Hundreds of frail and elderly people are forced to queue in the freezing cold to receive Covid jabs at Plymouth Argyle football stadium as relatives blast ‘absolute shambles’ The queue at Home Park was compared to match day-style crowds, with some waiting for an hour-and-a-half Storm Darcy has brought snow and freezing temperatures and forced … Read more
Elderly man, in his 90s, dies near Tesco after security staff ‘REFUSE to hand over defibrillator to people trying to save his life’ Samantha Badger claims staff stopped person from taking store’s defibrillator She performed CPR after man suffered a suspected heart attack on Wednesday She said worker even phoned police and reported ‘attempted theft’ … Read more
Elderly man, in his 90s, dies outside Tesco after security staff ‘REFUSE to hand over defibrillator to people trying to save his life’ Samantha Badger claims staff stopped person from taking store’s defibrillator She performed CPR on man after he collapsed outside Kent store on Wednesday She said worker even phoned police and reported ‘attempted … Read more
Moment elderly man pushing trolley trips over at the end of Sainsbury’s travelator before woman behind him collapses on top of him – as shoppers race to switch it off CCTV footage captured the man heading out of Sainsbury’s in Kent in January Front two wheels of trolley get stuck on travelator and man falls to … Read more
Twenty four elderly residents have died after an outbreak of Covid-19 at a Hampshire care home, while a second care home tragedy in the Midlands has left nine dead. The residents at Pemberley House care home, Basingstoke, died in the last few weeks following the virus outbreak earlier this month, in what is one of the worst … Read more
Elderly Britons may be missing appointments for their coronavirus vaccines because GPs are sending them invites by text, doctors fear. Some over-80s who are next in line for the jab are being contacted on their mobile phones because of the ‘short notice of supply’. Dr Ollie Hart, a GP involved in the rollout in Sheffield, said … Read more
Shocking moment female thug, 31, breaks 89-year-old woman’s arm in violent robbery at bus stop before fleeing the scene with £300 and her car keys Kirsty Moxon hit the victim on the back of the head and snatched her handbag The 31-year-old was caught on CCTV fleeing with £300 and 89-year-old’s keys South Yorkshire police … Read more
Norway denies ‘direct link’ between deaths of 33 elderly people and Pfzier Covid vaccine they received Head of Norway’s medicines agency said there was no evidence of a direct link Steinar Madsen told Bloomberg the vaccine’s mild side effects could theortetically affect pre-existing conditions in elderly patients All those who have died were 75 or … Read more
Covid outbreaks in care homes have more than trebled in a month meaning infection levels are now similar to the peak of the first wave amid growing fears residents are not being given the vaccine fast enough. Date from Public Health England (PHE) reveals that in the week to January 14, there were 977 outbreaks … Read more
Cold pursuit! Police tail elderly driver who can’t see through frosted windscreen at 3mph in ‘world’s slowest’ chase before she crashes into traffic bollard Police in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, were spotted pursuing a car at 3mph on Thursday Officers were tailing an elderly driver whose windscreen had frosted over The driver also went the wrong way … Read more