Leading private girls’ school Cheltenham Ladies’ College is giving vegan pupils regular blood tests amid fears the diet could trigger eating disorders Experts are concerned veganism is more common in girls with anorexia nervosa The college said it ‘does not actively encourage a vegan lifestyle’ for pupils It offers pupils options including vegetarian but has … Read more
There is growing fury over the decision to hand control of the NHS’ Track and Trace programme to a Tory MP’s wife also on the executive horseracing committee that allowed 260,000 people to attend the Cheltenham Festival days before lockdown began. Dido Harding sits on the board of the Jockey Club, the organisers of the world-famous horse … Read more
A consultant working in intensive care has described the decision to let two Stereophonics gigs go ahead at the start of the coronavirus outbreak as ‘downright insane’. David Hepburn, who made the comment on Twitter, works at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport – which has seen one of the highest coronavirus infection rates in … Read more
Cheltenham landlord, 67, who was pulling pints during horse-racing festival dies from coronavirus amid calls for probe into why event was allowed to go ahead Alexander Grierson, 67, died in hospital after a two-week battle with coronavirus ‘Boyzie’ ran the bar at The Beehive pub while the Cheltenham festival was on Andrew Parker-Bowles and comedian … Read more
Leaked map shows postcode next to Cheltenham racecourse had county’s highest number of coronavirus hospital admissions after 250,000 were allowed to pack into Festival The Cheltenham Festival was held at Prestbury Park between March 10-13 More than 250,000 race fans packed the venue over the course of four days The postcode surrounding the largest train … Read more
‘Lives were lost because Cheltenham Festival went ahead’: AP McCoy says race organisers ‘followed government advice’ to let 70,000 racegoers attend Gold Cup despite coronavirus fears Sir AP McCoy has admitted that ‘lives have been lost’ because of Cheltenham Retired champion jockey spoke about Festival which took place on March 10-13 He told Good Morning … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Camilla Parker Bowles’s ex-husband Andrew has coronavirus and fears he caught it at packed Cheltenham Festival Andrew Parker Bowles believes he contracted coronavirus from Cheltenham Duchess of Cornwall’s ex is among hundreds of racegoers displaying symptoms Brigadier Parker Bowles was seen in close contact with Royal Family members Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should … Read more
Peter and Autumn Phillips prove they have remained on good terms despite their split as they attended Cheltenham Festival together today. The estranged couple, who announced their separation last month, put on a united front as they attended the Cheltenham Gold Cup on the final day of the racing event. However, it couldn’t be said whether Autumn, 41, … Read more
An estimated 70,000 racegoers have flocked to Cheltenham for the Gold Cup as Boris Johnson refuses to ban mass gatherings to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The Friday 13th festival has gone ahead despite fears of the deadly virus which has decimated this weekend’s Premier League football and international rugby fixtures. The UK’s total number of coronavirus cases … Read more