half a million Britons answered Matt Hancock’s call to join the NHS army last night – echoing the public response to the Mail’s Hospital Helpforce recruitment drive. Meet some who rose to the challenge. FLYING IN TO VOLUNTEER Stefanie Ridley had been due to spend the next few months jetting around Europe in her … Read more
The Mail has long championed the tireless efforts of the doctors, nurses, assistants and volunteers who come together every day to help make our healthcare system the envy of the world. And in these particularly difficult times, as they stand together against coronavirus, we laud them now more than ever. Amazingly, not only are many … Read more