'On your bike’: Care home residents get specially adapted exercise bike to keep them fit and well

direct to your inboxMore than half of people over 80 and care home residents have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine in England.Health secretary Matt Hancock provided an update at a daily press briefing at Downing Street this evening.Mr Hancock confirmed that more than four million people have now been vaccinated and that half of people over 80 and care home residents had received their first dose.The Government said the over-70s and the clinically vulnerable were now receiving the

Hamilton’s Abercorn Care Home resident Annie Innes, 90, became the first person in a care home to receive the vaccine.Trudi Marshall, Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire nurse director, who is managing the care home vaccination programme across the whole of Lanarkshire, said: “We very rapidly scaled up our nursing workforce and carried out detailed planning in a very short time to enable us to roll the vaccinations out to some of our most vulnerable residents.“We have been vaccinating every

Lanarkshire care home residents have been vaccinated.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.NHS Lanarkshire has now completed administering the first dose of its coronavirus vaccine to eligible care home residents.Hamilton’s Abercorn care home was the first in Scotland to have residents vaccinated in min-December with 90 year old Annie Innes being the country’s first care home resident to receive the vaccine.Since then, almost 2,990 Lanarkshire care home residents have been vaccinated.The first

direct to your inboxAll care home residents and staff in Trafford have already been offered the COVID-19 vaccine.It is understood that around 12,500 people have already been vaccinated across the borough and Altrincham GPs are planning to have all of their over-80s and care home residents vaccinated by this weekend.This week, Martyn Pritchard, Accountable Officer for Trafford Clinical Commissioning Group, also confirmed all care home residents across Trafford have now been invited for at least

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direct to your inboxClutching her comfort doll, Sheila Butler, 90, was among the first to receive the vaccine at her care home. It means she, and her 31 fellow residents at Bowfell House in Urmston, finally have a crucial layer of protection against a virus which has had such a brutal impact on care homes.

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Sløtface bassist Lokoy has teamed up with his fellow Norwegian Nils Bech for his latest single ‘Relay’.

direct to your inbox Every elderly care home resident will be offered coronavirus vaccine by the end of this month, the Prime Minister has announced.

If you’re a Made In Chelsea fan then you’ll know Fredrik Ferrier and his curly blonde locks all too well.The star, who popped up in the first ever series of the show, was best known for his charm and friendship with co-star Francis Boulle. Fredrik, born on May 16 1989, is half English and half Icelandic and was born in Surrey but raised in Norway.

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God Of War III and 2018’s God Of War will get their answers soon.Dark Horse Comics has announced a March 10 release date for the first instalment of the God Of War prequel comic series, titled Fallen God. The comic will be set right after the events of God Of War III, following Kratos’ slaying of Zeus.The comic book in the series will chronicle Kratos’ escape from Greece after he slays the Greek gods, battling his inner self on his journey to Norway.

straight to your inboxA former Manchester city youth team player has been hospitalised after a firework exploded in his hands.Omar Elabdellaoui suffered burns to his face, and there are fears he could be left partially sighted after damaging his eyes.Elabdellaoui, 29, now plays for Turkish side Galatasaray and was celebrating on New Year's Eve when the horrific incident occurred.The Norwegian international joined City aged 16 but left before playing a first team game.The Mirror reported that

For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletterThe first of Bolton's care home residents have now received their first doses of the coronavirus vaccine.Around 75 residents and staff at the Old Vicarage care home on Ivy Bank Road got their jabs on Wednesday, December 30.It is part of a gradual roll-out of vaccines which will continue into 2021, with other care residents across the borough set to receive their jab.Dr Stephen Liversedge, clinical director

direct to your inboxThe first care home residents in Stockport have been vaccinated against coronavirus.Elderly people at Brinnington Hall were given their first dose of the Pfizer/BionNtech vaccine yesterday (Wednesday).The home, in Middlesex Road, specialises in care for the over-65s and those living with dementia.Residents had been eagerly awaiting news of when they would get the jab and were thrilled to find out they were the first in line in Stockport.Margaret Harley, who has lived at

direct to your inboxGP surgeries will be given a £10 boost for every care home resident vaccinated by doctors by the end of January.The aim is to accelerate the rollout to protect the most vulnerable, according to the NHS.The funding boosts for GPs to prioritise people in care homes should see the majority of residents vaccinated by the end of next month.All those who have not had the jab are expected to have an appointment by then.NHS staff are also now being prioritised.Medics are preparing to

direct to your inboxThe Oxford coronavirus vaccine will go to care home residents and staff first, the Health Secretary has said.Writing exclusively for the Mirror, Matt Hancock said 2020 'can be a year of renewal'.

 Vanessa Bryant  calls them family. In a recent Instagram video, the matriarch of the family showed her 4-year-old daughter Bianka learning a new skill.A post shared by Vanessa Bryant