A sigh, or a yawn. A great, big, chest-expanding, lungs-full- to-burst gulp of air. The simple pleasure of taking a deep, satisfying breath is something most of us would find fairly unremarkable. For Anthony Usher, however, doing so represents something near miraculous. The 31-year-old from Liverpool has cystic fibrosis, an incurable genetic condition that destroys … Read more
A notorious on-the-run conwoman, who is the daughter of a wealthy property tycoon, is fighting her extradition to the UK because the only doctor capable of treating her psychological condition is in Ireland, the High Court heard today. Farah Damji, 53, fled to Ireland in February of this year during her trial in the UK … Read more
A notorious on-the-run conwoman, who is the daughter of a wealthy property tycoon, is fighting her extradition to the UK because the only doctor capable of treating her psychological condition is in Ireland, the High Court heard today. Farah Damji, 53, fled to Ireland in February of this year during her trial in the UK … Read more
Schoolboy, 10, dies and second is fighting for life after BMW hits two youngsters on same bicycle – as man, 30, is arrested The accident happened shortly after 6pm on Monday in Hull, Humberside A male witness described seeing the two boys lying in the road after the crash One boy died after being rushed … Read more
Wisconsin mother, 52, is fighting for her life as she waits for a DOUBLE lung transplant after spending 45 days on a ventilator as she says ‘this coronavirus attacked me in every way possible’ Carmen Lerma, 52, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was diagnosed with coronavirus in mid-July She was admitted to Ascension St. Francis hospital shortly … Read more
British holidaymaker, 50, is fighting for life in hospital after he was shot in the face in bar in Marbella as five Britons are arrested by police Five people, also believed to be British, have been arrested after the attack The victim was shot at least once in the face during a fight on Saturday … Read more
British holidaymaker, 50, is fighting for life in hospital after he was shot in the face in bar in Marbella as five Britons are arrested by police Five people, also believed to be British, have been arrested after the attack The victim was shot at least once in the face during a fight on Saturday … Read more
A former finance boss who fleeced his employers out of £3million and spent the money on sports cars and jewellery is fighting confiscation of £50,000 from his pension. Simon Olver, 41, doctored paperwork to convince French financial giant Industriel et Commercial (CIC) to pay £2,941,166 into his personal bank account. The bank believed that the payments … Read more
A former finance boss who fleeced his employers out of £3million and spent the money on sports cars and jewellery is fighting confiscation of £50,000 from his pension. Simon Olver, 41, doctored paperwork to convince French financial giant Industriel et Commercial (CIC) to pay £2,941,166 into his personal bank account. The bank believed that the payments … Read more
Boris Johnson, it emerged this week, has finally decided to disagree with Sage, the committee of scientists that seems to have been running our response to the pandemic ever since it became clear we had an international crisis on our hands. They had recommended the return of a full national lockdown of the sort imposed in … Read more