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A man has been arrested for breaching coronavirus rules after organising a regular gathering where he handed out free soup to disadvantaged members of the community during lockdown. Nick Smith, 56, was detained last Monday at the weekly soup kitchen he had set up at his local skate park in Forest Row, East Sussex, because social distancing … Read more
A woman who felt ‘self-conscious’ and and ‘ugly’ due to her frequent ‘painful’ cold sores has praised an £8.50 balm made from liquorice for helping to dramatically improve her symptoms in a matter of days. Toni Curtis, 32, from Milton Keynes, who got her first cold sore at the age of 14-years-old, told how she’s … Read more
Moment Lord Sumption tells a stage 4 bowel cancer sufferer that her life is ‘less valuable’ than others in shocking TV debate on the impact of lockdown Jonathan Sumption made comments on BBC’s Big Questions this morning He told BBC podcaster Deborah James her life was ‘less valuable’ than others Ms James suffers from Stage … Read more
‘Healthy’ man, 56, who caught coronavirus is forced to have half his leg amputated after he developed blood clot and his foot turned BLACK Lee Mabbatt, 56, a BT engineer from Bournemouth, contacted covid in October After ten days in isolation at home he began to feel better but had a ‘dead leg’ He was … Read more
Diabetes sufferer, 34, killed himself because he ‘could not bear the thought’ of being unable to leave home due to Covid shielding, inquest hears Daniel Furniss, 34, lived by himself at his home in Waterlooville, Hampshire He was found dead on March 27, after the country was ordered to stay at home Mental health worsened … Read more
Rollercoaster of emotions! Vertigo sufferer has his family in stitches as he takes a virtual reality fairground ride Paul Best from Bodmin, Cornwall, donned the £299 Oculus Rift headset Mr Best, who is scared of heights, was playing a roller coaster VR game The machine fools the brain into believing they are in the middle … Read more
A woman with chronic fatigue who was surviving on 10 minutes of deep sleep a night and spent £500 a year on aids has hailed a natural pillow spray and eye mask ‘life-changing’. Charlotte Duggan, 26, from Surrey, was forced to go on sick leave from her job as an advertising account manager after being … Read more
A ‘despicable’ care worker has been jailed after she stole more than £8,000 from an 87-year-old pensioner. Donna Marie Smith, 51, admitted defrauding the pensioner, who had dementia, by helping herself to four cheques while working at the client’s home in the Scraptoft area of Leicester, in the East Midlands. The victim has sadly since … Read more
A ‘despicable’ care worker has been jailed after she stole more than £8,000 from an 87-year-old pensioner. Donna Marie Smith, 51, admitted defrauding the pensioner, who had dementia, by helping herself to four cheques while working at the client’s home in the Scraptoft area of Leicester, in the East Midlands. The victim has sadly since … Read more
An alopecia sufferer who first lost her hair when she was just two-years-old has finally decided to stop the condition ruining her life – and has gone completely bald. Robyn Bridge, 27, shaved her head after being sick of trying to cover up ever-increasing bald patches that left her feeling ‘disgusted’ with herself. The mother-of-two, … Read more