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
Ministers unveil £76million package for domestic violence victims as they admit coronavirus lockdown is ‘making it harder’ for people to seek out help Communities Secretary unveils more support for victims of domestic violence Robert Jenrick say there will be £76million of new funding for the vulnerable Mr Jenrick admitted that the ‘reality’ of the lockdown … Read more
Ministers unveil £76million package for domestic violence victims as they admit coronavirus lockdown is ‘making it harder’ for people to seek out help Communities Secretary unveils more support for victims of domestic violence Robert Jenrick say there will be £76million of new funding for the vulnerable Mr Jenrick admitted that the ‘reality’ of the lockdown … Read more
A super morgue set up in east London to hold victims of Covid-19 has tripled in size in the last month as the Government extends capacity across the country to cope with 30,000 bodies. The site at Epping Forest has been extended three times to cope with the increasing numbers and can now care for … Read more
24 Australians were among 47 tourists on New Zealand’s White Island when it erupted. THE DEAD: Julie Richards, 47, and her daughter Jessica, 20, from Brisbane, have been officially confirmed dead. Julie Richards, 47, and her daughter Jessica, 20, (pictured) from Brisbane are among the dead Martin Hollander and his wife Barbara Martin Berend Hollander, … Read more
24 Australians were among 47 tourists on New Zealand’s White Island when it erupted. THE DEAD: Julie Richards, 47, and her daughter Jessica, 20, from Brisbane, have been officially confirmed dead. Julie Richards, 47, and her daughter Jessica, 20, (pictured) from Brisbane are among the dead Martin Hollander and his wife Barbara Martin Berend Hollander, … Read more
Sky News presenter Kimberley Leonard chokes back tears as she reads out obituary for 33-year-old pharmacist who died of coronavirus a day after her father died Anchor Kimberley Leonard became overwhelmed with emotion during a bulletin Her voice began to break as she shared stories of those who fell victim to the bug It came … Read more
Sky News presenter Kimberley Leonard chokes back tears as she reads out obituary for 33-year-old pharmacist who died of coronavirus a day after her father died Anchor Kimberley Leonard became overwhelmed with emotion during a bulletin Her voice began to break as she shared stories of those who fell victim to the bug It came … Read more
Nearly three quarters of NHS staff who have died from coronavirus are from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. Latest figures show that 111 health and social care workers have been killed by the virus, and the overwhelming majority of these have been from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities. People from such backgrounds … Read more
Coronavirus is killing people more than a decade before they would have died naturally, according to a study. Men who die of COVID-19 are losing, on average, 13 years of their lives, scientists say, while women have 11 years cut off their life expectancy. The disease, which has hospitalised more than 100,000 people in the … Read more