Virgin Mobile is DOWN leaving customers unable to make or receive calls across the UK

Virgin Mobile is DOWN leaving customers unable to make or receive calls as millions of people across the UK struggle to work from home amid coronavirus crisis Outages appeared to hit the mobile provider early on Wednesday morning Smaller-scale outages are also being reported by Virgin cable internet users The issue strikes as many work … Read more

Daughter unable to say a ‘final goodbye’ to her dying father because care home was on lock down

A devastated daughter claims she was robbed of the chance to say a ‘final goodbye’ to her dying father because his care home was on coronavirus lock-down. Karen Jones, 47, raced to see her ailing father, Aubrey Sibley, as he received end-of-life care at Elm Tree Home in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex. But despite her desperate pleas … Read more

Anger for British Airways passengers as IT meltdown leaves them unable to access bookings online

British Airways rolled out a ‘cost effective’ IT system in October 2015. But since its launch, the system has caused a host of problems costing the company more than £100 million. Workers say it crashes ‘all the time’ and check-in staff are regularly reduced to tears by its glitches. – The new BA ‘FLY’ system … Read more

Vet gives young parrot a new pair of wing tips after ‘severe wing trim’ left it unable to fly 

A doting vet has given a twelve-week-old bird a beautiful new pair of wing tips made from donated feathers after a ‘severe wing trim’ left it unable to fly.  Like many pet birds, Wei Wei — a young Green Cheeked Conure — had her wings clipped to stop her from flying away. However, the procedure … Read more

Flat owners unable to sell or remortgage due to cladding crisis

Cladding is the housing subject no-one wants to resolve, due to the potentially eye-watering costs involved. But it’s slowly suffocating those affected, namely flat owners living in blocks covered in cladding, who want to sell and move on with their lives. The issue is that the owners are unable to sell the properties until the … Read more

Schoolgirl, 11, is left unable to do her homework due to sweaty hands

Schoolgirl, 11, is left unable to grip a pen, do her homework and too embarrassed to touch others because her hands are so sweaty Girl has primary focal hyperhidrosis, which causes hands to sweat excessively   Symptoms made worse when she’s stressed, and when she reads and writes Condition is not triggered by another medical condition or … Read more