Help us crown your NHS hero as explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison, 83, salutes team who saved his life 

Today, the Daily Mail proudly launches our 2020 Health Hero Awards, in partnership with eBay and NHS Charities Together.  We introduced these awards in 2013 to honour the unsung heroes of the health service, whatever their role — doctors, hospital porters, nurses, care assistants — who work tirelessly for patients, going the extra mile. But … Read more

Son of 83-year-old Robin Hanbury-Tenison on how his father was one of the first coronavirus victims

There comes a point in every child’s life when they realise their parents aren’t invincible. That moment, for me, came later than for most: my father, the explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison, had seemed indestructible even into his 80s.  But that changed six weeks ago when, desperately ill with coronavirus, he was rushed to hospital by medics … Read more

Explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison, 83, falls critically ill with coronavirus

Explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison is critically ill with Covid-19, just days after he was ‘skiing like a demon’, his family said. The 83-year-old fell ill on Monday – two days after returning from a skiing trip to France with his wife, Louella, 68. He was rushed from their home near Bodmin Moor, in Cornwall, to Derriford … Read more