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A 12-year-old girl has given birth to twins in Argentina after being denied an abortion by local authorities despite having been raped. Authorities in Jujuy forced the child to remain pregnant until the twins could be safely delivered by caesarean section. Legislation around abortion is extremely strict in Argentina, which only legalised the procedure in … Read more
Hopes for future: Ben Ryan with baby Jacob before his diagnosis At 26 Ben Ryan was happy, healthy and successful. He had just been promoted at his work as an engineer and, in February 2015, he and his partner had their first baby together. But his life changed for ever when he was diagnosed with … Read more
Johnny Depp’s bid to overturn a damning High Court ruling that he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard and put her in fear for her life has been dealt an initial setback after he was refused permission to appeal. The Hollywood star sued The Sun’s publisher for libel after a 2018 column by its executive editor … Read more
Nearly 87,000 residents have died in care homes since the start of the pandemic with the majority denied a last hug from their family. The figures reveal the tragic toll taken by visiting restrictions and the urgent need to extend Covid testing of visitors to all homes so families can reunite with dying relatives in … Read more
NHS staff are still being denied equipment to protect themselves from coronavirus – even though there is a stockpile fit to last for months. Angry unions say that medics working on the frontline of the health service are not all being given personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent the virus spreading. Among them are physiotherapists, … Read more
Today, Money Mail is urging relatives of vulnerable care home patients to wage a fightback for vital NHS funding. At least 15,000 sick and elderly Britons have been wrongly denied around £30 million in support, research shows. It means thousands of patients, including dementia sufferers, could be needlessly selling their homes to pay for care. … Read more
At least 15,000 sick and elderly Britons have been ‘wrongly denied’ funding for care homes in the past decade Thousands of sick Britons have been denied funding for care homes for a decade Most initially told by local NHS bosses they were ineligible for residential care funding were suffering life-limiting illnesses such as dementia Residents … Read more
Former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff Miles Taylor has been blasted as a ‘two-faced liar’ after he revealed himself to be the anonymous author of a controversial 2018 New York Times op-ed – just weeks after denying he was responsible for the bombshell anti-Trump piece. The article, published in September 2018, chronicled a … Read more
Ex-Royal Marine, 33, who lost an arm and a leg in Afghanistan and suffers flashbacks and phantom pain has been denied a blue badge by local council for 13 years – because he is ‘not disabled enough’ Ben McBean, 33, had his parking permit stripped by Plymouth Council in 2009 Council workers had spotted him running … Read more
The Frog and Bucket was opened in 1994 by Dave Perkin with a capacity of just 60. A few months after opening it started an amateur comedy night and three years later it moved to its current location on Oldham Street, a former bank, with a larger capacity. Because the building was reinforced it was … Read more