Anthony had arrived late, keeping us all waiting at the dinner table, and I was tired, grumpy and longing to go to bed. It was the first evening of my holiday in France, so as soon as I could, I made my excuses to leave the room. And that’s when I heard the dreaded sentence, … Read more
Gold coin of Oliver Cromwell struck in 1656 is to be auctioned for an estimated £150,000 50 shilling piece showing a side-portrait of the Lord Protector was struck in 1656 On the reverse is a crowned shield and both sides have Latin on the edges Coin is believed to be one of only 12 in … Read more
Surgeon who was convicted of assault for branding his initials on livers of two patients during transplant operation avoids being struck off after blaming ‘work stress’ Simon Bramhall, 55, used argon beam machine to mark the organs in operations Initials were discovered by change after donor organ failed a week after implant Bramhall resigned from … Read more
Will Young, 41, reveals he’s been ‘struck’ by COVID-19 before claiming he ‘almost got away with it’ after UK cases soar Will Young took to Instagram Stories on Tuesday to share a post saying: ‘COVID strikes! Almost got away with it’ The singer rose to fame in 2002 when he was crowned the winner of … Read more
A Brexit trade deal could be struck as soon as today after the two sides began serious haggling over fish quotas. The EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier said yesterday that talks were reaching a ‘make-or-break moment’, with the possibility an agreement could be finalised this evening or tomorrow. In an attempt to break the deadlock, … Read more
A woman who was struck in the eye with a cricket ball at a local park has lost her £17,000 damages claim. Phoebe Lewis was struck in the face with a cricket ball as she walked near to a boundary rope during a match in Battersea Park, London. She successfully sued Wandsworth Council in the … Read more
The shocking moment a woman was shoved into the path of an incoming train by a stranger in a Manhattan subway station on Thursday morning was captured on surveillance footage. The unidentified 40-year-old woman miraculously escaped with only minor injuries after lying flat on the track bed as the train passed over her. She was … Read more
Mother-of-seven, 41, who ‘drank 15 cans of lager a day’ as she ‘struggled with lockdown’ was killed after being struck by train, inquest hears Sammi-Jo Edwards, 41, was killed after being struck by a train on June 28 Mother-of-seven ‘struggled with lockdown’ and drank ’15 cans of lager a day’ Inquest ruled out suicide as … Read more
One in ten under-50s who catch the coronavirus will be plagued by ‘long Covid’ and suffer lasting side effects including heart palpitations, muscle weakness and ‘brain fog’, according to research. And women are 50 per cent more likely to suffer persistent problems after beating the disease, which experts say may persist for more than 12 … Read more
Physiotherapist who paralysed an RAF contractor during a ‘vigorous’ spinal ‘manipulation’ treatment is struck off Jason Davidson left paralysed after physiotherapist gave him intense treatment William Cooper performed the thoracic spine manipulation on Davidson The former US Air Force serviceman had complained of ‘acute’ shoulder pain Davidson will now spend the rest of his life … Read more