6 h. ago 'My husband has same illness as Simpsons' Steve Pepoon, this is what people don't know'

The Simpsons writer Steve Pepoon has died following a two-year battle with a rare heart condition called cardiac amyloidosis, and a woman whose husband shares the same diagnosis has now spoken out

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11 h. ago Woman widowed at 31 after husband falls ill the day after their wedding

Laura Burr is now campaigning for mandatory NHS health checks for young adults

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20 h. ago Steve Pepoon dead at 68: Emmy Award winning The Simpsons writer dies unexpectedly

The veteran writer had been in treatment for a heart condition called cardiac amyloidosis for the past two years before passing outside of his home in Paola, Kansas on May 3.

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25 h. ago Steve Pepoon dead: The Simpsons star dies 'unexpectedly' after heart issues

An Emmy Award winning writer who worked on animated series The Simpsons has died at the age of 68, with his devastated family sharing a heartbreaking statement on social media

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3 d. ago ‘I lost so much weight, my husband thought I was terminally ill’: why do people lie about taking Ozempic?

The dramatic results of weight-loss drugs often come with a side order of stigma, as though it’s ‘cheating’ not to stick to willpower, diet and exercise alone. Is that why so many are telling no one – not even their partners?Every Friday night, Claire, a 50-year-old woman in Berkshire, waits until her husband and son have gone to bed. When she is sure the house is quiet, she tiptoes out to her garage, and over to a tin tucked away in the corner. It is chilly out there, but she doesn’t mind; that’s the point. Inside the tin, away from the prying eyes of her family, is a vial of the GLP-1 medication Mounjaro, which needs to be kept at about 8C. Claire has been taking it without them knowing for several months. “It would have been harder to get away with in summer,” she says.As weight-loss medications have become more and more popular, lots of people in the public eye have been dramatically changing shape, walking the red carpets or hosting TV shows in bodies half the size they on...

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1 week ago Erin Patterson trial live updates: mushroom cook had ‘tension’ with inlaws and struggled with mental illness, estranged husband says

Australian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?‘Important you’re all there’: Erin Patterson urged husband to reconsider skipping mushroom lunch, murder trial hearsJurors have been shown messages between Simon and Erin between 14-15 October 2022 exchanged on the app Signal.Simon says there was “a lot of tension” in his relationship with Erin at this point. He says her relationship with his parents was also tense.Hey are you coming to mum’s Birthday lunch.I’m not too sure how your dad could have been confused..... Seems that my invite tomorrow is a bit of an afterthought and not even from your parents so I might pass thanks...What I recon is everybody forgot to actually invite me to this thing and I feel very very hurt about that..I’m sorry for shouting at you this afte...

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2 w. ago Woman, 45, who was living in 'BDSM threesome with husband and wife did not look pregnant before having an illegal abortion', court hears

Nicola Packer, 45, who is accused of illegally taking abortion medication at home, showed 'absolutely no indication' she was pregnant in the weeks prior, Isleworth Crown Court heard today.

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2 w. ago Woman who lived in BDSM threesome with husband and wife is accused of illegal abortion 'after taking foetus to hospital in a backpack', court told

Nicola Packer allegedly took abortion medication at home on November 6, 2020, and went to Chelsea and Westminster hospital the following day, Isleworth Crown Court heard on Thursday.

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3 w. ago Graham Thorpe's wife details how tragic cricket legend battled 'so hard' against depression

Graham Thorpe's widow Amanda lost her husband last year after the England legend's battle with mental illness and she's determined to change the stigma after seeing what he went through

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