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A mother who prepared her children for ‘mummy’s last Christmas’ just one year ago, has been cleared of cancer after having pioneering treatment. Helen Wynne Hughes, 32, who lives in Ruthin, Denbighshire, was given a devastating terminal diagnosis and told to prepare her children ‘for the worst’. She made memory boxes for children Aled, four, … Read more
A mother is beaming as her daughter masters the art of walking despite being told by doctors that she’d be paralysed. Bethan Simpson, 27, from Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, says she could have fallen over with shock when she saw that her daughter, Elouise, now one, taking her first steps. After Eloise was diagnosed with spina bifida, … Read more
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion of gender equality, made history again on Friday as the first woman and the first Jewish person to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris joined officials, lawmakers and the justice’s grieving family including her daughter … Read more
Facebook has been going all in on augmented reality but the company isn’t just focused on what we see. In a post, the social media firm peeled back the curtain on Facebook Reality Labs’ pioneering work developing audio-enhancing technology. Their goal is to perfect ‘audio presence,’ where sounds from speakers, headphones or other devices are … Read more
The family of a train guard who overturned a ban on non-white staff at British Railways in the 1960s has said his contribution to UK race relations should be taught in schools. Asquith Xavier applied for a promotion that would see him move from Marylebone Station to Euston in 1966, a shift that would boost … Read more
For millions living with dementia – and for their loved ones – the future may appear bleak. Thanks to medical breakthroughs, more people than ever are surviving our other biggest killers – heart disease, strokes and cancer. But research into dementia drugs have led to dead ends, and time and again, hopes have been dashed. … Read more
Pioneering black British actor Earl Cameron who appeared in Doctor Who and Thunderball dies aged 102 Cameron was among the first black actors to forge a successful acting career in Britain The actor’s first major role came in 1951 in the film Pool of London He also starred in the James Bond film Thunderball as … Read more
‘Grandfather of Allergy’ William Frankland dies, aged 108, after an extraordinary career as a pioneering immunologist whose ‘lasting regret’ was to tell Saddam Hussein to quit smoking William Frankland, a pioneering immunologist and allergist, has died aged 108 One of his greatest achievements was his work on desensitisation to allergens Born in Battle, Sussex, Dr … Read more
A mother who was told her son had a rare cancer while she held her newborn daughter in her arms has revealed how his little sister is inspiring her son through his battle. Claire Scott, 40, and husband Mike, 42, who live in Kent, found out their son had cancer – which they were originally … Read more
A British grandfather-of-nine has become the first person in the world to benefit from a pioneering triple-combo heart-failure treatment. Robert Brind, 63, from Whitstable, Kent, had three new wireless implants fitted over the course of six months to help his heart beat properly again. One prompts the heart to beat at a normal rate, another … Read more