Day: October 9, 2020
World Mental Health Day 2020: Poets share their experiences
October 9, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates World Mental Health Day is takes place on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilising efforts in support of mental health. At a time when daily […]
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Third of Queen’s birthday honours go to heroes of pandemic
October 9, 2020Unsung heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic make up almost a third of the Queen’s birthday honours list. Felicia Kwaku, 52, an associate director of nursing at King’s College NHS foundation trust, said her OBE was for “fallen colleagues”. “We saw in March and April that nurses and midwives were dying. For many of us that […]
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The Queen's Birthday Honours list 2020 in full: Every person to receive a Knighthood, MBE, OBE, CBE and other honours
October 9, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates The Queen has offered special recognition to coronavirus heroes in her Birthday Honours list. From household names including Joe Wicks, to NHS key workers, the monarch has shone a spotlight on Britons’ good deeds during the pandemic. Of those […]
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The Queen's delayed 2020 Birthday Honours list pays tribute to 'unsung' coronavirus heroes
October 9, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates A 90-year-old woman who raised money by climbing the stairs and a nurse who moved into a care home are among the dozens of unsung coronavirus “heroes” recognised in the Queen’s 2020 Birthday Honours list. Key workers, scientists, and […]
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Queen hears blind fisherman's heartbreaking story of being saved from dishonest customers to mark World Sight Day
October 9, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates The Queen has heard heart-warming stories of how eye treatments are changing lives thanks to a trust that was established in her name for the Diamond Jubilee. Her Majesty, who herself had cataract surgery more than two years ago, […]
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Two suspected 'ISIS' militants from London accused in beheading of hostages plead not guilty in US
October 9, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Two British men charged with helping the Islamic State group carry out executions of Western hostages have pleaded not guilty in a US federal court. El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey are identified by authorities as two of four […]
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Met police restraint contributed to death of mentally ill man, jury finds
October 9, 2020The police’s inappropriate use of restraints on a mentally ill man contributed to his death, an inquest jury has found. Kevin Clarke, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2002, was living in supported housing at the Jigsaw Project, a residential support service, at the time of his death on 9 March 2018 following […]
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Which London boroughs have the highest rate of Covid and could the city go back into lockdown?
October 9, 2020London’s coronavirus cases have doubled, with 6,272 people testing positive for Covid-19 in the seven days leading up to October 4. In comparison, 3,182 Londoners tested positive for the virus in the previous week. Some of London’s wealthiest boroughs are now leading the second wave in the capital. But which boroughs have the highest coronavirus […]
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