Tragedy as pensioner 85, dies of coronavirus just five years after meeting his long lost brother

Tragedy as pensioner 85, dies of coronavirus just five years after meeting the long lost brother he didn’t know existed Jimmy O’Donnell died on April 26 after contracting the killer virus at care home  In 2015, he met his brother, Fred, who he didn’t know existed for eight decades  The pair said their lives were … Read more

JOHN HUMPHRYS says the coronavirus crisis has been a tragedy but has had many benefits

For a while it seemed to many of us that the nation just might be on the point of mutiny over the Government’s failure to get a grip on the crisis. Not enough testing. Not enough masks and gowns. Not enough information. Treated as children by a government that either had no strategy for coming … Read more

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Failure to protect valiant NHS staff is a tragedy. Now we can ALL do our bit 

The primary role of the free Press has always been to hold the mighty to account. To fight injustice, to ask searching questions of the rich and powerful, and to represent the interests of ordinary families when the State becomes oppressive or overweening. But there are times when words alone are not enough. We have … Read more

Victims’ families to sue Royal Caribbean cruises over New Zealand White Island volcano tragedy 

24 Australians were among 47 tourists on New Zealand’s White Island when it erupted.    THE DEAD:  Julie Richards, 47, and her daughter Jessica, 20, from Brisbane, have been officially confirmed dead.  Julie Richards, 47, and her daughter Jessica, 20, (pictured) from Brisbane are among the dead Martin Hollander and his wife Barbara Martin Berend Hollander, … Read more

Anthony Yarde opens up on how boxing is helping him cope with his own coronavirus tragedy

Running in the park has become a blessing and a curse for Anthony Yarde. With each stride he feels the grief departing through his feet, but then the sight of so many people mingling reminds him of the problem all over again. Why don’t they listen, he asks himself on those training routes through Ilford, … Read more

Tragedy as nurse, 84, who was still working night shifts dies from coronavirus

Tragedy as 84-year-old nurse who left retirement to work night shifts for NHS dies of coronavirus Margaret Tapley joins a growing list of frontline staff who killed by Covid-19 Her heartbroken family paid tribute to their ‘hard working and caring’ grandma   The government is facing mountain criticism to provide more PPE for staff  Learn more … Read more

Kate Langbroek: The tragedy of Italy’s coronavirus lockdown in one photo

Kate Langbroek and her family have been in lockdown in Bologna, Italy, for two weeks as coronavirus spreads across the country. And on Saturday, the 54-year-old radio host shared a bittersweet photo to Instagram of a local trattoria that had been forced to close due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Kate told her followers it was … Read more

Christchurch mosque shooting survivors speak one year after the tragedy

The survivors of the Christchurch terror attack have opened up about the horrific mass shooting and revealed what life has been like one year on.  On March 15, 2019, Brenton Tarrant allegedly stormed two mosques in Christchurch, on New Zealand’s south Island, killing 51 Muslim worshipers. For those who miraculously survived the attack, which is … Read more

Russia sensationally claims Australia COVERED UP the MH17 tragedy and tampered with evidence

Russia sensationally claims Australia tampered with MH17 wreckage after the plane was shot down – as four separatists accused of killing 298 passengers and crew face court for the first time Dr Alexey Pavlovsky believes evidence from MH17 was falsified by investigators He claims the investigation was predetermined to blame Russia for the attack Dr … Read more

How Laura Whitmore found herself at the centre of a tragedy that shocked Britain

Laura wears three-piece shorts suit, maxmara.com When Laura Whitmore took over from Caroline Flack as the host of Love Island, no one could have predicted the tragic turn of events in store. She talks to Francesca Babb about the friend she loved and why we need to think before we tweet  Just days after I … Read more