UK’s health chiefs hail £11m PPE crusade as healthcare workers say charity drive helped save lives 

The Mail Force charity, which rode to the rescue at the height of the coronavirus crisis, was hailed by care homes and the boss of the NHS last night. Health Service chief Sir Simon Stevens praised the ‘remarkable charity mission’ to source personal protective equipment for the UK. And Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s department said … Read more

GUY ADAMS: Are you stunned that you helped pay £21M to a Spanish PPE businessman?

Behind security gates on one of the smartest streets in Madrid’s most upmarket neighbourhood, a grand design is taking shape. Every day, vans full of workers and loaded lorries trundle on to the leafy hillside plot in La Moraleja, the Spanish version of Beverly Hills, where a sprawling mansion is being extensively renovated. The property, … Read more

Coronavirus: Doctors in South West England were sent ‘clearly used’ gloves in PPE blunder

Doctors in the South West of England were sent disposable gloves that had ‘clearly been used’ and have been warned not to use them in another PPE blunder. The gloves, sent to GPs in parts of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Somerset, appeared to have been used already but then packaged in unopened boxes. In a … Read more

MOD spent £8,500 on snacks and gave £25k in PPE to the Ukrainian army

A former RAF chief claimed £12,500 for flights to the US for a one-hour appearance on a panel at a space travel conference. Sir Stephen Hillier flew business-class for the four-day symposium in Colorado Springs – before cutting the trip short and returning first-class. The taxpayer-funded trip in April 2019 came just a year after … Read more

Government is paying £1million a DAY to store 10,000 shipping containers full of PPE at Felixstowe

Government stores of nearly 10,000 containers of PPE have been racking up fees of around £1million a day as they sit in high-rate storage on the quay at Felixstowe port.   Around 11,000 containers full of PPE were being kept in the Suffolk port yard last week attracting sky-high fees, despite a continued lack of protection equipment … Read more

Fury over £18bn PPE scandal

A Tory Minister today refused to apologise after a devastating report laid bare the cronyism and ineptitude that has characterised the Government’s £18billion rush to source PPE and other equipment during the coronavirus crisis.  Business Secretary Alok Sharma has denied allegations of wasting taxpayers’ money, claiming the scramble to buy lifesaving clothing for the NHS came at a … Read more

Greek priest lifts a child up to KISS the coffin of a COVID victim after men in full PPE carried it

A Greek Orthodox priest has sparked outrage after he lifted a child up to kiss the coffin of a bishop who died of COVID-19 after men in full-body PPE had carried the coffin into the church. Footage of the funeral in the town of Lagadas outside Thessaloniki was widely shared on social media and local … Read more

The £18bn coronavirus PPE fiasco

A devastating report today lifts the lid on the cronyism and ineptitude that has characterised the Government’s £18billion rush to source PPE and other equipment during the coronavirus crisis. Michael Gove and Dominic Cummings were both drawn into the debacle after the spending watchdog said officials failed to consider potential conflicts of interests involving companies … Read more

Companies with no experience pocketed £12bn on the Government’s ‘shambolic’ PPE scramble

Sabia Mokeddem, 23, was handed a contract worth £880,000  For enterprising businesses, it was the chance of a lifetime. As the coronavirus pandemic swept across Britain, a £12.3billion ‘Wild West’ opportunity emerged for any firms able to provide the NHS with protective equipment. Companies with no experience supplying PPE won lucrative Government deals. Now, the … Read more