Letter written by Florence Nightingale asking farmer to send ‘six eggs’ for patient up for auction

Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 in the Italian city of Florence and moved with her family as a baby to the East Midlands in 1821. The Nightingale family was wealthy and well-connected and Florence’s father William Shore had inherited the Lea estate (and with it the right to change his surname) from his uncle, … Read more

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield send sweet messages to sick children amid COVID-19 lockdown

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield have sent uplifting messages to sick children stuck in hospital amid UK’s coronavirus lockdown. In support of charity Spread A Smile, the This Morning duo attempted to put a smile on the kids’ faces as they joined the likes of broadcaster Davina McCall and Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall in uploading … Read more

Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid send their well wishes for Kate Garraway as her husband remains in ICU

Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid have shared their well wishes to Kate Garraway after it was revealed her husband, Derek Draper, is in intensive care after contracting coronavirus.   Good Morning Britain host Kate, 52, is reportedly ‘sick with worry’ after her husband was admitted to hospital on Monday, where he was tested positive for the … Read more

Teresa Giudice asks fans to send ‘extra prayers’ to her ‘struggling’ father

Teresa Giudice asks fans to send ‘extra prayers’ to her ‘struggling’ father: ‘My girls and I need him’ By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 19:19 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 19:19 BST, 2 April 2020 Teresa Giudice has asked for prayers for her ‘struggling’ father, Giacinto Gorga. The reality star, 47, revealed her father … Read more

Facebook pages urging children to send rainbow drawings to the new Nightingale hospital are FAKE

Facebook pages set up urging children to send rainbow drawings to the new Nightingale hospital are FAKE, NHS says The accounts call for youngsters to post their designs to addresses in the UK One claimed that ‘these will be put up on the walls in the Nightingale Hospital’ NHS Nightingale’s official Twitter page revealed the … Read more

Grey’s Anatomy and Shondaland send their thanks to healthcare workers on National Doctors Day 

The cast of Grey’s Anatomy came together to send a huge thanks to heathcare workers on the frontlines of the pandemic in honor of National Doctors Day on Monday. ‘We wanted to say THANK YOU to every single healthcare worker battling on the frontlines of this pandemic. We are so grateful for your sacrifice,’ the … Read more

Is it safe for me to send a card or will it spread infection?

The coronavirus lockdown has left many of us with unanswered questions about how we should go about our daily lives and the risks we face. Last week, we asked for your questions about the pandemic, which we then put to leading experts. Here, Professor John Oxford, a virologist at Queen Mary University of London, and … Read more

A 101-year-old man whose birthday was cancelled due the coronavirus asks social media to send wishes

Let’s take this party online! A 101-year-old man whose March 31st birthday bash has been cancelled because of coronavirus fears asks people to get him 101,000 likes on Twitter instead 101 year-old Owen had his birthday cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic  He took a picture of himself holding a sign, asking for good birthday … Read more

British pensioners trapped on cruise ship plead for Government to send in Royal Navy to rescue them 

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

Open crisps can send microplastics hurtling into the atmosphere

Tasks like opening a bag of crisps or twisting off a bottle cap could endanger your health by sending disease-causing microplastics hurtling into the atmosphere.      Researchers from the University of Newcastle in Australia found that food, drink and cosmetic packages fuel plastic pollution – even during everyday tasks. Potentially disease-causing particles are released every time … Read more