New Year’s resolutions: I’ll save cash by shopping the old fashioned way

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Save and save some more Lockdown caused me to reset my savings dial. Unable to go out and do the things I love – listen to live music, go to the cinema and travel the country watching West Bromwich Albion Football Club – I went into squirrel mode and saved. It is a habit … Read more

Covid-infected Santa visits Belgium care home and kills 18 residents after 121 fell ill in outbreak

Visit from Covid-infected Santa to care home in Belgium kills 18 residents after 121 fell ill in outbreak Santa was welcomed into care home of 150 residents in town of Mol, Antwerp  Three days after he tested positive for Covid-19, sparking fears at the care home  Santa is said to be filled with remorse, mayor calls … Read more

Q&A: Does the mutant strain of coronavirus make you more ill – and will the vaccine still work?

WHAT IS THE NEW STRAIN – AND WHAT IS IT CALLED? A strain is a version of a virus that carries particular genetic mutations. This new strain is a version of Sars-Cov-2, the coronavirus which causes the disease Covid-19, which makes it more contagious than others in circulation.  It’s been named VUI-202012/01 which is code … Read more

Katie Price fears this Christmas may be her last with terminally ill mother Amy

Katie Price fears this Christmas may be her last with terminally ill mother Amy as her health ‘deteriorates’ amid battle with debilitating lung condition By Roxy Simons and Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 08:51 GMT, 19 December 2020 | Updated: 08:51 GMT, 19 December 2020 Katie Price fears it may be her last Christmas with … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Brain kebab? No thanks, Gregg, I’ll have what Nadiya’s eating

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Brain kebab? No thanks, Gregg, I’ll have what Nadiya’s eating By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 02:12 GMT, 18 December 2020 | Updated: 02:12 GMT, 18 December 2020 Masterchef: The Professionals Rating: Nadiya’s American Adventure Rating: Taste is a bizarre thing. Gregg Wallace, host of Masterchef: The … Read more

Allergy risk on Pfizer jab after TWO patients fall ill after V-Day rollout

The UK’s vaccine rollout has been thrown into doubt as two NHS staff who were given the jab yesterday suffered allergic reactions. Both the healthcare workers, who carried EpiPens, are recovering from anaphylactoid reactions following the first day of the mass vaccination programme. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency gave precautionary advice to NHS trusts that anyone who … Read more

Let care residents come home for Christmas – or I’ll fight in court, writes author NICCI GERRARD 

Earlier this week I listened as a man who had phoned in to a local radio show struggled to speak through his tears. His mother is dying in a Suffolk care home, yet he has been told he cannot see her until she is 48 hours from death. She is yearning to see him, while … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER: Who cares if The Crown twists history? If I want the facts, I’ll Google them 

Thank God for the arrival of series four of The Crown, TV’s most over the top quality soap opera which has stopped millions of us going bonkers during these dreary days of lockdown. Stuck at home for these long winter nights – we can’t go out to eat or meet friends for a moan and … Read more

Policer worker who crashed into a terminally ill pensioner, 73, is let off with a £30 fine 

An off-duty police worker who slammed into a 73-year-old pensioner while riding his bike has been let off with a £30 fine. John Wilson, who is terminally ill with prostate cancer, was left with bruises to his face and suffered broken ribs after he was bowled over by the cyclist on Tarring Road, Worthing, on … Read more

Policer officer who crashed into a terminally ill pensioner, 73, is let off with a £30 fine 

The off-duty police officer who slammed into a 73-year-old pensioner while riding his bike has been let off with a £30 fine. John Wilson, who is terminally ill with prostate cancer, was left with bruises to his face and suffered broken ribs after he was bowled over by the cyclist on Tarring Road, Worthing, on … Read more