2 h. ago Woman 'is seen running along street covered in blood amid crowbar rampage': Afghan man, 20, is arrested after 'attacking five people' in hospital waiting room 'when he was refused an appointment'

A woman was seen running along the street covered in blood amid a crowbar rampage in a hospital waiting room where five people were injured.

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2 h. ago Woman covered in blood ran into shop for help after brutal 'crowbar' attack at hospital

Five people were treated for their injuries following the incident in which a 20-year-old suspect was arrested

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2 h. ago Hospital staff attacked with ‘crowbar’ after man denied appointment

Councillor Seve Gomez-Aspron said he heard that someone was attacking staff at Newton Community Hospital and damaging the reception.

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3 h. ago Newton hospital incident saw woman 'run for help covered in blood' after 'crowbar attack'

Merseyside Police have arrested a 20-year-old male suspect, originally from Afghanistan, after five people were allegedly assaulted in a suspected crowbar attack at Newton Community Hospital

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3 h. ago Afghan man, 20, ‘attacks 5 with crowbar’ in UK hospital leaving woman covered in blood ‘after being denied appointment’

AN Afghan man allegedly attacked five people with a crowbar in a hospital after reportedly being denied an appointment. Officers and emergency services scrambled to the scene at Newton Community Hospital in Newton-Le-Willows, Merseyside, just after noon today. Police said in a statement that the man was believed to have attended the hospital to request...

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4 h. ago Moment suspect 'dragged away' by police as five attacked with crowbar at hospital

Footage shows the man being escorted into a van by four officers as members of the public watch on

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5 h. ago Man attacks hospital staff with weapon after being denied appointment

The victims of the assault at Newton Community Hospital are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, say police

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6 h. ago Man arrested after 'alleged crowbar attack' at hospital leaves five injured

A 20-year-old man has been arrested after police were called to Newton Community Hospital in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, where five people were reportedly injured

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6 h. ago Afghan man, 20, is arrested after 'attacking five people with a crowbar' in hospital waiting room 'when he was refused an appointment'

Merseyside Police scrambled to Newton Community Hospital in Newton-Le-Willows, Merseyside, this afternoon.

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6 h. ago Five people injured after being ‘attacked with crowbar’ in hospital – as cops arrest 20

COPS have arrested a 20-year-old man after five people were reportedly injured in a crowbar attack at a hospital. Officers and emergency services scrambled to the scene at Newton Community Hospital in Newton-Le-Willows, Merseyside, just after noon today. Police said in a statement that the man was believed to have attended the hospital to request...

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7 h. ago Newton hospital incident as '5 people injured' after 'man attacks with crowbar'

St Helen's Police have responded to a major incident after eyewitnesses claim to have seen a man allegedly attacking staff and patients with a metal bar as five people have been injured

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7 h. ago Man arrested as five people 'attacked with crowbar' at hospital

A man in his 20s has been arrested

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11 h. ago Identical triplets given 'joke names' by nurses and passport bosses 'think they're lying'

Quentin, Andrew and Joel Meloff born within 45 seconds of each other and given the names A, B & C to signify birth order after hospital staff suggested the quirky idea to their parents

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24 h. ago Identical triplets named by nurses for joke and passport control 'think they're lying'

Quentin, Andrew and Joel Meloff, all 31, from Toronto, Canada were given letters as middle names after hospital staff suggested the quirky idea to their parents

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4 d. ago Scots man talked down from M8 bridge thanks staff after Christmas in hospital

Robert Hampson, 22, from Glasgow says he was "given a second chance at life" and that the nursing team and support staff worked tirelessly to ensure those under their care felt at home over the Christmas period.

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5 d. ago The heroes working on the frontline in Greater Manchester this Christmas Day — and their plea to the public

From 999 call handlers to hospital staff keeping little ones company on the wards at Christmas, these are the incredible people keeping our festive season a safe and happy one

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6 d. ago Woman 'left vomiting on hospital floor for five hours' as staff 'walked past'

Juliet Caryl, 61, says she was treated 'appallingly' at the busy A&E department by ambulance.

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6 d. ago Woman 'left vomiting on hospital floor for five hours' as staff 'walked straight past'

Juliet Caryl, 61, says she was treated 'appallingly' at the busy A&E department by ambulance

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1 week ago Bungling hospital staff lose chunk of woman's SKULL during surgery then offer her a $25 gas station gift card to add insult to injury

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: A 'chunk' of her skull was removed during surgery, but doctors found it missing when it was time to reattach it - allegedly given to another patient.

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1 week ago Patients left stranded and forced to take public transport to hospital appointments

Patients using non-emergency transport to get to hospital appointments, operations and dialysis have their transport cancelled or denied, watchdog finds

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