Judy Murray: Duvet days for our hero nurses in colourful scrubs

When the boys were wee, I remember their duvet covers were always brightly coloured, and featured cartoon characters or their favourite football team – they might correct me, but I think Jamie had Manchester United and Andy had Hibs.

So, it made me smile when I saw that nurses at Glasgow Royal Infirmary have started wearing scrubs that have been lovingly sewn from “garish” old cotton bedsheets.

Made by a group of 20 volunteers, the bright and bold uniforms are yet another example of how Scots are thinking out of the box and using their skills to contribute to the Covid-19 effort.

I loved all the funky designs, and the nurses clearly did too. Let’s face it, we all need a bit of fun and colour to cheer us up right now.

Shame on callous animal scammers

Dogs, cats, hamsters, rabbits, budgies and all manner of pets have been providing people with so much comfort during lockdown.

So, I was sad to see an increase in reports of so-called animal scams, where fraudsters con us out of money with false adverts for pets. People pay up, but the animals fail to materialise.

In April, the number of cases rose to 524 across the UK, as ruthless crooks took advantage of people seeking puppies and kittens for companionship during these tough times, stealing a collective £280,000. These criminals should hang their head in shame.

Nothing like this Dame

This week Vogue magazine shared its latest cover interview, but it wasn’t one of the young models we are so used to seeing photographed for their glossy pages. At the age of 85, actress Dame Judi Dench became the fashion bible’s oldest cover star – and doesn’t she look absolutely amazing?

Not only is Judi an unbelievable actress, she was the perfect choice for Vogue to feature at a time when everyone is struggling. She is an institution, whom we have all come to know, respect and love over the decades.

There is something very comforting about seeing her face shining out from the magazine stand. In its interview, Vogue described the Oscar winner as “a kind of cultural tea cosy to be popped soothingly over the nation’s beleaguered identity in times of crisis”. Well, quite.

More and more women’s magazines have realised that diversifying to include different ages, sizes, shapes and colours is the right thing to do, and an octogenarian taking centre stage is yet another step in the right direction. After all, I bet very few of their readers look like the size-0 20-year-old models who usually feature in the editorials.

Judi might be the first but I hope she’s not the last granny to make fashion history.