Ex Army medic, 35, appears in court charged with murdering his ‘on-off girlfriend’ after body of mother-of-two was found on road junction with stab wounds to neck, chest and back Emma McArthur, 43, found dead in Thatcham, Berkshire, 11.45pm on Thursday Mother-of-two’s body was discovered with stab wounds to neck, chest and back Christopher Minards, 35, … Read more
Dr Zoe Williams is PREGNANT! This Morning star, 40, announces she’s expecting her first child with boyfriend Stuart McKay In a new interview, the GP, 40, hailed pregnancy ‘magical’ and admitted she was considering trying to conceive via a sperm donor before she met her partner Media personality Zoe met senior recruitment consultant Stuart at … Read more
It is the logistical challenge of a lifetime: the roll-out of essential Covid-19 vaccines at a rate that, hopefully, will help free the country from the endless cycles of lockdowns. With 1.5 million doses dispensed so far — and the promise of two million a week to come — Louise Kyle, a nursing leader in … