49 h. ago Love Island's Claudia Fogarty makes huge career move two years after ITV2 show fame

Claudia Fogarty, who is the daughter of I'm A Celebrity winner Carl Fogarty, appeared on the ITV2 dating show in 2023 and has now opened up about her new job

Culture

3 d. ago Major report by MPs says social care review 'doomed to fail' unless urgent action taken

MPs said the current inadequate social care system is putting 'unsustainable pressure' on unpaid carers who are being forced to provide care worth £184billion a year

Events

6 d. ago ‘I could never, ever not care for her’: how do carers know when to stop caring for those they love?

About half of people looking after someone with dementia are doing it alone. Many of them are ageing and starting to need care themselves. It is an act of love and duty – but it can be precariousDon Campbell and his wife, Marjorie, energetically travelled the world together. “We’ve had wonderful times” he says. They had season tickets to the symphony and opera – until illness intervened. “We’ve always done lots of theatre and music.” But the “lots and lots of memories” are fading now for Marjorie.She has rheumatoid arthritis and was diagnosed with dementia two-and-a-half years ago. Now she will ask him up to five times a day “what have we got to do today?” It requires, he says, “a huge amount of patience”. Her mobility is failing, she is losing her balance, she has frightening falls, soon she will be in a wheelchair. But no matter what happens from here Don is adamant: “She is not going into care, she is going to be looked after at home by me.” Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago London Fire Brigade issues urgent warning to carers over flammable skin creams after surge in care home blazes

Emollient products for treating skin conditions can build up in fabrics and cause them to catch fire, resulting in tragic outcomes

Events

8 d. ago Gregg Wallace's unknown rugby career and rollercoaster love life including 'huge mistake'

Masterchef star Gregg Wallace has spoken out for the first time since misconduct allegations were made against him in December, another twist in his dramatic life away from our TV screens

Politics

8 d. ago Love Island star ditches telly fame for racy adult career as he gets 'strange' requests

EXCLUSIVE: Love Island contestant Caine Bacon has stepped away from the world of telly and decided to take up a different career which has seen him rake in the pounds

Politics

1 week ago Love Island beauty makes unexpected career turn and has her eye on Gordon Ramsay

EXCLUSIVE: Love Island star Hannah Elizabeth has set out on a new journey where she gets to show a "different side to her" as she launches her very own OFTV Channel

Politics

1 week ago KT Tunstall's ‘overwhelming’ health battle amid 'burn out' from fame

As she approaches her 50th birthday, KT Tunstall opens up about the debilitating illness that threatened her career, fame burnout and finding unexpected love in the dog park...

Events

1 week ago KT Tunstall shares 'overwhelming' health battle and the burnout that changed everything

EXCLUSIVE: KT Tunstall opens up about the debilitating illness that nearly derailed her career, the toll of fame – and her unexpected love story

Events

2 w. ago I'm 59 and moving in with the love of my life. I'd forgotten what it feels like to be cared for. But his house was a disaster... until we came up with a radical solution

Uprooting my life at the age of 59 to move hundreds of miles to my fiance's home? It seemed like such a good idea

Events

2 w. ago I'm 59 and moving in with the love of my life. I'd forgotton what it feels like to be cared for. But his house was a disaster... until we came up with a radical solution

Uprooting my life at the age of 59 to move hundreds of miles to my fiance's home? It seemed like such a good idea

Events

3 w. ago ‘Calculated’ carer stole £17,000 from elderly residents at York care home ‘to spend on gambling and takeaways’

‘Pratt knew which residents would be the most vulnerable to financial exploitation, and these were the people she targeted’, North Yorkshire Police said

Economics

3 w. ago AD FEATURE: Respite care offers peace of mind for you and your loved ones

Forefaulds Care Home near Glasgow provides a number of options giving carers the flexibility to take some time to recharge, while loved ones receive a break of their own

Politics