People should check in with their grandparents every day during the coronavirus lockdown

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

NHS nurse sends asthmatic son to live with grandparents

An NHS nurse forced to send her 10-year-old asthmatic son to live in the countryside to protect him from coronavirus said she feels like her heart has been ‘ripped out.’ Myka Alex, 31, sent her son Kade to live with his grandparents because she feared she could pass the deadly illness onto him, due to … Read more

Grandparents in self-isolation due to coronavirus greet young grandchildren through glass doors

Grandparents in self-isolation due to coronavirus are cheered up by a visit from their young grandchildren who blow kisses through glass doors ITV weatherman Chris Page, from Norfolk, posted friend’s cute image on Twitter Shows elderly grandparents smiling and holding their hands up to glass doors Toddlers greet them by placing their hand on theirs … Read more

One if five parents and grandparents don’t always secure children in car seats correctly

One in five parents and grandparents admit they don’t secure children in car seats correctly or use them at all, putting lives at risk Some 16% of parents and grandparents polled said they don’t properly fasten kinds into child seats for all journeys Another 6% don’t use a child seat at all, despite it being a … Read more

Grandparents travel from Britain to the Great Wall of China – on their BIKES 

An inspirational couple in their 60s has travelled 12,000 miles across 16 countries from Britain to the Great Wall of China – riding their bikes the entire way. Grandparents Peter and Chris Lloyd embarked on the epic 18-month journey after deciding to ‘do something a bit different’ in retirement. The ultra-fit OAPs traversed cities, deserts, … Read more