Let me-owt of here! Cat rescues itself by walking down firefighters’ ladder after getting stuck in a tree for 48 hours Firefighters from Norbury, south-west London were called to a cat in a tree The cat, who has not been identified, was stuck up the 40ft tree for 48 hours When a ladder was pitched … Read more
A documentary documenting nighttime A&E in the age of Covid-19 has revealed how the pandemic makes it increasingly difficult for staff to deal with drunk and unruly patients. Junior sister Kirsty, who works the night shift at the Royal Hull Infirmary, opens up about being subjected to abuse on tonight’s A&E After Dark, while trying … Read more
Scientists believe they have found an inhaler (pictured) that blocks coronavirus from progressing in the lungs A mass trial of a repurposed Multiple Sclerosis drug that researchers hope will hugely reduce the chances of coronavirus patients becoming seriously ill has begun at a hospital in Hull. The first patient in the trial of a medicine … Read more
A refugee who fled the war-torn Middle East after her relatives were killed says life in Hull is ‘the same’ as Iraq. Intesar Hassan, 55, was sent to East Yorkshire with her children by the UN in 2012 as she fled war in Iraq and Syria. Since arriving in the city, the mother says she … Read more
The Government is considering introducing ‘feet on the ground’ military support in Hull to help tackle the city’s Covid-19 infection rate – the worst figure recorded in England. Council leaders and MPs issued a joint statement after a meeting on Friday with the Government’s national Covid-19 Taskforce over what they have called Hull’s ‘Covid-19 emergency.’ … Read more
Police launch hunt for two missing girls aged 13 and 14 who were last seen in Hull Sadie Baillie, 14, was last seen leaving her home in North Hull on Wednesday Darcy Proctor, 13, went missing from East Hull on the same day, police have said Humberside Police believe teenagers may be together and ask for … Read more
Police were caught on camera arresting a qualified nurse as she tried to take her 97-year-old mother from a care home after nine months in order to be looked after by her family. Leandra Ashton filmed officers as they arrested her mother, 73, before putting her dementia-hit grandmother into the patrol car to be sent … Read more
Covid-19 outbreaks are growing fastest in Hull, Derby, and Bath, according to official data that MailOnline has converted into an interactive tool to show how quickly cases are rising in your town. Hull and Derby saw their coronavirus epidemics almost double in the seven-day spell ending October 25, with seven-day infection rates jumping to 279 … Read more
Covid-19 outbreaks are growing the fastest in Hull, Derby, and Bath, according to official data that has revealed only 20 of all 150 authorities in England saw a drop in infections last week. Hull and Derby saw their coronavirus epidemics almost double in the seven-day spell ending October 25, with seven-day infection rates jumping to … Read more
A woman who froze to death after falling from her bike in a Hull cemetery and spent 17 hours in freezing cold temperatures, could have been saved had she been found sooner, an inquest has heard. Jacqueline Parsons, 56, injured her leg as fell while cycling through Western Cemetery in the city in October 2018. … Read more