17 h. ago 'I went to hospital for tests and woke up paralysed two years later'

Megan thought her symptoms were stress, but then she woke up trapped in her own body

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32 h. ago Sabrina Carpenter fans shocked as they learn of her very famous family member

Sabrina Carpenter's fans were shocked to discover the Espresso singer, 26, has a very famous voice actor as an aunt

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60 h. ago Sharon Osbourne's reclusive daughter Aimee, 41, has grown close to Elvis impersonating rock singer, 29

The 41-year-old is believed to be 'besotted' with Elvis Presley impersonating rock singer Wes Leavins.

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3 d. ago Dialling two numbers in an emergency can get you out of danger without speaking

Police say it will alert emergency call handlers that your call is genuine but you are unable to speak

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6 d. ago He was trapped in hospitals for a decade because he’s autistic – now Nicholas is finally free

Special Report: For more than 10 years, Nicholas Thornton was detained in dementia care homes, psychiatric units and A&E wards because he couldn’t get the help he needed for his autism. It took a huge toll on his health, leaving the 29-year-old unable to speak. Now, one year after The Independent told his story, Nicholas is in his own home – and even able to talk again. Rebecca Thomas reports

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7 d. ago Hugh Jackman recalls his ‘worst’ audition experience: ‘Just humiliated’

The actor said his voice ‘cracked on the final note’ while singing

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1 week ago Horrific reaction to popular cosmetic tweak leaves woman, 24, looking like a Bratz doll

A 24-year-old woman has warned against overdoing a common cosmetic procedure, which saw her unable to speak, eat and drink properly.

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2 w. ago The VERY complicated Hadid family: As Gigi and Bella's secret half

Both sisters, along with their brother Anwar, share unlikely links to some of Hollywood's most glitzy A-listers across the ages; from Elvis to Kylie Jenner .

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2 w. ago Man who woke up in hospital unable to speak finds his voice again singing Elvis Presley

A man was left unable to speak after a stroke but managed to once again find his voice, but through one unexpected method that left his friends and family shocked

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2 w. ago ITV Emmerdale's John Sugden's next victim 'confirmed' in chilling murder twist

Emmerdale fans were left fearing for Cathleen, who demanded that John Sugden leave Aaron Dingle and go to the hospital after her son woke up.

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3 w. ago 'I was in a fatal car crash – I heard docs say I was paralysed from the nipples down'

EXCLUSIVE: Zalia Oliva’s life fell apart after a catastrophic car crash left her fighting for life in ICU, paralysed, broken and unable to speak - she also lost her boyfriend

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3 w. ago Olly Murs cancels Manchester and Birmingham shows after contracting a respiratory infection

Olly Murs has confirmed that under medical advice, he will not be performing in Manchester or Birmingham

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3 w. ago Olly Murs OVO Hydro: Singer walks off stage in Glasgow after voice struggles

“It’s unfair for you guys who spent all that money to come and see me, you deserve the best show,”

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3 w. ago Stereolab: Instant Holograms on Metal Film review – after 15 years, the retro

(Duophonic)Motorik grooves, Marxist critique and vintage synths – in their first album since 2010, Lætitia Sadier et al pick up where they left off yet sound more timely than everThe first sound you hear on Stereolab’s first new studio album in 15 years is a burst of arpeggiated synth tones. It sounds not unlike the once futuristic ident of a long-defunct TV channel. The first words you hear Lætita Sadier and backing vocalist Marie Merlet sing – their voices winding around each other in a sweet-but-sad melody, over the tight, mid-tempo rhythm of Aerial Troubles – are “the numbing is not working any more / An unfillable hole, an insatiable state of consumption (systemic) / assigned trajectory (extortion).”To which, of course, the seasoned Stereolab fan might break into a contented smile of recognition and sigh “mais naturellement”. A retro-futurist aesthetic; tight, hypnotic grooves derived from the motorik krautrock of Neu!; vintage synthesiser tones and vocals that entwine around e...

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3 w. ago Foreigner lead singer Kelly Hansen announces departure from band during performance on The Voice season finale

Hansen joined the rock band as the third lead singer in 2005

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