Joe Biden wiped away tears after speaking to an ICU nurse about her last nine months treating COVID-19 patients as she revealed that the staff in her hospital still don’t have enough PPE and that she has never been able to receive a coronavirus test. The President-elect was holding a virtual meeting with frontline workers … Read more
A widower who faced spending his 95th birthday alone received 400 birthday cards to mark the occasion after a social media appeal from a young pal went viral. Tommy Houston faced being on his own for his birthday on November 21 due to the coronavirus pandemic. But he received a windfall of cards from as … Read more
Prestigious public school Clifton College has apologised for its handling of historic child sexual abuse claims after employing two teachers who preyed on pupils. An inquiry heard that the £12,000-a-term Bristol school failed to act on concerns raised against the male staff members, both later convicted of sexual offences. In the 1990s teachers were told … Read more
A bent solicitor and her husband who defrauded the taxpayer out of almost £95,000 in a legal aid scam will have to repay just £5,584. Babita Attra, 41, made sure her lover Alexandru Major, 35, got lucrative translation contracts as part of the scam. Criminal law solicitor Attra and her Romanian husband Major were convicted … Read more
Covid outbreak at care home sees 15 residents die and 56 more test positive as 33 staff are also infected Incident management team in place at Llangollen Fechan Care Home in Wales Over the last three weeks there have sadly been 56 positive cases and 15 deaths In addition 33 staff members have tested positive … Read more
A financial controller stole over £437,000 from her company for a life of luxury skiing, building a new house and even a £10,000 Rolex. Emma Rhodes, 37, was jailed today for five years after the spending spree, which included an £80,000 Range Rover, despite her salary being £30,000. She used her position as financial controller for … Read more
Speeding law student, 19, is jailed for three years for killing father-of-two pedestrian while trying to pull a prank on the BMW driving behind his Fiesta By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 16:39 GMT, 20 November 2020 | Updated: 16:47 GMT, 20 November 2020 Callum Richardson, 19, killed Salem Lufti after striking him with his … Read more
Mother abandons attempt to get Covid test ‘after staff said her 19-month-old baby had to wear a mask’ Sophie Asher says staff issued incorrect information about the law around masks She and daughter Maya left after becoming upset at the site in Crewe this week Cheshire East council says it’s ‘inadvisable’ to bring small children … Read more
The MMR vaccine may protect some people against severe Covid-19, a study has claimed. Scientists from the University of Georgia say the jab, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella, may also prevent people from catching the coronavirus. They found a 29 per cent lower chance of severe Covid-19 among those who had the MMR jab … Read more
A single mother of two who illegally drove away from a courthouse just minutes after a judge disqualified her from driving escaped jail today. Hotel housekeeper Simara Knopka, 39, was hauled back before the judge who previously dealt with her after she was pictured flouting a two-year road ban. The Brazilian mother-of-two, who does not … Read more