14 h. ago Woman, 33, given months to live after 'long Covid' turned out to be deadly cancer

Olivia Knowles, from Blackpool, has undergone more than five gruelling treatments to destroy the blood cancer , but none have proved successful.

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18 h. ago Woman, 33, with just months to live confused when doctor asked her about 'taking a flight'

Olivia Knowles, 33, from Blackpool, said people with her condition are advised to avoid aeroplanes, but then the penny dropped

Society

18 h. ago ‘Athletic’ woman given months to live after symptoms dismissed as ‘long Covid’

The 33-year-old started noticing something ‘wasn’t quite correct’ while competing in the Half Ironman World Championship in August 2023

Science

65 h. ago Oscar Cortes sees big Rangers return teased as 2 clues point towards role in Hibs clash – Ibrox squad revealed

Could Cortes get some minutes off the bench after a long three months out? It's a live option...

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3 d. ago Trump tariffs live: FTSE hits lowest level in months after market meltdown enters second day

FTSE slumps after Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs wipe $2.4trn from S&P 500, in its biggest one-day loss since March 2020

Politics

6 d. ago Liam Gallagher breaks X silence as he tweets fans and gives verdict on Comic Relief Oasis sketch

Oasis star Liam Gallagher has broken his silence and returned to X three months before the band reunite in Cardiff for the Live in '25 reunion tour

Politics

6 d. ago Special elections to give voters’ verdicts on Trump’s chaotic first months – US politics live

Votes in several states on Tuesday could offer a glimmer of hope to DemocratsWisconsin and Florida voters head to polls in test of Trump’s popularityDonald Trump’s executive order seeking to overhaul the nation’s elections faced its first legal challenges Monday as the Democratic National Committee and a pair of nonprofits filed two separate lawsuits calling it unconstitutional.The Campaign Legal Center and the State Democracy Defenders Fund brought the first lawsuit Monday afternoon. The DNC, the Democratic Governors Association, and Senate and House Democratic leaders followed soon after with a complaint of their own. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago World markets and US dollar suffer worst monthly losses since 2022 as Trump tariffs fuel recession fears – business live

Shares slide after President Donald Trump says new reciprocal tariffs expected this week will include all nations, and Goldman Sachs say US recession more likelyWall Street shrinks in response to price pressures, stoking fears of Trump tariffsSwiss bank UBS has cut its forecast for the US stock market’s gains this year.Having previously forecast the S&P 500 shares index would end the year at 6,600 points (which would have been a 12% gain in 2025), UBS have now cut their end-year target to 6,400 points.“After considering the effects of tariffs and slower growth data so far in 2025, we now expect 6% earnings per share growth, and we have accordingly reduced our year-end target for the index to 6,400 (from 6,600).But this also means that there is still meaningful upside for broad US equities by year-end, in our view.”The Nikkei closed down 4%, while European indices are a sea of red. The sell off is broad based, with more than 550 of the Eurostoxx 600 stocks lower as investors take...

Economics

7 d. ago World markets and US dollar suffer worst monthly losses since 2022 as Trump trade war riles investors – business live

Shares slide after President Donald Trump says new reciprocal tariffs expected this week will include all nationsWall Street shrinks in response to price pressures, stoking fears of Trump tariffsEurope’s main stock indices are a sea of red, as investors react to Donald Trump’s declaration that the reciprocal tariffs he is set to announce this week will include all nations.Italy’s FTSE MIB index has dropped 1.4%, France’s CAC is down 1%, and Germany’s DAX has lost 0.95%.The tariffs imposed by the U.S. government and the fear of new announcements as early as Wednesday are creating a bleak atmosphere on trading floors worldwide. Just last Wednesday, the DAX was above 23,000 points, but it now appears that the index may soon test the 22,000 mark.The risk appetite seen in the initial weeks of the year has dissipated as investors and asset managers pull back, reduce positions, and refrain from taking on large new ones. The inclination to buy the dips has nearly vanished. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Dad told he should 'just take vitamins' for fatigue when he had deadly blood cancer

The 48-year-old is "so grateful to be here" after his initial symptoms were dismissed.

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9 d. ago This is how we do it: ‘I only have months to live but sex makes all my despair fall away’

Rory recently received a terminal diagnosis, but he and his wife Anna are determined to keep enjoying the physical side of their relationship for as long as possibleHow do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymouslyEven just yesterday, I was curled up with her in the afterglow and I felt total blissI still find just looking at him intoxicating. It doesn’t matter that illness has changed his body Continue reading...

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1 week ago Dame Esther Rantzen was given 'months to live' as she prepared for 'last spring' before tragic update

Journalist and TV presenter Dame Esther Rantzen is no longer responding to medical treatment, according to her daughter Rebecca Wilcox, who revealed her mum was 'given a few months to live'

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1 week ago I've had 180 rounds of chemo... tragic reason I'm giving up after 10

Jamie Comer, a 55-year-old mother from California, who was given just six months to live from 'death sentence' colon cancer is finally giving up treatments after nearly a decade fighting the disease.

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1 week ago 'I spend £34k a month on doctors and wellness rituals in ploy to live forever'

Luke Lintz, 25, has spent a fortune on wellness rituals to 'stay ahead of the game' and live to be over 100 years old - and he says 'you can't put a price on living forever'

Economics

2 w. ago Tesla’s Europe sales drop nearly 45% amid row over Musk’s Trump links

US carmaker’s European market share falls as Chinese rival BYD overtakes it on global revenue, topping $100bnBusiness live – latest updatesSales of new Tesla cars slumped in Europe last month in the latest indication of a potential buyer backlash over Elon Musk’s high profile and controversial behaviour since becoming a leading figure in Donald Trump’s administration.The Texas-based electric carmaker sold less than 16,000 vehicles across Europe last month, down 44% on average across 25 countries in the EU, the UK, Norway and Switzerland, according to data compiled by the research platform Jato Dynamics. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Blue Peter presenter is unrecognisable 28 years after hosting BBC's beloved children's show

The programme filmed its final live edition this month after 66 years on our screens - although it will continue in a pre-recorded format - and it has certainly had its fair share of legendary hosts.

Politics

2 w. ago Doctors said lump on my daughter's arm was just a sprain... now she's had it amputated and has months to live

Five-year-old Bonnie was rushed to the hospital by her parents when they noticed an odd lump on her left arm.

Society

2 w. ago Key colon cancer symptoms by woman with Stage 4 diagnosis initially dismissed by doctor as piles

She was told it was nothing to worry about and that she was ‘overreacting' before discovering she had Stage 4 cancer.

Science

2 w. ago Scots cancer victim faces death sentence after Covid lockdown delayed treatment

Ann Gibson, 67, has been given just months to live and is speaking out about her lockdown 'nightmare' ahead of Sunday’s five year anniversary.

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2 w. ago 'Doctor said I was too young for cancer – now I have three months to live'

Ashleigh Ellerton was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer in 2020 after feeling a pain in her breast – but a GP had 'dismissed her symptoms' because of her young age

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