Sophie of Wessex joins the London Marathon to support Mencap

The Countess of Wessex donned her trainers to run the first 1.5 miles of the Mencap team’s virtual London Marathon in Windsor today.  Sophie, 55, joined the team’s run in Great Windsor Park alongside Tomas Cardillo-Zallo, one of the 312 people running for the charity.  Dressed in black running leggings and sporting a pink and … Read more

Mail Force helps out Mencap home as PPE charity drive enters fresh phase, writes ROBERT HARDMAN 

Mail Force, the charity providing personal protective equipment for the UK’s fight against the coronavirus, will enter a fresh phase this week as it begins an ambitious new programme of support for some of Britain’s best-known charities. Some of that PPE is now already in active use on the Covid-19 front line following the first … Read more