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A 92-year-old husband has died from Covid just one day after his wife of 67 years also passed away from the virus. Audrey, 88, and Jim Martin were both admitted to the Royal Stoke University Hospital in January. Mrs Martin died on January 26 and Mr Martin died the following day. Their deaths follow the … Read more
Couple married for 50 years die of Covid within days of each other after moving into a care home – as daughter pays tribute to ‘perfect’ pair who ‘loved each other hopelessly’ Valerie and Kenneth Hibberd were aged 42 and 49 when they got married The couple died last month aged 91 and 98 after … Read more
Mads Mikkelsen quite fancied the idea of following Maud Adams’s lead by playing two different roles in James Bond films. Adams famously played Andrea Anders in The Man With The Golden Gun, and then 11 years later, in 1983, there she was again, this time as title character Octopussy. Up on my Zoom screen, the … Read more
Ruthie Henshall has opened up on her fears that her mother will die in her care home thinking she had been ‘abandoned’ by her own family, after her visits were cut amid the pandemic. The West End star, 53, has been unable to hug her dementia-stricken mother Gloria, 87, since March due to coronavirus restrictions, … Read more
Seven people die at care home where the residents STILL haven’t had Covid-19 jabs after GPs declared it ‘unsafe’ to enter Seven have died after GPs deemed care home unsafe for vaccine teams to enter Doctors said their staff would not enter until the residence was ‘Covid clear’ Almost a third of the home’s residents … Read more
The scale of Britain’s gambling epidemic was laid bare today in a shocking study that linked problem betting with early death. The Oxford University research found that more than half a million Britons are spending £900 a month on their habit – and 200,000 are paying out more than £1,800. The study also showed the … Read more
Twenty four elderly residents have died after an outbreak of Covid-19 at a Hampshire care home, while a second care home tragedy in the Midlands has left nine dead. The residents at Pemberley House care home, Basingstoke, died in the last few weeks following the virus outbreak earlier this month, in what is one of the worst … Read more
Pregnant women are much more likely to have poor outcomes from COVID-19 than similarly-aged people who are not pregnant, a new study suggests. Researchers found that expectant mothers infected with the virus were 3.5 times more likely to be hospitalized with complications. What’s more, mothers-to-be were nearly 14 times more likely to die than Americans … Read more
People with schizophrenia are THREE TIMES more likely to die from Covid-19 than those without mental health issues – with old age the only higher risk factor New York University researchers studied medical records of more than 7,000 hospitalised Covid-19 patients Found age was the biggest risk factor, with over 75s at 35 times increased risk … Read more
Binmen, male lorry drivers and carers are among the groups most at risk of contracting coronavirus, official figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed. The report published today found that men in ‘elementary occupations’, including binmen, postmen, cleaners and security staff, had the highest number of deaths from the virus last year, with 699 … Read more