A ‘dedicated’ paramedic, a GP who ‘touched and enriched many lives’ and a ‘phenomenal’ mental health counsellor are among four of the latest NHS workers to die of coronavirus. Paramedic Charlie Goodwin, 61, who had worked for First 4 Care for more than 20 years, was rushed to the intensive care unit at King’s Mill Hospital, … Read more
An 84-year-old auxiliary nurse and 78-year-old hospital support worker who both refused to retire are among the latest NHS employees to die from coronavirus. Margaret Tapley, a grandmother-of-four, died at a hospital in Swindon on Sunday, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has said. She worked at Witney Community Hospital, Oxfordshire. And Sophie Fagan, who arrived … Read more
An 84-year-old auxiliary nurse and 78-year-old hospital support worker who both refused to retire are among the latest NHS employees to die from coronavirus. Margaret Tapley, a grandmother-of-four, died at a hospital in Swindon on Sunday, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has said. She worked at Witney Community Hospital, Oxfordshire. And Sophie Fagan, who arrived … Read more
NHS hospital worker, 41, dies from coronavirus after catching it while working on the wards Philippines-born Jenelyn Carter of Ammanford, South Wales has died of covid-19 whilst working for the NHS at Morriston Hospital Morriston Hospital have paid tribute to their colleague who will be missed Jenelyn Carter was treated by her own colleagues before … Read more
Care worker, 29, is abused in the street by runner who squirted water in her face and branded her a ‘disease spreader’ as she delivered essential supplies By Danny Gallagher For Mailonline Published: 17:49 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 18:07 BST, 18 April 2020 A care worker in South Wales was abused in the … Read more
Key workers have today warned that the London Underground is still dangerously packed and putting lives at risk – but have been told by Transport for London that their concerns ‘will be noted in feedback’. Posting a number of pictures showing carriages in London packed with passengers, workers this morning have starkly warned that ‘TfL … Read more
A City worker who lost her job due to coronavirus says she is ‘now poor’ with just £30 a month left after mortgage payments. Under the pseudonym Alice, the woman revealed how she used to shop at Waitrose and Marks and Spencer but was forced to seek out food banks. ‘I was used to having … Read more
Is this the mysterious ‘Fen Tiger’…? Cambridge University worker pictures big wildcat ‘the size of a Labrador’ roaming around his garden Man spotted ‘large wildcat’ with ‘big claws’ in his garden in central Cambridge Described animal as ‘brown and black’ with ‘long tail that had lots of circles on it’ Sighting raised suspicions legendary ‘Fen … Read more
‘I used to shop at Waitrose and M&S… now I go to the foodbank’: City worker who lost job due to coronavirus says she is ‘now poor’ with just £30 left after paying her mortgage each month The worker, going by fake name ‘Alice’, revealed she was forced to seek charity She initially tried to … Read more
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