Ben Fogle, 47, gets his Covid jab early because he and his wife are classed as as carers for their epileptic daughter Ben Fogle gets coronavirus jab and says how lucky developed world is to have it The TV star has climbed Mount Everest and has also crossed the Sahara desert But the adventurer admitted … Read more
Carers who have to sleep at their workplace in case they are needed overnight are not entitled to the minimum wage for their whole shift, the Supreme Court has ruled. Claire Tomlinson-Blake, a Mencap support worker in the East Riding of Yorkshire, appealed against a Court of Appeal ruling that carers are only entitled to … Read more
Britons can cheat the Covid vaccine queue system by claiming to be a carer to get jabbed early. Officials aren’t thoroughly checking the credentials of people when they turn up for their appointments, inoculated people claim. NHS bosses say carers and NHS staff must provide proof of their occupation when they go to get vaccinated, … Read more
Meet the dedicated NHS carer whose remote island home means she has perhaps the UK’s toughest commute – including a moonlit hike, a treacherous row and sometimes even a rock climb. Vanessa Rochester, 32, and her family are the sole occupants of an otherwise uninhabited Scottish island cut off from the mainland by a raging … Read more
Diego Maradona’s carer crushed sleeping pills into his beer so he wasn’t a nuisance at night and he was given alcohol on-demand at 9am in the months before he died, investigators in Argentina are told Ongoing prosecution probe into Diego Maradona’s death has heard about his battles with alcohol during the final months of his … Read more
Binmen, male lorry drivers and carers are among the groups most at risk of contracting coronavirus, official figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed. The report published today found that men in ‘elementary occupations’, including binmen, postmen, cleaners and security staff, had the highest number of deaths from the virus last year, with 699 … Read more
Angela’s charity has dished out hot meals to hungry key workers during the pandemic What’s a kitchen whiz to do when Covid closes her restaurants? In Angela’s case, it’s whisk up 1,000 meals a day for NHS workers, as Francesca Babb discovers When the first lockdown closed her restaurants last March, Angela Hartnett was quick … Read more
For almost a year now, Anne Shepherd has been barred from seeing her son Sam, who lives in a care home. It has been agony for both of them – a scenario familiar to thousands of families who’ve suffered in similar ways throughout the pandemic. Sam, 42, who has severe learning disabilities, is confined to … Read more
The organiser of Clap for Carers is calling for a return to the weekly round of applause during England’s third national lockdown – starting from 8pm tomorrow. Annemarie Plas, from South London, helped Britain thank NHS workers and carers during the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, with rounds of applause taking place for 10 … Read more
Thousands of people now depend on others to do their shopping, withdraw cash and pay bills on their behalf because of the pandemic. But this has put them at a greater risk of fraud. Last year, there were 29,180 concerns raised over financial abuse, according to NHS records. And if you hand your bank card … Read more