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Daily Mail
3 hours ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Good Morning Britain viewers 'wince' as Kate Garraway makes 'disrespectful and insensitive' joke at worst possible time - gasping 'I had to rewind to make sure I'd heard that right!'
Good Morning Britain viewers were left 'wincing' as Kate Garraway made a 'disrespectful and insensitive' joke at the worst possible time. Thursday's episode of the ITV breakfast news show saw the presenter, 58, with co-host Adil Ray, 51, report a particularly sad story to viewers. It was about British grandmother Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, who sadly died from rabies this week. Kate explained: 'Did you see this extraordinary story about a woman, she was scratched very slightly by a stray dog whilst on holiday in February, that long ago, in Morocco. 'It wasn't even a particularly bad one at the time. It didn't seem to be infected. Then two weeks ago, she started to feel very unwell, has now passed away.' She added, 'It's made people very conscious because rabies is something we don't think about very much. It is astonishing' - before making an ill-timed quip. It came as she mentioned TV doctor Hilary Jones (pictured on Lorraine in May last year), 71, who often appears on the show for health and wellbeing segments It came as she mentioned TV doctor Hilary Jones, 71, who often appears on the show for health and wellbeing segments. She said: 'I mean, what the doctors say, if I can do my Dr Hilary at the moment for a bit, is make sure you get an inoculation. 'But also, if you have any kind of scratch from any kind of wild animal or animal abroad, get treatments right away, because then it can be stopped.' Rabies - which is passed on through injuries such as bites and scratches from an infected animal - is nearly always fatal. It typically takes between three and 12 weeks for symptoms to show but can also take longer in some cases. Viewers picked up on Kate's jokey reference to pretending to be Dr Hilary and felt the tone was not tasteful given the tragic nature of the story. One wrote on X: 'Classy Kate cracking a rabies joke just after reporting on a rabies death.' Someone replied: 'Noticed that too - made me wince. So insensitive.' Viewers picked up on Kate's jokey reference to pretending to be Dr Hilary and felt the tone was not tasteful given the tragic nature of the story 'Did Kate Garraway just make an attempted joke about rabies after talking about the sad death of the lady from Barnsley?', one user questioned in disbelief. Another commenter responded to them: 'Yes! I actually rewound it to make sure I'd heard right!' Someone else weighed in: 'Is this a new trend for your presenters to be disrespectful to people that have just died? 'Lorraine Kelly about Kim Woodburn yesterday then Kate Garraway this morning just before 7am about the poor lady that's just died after contracting rabies!' They were referring to ITV viewers being left fuming earlier this week at the 'disgraceful' way Lorraine Kelly announced Kim Woodburn's death. The presenter, 65, appeared unmoved as she reported on Lorraine earlier this week that the beloved cleaning star, 83, had died on Monday. As her ITV chat show came back after an ad break, Lorraine said to viewers, as a picture of Kim appeared on-screen: 'Welcome back! 'Some news just breaking in the last few minutes. Kim Woodburn, who I'm sure you know, well, she's died at the age of 83. 'Famous, of course, for [Channel 4 hit series] How Clean Is Your House and her controversial time on Celebrity Big Brother [in 2017]. 'A representative for Kim said, "It is with immense sadness that we let you know our beloved Kim Woodburn passed away yesterday following a short illness". Right, it is ten past nine.' Viewers felt the hurried, casual announcement, with Lorraine showing little emotion, was incredibly insensitive. One wrote on X: 'Lorraine, you are a disgrace, announcing the death of Kim Woodburn without a sorrow in your face!' Meanwhile, another weighed in: 'I'm actually shocked at the lack of empathy Lorraine showed announcing the death of Kim Woodburn.' Someone else blasted her for showing 'no feelings whatsoever' about the so-called Queen of Clean's passing. One user also said: 'That pathetic "tribute" from Lorraine Kelly to our Kim was an insult. She didn't sound the least bit bothered... how disrespectful.' It comes after Kate revealed this week she has been frozen out of her bank accounts after changing her phone handset. The presenter reached out to Barclays bank on social media on Tuesday in a desperate plea for help. Kate said she has been unable to access either her current or savings account since Friday and has not been able to speak to anyone in customer service. She wrote on X: '@Barclays please please get in touch with me - I have not been able to access any of my Barclays accounts current or savings since Friday due to changing my phone handset and can't get through to anyone on customer service - please DM me.' Kate's message did not go unanswered this time and a customer service rep responded to her through the Barclays X account. They wrote: 'Could you please pop into our DMs with your full name, postcode, contact number and we can take it from there together. 'I've popped a link on this message that will take you through to us in DM. 'If you do have any other questions then please do let me know as we are here 24/7 for you. Thank you!' It is the latest financial blow for Kate who has been dealing with debt following her husband Derek Draper's death. The presenter has openly discussed how she has been left with debts between £500,000 and £800,000 after caring for her late husband. Political lobbyist Derek died at the age of 56 in January 2024 following a four-year battle with long Covid, with Kate paying £16,000 a month on his care.
