4 d. ago Brit gran 'locked in cell with men for 22 hours' after losing passport on plane

Pam Tweedale, 77, was on her way to Spain for a family holiday when she lost her passport on the plane - and was then locked in a cell for 22 hours before being sent back to the UK

Politics

5 d. ago Brit gran stuck in Turkey hospital told 'the best you'll get is total paralysis'

The nan is stuck in Turkey after being rushed to a hospital where no one speaks English, and needs to find £50,000 for a medevac to fly her to the UK for surgery

Politics

6 d. ago Surgeons warn granny in Turkey she will be paralyzed in terrifying brain tumour twist

Gill Taylor-Scarth was told she needs an operation but the best outcome she can look forward to is total paralysis if all goes to plan.

Events

6 d. ago Gran stranded in Turkey told 'best case scenario is total paralysis'

Gill Taylor-Scarth, 56, was struck down while on holiday in Turkey with her family, who are now desperate to get her back to the UK

Politics

7 d. ago I had a small blister on my foot. I thought nothing of it, until I ended up in hospital with sepsis and was told it needed to be amputated

It was a seemingly innocuous injury, yet would lead him - like hundreds of other Britons every week - to face the prospect of having his foot amputated. But he was saved by an innovative surgery.

Politics

7 d. ago 'I ignored five symptoms for years and it turned out to be stage 4 cancer'

A man ignored five different symptoms for years before he decided to go to hospital, where, after testing, he was told he had stage 4 cancer. Now he's urging others to get their symptoms checked

Science

1 week ago Rugby World Cup team news: Scotland fuelled by ‘sour taste’ in pivotal Wales clash

Crunch Group B game in Salford is likely to be decisiveScots lost to Wales during group-stage exit in 2022Ireland’s World Cup squad have offered their support to team-mate Shannon Ikahihifo after she revealed her breast cancer diagnosis. Trailfinders second-row Ikahihifo, who has three Irish caps, was part of the pre-tournament training group but did not make the final squad.On Friday the 30-year-old posted news of her condition on Instagram, writing: “Crazy to think that one day you can be running around on the rugby pitch feeling completely fine, then five days later you’re sitting in a hospital room being told you have cancer. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Woman, 44, in coma in Majorca hospital after family find her hotel room covered in blood

A family on holiday in Majorca have launched a desperate appeal after staff told them Michaela Hadley, 44, had been taken to hospital

Society

1 week ago Brit gran's horrifying last wish after 12 years on death row as she awaits firing squad

Lindsay Sandiford, a grandmother from the UK, has been on death row in Bali for 12 years after she was caught trying to smuggle 2 million worth of cocaine into Indonesia

Events

1 week ago World's oldest person turns 116 in UK care home as Brit gran takes title from Brazilian

Ethel Caterham, the world's oldest living person, has celebrated her 116th birthday. She claimed the title in April following the passing of Sister Inah Canbarro Lucas in Brazil

Politics

2 w. ago Woman, 85, admitted to hospital wearing '£30k of jewellery' says it was 'stolen'

Sheila Williams, 85, claims she was wearing a substantial amount of jewellery when she was admitted to hospital but was told it had either been misplaced or mixed up with the laundry

Economics

2 w. ago London hospital forced to evacuate 150 people after chlorine gas leak

Firefighters rushed to scene as patients and medical staff told to leave Guy’s Hospital in Southwark

Politics

2 w. ago Chemical explosion at major hospital sparks mass evacuation: Engineer 'accidentally mixed up chlorine and sulphuric acid' in basement

Firefighters rushed to St Guy's and Thomas' Hospital in central London this morning after the London Fire Brigade received a call at 8.49am.

Science

2 w. ago London hospital forced to evacuate 150 people after suspected chemical incident

Firefighters rush to scene as patients and medical staff told to leave Guy’s Hospital in Southwark

Science

2 w. ago Mass evacuation after chemical incident at major London hospital: Firefighters rush to scene as 150 patients and medical staff told to leave

Around 150 people have been evacuated from the basement and ground floor levels of Guy's Hospital in Southwark, southeast London, by firefighters and hospital staff.

Science

3 w. ago Woman ordered to go straight to hospital after terrifying discovery of creature in her bathroom

A woman from Montréal in Canada was told to rush to hospital for a rabies shots after finding a bat in her toilet.

Events

3 w. ago Equalities watchdog 'will snub demands to water down ban on trans people using women's toilets and changing rooms'

Schools, leisure centres, hospitals and cinemas will be told to bar transgender women from single-sex spaces under new guidance due to be revealed this month.

Politics

3 w. ago Hospital ward ‘missing half its staff’ on day suicidal girl left unsupervised

Ellesha Brannigan told an inquest that her team at Huntercombe Hospital had to bring in staff from another ward so staff could take breaks.

Events