A 20-year-old woman has died two weeks after an horrific gang-rape by four men in India that left her paralysed with a broken spine. The men, who are described as ‘upper caste’ in local media, attacked the woman near her home in the Hathras region, around 60 miles from Delhi, on September 14. The unnamed … Read more
The sepulchral gloom suddenly starts to lift as I walk along Gracechurch Street. From round the corner comes a strange, exciting sound seldom heard in the City of London in recent months: laughter, raised voices, the clinking of glasses. I turn into Leadenhall Market and there it is — an after-work pub crowd spilling out … Read more
You have decided savings rates are just too poor and you want to invest. Whether you have taken financial advice or not, you have looked at your pension arrangements and your cash savings, you’ve considered the risks, you can lock your money away for at least five years and want to start an investing Isa. … Read more
A British man has been left paralysed after coronavirus triggered a rare condition that caused his body to attack his own nerves. The 57-year-old was rushed to A&E on April 13 after struggling to stand upright or move his arms, where a swab confirmed he was infected with Covid-19. By day three in hospital, his muscles … Read more
Three-year-old boy is left temporarily ‘paralysed’ after his leg swelled up when he was bitten by an ADDER in country park Lewis Wise was playing and ‘messing about’ in the grass when he was bitten The boy’s leg swelled up and he was in ‘excruciating pain’, according to father Images show Lewis lying in hospital bed, … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Welsh rugby league star Scott Bessant dies aged 37 with ‘complications with pneumonia’, three years after the horror accident that left him unable to walk Former rugby league star Scott Bessant died on Thursday morning aged 37 Bessant had been found seriously hurt near a bridge in Wales in August 2017 The incident … Read more
A father-of-three has been left paralysed after developing suspected food poisoning on a dream holiday to celebrate his 25th wedding anniversary. William Marsh, 57, was in a coma for 10 weeks and spent seven months in hospital after becoming ill on a holiday to the Dominican Republic with his wife Kathryn. He has been diagnosed … Read more
A father-of-three who has been left totally paralysed after developing locked-in syndrome has learnt to spell out words using his eyes. Darren Leith has been ‘buried alive’ ever since he suddenly suffered a brain-stem stroke on April 28 2017. The 50-year-old is able to think, see and feel but cannot eat, talk or move any … Read more
A simple hour-long operation could be ‘life-changing’ for thousands of Britons left permanently disabled due to damaged nerves. The procedure can banish the crippling, constant pain which sufferers describe as being like lying on broken glass, scorched by a flame or stung by bees. The surgery repairs nerves or replaces them with transplanted ones but … Read more
A shop worker claims she suffered a stroke that left her arm swinging ‘with a life of its own’ before she was left paralysed after taking the Pill. Bobbie Jarvis, 24, was sent home from hospital in February after doctors told her she merely had a headache. But five days later, she had a stroke … Read more