First World War diaries which recount first days of the Battle of the Somme go up for auction

First World War diaries of two soldiers serving on the Western Front which include chilling entries recounting the first days of the Battle of the Somme go up for auction Gunner H Belshaw and Captain John Oliver Mark Ashley wrote the journals They begin on April 1, 1916, and end with the conflict on November … Read more

Longest-suffering UK Covid-19 patient returns home after 141 days in hospital and 105 on ventilator

UK’s longest-suffering Covid-19 patient finally returns home after a record-breaking 141 days in hospital – including 105 on a ventilator Fatima Bridle, 35, fell ill with coronavirus after returning to the UK from Morocco She battled Covid-19, pneumonia and sepsis at Southampton General Hospital When her lungs collapsed she was on a ventilator and in a coma … Read more