Barbara Windsor’s husband Scott Mitchell is ‘overwhelmed’ after £100k is raised for charity

Barbara Windsor’s husband Scott Mitchell has revealed he’s ‘overwhelmed’ after fans raised £100,000 for an Alzheimer’s charity. Following the EastEnders star’s death from the disease, a JustGiving page set up by Scott, 57, has raised a staggering six figure sum for life-saving research. Barbara died on December 10 aged 83 after six years battling Alzheimer’s, with Scott … Read more

Barbara Windsor’s husband Scott Mitchell is ‘overwhelmed’ after £100k is raised for charity

Barbara Windsor’s husband Scott Mitchell has revealed he’s ‘overwhelmed’ after fans raised £100,000 for an Alzheimer’s charity. Following the EastEnders star’s death from the disease, a JustGiving page set up by Scott, 57, has raised a staggering six figure sum for life-saving research. Barbara died on December 10 aged 83 after six years battling Alzheimer’s, with Scott … Read more

Did 400 women suffer at hands of gynaecologist? Concerns raised over consultant who was suspended

Did 400 women suffer at hands of gynaecologist? Concerns raised over consultant who was suspended in 2018 amid probe into concerns raised by colleagues Daniel Hay, 55, a former hospital gynaecologist in Derby is being investigated  The rate of serious complications was ‘higher than would be usually expected’  As many as 400 women may have … Read more

Did 400 women suffer at hands of gynaecologist? Concerns raised over consultant who was suspended

Did 400 women suffer at hands of gynaecologist? Concerns raised over consultant who was suspended in 2018 amid probe into concerns raised by colleagues Daniel Hay, 55, a former hospital gynaecologist in Derby is being investigated  The rate of serious complications was ‘higher than would be usually expected’  As many as 400 women may have … Read more

UK gambling laws review: National Lottery minimum age raised to 18

Social media influencers must be stopped from encouraging children to gamble, say MPs as ministers ban under 18s from playing the National Lottery Ministers announced under 18s will be banned from playing the National Lottery  The Government also today launched a major review of gambling legislation  MPs called for crackdown on social media influencers who … Read more

More questions raised about data used to send England into its second lockdown

More questions were raised about the data used to send England into its second lockdown in November today after it emerged that official Covid-19 estimates were dramatically revised. In its October 30 report, the Office for National Statistics estimated that 9.52 people per 10,000 in England were catching the virus every day by October 17 – … Read more

Caned, but very able, genius who raised Kane: BRIAN VINER reviews Mank 

Mank (12A) Verdict: Cherishably intelligent  Rating: Psycho, Mary Poppins and Citizen Kane are the unlikeliest of cinematic bedfellows, but they now have one striking thing in common — they have all inspired some terrific filmmakers to hold up a mirror to their own industry, with beguiling results. In the excellent 2012 film Hitchcock, Anthony Hopkins … Read more

Doctor who first raised dementia alarm 24 YEARS AGO was fobbed off by the FA and Premier League

It was Norah Mercer who raised the alarm.  The wife of the legendary Manchester City manager and Everton and Arsenal stalwart Joe was speaking to GP and family friend John Rowlands before her husband passed away in 1990 after suffering with Alzheimer’s disease. ‘She said, “Whenever I attend the funerals of players from Joe’s era, … Read more