BBC News
6 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
Major housing development in Barnsley recommended for approval
Plans to build up to 1,560 new homes in Barnsley have been recommended for approval by council planning applications, submitted by Strata Sterling Barnsley West Ltd, cover land between Barugh Green Road and Higham Common firm hopes to gain full planning permission to build 216 homes and a new link road, with outline permission for a further 1,344 homes, a primary school and shops. Local objections focused on increased traffic, loss of green space, wildlife impacts and air quality, with a final decision due on 25 June. The homes would include a mix of one to five-bedroom properties, including some affordable links to nearby streets and public transport routes are also laid out in the Council received more than 100 public representations, with most objecting, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. Councillor Will Fielding stressed the importance of delivering the link road before any Alice Cave, Sharon Howard, and Trevor Cave raised broader concerns, including the development's effect on existing residents and flooding of the most frequently raised objections from residents and local councillors was the potential strain on local GP surgeries and health consulted NHS bodies and local primary care teams did not formally object to the scheme. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds or catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
6 hours ago
- Health
- BBC News
Rabies death prompts jump in vaccine inquiries
The death of a British grandmother from rabies after she was scratched by a puppy while on holiday has sparked a surge in the number of travellers seeking advice about vaccinations, a pharmacist has said. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, died in hospital in Sheffield on 11 June after having light contact with the stray dog during a family trip to Morocco in Olamide Olokanmi said that, following news of the tragic case: "We've had a lot of phone calls asking about it."He said his pharmacy in Otley, West Yorkshire, had stocked up on the jab but he was concerned that an increase in demand may lead to a shortage of supply. "We frequently have supply issues with vaccines, especially when there's a high demand for them, and rabies notoriously seems to be one of them," said Mr Olokanmi. "Year-on-year we always have that problem, so I do foresee that being a problem."There would then be a wait for it to come back in or we'd have to go to another manufacturer which then drives up the price of the vaccine."It currently costs up to £330 for a three-dose rabies vaccine. 'Lots of calls' Mrs Ford's death from the the virus was the first in the UK since 2018 when a British man was bitten by a cat in the same African Olokanmi said there had already been an upsurge in the number of people seeking advice about whether to get the vaccination before travelling to high-risk regions such as Asia, Africa and Central and South news of Mrs Ford's death, most people accessing the pharmacy's travel clinic opted not to get the jab, he said. Mr Olokanmi added: "We had one lady come in on Wednesday night who is going on holiday to Morocco."She wasn't going to get the vaccine but after hearing what happened to this lady she changed her mind."A young man has also come in who is going to Morocco and we've had a lot of phone calls from people asking about it." Dr Chris Smith, consultant virologist at the University of Cambridge, said rabies was a "big international problem" but very few people in the UK were affected. "We never take risks with rabies. It's universally fatal if you catch it with very few exceptions."Dr Smith, who heads up the university-based The Naked Scientists podcast, added: "Most of the infections we see come from stray dogs and feral cats."It's very tempting when you see a cute looking puppy or kitten and think, I'll just pet that. But if they've got rabies their behaviour changes."They can scratch or bite you and rabies is spread in the saliva of an infected animal and it's then injected into the wound site either by the scratch or bite."Once it's in you, you have very little time for us to intervene to block it before it gets into the nervous system with fatal consequences."If the worst did happen, thankfully we can intervene but you have to do that promptly. Act immediately and in most countries medical facilities know what to do." The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine said the latest case involving Mrs Ford underscored "the importance of awareness and timely treatment" for UK the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), said under its code of conduct, it required its members to direct customers to the UK government's travel advice when planning and booking their Brennan, from the organisation, said: "The UK Foreign Office does do a lot to raise awareness of checking this advice and we support them in that, and their work with industry."
BBC News
a day ago
- Sport
- BBC News
'Struber appointment grabs fans' imagination'
Gerhard Struber is only Bristol City's second-ever manager from mainland Europe, and their first since Swede Benny Lennartsson's shortlived spell at Ashton Gate, which lasted just eight months and ended in July only spell managing in England came in 2019-20, when he kept Barnsley in the Championship, before then moving to the City Football Group where he's managed teams in both New York and season, he led Cologne in Germany to second place in the second tier but was sacked shortly before the end of the campaign, with the team going on to win promotion back to the top is taking over a Robins squad which enjoyed the club's best season in nearly 20 years, having finished sixth in the have not lost any of their senior players and look likely to add at least a couple of new faces this that solid base to work from and an impressive win percentage across his career, it's a very interesting appointment and one that seems to have grabbed the imagination of City fans.
BBC News
a day ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Is Struber the right man for Bristol City?
Gerhard Struber is the man Bristol City have appointed to replace Liam Manning as head coach at Ashton Gate, but is he the right choice?The Austrian guided Barnsley to Championship safety in 2020 but has had mixed fortunes since leaving last job was at Cologne where he was sacked in May even though they were second in the second tier with two games remaining and went on to win the you think this is a good appointment or is there someone else you would have preferred?Let us know what you think here.
