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As a clinician for the NHS 111 medical helpline, I have had to talk a mother through an unplanned home birth, diagnose a heart attack and decide whether to send the only available ambulance to a baby with breathing difficulties or a man with chest pain – while fending off abusive callers, some of whom … Read more
Joyous proof it’s not all bad news: Kindness of volunteer army shines in the dark days of coronavirus isolation Ruby, 12, and Kit Porritt, ten, launched ‘kindness patrol’ in Woodbridge, Suffolk Seven-year-old Jimmy-Dean Hudson bought toilet rolls with his pocket money He then delivered them to elderly residents near his home in Westcliff, Essex Coronavirus … Read more
Tory backbenchers plan rebellion against Boris Johnson’s plans for emergency laws to fight coronavirus Boris Johnson is trying to get emergency powers legislation through parliament Tory rebels are unhappy that these powers could last as long as two years David Davis MP plans to table an amendment limiting those powers to one year Coronavirus symptoms: what … Read more
Social distancing may last for a YEAR: Astonishing claim by the top scientists behind PM’s coronavirus strategy Strictest policies will have to be enforced for ‘at least half year’, scientists warn Less severe measures will need to be in place for the remainder of the time Boris Johnson claimed UK could ‘turn the tide’ on … Read more
Parademic Sarah Higgins wept in court after being cleared of manslaughter charges for the death of baby Skyla Giller, whom herself and partner Martin were fostering A paramedic cleared of killing a baby girl she desperately wanted to adopt says she is finally able to grieve for the daughter she lost. Sarah Higgins, 42, denied … Read more
Mortgage meltdown: Bank chaos as families rush to freeze payments as homeowners tell of 10-hour wait on helplines Chancellor Rishi Sunak offered homeowners a three-month mortgage break Lenders now asking borrowers to submit applications online to free up phones Borrowers who do take a break will still be charged interest on their mortgage By Samantha … Read more
Police arrest two men on suspicion of murdering victim, 29, who died in hospital after being shot in the head on the street The victim is beleived to be Abdullahi Mahmoud, 29, from Enfield, north London A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is in custody Anyone with any information related … Read more
Explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison is critically ill with Covid-19, just days after he was ‘skiing like a demon’, his family said. The 83-year-old fell ill on Monday – two days after returning from a skiing trip to France with his wife, Louella, 68. He was rushed from their home near Bodmin Moor, in Cornwall, to Derriford … Read more
Explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison is critically ill with Covid-19, just days after he was ‘skiing like a demon’, his family said. The 83-year-old fell ill on Monday – two days after returning from a skiing trip to France with his wife, Louella, 68. He was rushed from their home near Bodmin Moor, in Cornwall, to Derriford … Read more
A distraught critical care nurse who was unable to buy basic foods following a 48-hour shift has urged shoppers to stop stripping supermarket shelves amid the coronavirus pandemic. In her heartbreaking appeal, Dawn Bilbrough, 51, from York, who had just completed a lengthy and exhausting shift, explained that she had visited her supermarket to pick … Read more