The life-saving violin of Auschwitz – the cherished instrument was Rosa’s only chance of survival

As a young girl, Natalie Cumming listened to her aunt’s harrowing accounts of surviving unimaginable horrors in brutal Nazi death camps – and how her most cherished possession became her only chance of survival That violin means everything to me. My family survived only because of it Pulling her thin top around her for warmth, … Read more

Don’t stop attending ‘life-saving’ vaccination appointments

Don’t stop attending ‘life-saving’ vaccination appointments for your children over fears about coronavirus, NHS warns parents Parents are being urged not to stop attending ‘life-saving’ vaccination appointments for their children over fears about Covid-19 NHS England says that routine jabs such as those for MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) are essential in preventing other serious … Read more

Boy, 5, with leukaemia is cancer-free after family fundraise £500,000 for life-saving treatment

The parents of a five-year-old boy who won the nation’s heart in his battle against a rare cancer have revealed their joy after being told his disease has gone. Oscar Saxelby-Lee, from Worcester, was given a ‘life or death’ three-month race to find a stem-cell match after his aggressive form of leukaemia worsened. More than … Read more