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Dozens of coffins stored inside a temporary mosque morgue have given a rare insight into the scale of the coronavirus crisis which has now claimed the lives of 16,060 people across the UK. The images, which show the coffins placed on top of each other inside the mortuary built on the car park of Central … Read more
Rupert Grint says NHS midwife is ‘truly inspiring’ as he and Miriam Margolyes surprise the Harry Potter fan during UK’s One World: Together At Home By Katie Storey For Mailonline Published: 20:22 BST, 19 April 2020 | Updated: 20:29 BST, 19 April 2020 He’s best known for playing Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter movies … Read more
The Duchess of Cornwall today described Britain’s latest Nightingale Hospital in Manchester as bringing ‘light to a dark time’ at its official opening today. The NHS Nightingale Hospital North West at the Manchester Central Convention Centre has already started treating coronavirus patients from the region. Speaking in a video from her Scottish home at Birkhall, … Read more
The Duchess of Cornwall will officially open Britain’s latest Nightingale Hospital in Manchester with a pre-recorded speech today after it was built in just two weeks. The NHS Nightingale Hospital North West at the Manchester Central Convention Centre has already started treating coronavirus patients from the region. Construction was completed earlier this week, ahead of … Read more
An intensive care nurse has revealed her daily struggle working for the NHS in the fight against coronavirus. Jennifer McDowall, 27, who works as a Critical Care Nurse at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust has shared a series of videos showing her skin peeling off, her faced bruised from PPE, and her anguish at being … Read more
On the day of my breakdown, I was at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, trying to write the political briefing for the Spectator magazine. I’d done it every day for four years, usually in just 30 minutes, and it was read by everyone from the Prime Minister down. This time, I found myself staring … Read more
The Duke of Cambridge has praised the ‘herculean effort’ of NHS staff and thanked them for their’ ‘selfless commitment’ as he officially opened Birmingham’s Nightingale Hospital today. Prince William, 37, said the temporary field hospital – built inside the NEC exhibition centre in just eight days – was also a ‘wonderful example’ of the ‘pulling together’ going on … Read more
The Duke of Cambridge has praised the ‘herculean effort’ of NHS staff and thanked them for their’ ‘selfless commitment’ as he officially opened Birmingham’s Nightingale Hospital today. Prince William, 37, said the temporary field hospital – built inside the NEC exhibition centre in just eight days – was also a ‘wonderful example’ of the ‘pulling together’ going on … Read more
Ruff edit! Stir crazy music producer samples his dog’s yaps and growls into a totally barking version of George Michael’s Careless Whisper Producer Dan Willett, 34, made Careless Whisper with his dog’s sampled noises Dan has been isolating at home in Birmingham and decided to do the project He used Rufus’s barks and growls to … Read more
Great-grandmother, 106, believed to be Britain’s oldest patient to beat coronavirus gets guard of honour from NHS staff as she leaves hospital Connie Titchen was first admitted to Birmingham City Hospital in mid-March Staff thought she had pneumonia but was diagnosed with Covid-19 soon after Retired shop worker said she feels ‘very lucky’ and ‘can’t … Read more