A devastated mother whose husband and daughter both have serious illnesses has told how they lost their life savings after a firm tasked with building their dream home went bust. Childcare worker Cath Tyrie, 49, from Stockport, explained her daughter Stevie, 13, has a learning disability and cerebral palsy, which has left her needing help dressing, washing … Read more
As Britain’s coronavirus case tally continues to climb and the likelihood of a nationwide epidemic grows, the government has drawn up a blueprint to tackle an outbreak on UK soil. Boris Johnson’s yesterday revealed a four-pronged approach to deal with the crisis – contain, delay, research, mitigate. From these four pillars follows a Downing Street … Read more
Police could ignore low-level crime and troops could be deployed on the streets as part of the government’s dramatic ‘battle plan’ if coronavirus takes hold in the UK – amid warnings it could incapacitate a fifth of the workforce. Patients not suffering from the disease could also be sent home from hospital, and local authorities … Read more
Swathes of Britain including cities and towns could be put on lockdown to try to stop the spread of coronavirus as Boris Johnson vowed to take charge of the Government response after being accused of acting like a ‘part-time Prime Minister’. After UK cases hit 36 yesterday – an increase of 23 since Friday – Mr Johnson will … Read more
Evidence of a previously unknown ancient civilisation that existed for around 800 years has been found in Southern Turkey. Archaeologists stumbled across an inscribed rock which reveals the existence of the long-lost civilisation after a farmer found it in an irrigation canal. The stone was inscribed with hieroglyphs in the ancient Luwian dialect and experts translated … Read more
‘I felt empty and numb’: Dancing On Ice’s Libby Clegg breaks down as she discusses her mental health battle after the Rio Paralympics… before beating Ben Hamlin in the tense skate-off By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 21:15 GMT, 1 March 2020 | Updated: 07:15 GMT, 2 March 2020 Dancing On Ice star Libby Clegg … Read more
The armed forces along with the British Red Cross and St John Ambulance volunteers could be drafted in to support the NHS after 23 test positive for coronavirus in the UK. Military doctors and nurses would be on hand at hospitals where staff are too ill to work or are self-isolating, under ministerial plans for … Read more
I’ll toast to that! Warburtons launches its first ever BEER made from wonky crumpets in a bid to tackle food waste The UK retailer is now selling the 4.2 per cent IPA, called The Toasted Crumpet It is made from wonky crumpets that don’t make the cut into their packets Beer is the shop’s first non-baked … Read more
Ex-Charlton women’s player tragically dies aged 20 after losing battle with bone cancer – which was only found when doctors checked her broken thigh bone Lucy Kerr, 20, was diagnosed with bone cancer when she broke her thigh bone Doctors, who performed an MRI scan, also found the youngster had lung cancer She quickly had … Read more
Residents have fought riot police with wooden sticks and set up flaming barricades on the roads in an attempt to halt the construction of new migrant detention centres on two Greek islands. At least 500 people on Lesbos and Chios – including regional governor Kostas Moutzouris and West Lesbos mayor Taxiarchis Verros – clashed with … Read more