Writer PHILLIPE SANDS tells the astonishing story of an SS general who murdered his relatives

Early in the morning of May 9, 1945, SS Gruppenführer Otto Wächter awakes near the Austrian city of Graz, with a serious problem to resolve. A few hours earlier, Germany has signed the definitive act of military surrender. The war in Europe is over, the first VE Day was celebrated in London and Washington. Wächter … Read more

Families battling to get elderly relatives out of care homes over Covid fears

Growing numbers of families are seeking legal advice to remove their relatives from care homes, it has been revealed today.  Legal firms have reporter a spike in the number of people looking to overturn safeguards which prevent them removing elderly residents from care facilities.   The law firm Leigh Day told The Guardian it is receiving, ‘at … Read more

Families battling to get elderly relatives out of care homes over Covid fears

Growing numbers of families are seeking legal advice to remove their relatives from care homes, it has been revealed today.  Legal firms have reporter a spike in the number of people looking to overturn safeguards which prevent them removing elderly residents from care facilities.   The law firm Leigh Day told The Guardian it is receiving, ‘at … Read more

Italians visit relatives for the first time in nine weeks

Italians were back on the streets today as the country lifted the longest lockdown in Europe and entered ‘phase two’ of the coronavirus crisis. In Venice, where the empty streets and alleyways were an early symbol of the crisis in Europe, St Mark’s Square was full of people again today as local traders gathered in … Read more

Grieving relatives of COVID-19 victims who die at home face long delays for bodies to be released

Grieving relatives of coronavirus victims who die at home face delays of days or weeks for bodies to be released for funerals Relatives face of COVID-19 victims face long delays for bodies  to be returned  It took three weeks for the body of NHS nurse Donald Suelto to be released Ex-chief crown prosecutor Nazir Afzal’s brother … Read more

Lily Collins has her arms full of toilet paper as she heads home from visiting relatives

Lily Collins has her arms full of toilet paper as she heads home from visiting relatives By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 01:33 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 03:24 BST, 16 April 2020 Lily Collins stocked up on paper towels and toilet paper at a relative’s Los Angeles home as California remains under … Read more

Chief medical officer urges relatives to stay away from care homes with one in ten already infected

‘Don’t go to care homes’: Chief medical officer urges relatives to stay away as he says one in ten facilities have been infected with coronavirus Professor Chris Whitty said care homes were ‘some of the biggest challenges’  Care homes have reported a spate of deaths from coronavirus in the last week  But owners have said … Read more