Coronavirus morning headlines as police check people crossing the Welsh border
It comes after officers found people from Cheltenham and the West Midlands in the Brecon Beacons
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Police patrols are being held on the Welsh border to stop non-essential journeys.
Critical care specialist Dr Tom Best, and former King’s midwife Jill Demilew receive MBEs
A serving King’s doctor and a former King’s midwife are two of the NHS workers recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list for 2021.
Dr Tom Best, Clinical Director for Critical Care, has been awarded an MBE for services to critical care, particularly for his work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Best was instrumental in ensuring the Trust was able to safely manage the high volume of patients requiring intensive care during the first wave in April 2020. King’s had among the highest number of acutely unwell patients in the country. The intensive care consultant recently featured in the Channel 4 documentary, Surviving Covid, which charted the lives of six patients who had spent many months in critical care following a Covid diagnosis.
Pat McGrath Becomes the First Makeup Artist to Be Made a Dame of the British Empire
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Break out the Lust MatteTrance Lipstick and a bottle of bubbly because legendary makeup artist Pat McGrath is to be made a dame of the British Empire for services to the fashion and beauty industry and diversity. The news was announced on Dec. 30, with the release of the Queen s New Year Honors List 2021. The award comes six years after McGrath received her MBE in 2014, and five years after the Northampton, England-born makeup artist launched her own product line, Pat McGrath Labs, in 2015.
Quite possibly the most influential makeup artist of our generation, McGrath has been the driving force behind many of the major makeup trends of the past three decades many of which started on the catwalks of New York, London, Milan, and Paris and found their way into our makeup bags. The return of blue mascara? That was McGrath. Everyone s obsession with highlighter a while back? That was McGrath
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Two Wellingtonians have become Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit in today’s New Year Honours List:
Sue Chetwin, for services to consumer rights.
Having begun her career in journalism, Ms Chetwin was editor of the Sunday News from 1994 to 1998, the Sunday Star-Times from 1998 to 2003, and founding editor of the Herald on Sunday from 2003 to 2005. As Chief Executive of Consumer New Zealand from 2007 to 2020 she successfully campaigned for many important consumer law reforms, including prohibitions on unfair contract terms, fairness in consumer credit contracts, country of origin labelling, and controlling door knockers. She has led other successful campaigns on behalf of consumers including calling for mandatory standards for sunscreens, helping to regulate mobile truck shops, and calling out businesses on misleading claims such as greenwashing. Her commitment to consumer rights have contributed to New Zealand having a strong consumer protection ethos
Speaking to MCN, the 48-year-old said: What an honour! I never thought I’d ever be considered for one and to see the people that have got them – Hailwood, Read, Foggy etc. People get them for different reasons, but you don’t get them in a Christmas cracker do you? You’ve got to earn it. We’re a niche sport and to follow in the footsteps of my hero Joey Dunlop who had one is special. When I started racing, I could never have dreamed I’d achieve so much. The news hasn’t really sunk in and it’s actually difficult to talk about how I’m feeling because it’s something I don’t really know about. If you were asking me what it’s like to be flat out in fourth on a superbike around the Verandah I’d have plenty to say!