Ford told to ‘come clean’ over factory closures and the future of its British operations

Ford told to ‘come clean’ over factory closures and the future of its British operations as it faces pressure to cut costs in Europe By William Turvill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:49 BST, 13 April 2019 | Updated: 11:06 BST, 14 April 2019 Unions are calling on Ford to ‘come clean’ over the future … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Vital operations cancelled despite empty beds

Private hospitals are empty and up to 40,000 NHS beds lie unused amid mounting fury over the handling of non coronavirus treatment as thousands of operations are cancelled and cancers go undetected. Figures suggest that up to four times the number of beds are free than normal for this time of year after a huge slowdown in … Read more

Will cancelled cancer operations put patients’ lives at risk?

On March 18, Beth Purvis was due to have a 19mm tumour removed from her right lung. The operation was part of a four-year ordeal to keep her advanced bowel cancer at bay. But a week before she was due to have her potentially life-saving operation, Beth received a phone call to tell her it … Read more

Will cancelled cancer operations put patients’ lives at risk?

On March 18, Beth Purvis was due to have a 19mm tumour removed from her right lung. The operation was part of a four-year ordeal to keep her advanced bowel cancer at bay. But a week before she was due to have her potentially life-saving operation, Beth received a phone call to tell her it … Read more

With millions of ‘routine’ operations cancelled we tell you how to stay healthy at home 

Millions of patients waiting for knee and hip replacements, cataract surgery and hernia repairs now face delays to their treatment after the NHS announced it was postponing routine operations. From April 15, while most cancer treatments and emergency cases will still go ahead, 700,000 non-urgent operations carried out in England each month will be postponed. … Read more

Peter Weber reveals his former airline is ‘ceasing operations’ amid coronavirus

Pilot Peter Weber reveals his former airline is ‘ceasing operations’ amid coronavirus outbreak: ‘The memories will stay with me forever’ By Kellie Chudzinski For Dailymail.com Published: 23:36 GMT, 20 March 2020 | Updated: 23:36 GMT, 20 March 2020 Pilot Peter Weber is bidding farewell to his former employer Compass Airline as it is expected to … Read more

Coronavirus UK: NHS to cancel operations for three months

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Coronavirus UK: NHS to cancel non-emergency operations

‘We are in a war against an invisible killer’: Matt Hancock says the NHS will cancel or delay non-emergency operations to help free up staff and beds to help with coronavirus battle as death toll rises All elective surgery not time sensitive will either be cancelled or postponed  Hancock told MPs this evening: ‘We are in … Read more

Travel giant Tui suspends vast majority of travel operations

Tour operator TUI today suspended most of its operations until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic as British Airways revealed it would slash routes by 75% and EasyJet announced further cancellations.  IAG, the owner of BA, said it would reduce capacity in April and May and its outgoing boss Willie Walsh would defer his retirement, … Read more