5 h. ago Fiona Phillips husband shares 'daily torment' as Alzheimer's takes grip

Fiona Phillips was tragically diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2022 and now her husband Martin Frizell has opened up about her their daily struggles as the condition has taken over both their lives.

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10 h. ago Fiona Phillips' daily torment as she pleads with husband who can't grant her sad wish

Former ITV This Morning producer Martin Frizzell has been caring for his wife and former GMTV presenter Fiona Phillips since she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2022

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31 h. ago Fiona Phillips' daily torment in her husband's words as Alzheimer's takes hold

The much-loved broadcaster and her TV producer husband have written a book about her life in the public eye and what it's like to live with early-onset Alzheimer's disease - and it includes an agonising admission

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8 d. ago Fiona Phillips wears same clothes daily and hasn't cooked in years amid Alzheimer's battle

Fiona Phillips' husband Martin Frizell has opened up about the heartbreaking impact the former GMTV presenter's Alzheimer's diagnosis has had on her hobbies and interests

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9 d. ago Temperatures set to peak on Saturday as country bakes in summer’s third heatwave

Highs of 34C or more are possible in parts of the UK on Saturday as the summer’s third heatwave takes hold.

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1 week ago UK to roast in 34C heatwave for days on end as Met Office urges country to 'prepare'

The Met Office said the UK heatwave will see temperatures rise as high as 34C. But the RAC is warning there'll be a “very high” number of car breakdowns on the roads as the hot weather takes hold

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1 week ago Flights halted and residents told 'stay home' as fires take hold in France

Locals have been told to stay off the roads as well

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1 week ago Fiona Phillips' husband reveals her heartbreaking daily routine after Alzheimer's diagnosis

Three years ago, Fiona Phillips was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's before her husband, Martin Frizell, left his job as the boss of This Morning to look after her

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1 week ago Fiona Phillips' husband Martin Frizell gives heartbreaking insight into daily routine after quitting high

Martin Frizell has shed light on how his life has changed from a high-powered ITV executive to carer for his Alzheimer's-stricken wife Fiona Phillips. 

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1 week ago Hosepipe ban announced for parts of UK as drought takes hold

Ban will come into effect on Friday, Yorkshire Water said, after region entered drought status last month

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1 week ago Photos show Liberia’s health clinics shuttered after US aid cuts

As cuts to U.S. aid take hold, medical services in Liberia are feeling the pinch.

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1 week ago Faulty washing machine caused huge fire during live circus show

Crowds of customers watched the blaze take hold after they were told to evacuate.

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1 week ago Europe does not have to choose between guns and butter. There is another way | Shahin Vallée and Joseph de Weck

Yes, defence spending has to rise – but slashing the welfare state to fund it would be a big mistakeEuropean governments are once again haunted by a tough choice between financing the military or spending on social programmes. That, at any rate, is the narrative that has taken hold since Donald Trump’s retreat from the postwar global security order and the urgent pressure to rearm Europe.But to frame the dilemma facing Europe in this way is a big mistake. History teaches us that the political choice has never been about guns or butter, but rather guns or taxes. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Reunited Gallagher brothers hold hands in display of unity as they take to the stage for night two of Oasis tour and share 'real reason' for their long

Liam and Noel Gallagher held hands as they walked out on the stage at Cardiff for night two of the Oasis tour on Saturday, before revealing the 'real reason' for their long-awaited reunion.

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2 w. ago Democratic leader speaks for more than four hours on House floor as Republicans aim to vote on Trump’s major tax bill – live

Hakeem Jeffries delays final vote after Republican-controlled House advanced Trump’s sweeping tax bill in a late-night procedural voteTrump’s tax bill passes step in House, paving way for legislationWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?“I’m still here to take my sweet time”Hakeem Jeffries continues to hold the House floor, joking about the fact that he has unlimited time to speak because of his role as Democratic leader. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The toll it takes: Looking back at the times MPs cried in the Commons amid mystery over Chancellor Rachel Reeves' tears during PMQs

Looking back at times MPs shed tears in the House of Commons

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2 w. ago Shakespeare in war: bard’s ‘existential’ theatre takes hold in Ukraine

‘You can always find an intersection to Shakespeare’s world in such situations as we have,’ says translator, as Shakespeare productions boom across UkraineThe Ukrainian Shakespeare festival in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk did not open with a play. Another kind of performance was staged on the steps of the theatre, one that did not deal with sad stories of the death of kings but with tragedy unfolding in real life.This was theatre in a different sense: a rally involving several hundred people demonstrating on behalf of Ukrainian prisoners of war, thousands of whom are estimated to remain in Russian captivity. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Weather maps reveal exactly what UK areas face 35C as sweltering heatwave hits

Highs of 35C are forecast to sear through parts of London and south-east England today as a heatwave takes hold of the UK, sending the mercury soaring to potentially dangerous levels

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3 w. ago Fragile truce appears to take hold after Trump rebukes Israel and Iran

US president had accused both sides of violating ceasefire

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3 w. ago Fragile truce takes hold after Trump rebukes Israel and Iran

US president had accused both sides of violating ceasefire

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