Three teenagers are arrested after ‘coughing’ on elderly couple: Police detain male trio following row that left woman in her 70s with a black eye Teens aged 16, 18 and 19 approached the elderly couple in Hitchin on Friday One is believed to have coughed in their faces before a passer-by intervened The altercation left … Read more
Downing Street fury over ‘let OAPs die’ accusation: No 10 angrily denies claims that Dominic Cummings said pensioners should be sacrificed to coronavirus to protect the economy By Larisa Brown Political Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 22 March 2020 | Updated: 00:25 GMT, 23 March 2020 Downing Street last night angrily denied claims … Read more
Desperate British pensioners trapped aboard a cruise ship in northern Italy have pleaded for the Government to send in the Royal Navy to rescue them. Speaking exclusively to MailOnline via video call, three of the 214 British citizens on the Costa Pacifica – which moored last night at Genoa, near the epicentre of the outbreak … Read more
Hundreds of shoppers were spotted queueing around the entire carpark of a Tesco at 6am today. Shocking drone footage revealed the true extent of panic buying amid the coronavirus pandemic. The same Tesco in New Malden, London, saw a similarly gigantic queue snake around its carpark at 5.50am yesterday. Shocking drone footage revealed the true … Read more
Hundreds of desperate British pensioners have mutinied aboard a cruise ship headed for the epicentre of the Coronavirus pandemic in Italy, MailOnline can reveal. The Costa Pacifica ship, which left Argentina on 3rd March with up to 3,780 passengers aboard, docked in Marseille last night. There were 36 people on board infected with the virus. But there … Read more
There is always something forlorn about a seaside resort out of season, doubly so when the new season is vanishing just as it begins. Of even greater concern here in Eastbourne is the fact that the local population is, famously, at the senior end of the spectrum. And coronavirus, as the whole world now knows, … Read more
British and Irish supermarkets have opened up early today to allow older customers to shop safely and avoid coronavirus-related panic buying. Iceland, Lidl and Tesco are offering a ‘silver hour’ for elderly and vulnerable shoppers only, in an attempt to stem the crisis. The Nationwide Building Society is also set to trial new branch opening times during … Read more
Two pensioners, aged 72 and 73, are arrested on suspicion of murder after woman, in her 40s, was found dead in a house in Bolton Woman discovered after officers called to home in Lostock, Bolton, last night She had serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene Police keeping ‘open mind’ and post-mortem taking place … Read more
A short stroll consisting of as few as 2,100 steps a day could extend the lives of pensioners, scientists say. Research by University of California San Diego found that taking between 2,100 and 4,500 steps reduced the risk of dying of heart diseases by 38 per cent. Doctors advise that people of all ages should … Read more