Briton and his wife killed in Gran Canaria after their car falls off a cliff

British pilot and his wife are killed along with two other family members after their car plunges 245ft off a cliff edge on Gran Canaria  By Chris Pleasance for MailOnline Published: 14:28 GMT, 10 December 2020 | Updated: 14:28 GMT, 10 December 2020 A British pilot has died along with his wife and two of … Read more

Operation: Cuddle your gran! Care home staff begin training to deliver ‘hug in a box’ Covid swabs

A huge operation to roll out ‘hug in a box’ Covid tests to let care home residents see and cuddle their families has begun – with one relative describing finally embracing her loved one as ‘overwhelming’. The Department of Health and Social Care say it will transform the Christmas period with over a million tests … Read more

DR MAX PEMBERTON: Having an op put off is devastating, as my dear old gran found the hard way

My gran was tough as old boots. She was one of 14 and brought up in grinding poverty. She was never one to complain. Proud of her Yorkshire roots, she had a proper stiff upper-lip. Her motto in life was you just get on with it. Despite having had a very hard life, she never … Read more

LORD ASHCROFT: Rishi Sunak’s gran sold all her wedding jewellery for a one-way ticket to England

Rishi Sunak is pictured on the day of his 2009 wedding to heiress Akshata Murthy If there is such a thing as a perfect childhood, all the evidence suggests that Rishi Sunak was lucky enough to have had one.  Loving parents and siblings, a stable home environment, a big house with a garden in the sort of … Read more

Canary Island holidays: From Lanzarote to Tenerife and Gran Canaria, which is best for you?

Sunshine? Plenty. Average daily high temperatures are in the 20Cs throughout winter. Flight time? Four hours and 30 minutes — half the journey to Florida (and, anyway, you can’t go there due to travel restrictions). Are we welcome? Yes! The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has just made the Canaries a ‘travel corridor’.  So there’s … Read more

Heartwarming moment boy, 11, finally gives his gran a cuddle after walking 1,700 miles

An 11-year-old boy was finally reunited with his grandmother after walking 1,700 miles to see her from Sicily. Romeo Cox finally embraced his grandmother Rosemary, 77,  on Sunday after embarking on a three-month journey from Palermo to London on June 20. The young boy, who was joined on his journey by his father Phil, 46, trekked through … Read more

Boy walks 1,700 miles for 93 days from Sicily to London to hug his gran

A boy of 11 spent 93 days walking 1,700 miles from Sicily to London with his father so he could give his grandmother a special lockdown cuddle.    Schoolboy Romeo Cox set off from Palermo on June 20 with his father Phil, 46, on a journey through Italy, Switzerland and France. The pair fought off a … Read more

Love Island’s Jack Fincham shares a rare image of his daughter Blossom as he mourns his late gran

Love Island’s Jack Fincham shares a rare image of his baby daughter Blossom as he mourns his late grandmother By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 10:02 BST, 29 September 2020 | Updated: 10:02 BST, 29 September 2020 He lost his beloved grandmother, Nanny Kath, in March this year following a lengthy battle with cancer.  And … Read more

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Judi Dench takes the Gran prize in Kenneth Branagh’s new film 

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Judi Dench takes the Gran prize in Kenneth Branagh’s new film By Baz Bamigboye for the Daily Mail Published: 01:46 BST, 4 September 2020 | Updated: 01:48 BST, 4 September 2020 Kenneth Branagh is shooting a semi-autobiographical film inspired by his early childhood growing up in Northern Ireland surrounded by a large extended … Read more

Open up the bank of Gran & Grandad: How to spread your wealth safely

Not everyone in the family will be feeling the financial pressures from Covid-19 – with under 10 per cent of those aged 70 and over saying they have been hit. Yet almost 40 per cent of people aged 30-59 have been affected, the Office for National Statistics has found. So how can parents and grandparents … Read more