14 h. ago Woman who withheld council tax in climate protest faces losing home

Jane McCarthy, who has terminal cancer, withheld payments for three years in protest at Buckinghamshire council’s fossil fuel investmentsA woman who withheld council tax payments for three years in protest at her local authority’s continued investment in fossil fuels fears losing her home.Jane McCarthy, 74, said she decided on the protest after becoming increasingly fearful about the impact of climate breakdown on future generations, particularly when she learned about climate tipping points at a local meeting. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago James Whale records 'final interview' as friend brands him a 'warrior to the end'

Former talkRADIO presenter James Whale has been living with terminal kidney cancer and has been suffering with swollen legs which have been "leaking" as his remaining kidney fails

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18 h. ago Heartbreaking pictures emerge of James Whale giving the 'most compelling' interview of his career after admitting he 'hasn't got much longer' amid terminal cancer battle

Heartbreaking pictures have emerged of James Whale giving the 'most compelling' interview of his career amid his terminal cancer battle.

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35 h. ago Chris Hoy's wife kept agonising secret from him and their children still don't know

The six-time Olympic champion cyclist was diagnosed with cancer in 2023 and announced last year that his condition was terminal, while his wife Sarra has also been battling ill health

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39 h. ago Local postman, 49, waited five years for terminal cancer diagnosis after GP dismissed rare killer tumour as 'ingrown hair'

A local postman from Milton Keynes was diagnosed with stage four incurable cancer after doctors dismissed it for an infected hair follicle.

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43 h. ago Geordie Shore star's devastating reaction to dad's terminal cancer diagnosis

EXCLUSIVE: Nathan Henry, 34, came up with the idea of creating a special series with his father, Glen, 74, in which fans would see a new side to him as he introduces his dad to the world

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43 h. ago Geordie Shore star shares devastating reaction to dad's terminal cancer

Nathan Henry, 34, came up with the idea of creating a special series with his father, Glen, 74, in which fans would see a new side to him as he introduces his dad to the world

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4 d. ago ‘You are living with a difficult person who is waiting to die’: my harrowing time as Patricia Highsmith’s assistant

I worked for the author of The Talented Mr Ripley in her final months. She was so mean and secretive, I imagined she wanted to kill meI first read Patricia Highsmith’s novels in the autumn of 1994. I was 20 and living in a room in her house in Tegna, Switzerland, that was plastered with bookshelves full of her first editions, organised in chronological order. Pat was 73 and knew she was about to die; she had been, it was rumoured, diagnosed with cancer or some other terminal disease. I was trapped in her world with her, trembling. She had weeks left to live and had spent so much time writing about how to get away with murder. I fantasised that she might try to kill me.The story of how I ended up in that house begins a few months earlier, in Zurich, with me on a blue tram, on my way to dinner at the house of Anna and Daniel Keel, a couple I’d grown friendly with. Anna was a brilliant painter for whom I had been modelling since I was 17. Her studio smelled like oil paint, instant coff...

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5 d. ago Sir Chris Hoy has regular chats with Dermot Murnaghan about their terminal cancer battles

The six-time Olympic gold medallist has stage four prostate cancer and former Sky News presenter Dermot has been diagnosed with the same illness

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5 d. ago Fit and healthy new father, 42, hit by terminal brain cancer

Elliot Godfrey, from Waddesdon in Buckinghamshire, suddenly began experiencing migraines in March following a family holiday in Mexico .

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7 d. ago TV star James Whale fights back tears as he shares emotional video from 'final stages' of cancer

TalkTV presenter James Whale has shared an emotional video on social media as he enters the final stages of his terminal cancer battle and fights back the tears

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7 d. ago TalkTV's James Whale says 'I haven't got much longer' in emotional update about terminal cancer battle

TalkTV presenter James Whale took to social media on Sunday to share an emotional update about his terminal cancer battle - admitting that he 'hasn't got much longer'.

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7 d. ago James Whale fights tears in heartbreaking video amid 'final weeks' of terminal cancer

Broadcaster James Whale shared an emotional birthday message to his grandson as he faces the final weeks of his terminal cancer battle

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9 d. ago My friend told me he was a producer on Strictly and had a brain tumour... and then stole thousands from me

Heartless fraudster Matthew Howarth, 32, of Atherton, Greater Manchester, conned his old school friend Tom Lee out of thousands of pounds by telling him he had terminal brain cancer.

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1 week ago Nathan Henry shares emotional journey with dad's terminal cancer in new Geordie Stories series

Geordie Shore's Nathan Henry has teamed up with his dad for a new documentary as they adjust to his father's terminal cancer diagnosis

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1 week ago Geordie Shore star makes candid admission as he opens up in heartbreaking new documentary

The reality TV star is more candid than ever in new documentary, Geordie Stories: Nathan and Dad, alongside his dad Glen, who is living with terminal cancer

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1 week ago Cancer warning over common workplace: Employee hit with shock asbestos cancer and dies a month later

Carole Hart, 74, died a month after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a terminal asbestos-related cancer which lines the lungs.

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2 w. ago 59 hospital staff 'violated privacy' as one cancer sufferer 'died without justice'

Gemma Sabatino, who died on June 13, had been diagnosed with terminal breast cancer and alleges several staff members at Addenbrooke’s Hospital wrongfully looked at her medical information

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2 w. ago Terminally ill mum who wants one last family holiday stung with £5k insurance bill

Denise Greig, who is battling stage 4 terminal cancer, fears her dream trip to Mexico could be dashed

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2 w. ago Parents of murdered Brit backpacker Peter Falconio reveal they've been kept in the dark about jailed killer's move to palliative care amid fears he'll take secret of missing body to his grave

Bradley John Murdoch, 67, is out of jail receiving care at Alice Springs Hospital as he battles terminal throat cancer.

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