Oh, to be twelve years old in a straw hat and blazer, hugging dull, tidily dressed parents goodbye and chugging westward with your lacrosse stick on a steam train to go to a school in a castle! To feast at midnight, to dream of making the first team and to dodge Matron’s ferocity by hastily … Read more
A crisis on a scale that defies imagination is sweeping Britain’s care homes. Unseen, unreported and too often alone, our elderly are dying from the coronavirus epidemic – killed by the system that is meant to keep them safe. And as they die, they are denied the basic comfort of seeing their loved ones for … Read more
Boris Johnson has written to all opposition leaders to invite them to Number 10 next week to work together to battle coronavirus. The announcement comes as it was revealed that the Queen will issue a rallying cry to the nation on Sunday in a rare address to the nation to boost morale. Mr Johnson wrote: … Read more
Boris Johnson has written to all opposition leaders to invite them to Number 10 next week to work together to battle coronavirus. The announcement comes as it was revealed that the Queen will issue a rallying cry to the nation on Sunday in a rare address to the nation to boost morale. In her first … Read more
The disparity remains astonishing. Here are two nations of comparable size. Both have a long and proud history of medical excellence, both are home to international pharmaceutical giants and both are facing an identical biological threat. Yet their situations are so very different. And if there is one aspect of the coronavirus crisis that sets … Read more
Safety shambles that could cost many more lives: The least we can do as a nation is ensure that medics in the frontline of the coronavirus battle are as well protected as possible, writes Dr MAX PEMBERTON By Dr Max Pemberton For The Daily Mail Published: 23:39 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 03:17 BST, … Read more
Safety shambles that could cost many more lives: The least we can do as a nation is ensure that medics in the frontline of the coronavirus battle are as well protected as possible, writes Dr MAX PEMBERTON By Dr Max Pemberton For The Daily Mail Published: 23:39 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 23:41 BST, … Read more
Boris Johnson is writing to every household in the UK to urge the public to obey the lockdown and stay home during the coronavirus ‘national emergency’. The Prime Minister, who is self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19, will warn ‘things will get worse before they get better’ as he stresses the need to stay indoors … Read more
At first, it was just a few cheers, echoing somewhere in the distance. But before long, it had spread – and soon, the whole street had erupted with noise. I couldn’t believe my ears as neighbours – gathered in small clusters on their doorsteps, or leaning from windows – whooped, clapped and rang bells. Then friends … Read more
From the plumped up pillows of his king-size bed, through the tall windows above the famous rose garden, he can look down on the vast emptiness of Horse Guards Parade. Closer to home he can see the couriers bringing government papers, the delivery men with their supplies and the to-ing and fro-ing of visitors. But … Read more