3 h. ago Amazing Kilmarnock teen planning 'dream' prom after devastating terminal cancer diagnosis

Katy Hay has planned a bucket list after being diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer.

Science

7 h. ago Pope's heartbreaking eight word health update days before his death

The pontiff died today aged 88 after spending his final weeks in hospital with an infection that developed into pneumonia in both lungs.

Events

8 h. ago Pope Francis' cause of death after being hospitalised with double lung infection

The head of the Cathollic Church, Pope Francis, has died at the age of 88 just weeks after being realised from hospital with a near-fatal double lung infection

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9 h. ago Pope Francis dead at 88 after battle with pneumonia, Vatican confirms

Pope Francis was 88 at the time of his death, as Vatican officials confirm that he has died weeks after a short battle with pneumonia and a 'complex respiratory infection'

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29 h. ago Pope makes brief appearance at Easter Sunday mass in St Peter’s Square

Pope Francis also held short meeting with JD Vance, US vice-president, as pontiff recovers from severe bout of pneumoniaPope Francis, who is recovering from a severe bout of pneumonia, marked Easter Sunday by making a brief appearance to bless thousands of people who had gathered for mass in St Peter’s Square, and by holding a short meeting with the US vice-president, JD Vance.The 88-year-old pontiff – who nearly died during his recent, five-week stay at Rome’s Gemelli hospital – did not celebrate Easter Sunday mass in the piazza, instead delegating the service to Cardinal Angelo Comastri, the retired archpriest of St Peter’s Basilica. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Stephen Mangan: ‘With three people in a bed, who goes in the middle?’

The Split actor and children’s author on throuples, using his sons as a focus group, and running the London marathonStephen Mangan, 56, was born in Enfield to Irish parents. He studied law at Cambridge but took a year out to care for his mother, who died of colon cancer aged 45. Weeks after her death, he successfully auditioned for Rada and went on to become a stage actor. His TV breakthrough came in Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years. He has since starred in Green Wing, Episodes and The Split. He co-hosts Landscape and Portrait Artist of the Year on Sky Arts, and a weekly show on Classic FM. He is currently appearing in throuple comedy Unicorn in the West End and is the author of six bestselling children’s books. His seventh is out in May.Your sister Anita illustrates your books. What’s it like working with a sibling? Great fun. Essentially we’re trying to make each other laugh, like we have done since childhood. But because I’m her annoying older brother, I deliberately put things ...

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36 h. ago Fisherman dies after being swept off rocks with boy, 14, in Easter weekend tragedy

The fisherman was pulled from the sea but sadly, despite best efforts by medical teams at the scene, he was unable to be revived. The young boy has been rushed to hospital for treatment

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3 d. ago Neighbours' Harold Bishop legend Ian Smith reveals his cancer is 'so rare, drastic, severe and awful that doctors don't know what will happen' in heartbreaking Good Morning Britain interview

The actor, 86 - who played Harold Bishop in the Australian soap on/off between 1975 and 2025 - shared that he was diagnosed with terminal and rare lung cancer in December last year.

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3 d. ago Annabel Croft slashes £1M off the price of her Surrey 'forever home'

The tennis legend's spouse of thirty years, ex-international yachtsman Mel Coleman, 60, died only 16 weeks after being diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in May 2023.

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3 d. ago Neighbours legend Ian Smith put in 'cruel and brutal place' as he shares emotional 'rare' cancer update

The actor, famed for having played Harold Bishop in Neighbours, appeared in a new TV interview

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3 d. ago Wales international opens up on devastating rare cancer diagnosis that ended career

'They sent me for a scan and found that there was a tumour on my spine,' explained Ollie Griffiths.

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3 d. ago Neighbours’ Ian Smith says cancer diagnosis left him in cruel and brutal place

The actor, best known for playing Harold Bishop on the Australian soap opera, revealed last year that he has a rare form of terminal lung cancer.

Science

3 d. ago Edinburgh councillor passes away 'suddenly and unexpectedly'

Labour's Val Walker - who represented Fountainbridge and Craiglockhart - died at home last week.

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3 d. ago Check your body every 3 weeks for these symptoms that could be cancer

NHS England’s top cancer doctor says we should be checking for these changes in our body at least once every three weeks - as they could be a sign of something serious

Science

4 d. ago Boy, 16, arrested on suspicion of murder after elderly couple killed in house fire

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an elderly couple, aged in their 80s and 90s, died in a house fire in Alton, Hampshire, this week

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4 d. ago Man's body sexually abused on New York subway as family remember devoted dad

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Jorge Gonzalez died while riding the subway last week, with CCTV cameras capturing the horrifying act by another man.

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4 d. ago Woman hit on golf course by van being pursued by police dies in hospital

The woman, in her sixties, was taken to hospital in a critical condition after the collision last week but died on Tuesday, police confirmed.

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5 d. ago New details of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s final days released

Arakawa was shown to have been researching medical conditions related to Covid-19 and flu and police bodycam footage from inside the couple’s home releasedAuthorities on Tuesday released a lengthy investigation report detailing some of the last emails, phone calls and internet searches by Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa in the days before her death, indicating that she was scouring for information on flu-like symptoms and breathing techniques.Arakawa died in February of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome – a rare, rodent-borne disease that can led to a range of symptoms that include flu-like illness, headaches, dizziness and severe respiratory distress, investigators said. Hackman is believed to have died about a week later of heart disease with complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Gladiators star Steel reveals 'brave' baby son's devastating health battles during his 13

The athlete’s son died in hospital just days after being born prematurely at 23 weeks

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5 d. ago Father to run 10 marathons in 10 days wearing 10kg vest in memory of daughter

Pete Grimwade is running 10 consecutive marathons to remember his daughter, Isabella, who died at 10 weeks old from a cardiac arrest.

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