Coronavirus UK: Calls for inquiry over Cheltenham Festival

Medical experts have called for an investigation into whether the decision to allow the Cheltenham Festival to go ahead caused a rise in local coronavirus cases. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust has recorded 125 deaths from the disease so far, more than double those in nearby Swindon with 67, Bristol on 58 and Bath on 46. … Read more

Tory MPs accepted £2,400-worth of VIP tickets for Cheltenham Festival only days before lockdown

Tory MPs accepted £2,400-worth of VIP tickets for Cheltenham Festival only days before UK was placed on coronavirus lockdown with huge horse racing event slammed for going ahead Philip Davies and Caroline Nokes accepted eight VIP tickets between them  Each ticket was worth £300 and Ms Nokes was photographed at the event  However, Mr Davies … Read more

Sir AP McCoy says ‘lives were lost’ because Cheltenham Festival went ahead

‘Lives were lost because Cheltenham Festival went ahead’: AP McCoy says race organisers ‘followed government advice’ to let 70,000 racegoers attend Gold Cup despite coronavirus fears By Mark Duell and Jessica Rach For Mailonline Published: 09:25 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 09:29 BST, 13 April 2020 Retired champion jockey Sir AP McCoy has admitted … Read more

Coronavirus UK: How Cheltenham Festival amplified cases

Dozens of celebrities and royals along with hundreds more Cheltenham Festival racegoers could have been infected with coronavirus, it was feared today.  Camilla’s ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles today joined a growing list of famous names thought to have caught the virus at the event held from March 10 and 13, including comedian Lee Mack and West … Read more

How Cheltenham Festival has become a hotspot for coronavirus cases

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

Camilla Parker Bowles’s ex-husband has coronavirus and fears he caught it at Cheltenham Festival

Camilla Parker Bowles’s ex-husband Andrew has coronavirus and fears he caught it at packed Cheltenham Festival Andrew Parker Bowles believes he contracted coronavirus from Cheltenham Duchess of Cornwall’s ex is among hundreds of racegoers displaying symptoms Brigadier Parker Bowles was seen in close contact with Royal Family members  Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should … Read more

Autumn and Peter Phillips cheer on their horses at Cheltenham festival

Peter and Autumn Phillips prove they have remained on good terms despite their split as they attended Cheltenham Festival together today. The estranged couple, who announced their separation last month, put on a united front as they attended the Cheltenham Gold Cup on the final day of the racing event.  However, it couldn’t be said whether Autumn, 41, … Read more

Lily Allen attends Cheltenham Festival amid coronavirus fears

By Natalie Rahhal, Acting US Health Editor for DailyMail.com   HOW DANGEROUS IS CORONAVIRUS? About 14 percent of people who contract the Covid-19 coronavirus are taken to hospital – with severe symptoms including breathing problems and pneumonia. About 5 per cent need intensive care. But the majority who get the virus suffer nothing more than … Read more

Autumn and Peter Phillips arrive together for the final day of the Cheltenham Festival

Peter and Autumn Phillips prove they have remained on good terms despite their split as they attended Cheltenham Festival together today. The estranged couple, who announced their separation last month, put on a united front as they arrived for the Cheltenham Gold Cup on the final day of the racing event.  However, it couldn’t be said whether Autumn, … Read more

Kirsty Gallacher oozes glamour in a camel coat and matching trilby at the Cheltenham Festival

She’s no stranger to putting on a stylish display at many a showbiz event. And Kirsty Gallagher was at it again as she oozed glamour as she attended day four of the Cheltenham Festival alongside Victoria Pendleton on Friday. The TV presenter, 44, looked incredible in a chic camel coloured military-style coat and a matching … Read more