Essex lorry deaths: Suffocating Vietnamese migrants shouted for help

There were calls of ‘open up, open up’ as 39 Vietnamese people struggled to breathe inside a sealed container bound for Britain, a court has heard. On October 23 last year, the men, women and children, aged 15 to 44, were found dead in the trailer after it was transported from Zeebrugge in Belgium to … Read more

Women in France felt like they were ‘suffocating’ when forced to wear face masks during childbirth

Women in France are being forced to wear masks during childbirth, with doctors given the power to refuse to treat anyone who chooses not to wear one.   French mothers have expressed their outrage at the mask requirement, pointing out that someone exercising in a fitness centre in the country is exempt from wearing one, but … Read more

Amy Grant opens up about heart surgery and that her condition made her feel like ‘suffocating’

Amy Grant is opening up about her recent health scare and the events that led up to her having to undergo potentially life-saving, open-heart surgery. During an interview on Good Morning America, the Queen Of Christian Pop revealed she was diagnosed with a genetic heart condition that exhibited symptoms for about a decade.  ‘I had an … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Man describes ‘suffocating’ death of mother, 83

A father-of-three is in isolation away from his children after his mother ‘suffocated to death’ just days after testing positive for COVID-19. Michael Hardy, 47, was allowed into his 83-year-old mother Rachael’s room at Northwich Park Hospital, Harrow, just hours before she died in her sleep. His brother Angelo, 56, described their mother’s last moments … Read more