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Care home resident, 99, who will celebrate her 100th birthday this week delights GMB viewers as she calls Piers Morgan ‘darling’ and he urges them to ‘flood’ her with cards so she doesn’t feel lonely on the day Norah Gould, Bedfordshire, will celebrate her 100th birthday in next few days Care home faced Covid outbreak after … Read more
Banks have brought back or boosted balance transfer deals over the last month as they loosen the lending taps, but borrowers looking to clear their debts still have less choice than ever before. MBNA, Sainsbury’s Bank and Virgin Money all lengthened the interest-free terms on some of their cards, while the supermarket lender also reopened … Read more
A Second World War veteran who received more than 15,000 Christmas cards after being left lonely when his wife lost her life to coronavirus has died aged 101. John Lister, of Griston, Norfolk, who served as a gunner during the war and later ran a pub, caught coronavirus in March alongside his 92-year-old wife Ella. He … Read more
Thousands of people now depend on others to do their shopping, withdraw cash and pay bills on their behalf because of the pandemic. But this has put them at a greater risk of fraud. Last year, there were 29,180 concerns raised over financial abuse, according to NHS records. And if you hand your bank card … Read more
Kim Kardashian shared decades worth of family memories amid the holiday season, after they were unable to come together for their annual Christmas card photo. The majority of the close-knit brood’s festive traditions, like their cancelled yearly Christmas party due, have also been derailed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. ‘Since we didn’t do a Christmas card … Read more
Lonely World War II veteran, 101, receives more than 7,000 Christmas cards from around the world after he sobbed in ITV interview as he told how he lost his 92-year-old wife to Covid John Lister served as a gunner in World War II and caught coronavirus in March His wife Ella, 92, died of the … Read more
It is a matter of some regret that, throughout my long and intimate acquaintance with Mr Sherlock Holmes, I was never able to persuade him of the simple pleasures afforded by the Christmas season. Not for him the goose roasting in front of the fire or the steaming plum pudding. The notion of a tree … Read more
I spy with my little eye: GCHQ chief reveals Christmas cards featuring ‘fiendish’ festive bauble-shaped brainteaser sent to agents across the world Director of GCHQ Jeremy Fleming sent the letters to colleagues across the world However the spy chief has also today made them public so everyone can have go On the front is circuit … Read more
What type of vaccine is this? The jab is known as a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine. Conventional vaccines are produced using weakened forms of the virus, but mRNAs use only the virus’s genetic code. An mRNA vaccine is injected into the body where it enters cells and tells them to create antigens. These antigens are … Read more
A run of Christmas cards sent by the Queen and Prince Philip to an employee on the Sandringham estate have been put up for auction. The cards, dated between 1998 and 2018, include touching as well as amusing photographs of the Royal Family. The lot includes a card for every year between 1998 and 2008. … Read more