Alcohol-filled blob of gel injected into the spine helped man recover from slipped disc

A new treatment for slipped discs involves injecting a blob of gel containing alcohol into the spine. Marine contractor and father-of-two Robert Parke, 49, from Dumfries, was one of the first people in the UK to have it done. THE PATIENT Robert Parke, 49, has suffered crippling back pain since his teens When I was … Read more

Man who had a two-day erection has the head of his penis AMPUTATED

Man who had a two-day erection has to have the tip of his penis AMPUTATED after ‘bungling doctors failed to remove a catheter from his urethra’ and it developed GANGRENE The 52-year-old went to a hospital in the north of India with the intimate issue Doctors think the treatment to get rid of his erection … Read more

Oregon’s annual UFO festival is just the place to channel your inner green man

Oregon’s annual UFO festival is just the place to channel your inner green man UFO Fest, in McMinnville, Oregon, will be celebrating its 20th anniversary in May In 1950, the small town was the location of an alleged UFO sighting by a farmer  The highlight of the wacky festival is a parade where people dress … Read more

How to make money like a man: The pay gap is closing, but women don’t save as much – or as cleverly

The pay gap may be closing, but the fact is women don’t save as much – or as cleverly – as men. Yet all is not lost: financial expert Merryn Somerset Webb reveals how we can eliminate the wealth gap, too – and get richer   Look at the statistics around women and money and … Read more

Be a Renaissance man or woman with a trip to Milan or Florence, both homes to Leonardo da Vinci

This year is your chance to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the world’s most famous artist. Exhibitions about Leonardo da Vinci are opening in galleries all over Europe and the UK. But which is the best place to learn about his life? The Italian cities of Milan and Florence are competing to celebrate Leonardo 500. … Read more

Danish man reveals why he left the city to move to a remote island off Greenland 

Decked out in polar bear fur trousers and wearing animal claws on a string around his neck, Marti Suulutsun certainly makes for an impressive sight as I pull up towards the remote island of Uummannaq off west Greenland. It’s a fairly warm day – as the Arctic summer goes – with an air temperature of around … Read more