As the UK faces lockdown to save the NHS, this is how the health service ended up in such a perilous state
They don't like to call it a gamble, nor even a calculated risk. But if one asks civil servants, former...
Day: March 20, 2020
Exhausted nurses at overwhelmed London hospital wore bin bags to protect themselves from Coronavirus
A major London hospital became the first in the country to be overwhelmed by coronavirus as exhausted nurses revealed they...
Boris Johnson announces ‘extraordinary’ closure of UK’s pubs and restaurants to fight coronavirus
All Britain's pubs, restaurants, cafes, cinemas and gyms were ordered to close on Friday night as Boris Johnson introduced the...
‘If we don’t act quickly we will be like Italy
“I’m at the coal face of this crisis and I’m seeing what's happening out there and it’s absolutely heartbreaking. I’m...
Stranded Britons face battle to get back to UK as countries close borders in coronavirus crisis
Thousands of Britons stranded abroad face a desperate scramble for seats on the final flights back to the UK, with...
A day in the life of a coronavirus doctor
7.15am On my nine-mile drive to work at Cardiff. It’s already an odd morning. I packed my car with a sleeping...
I’ve volunteered to do extra shifts to beat coronavirus, even though it means putting my health at risk
I've volunteered to do extra shifts in hospital, even though it means putting my health at risk. I have been working...
‘Parallel export’ of essential drugs banned to protect UK in coronavirus outbreak
Health officials have banned profiteers from exporting paracetamol and other common drugs in a bid to protect Britons during the...
From bejewelled mask-wearers to hands-on huggers, the ‘Corona Annoyers’ are getting on our nerves
Right at the beginning of the virus, many of us turned to each other and said, prepare to be very...
The best air fryers for healthy home cooking
A more affordable option, which I found to be almost as good as the Philips in output, and much quieter...
How to keep your kids active in self-quarantine
With the news that schools are to close from today, parents nationwide were supplanted with too many worries to count....
the trainee doctors ready to join in the coronavirus fight
Returning home to find myself in the midst of yet another power cut, I am comforted by the knowledge that...
Chancellor to unveil wage bailout to help millions through coronavirus crisis
The government will offer unprecedented support for millions of workers to help Britons hit by the coronavirus crisis under radical...
Coronavirus vaccine trials could start in UK within a month
Trials of a coronavirus vaccine could begin within the next month, the Government's health agency has said, as it prepares...
