That is very sad news, my heart goes out to the Ferinand's family, so, so sad.
As for the devastating news about Nepal, we don't really know what others are doing to help.
RRB
There's certainly a rescue squad of emergency workers from the UK, who flew out to India soon after the earthquake became known about and who then sat at an airport kicking their heels for a day or so because they couldn't fly into Katmandu, because the airport was damaged by the tremors. Often these tragedies are shaped as much by inaccessible terrain and logistical problems as they are by the immediate events.
UK Government has already despatched immediate aid supplies to Nepal and the main disaster relief charities in the UK are getting together to co-ordinate their response.
In spite of my republican sympathies, I don't think there's much more that can be done at present, though if anyone on here is contemplating sending flowers to Kate and the baby, maybe they could, instead make a donation to the joint agencies disaster appeal that is no doubt about to be launched (or, indeed, may already have been launched), rather than buying something that will probably end up being a disposal headache for Westminster Council
Yes, very sad about Rio Ferdinand's wife though I'm not sure it would have made the front pages, even on a quiet news day ......