Joy for families with elderly relatives as care homes allow visitors for the first time in a YEAR 

Together again! Joy for families with elderly relatives as care homes allow visitors for the first time in a YEAR Emotional reunions took place across the UK as care homes reopened to visitors Pam Harrison was among the delighted residents to finally see family yesterday  Guidance allows visits without a screen if Covid test is … Read more

Comet Catalina suggests icy visitors may have been sources of carbon on Earth

During the earliest years of planet Earth, as our world was still forming, icy comets were essential sources of carbon that may have kick-started life, a new study claims. University of Minnesota astronomers have taken infrared observations of Comet Catalina, a comet that visited our solar system in 2016, to undertand whether comets played a … Read more

Care home visits resume – but visitors must wear PPE and hugging and kissing is still banned

Britons are able to visit relatives living in care homes today – but hugging and kissing is still banned. Visitors will be tested prior to seeing loved ones, will have to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) and will be asked to keep physical contact to a minimum. Handholding is permitted but hugs and kissing are … Read more

Coronavirus: UK care home visitors urged to get a Covid vaccine as soon as possible

People planning to visit relatives or friends in care homes have been urged to get a coronavirus vaccine as soon as possible to make visits less risky. Indoor visiting will be allowed again from Monday in England, with every care home resident allowed to nominate one regular visitor who will be permitted to go inside. … Read more

Care home that REFUSED to ban visitors during lockdown has brought in hairdressers and entertainers

Care home that REFUSED to ban visitors during lockdown has brought in hairdressers, entertainers and even taken residents out on rickshaw rides during the pandemic Birkdale Park Care Home in Southport has been reported by some to the CQC  Boss and former army Major Jonathan Cunningham openly dismisses guidance He called tales of relatives seeing … Read more

Council chiefs plan to coax visitors back to West End this summer with 82ft-high HILL

Roll up for the Marble Arch ‘mound’: Council unveils plans for 82ft-high HILL at the entrance to Oxford Street with panoramic views of Hyde Park, Mayfair and Marylebone in bid to coax visitors back to London this summer Dubbed the Marble Arch Mound, it will tower at 82ft for six months from summer Mound is … Read more

Lottie Moss offers visitors to social media platform Glow chance to see her in a bikini-clad video

TALK OF THE TOWN: Fans see a lot more of Lottie Moss as model offers visitors to social media platform Glow the chance to see her in a bikini-clad video for £3.60 By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:06 GMT, 14 February 2021 | Updated: 01:14 GMT, … Read more

Eating Out DIDN’T really help out! Data shows Rishi’s meal deal saw only a 6% rise in visitors

The Eat Out To Help Out scheme boosted visits to retail venues by just six per cent on the days the discounts were offered, a study suggests. Rishi Sunak’s meal deal saw footfall increase by 5.7 per cent in cafes and restaurants but had no impact on the days it was not running, economists found. … Read more

ROS ALTMANN: We cannot squander this golden opportunity to open up care homes to visitors

ROS ALTMANN: We cannot squander this golden opportunity to open up care homes to visitors By Ros Altmann For The Daily Mail Published: 02:47 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 02:47 GMT, 2 February 2021 The Government and NHS deserve the highest praise for the successful roll-out of the vaccination programme in care homes. It … Read more

Covid UK: Lockdown visitors ruin one of Britain’s most important ancient forests by holding weddings

Lockdown visitors ruin one of Britain’s most important ancient forests by holding weddings, leaving litter and stripping moss from trees for their hanging baskets Devon County Council say visitors are ‘ruining’ Wistman’s Wood on Dartmoor People have held weddings, left litter and stripped moss from dwarf oak trees  Area likely to be left-over from ancient forest … Read more