11 h. ago Builder left blind in one eye after golf ball knocks him out in horror incident

Leigh Powell, 44, was on the golf course when he was struck in the face by a ball that was hit by another player - the impact shattered his eye from the lens to the retina

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11 h. ago Horror moment plane knocked off course by Storm Konrad as it tries to land in Spain

Travellers heading to Spain have been issued severe weather warnings after Storm Konrad struck parts of the country. Passengers have been hit with severe winds during their flights

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14 h. ago Golfer blind in one eye after ball knocked him out for five minutes

Fellow golfers though Leigh was dead after the hit. He has been unable to work since the accident and says he will have to sell his home

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27 h. ago Golfer, 44, is left blind after wayward shot from fellow player smashes into his face and shatters his EYE

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Builder Leigh Powell (pictured), 44, of Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, was enjoying a day on the green at his local golf club when he was suddenly struck in June last year.

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55 h. ago Toddler faces losing his eye after being kissed by someone with a cold sore

A family has issued a warning to parents about how a simple innocent kiss from an adult can have devastating consequences for young children.

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59 h. ago Eye surgeon warns 'silent condition' could make you go blind if untreated

Around 350,000 people may have the condition and not know it, and Doctor Sally Ameen has issued a warning

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5 d. ago Dutch runner is knocked out cold in horror fall after smashing her head on the track at European Indoor Championships

DAVID COVERDALE AT APELDOORN: Maureen Koster was knocked out and wheeled away after a horror fall during the women's 3,000 metres final at the European Indoor Championships.

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5 d. ago Dutch athlete suffers horror fall and is knocked unconscious after smashing her head on the track at European Indoor Championships

DAVID COVERDALE AT APELDOORN: Maureen Koster was knocked out and wheeled away after a horror fall during the women's 3,000 metres final at the European Indoor Championships.

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5 d. ago Dutch athlete suffers horror fall and is carried off on a stretcher after smashing her head on the track at European Indoor Championships

DAVID COVERDALE AT APELDOORN: Maureen Koster was knocked out and wheeled away after a horror fall during the women's 3,000 metres final at the European Indoor Championships.

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5 d. ago Thuggish sisters left female punter blind in one eye during unprovoked attack on drunken night out

A group of women who drunkenly punched and kicked a stranger in the head before blinding her have been jailed.

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1 week ago ‘I see things in very short bursts’: blind painter Bianca Raffaella on her explosive still lifes – and being mentored by Tracey Emin

Her paintings of stems and flowers, made by ‘seeing’ them through touch, give a unique perception of the world. She explains why she gave up a career in fashion to paint seriously – and why thumbs are better than brushesBianca Raffaella is showing me the huge canvases she has painted for her debut solo show Faint Memories when a strange realisation hits me. I can see these beautiful depictions of petals and stems in their full, widescreen splendour – and she can’t.The 32-year-old was born with congenital toxoplasmosis and is registered blind: her vision is largely limited to her left eye, through which she can only see things closer than a metre and for brief moments of time. “When I back away from a painting, I never see it in full,” says Raffaella. “I work really close, and I will see things for a fraction of a second and then it’s lost.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago NHS patients face going blind due to treatment delays for sight conditions

Patients with complex eye conditions risk going blind due to treatment delays linked to clinicians prioritising simpler and better paid procedures, say medical professionals and campaigners

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1 week ago Crystal Palace captain reveals team's immediate reaction to Jean

Marc Guehi among those to send best wishes to Jean-Philippe Mateta after Crystal Palace team-mate was knocked out by horror tackle from Millwall's Liam Roberts

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2 w. ago Wife of paedo surgeon had sinister motivation for ignoring abuse, claims brother

Patrick Le Scouarnec claims his sister-in-law covered for her husband Joel because she liked his high salary - and allegedly turned a blind eye to him abusing hundreds of children

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2 w. ago Scots jail chiefs 'turn a blind eye to drugs', new report claims

One remand prisoner told researchers: "There's a tacit approval of drug taking and drug dealing in SPS jails."

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3 w. ago Scottish justice cannot continue to turn a blind eye to thousands of suspected crimes

It should perhaps be no surprise to hear that criminal cases are not being heard because the system is overwhelmed, but it is a shocking betrayal of the victims of crime

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