33 h. ago Emotional moment woman holds the hands of her twin sister five years after she died as she meets the woman who received life

When transplant patient Corinne Hutton met the sister of the donor who changed her life, their shared handshake said it all.

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41 h. ago 'I shook my dead twin sister's hand in emotional meeting after her death thanks to medical marvel'

Deborah Gosling had the opportunity to hold the hands of her twin sister, Julie Wild, once again after her death after Corinne Hutton received them in a double hand transplant

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45 h. ago Scots double hand transplant recipient hugs twin sister of donor for first time

Corrine Hutton, who became the sixth person in the UK to receive a double hand transplant, has now met the twin sister of her donor for the first time.

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47 h. ago This Morning's Cat Deeley 'in pieces' as guest shares 'miraculous' limb donation story

This Morning's Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard were left emotional after speaking to a woman who received a double hand transplant

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47 h. ago Hand transplant recipient hugs donor’s sister in emotional first meeting

Julie Wild’s hands, pancreas, liver, and both kidneys were all donated after she died of a sudden brain bleed in 2019.

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61 h. ago Married at First Sight Australia fans explode at Adrian's 'horrible' sisters and friend

MAFS Australia's Awhina and Adrian had an uncomfortable experience during friends and family week, which left viewers reeling with the grooms twin sisters and friend Jasmine

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4 d. ago Louis Tomlinson's fans go wild over sweet snap with his sisters at Phoebe and Daisy's lavish 21st birthday with personalised cocktails and a celebrity tattoo artist (but did Zara McDermott attend?)

Louis Tomlinson was among the guests at his twin sisters Phoebe and Daisy's very lavish 21st birthday party last weekend as they hosted a joint celebration.

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6 d. ago Myanmar earthquake: The science behind the devastating 7.7 magnitude tremor

Hundreds are feared dead following the Mandalay earthquake which also shook Thailand

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8 d. ago Families of Polmont custody death youths to meet Justice Secretary

Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, died within months of each other in 2018 at Polmont YOI, run by the Scottish Prison Service.

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8 d. ago Death in Paradise's Shantol Jackson's life off screen from meeting with Meghan Markle to career admission

BBC Death in Paradise star Shantol Jackson has been a firm fixture on the show since she made her debut as Naomi Thomas in series 11

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8 d. ago Masked knifeman stabbed stranger to death 90 seconds after meeting, court told

Ibrahim Gonclaves-Cumare, 30, is charged with the murder of 34-year-old Troy Ramsundar in Brixton last Thursday.

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1 week ago 'How many murders does it take?' Sister of triple shooting victim calls for tougher gun laws after Nicholas Prosper easily obtained gun to kill family and plot Sandy Hook

Emma Ambler has dedicated her life to gun reform after her twin sister Kelly Fitzgibbons, 40, and two nieces were gunned while in bed together by her partner Rob Needham.

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2 w. ago The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz by Anne Sebba review – playing for their lives

The remarkable story of conductor Alma Rosé and the musicians who survived the Holocaust by performing amid horrific conditionsWhen 13-year-old Pearl Pufeles disembarked from the cattle car at Auschwitz in March 1944, she was surprised to hear the strains of Dvořák and Smetana wafting towards her. “Gosh,” thought the Czechoslovakian schoolgirl, “this can’t be that bad if they play music here.” But it was that bad and, indeed, so much worse. Pearl and her twin sister Helen were swiftly selected as laboratory fodder for Dr Josef Mengele’s grotesque medical experiments.It isn’t clear which orchestra Pearl had heard that day. Auschwitz was a 15 sq mile complex with multiple sub-camps and there were at least six “official” orchestras staffed by prisoners who had been funnelled into southern Poland from all over Europe. Some of these orchestras concentrated on the classical repertoire, albeit without the Jewish composers Mendelssohn and Mahler. Others specialised in Sunday ...

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2 w. ago Woman's mystery illness left her 'on universal credit and fighting for sick notes'

Sarah Campbell, 54, slipped on her back whilst rollerskating with her twin sister, Angela Boullin, in July 2024, and has been left in 'excruciating pain' ever since

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3 w. ago The tragic tale of the conjoined twin who kept a major secret from his sister for decades

Lori and George Schappell, born in Pennsylvania in 1961, were the world's oldest conjoined twins - but George had kept a secret from his sister for the majority of his life. 

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3 w. ago Belgravia The Next Chapter actress in tears as she's comforted by co

Belgravia The Next Chapter star Harriet Slater often had to film crying scenes and her co-star Benjamin Wainwright was on hand to make her laugh during emotional moments

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