A breakthrough device is allowing NHS surgeons to mend failing heart valves with a series of tiny stitches inserted while the heart still beats – saving the lives of people deemed too frail for open-heart surgery. At present, sick patients can be denied the standard valve-repair operation because it requires a heart bypass – when … Read more
Amid the constant tussle between commercial landlords and retailers it is the property owners who are often portrayed as villains. Traditional bugbears such as upward-only rent reviews play their part in this. But retailers also have had to contend with business rates, rises in the national living wage, challengers from overseas and online competition. This … Read more
Teenage killer, 19, is found dead in his prison cell after he was jailed for beating angler to death with a plank of wood Lenny Crawt, 19, was found dead in his cell by staff during routine checks Death at Aylesbury Young Offenders Institution, Bucks, treated non-suspicious Crawt jailed for the murder of Scott Wilkinson, 48, … Read more
Ronnie Wood, 72, has admitted that he ‘never got beyond 29’ in his head and that he feels ‘cheated’ over life going so quickly in his new documentary. The Rolling Stones legend also discussed beating lung cancer in 2017 after 54 years of smoking 25 to 30 cigarettes a day and claimed that it was a ‘get … Read more
Lance Forman’s family firm has survived flood, fire, ‘Red Ken’ Livingstone, the Left-wing firebrand former mayor of London, and two World Wars. Having weathered all that, he certainly has no intention of letting his world-famous smoked salmon business be laid low by a virus. The 57-year-old is a former president of the Cambridge Union and … Read more
Amanda Holden’s charity single, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, has hit the number one spot on iTunes, ahead of music megastars The Weeknd and Dua Lipa. The Britain’s Got Talent judge told MailOnline on Monday how thrilled she is with the news, but that she can’t rest on her laurels with four days to go until … Read more
Emotional moment six-month-old baby is given guard of honour by tearful nurses as she is released from isolation after beating coronavirus Erin Bates had been on a ventilator at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool She was diagnosed 14 days ago while overcoming heart and windpipe issues A touching video shows the six-month-old being clapped out … Read more
A dietitian has shared the five-ingredient healthy banana bread she swears by for beating sugar cravings – and it’s as easy to make as the unhealthier three-ingredient counterpart. Leanne Ward, 31, from Brisbane, said when she saw the three-ingredient banana bread recipe on Facebook comprising bananas, condensed milk and flour, she wanted to make her … Read more
With Covid-19 dominating – understandably – every sector of the news, the focus on healthcare has never been greater. Companies making everything from vaccines to disinfectant are suddenly having their moment in the sun. Doctor Paul Jourdan is chief executive of specialist fund manager Amati Global Investors, a company that invests in small to medium-sized … Read more
An 87-year-old great-grandfather has defied the odds and returned home after successfully beating coronavirus. Phillip Massen’s family, from Grimsby, prepared themselves for the worst after attempts to get oxygen into his lungs failed. But to their delight, he is now back home – one of more than 50 who have been successfully treated for Covid-19 … Read more