5 h. ago Experienced climber who broke his neck and may need both legs amputated sues partner 'who let go of rope and sent him plummeting 56ft into a ravine'

David Littlejohn, 55, says fellow climber Shane Williams let go of his rope at a crucial moment, sending him plummeting down a 56ft rock face in the Avon Gorge, Bristol.

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63 h. ago Officer’s decision to spray amputee, 92, was ‘consistent with training’

The care home had called 999 after Mr Burgess, a single-leg amputee and wheelchair user, reportedly grabbed a knife and threatened to stab staff.

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3 d. ago Detective who stalked ex and tried to ruin his surfing business avoids jail

Sue Thorpe, a former officer with Northumbria Police, bombarded her ex-partner with abusive texts and emails in a year-long harassment campaign.

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1 week ago I’m obsessed with protecting seals: ‘The flying ring toy was deeply embedded in her neck’

It broke my heart to see a seal so injured by a £1 plastic toy. Now I campaign to ban them – and it has changed my lifeThere was an incident seven years ago that changed my life. I saw an adult grey seal with a plastic pink flying ring toy so deeply embedded in her neck that she was practically dead. It was stopping her from feeding because it was digging into her and she couldn’t extend her neck – the wounds were horrific.It broke my heart. From that moment on, I became obsessed with seals and protecting them from the dangers of plastic flying rings. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Couple took a spa trip to save their marriage what happened next led to one of them losing a leg

Glenn Morris, 54, a Maryland father treated his wife Melissa to a $270 'His and Hers' spa package in 2017. However, one procedure left him without half of his left leg

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3 w. ago 'Eunuch maker' used human testicles in salad and froze own leg to need amputation

'Nullo' Marius Gustavson's case, and that of other people in the ring he led, has been described as 'extremely unusual'

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3 w. ago Big Narstie turns sword wielding kung fu fighter but 'nearly broke neck' with horror move

Rapper Big Narstie is training to become a Shaolin monk — one of the most disciplined and fit types — but in doing so he almost picked up the very worst injury imaginable

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3 w. ago Drag queen Jiggly Caliente dies aged 44 after ‘severe infection’

The RuPaul’s Drag Race star, whose real name was Bianca Castro-Arabejo, died on Sunday ‘surrounded by family and friends’The drag queen Jiggly Caliente has died aged 44 after a “severe infection”, her family confirmed. The performer, whose real name was Bianca Castro-Arabejo, rose to fame after taking part in the fourth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race.Caliente’s family announced on Thursday that the Filipino-American drag performer had part of her leg amputated due to the infection. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Michelle Visage mourns loss of Drag Race ‘angel’ Jiggly Caliente at 44

She died after having part of her leg amputated due to a ‘severe infection’.

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3 w. ago RuPaul's Drag Race star Jiggly Caliente dies, aged 44, just days after leg amputation

RuPaul's Drag Race star Jiggly Caliente, real name Bianca Castro-Arebejo, has died at the age of 44 just days after having her right leg amputated following a "severe infection"

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3 w. ago Jiggly Caliente dead at 44: RuPaul's Drag Race star dies days after leg amputated

Her real name was Bianca Castro-Arebejo.

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3 w. ago RuPaul's Drag Race star Jiggly Caliente dies aged 43 just days after having right leg amputated

RuPaul's Drag Race star Jiggly Caliente has died aged 44, just days after having her right leg amputated.

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3 w. ago RuPaul’s Drag Race star and Pose actress Jiggly Caliente dies at 44, family says

She had had her leg amputated due to a ‘severe infection’.

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3 w. ago RuPaul’s Drag Race star Jiggly Caliente dies following leg amputation, aged 44

Drag artist was recently treated in hospital due to a ‘severe infection’

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3 w. ago Jiggly Caliente dead: RuPaul’s Drag Race star, 44, dies days after having leg amputated

The star of RuPaul's Drag Race Jiggly Caliente has died aged just 44, just a few days after having her right leg amputated and tributes have poured in memory of the star

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3 w. ago RuPaul’s Drag Race star Jiggly Caliente dies aged 44, days after leg amputation

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated...

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4 w. ago Disabled people detained by Ice sound alarm over overcrowded jails

Rodney Taylor, whose legs were amputated as a toddler, just one of many people with disabilities at risk from detentionIn his three months locked up at Stewart detention center in Lumpkin, Georgia, Rodney Taylor has missed meals and showers, lived with increasing pain in his hips, developed a swollen thumb on his right hand and blisters on the stumps where his two legs were amputated when he was a toddler.Taylor’s mother brought him to the US from Liberia on a medical visa as a small child. He went through 16 operations and is a double amputee. He has two fingers on his right hand. Now 46, he has lived in the US nearly his entire life, works as a barber, is active in promoting cancer awareness in his community, and recently got engaged. Continue reading...

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last month Grandma, 93, broke neck and died in London care home due to 'failings' in her care, daughter claims

Paula Geeves-Booth, 93, was found dead on the floor at Viera Gray House in Barnes after falling from her bed

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