News about Michael Rosen

Because of the cost of costumes, World Book Day has been described as a 'comedance for wealthy kids,' with parents delivering their children to school in outfits that cost more than £100

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 7, 2024
On World Book Day, children celebrate books by dressing up as their favorite characters, but the cost of living crisis is expected to shift among parents around the UK. Any schools have told students that they should come in pyjamas in order to keep costs down. Francesca De Franco (inset) felt compelled to buy new costumes for her three children every year, so she began sending them in handmade clothing. her twins have also dressed as Magic Ballerina, Katniss Everdeen, and Matilda (right), although her twins have also gone as Mrs Twit and Zorro (left).

Kate Garraway comes face-to-face with a man who shared a hospital ward with her late husband Derek Draper while they battled Covid

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 22, 2024
Kate Garraway staggered with tears as she met with a man who shared a hospital ward with her late husband Derek Draper. During an interview with children's author Michael Rosen, 77, who was in the same intensive care unit as Derek when they battled Covid, the presenter, 56, was clearly emotional. Michael and Kate spoke in an moving interview with ITV's latest drama Breathtaking, which depicts the terrifying ordeal of NHS employees during the pandemic as well as his own struggle with'survivor's guilt.'

Doctors told author Michael Rosen, 77, that he had a 50-50 chance of recovering from a 40-day absence

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 28, 2023
Michael Rosen (pictured left), a children's author who was suffering from Covid, has described how he felt like to wake up from a 55% chance of recovering from an induced coma. Rosen, 77, praised the NHS, which is celebrating its 75th birthday in July, saying the service is "powerful" because "it's for everyone." Appearing in a special episode of BBC show The Repair Shop, which was dedicated to the NHS and its staff, Rosen recalled being put into a coma and said: 'The last conversation I remember (in the hospital) was 'will you sign this piece of paper to allow us to put you to sleep?''I said, 'will I wake up?'And they said, 'well you've got a 50/50 chance', and I said 'right, if I don't sign?' 'Zero', they said.' 'I'm signed,' so I did. I was for, I think, 40 days.'

As The Repair Shop's ceramics expert explains why the exhibition is so inspiring

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 2, 2023
Kristen Ramsay, a ceramics conservator, discusses how lucky she is to work with the other experts and share some amazing personal tales through The Repair Shop (pictured). "It's am amusement," she says, "It's amusement, but I think it's fun to know that people watching the show, seeing the jobs we do, might be inspired."

This summer, the hugely popular BBC show FOUR new episodes will return

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 31, 2023
In June, the Repair Shop will be back on the BBC for four new episodes. Two special programs will be devoted to the 75th anniversary of both the Empire Windrush's arrival in the United Kingdom and the establishment of the NHS.

MICHAEL ROSEN reveals the one lesson he's learned from life

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 26, 2023
Michael Rosen, 76, is the author of 140 books of poetry and prose, and he is our former Children's Laureate. He caught Covid in March 2020 and was in a coma for 40 days. He and his second wife, Emma, live in London and have four children and two stepdaughters aged 18 to 46. Eddie's uncle died of meningococysepticaemia at the age of 18.

Michael Rosen says writing his new book helped him deal with grief of losing his son

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 3, 2023
On today's show, the Middlesex-born author of the childhood classic We're Going on a Bear Hunt told Lorraine Kelly that he'd never'put it all on the line' in his work.' Eddie died of meningitis at the age of 18 in April 1999. Michael said he had septicaemia and had to start. The first thing I had to do with Eddie was to find out about meningitis,' the author wrote. 'I wanted to know that it wasn't some strange strange thing that had taken him away from him', that it wasn't some sort of punishment of me.' 'I wanted to find out what this thing is.'

After the fall of Boxing Day, the Buddha of Suburbia author Hanif Kureishi in hospital was unable to move limbs

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 7, 2023
After a fall on Boxing Day, author of The Buddha of Suburbia (left) is in hospital and is in a wheelchair, and he is unable to move his arms or legs, he said. 68, the British playwright, novelist, and film director, who is best known for The Buddha Of Suburbia, Intimacy, and Mother, sent a note on Twitter in which he said he was being treated at Gemelli University Hospital in Rome. Mr Kureishi said he collapsed on December 26 while walking from Piazza del Popolo to Villa Borghese and then back to his apartment.

After more than 1,000 people crossed the Channel before quitting, Priti Patel defends the Rwanda migrant scheme

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 5, 2022
Priti Patel defended her initiative to bring migrants to Rwanda just hours before resigning as Home Secretary (inset). Ms Patel revealed today that she will step down from the role and return to the backbenches after Liz Truss was named the winner of the Conservative leadership competition. Her resignation came a day after 1,160 people were found in 25 boats (right). This is the second time the daily total number has surpassed 1,000 this year, after August 22 saw a record 1,295 people intercepted in 27 boats.

LA man and real estate agent stole items worth $5m from celebs including Adam Lambert and Usher

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 4, 2022
Jason Yaselli, 35, and Benjamin Ackerman, 36, collaborated to attack celebrities' homes around Hollywood, California, often breaking into apartments in the same neighborhood. In a two-year cycle, there has been no one working in a two-year career. Often victims of the clandestine and calculated robbery did not know there had been a break-in, with some finding months later that their high-ticket valuables had been missing. Detectives discovered more than 2,500 stolen items in Ackerman's house as well as a storage unit he owned. It's one of the biggest recoveries of stolen goods in LAPD history, with the uncovering of those responsible for the 'bling ring' bringing an end to high-end items vanishing in the region.