16 h. ago I signed up for Dignitas after being told I had six months to live...but doctors got it wrong

A pensioner who was given a devastating terminal diagnosis and booked himself into Dignitas - before discovering he actually had a treatable condition.

Society

52 h. ago Brits given urgent savings warning by HMRC – and told to act within six months

The Association of Taxation Technicians has warned HMRC 's guidance to savers on paying tax on their savings is not clear enough after a record number of people were charged

Events

7 d. ago Doctors told me my back pain was normal... it was actually stage 4 cancer and I was given months to live

A mom-of-three suffering from back pain was told her agony was caused by a common condition, but doctors later diagnosed her with stage 4 breast cancer .

Society

1 week ago Sunken superyacht Bayesian due to be raised from seabed next month, inquest told

Billionaire entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah were among seven people who died when the vessel sank off the coast of Sicily.

Politics

1 week ago 'I aborted my fiancé's baby when a test said he wasn't the dad.. now the lab tells me it was WRONG'

A woman has been left devastated following paternity results, only to be told months later they were wrong due to a 'technical error.'

Politics

2 w. ago 'For years, they just told me it was long Covid. And then I collapsed'

Olivia Knowles, 33, has been told she only has months to live

Politics

2 w. ago BBC Morning Live doctor explains exactly what you should do if you have a nosebleed

Doctor Oscar Duke shot to fame in the award-winning documentary, 24 Hours in A&E

Society

2 w. ago Boy killed in Huddersfield stabbing named as refugee injured in Syria bombing

Ahmad Mamdouh Al Ibrahim fled war-torn Homs to live with his uncle and dreamed of becoming a doctor

Events

2 w. ago Refugee boy injured in Syria bombing named as Huddersfield stabbing victim

Ahmad Mamdouh Al Ibrahim fled war-torn Homs to live with his uncle and dreamed of becoming a doctor

Events

2 w. ago Woman, 33, with just months to live confused when doctor asked her about 'taking a flight'

Olivia Knowles, 33, from Blackpool, said people with her condition are advised to avoid aeroplanes, but then the penny dropped

Society

2 w. ago Emmerdale star wasn't told devastating twist until months after it happened

Emmerdale's Amy Walsh has confessed soap bosses withheld details about her character Tracy Robinson's sad secret for months, and she had no idea until closer to transmission

Politics

2 w. ago Pitch Perfect star Adam Devine, 41, was 'told he was dying' a month before his son was born

Pitch Perfect and Isn't It Romantic star Adam Devine has recalled the horrifying moment doctors told him he was dying - but luckily they got it wrong

Events

3 w. ago Labour ignored education department plea to delay VAT on private school fees until new year so Government could net almost £1bn extra from families

Lawyers for the Government have told the High Court bringing forward the date by eight months would raise 'an additional revenue of over £900 million'.

Economics

3 w. ago 'I thought symptoms were pregnancy, doctors said I had a year to live'

Laura, 31, said 'Things are getting worse. I’m not sure how much longer I have'

Society

3 w. ago All the signs Elon Musk was on brink of stepping down from DOGE after months of scandal and chaos

Less than four months after assuming the role, Trump has reportedly told his inner circle that Elon Musk, 53, will be stepping back from DOGE.

Events

3 w. ago 'I thought it was stress from my divorce... doctors have now given me few years to live'

Diana Keys, 65, went to see her doctor when she struggled with symptoms such as falling over in the bathroom several times but was reassured it was related to stress

Society

3 w. ago Virginia Giuffre's lawyer speaks out after Prince Andrew accuser says she only has ‘four days to live’

Virginia Giuffre shared a photo of herself from her hospital bed, covered in bruises and said that doctors had given her “four days to live” after being involved in a crash

Politics

3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Trump sanctions threat on Russian oil buyers could hit China, India

Trump threatens Putin over ceasefire; Russia claims it has taken control of a Donetsk village. What we know on day 1,132China and India could be affected if Donald Trump introduces tariffs of 25-50% against countries buying Russian oil, analysts and officials have suggested. Dan Sabbagh reports that the US president told NBC he would impose such measures within a month “if a deal isn’t made, and if I think it was Russia’s fault”, as he vented frustration at Vladimir Putin’s delaying tactics and attempts to discredit Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president.Some countries, including China and India, are not participating in anti-war sanctions against Russian oil. Secondary sanctions or tariffs imposed directly on them by the US could further limit Putin’s access to oil revenue to fund the war. While not joining the international sanctions against Russia, China has been wary about breaching them in case it attracts secondary penalties. Some Chinese banks, for example, have curtail...

Events

4 w. ago Woman told she was 'too fat to dance' lost 3stone in three months

Chantelle, 32, who was 23stone at her heaviest, has now lost more than five stone

Politics