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Anthony had arrived late, keeping us all waiting at the dinner table, and I was tired, grumpy and longing to go to bed. It was the first evening of my holiday in France, so as soon as I could, I made my excuses to leave the room. And that’s when I heard the dreaded sentence, … Read more
‘This was my closure’: Canadian man, 24, has his own leg ‘taxidermied’ and received it just in time for Christmas months after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver and left to die Justin Fernandes, 24, posted to a Facebook group about taxidermy asking for help in preserving his limb after it was cut off … Read more
Gold coin of Oliver Cromwell struck in 1656 is to be auctioned for an estimated £150,000 50 shilling piece showing a side-portrait of the Lord Protector was struck in 1656 On the reverse is a crowned shield and both sides have Latin on the edges Coin is believed to be one of only 12 in … Read more
Surgeon who was convicted of assault for branding his initials on livers of two patients during transplant operation avoids being struck off after blaming ‘work stress’ Simon Bramhall, 55, used argon beam machine to mark the organs in operations Initials were discovered by change after donor organ failed a week after implant Bramhall resigned from … Read more
Will Young, 41, reveals he’s been ‘struck’ by COVID-19 before claiming he ‘almost got away with it’ after UK cases soar Will Young took to Instagram Stories on Tuesday to share a post saying: ‘COVID strikes! Almost got away with it’ The singer rose to fame in 2002 when he was crowned the winner of … Read more
All passengers from the UK flying anywhere in America will now need a negative Covid result to board any Virgin Atlantic flight – but may find it harder after one of the terminal’s testing labs was partially shut by a ‘plumbing issue’. In a further deepening of the crisis engulfing the country, the airline said … Read more
More than 500 people have been struck down a mystery illness in India which locals have blamed on ‘mass hysteria,’ feral pigs and pesticides. The government rushed medics to Eluru in Andhra Pradesh state to investigate after patients presented with blackouts, amnesia, vomiting and chronic pain on Saturday. Doctors say that most of those infected … Read more
A Brexit trade deal could be struck as soon as today after the two sides began serious haggling over fish quotas. The EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier said yesterday that talks were reaching a ‘make-or-break moment’, with the possibility an agreement could be finalised this evening or tomorrow. In an attempt to break the deadlock, … Read more
A woman who was struck in the eye with a cricket ball at a local park has lost her £17,000 damages claim. Phoebe Lewis was struck in the face with a cricket ball as she walked near to a boundary rope during a match in Battersea Park, London. She successfully sued Wandsworth Council in the … Read more
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry ‘blindsided’ senior royals when they handed the keys to Frogmore Cottage over to Princess Eugenie, an insider has claimed. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who currently reside in an £11million mansion in California, reportedly discussed plans for Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank to move into the property without … Read more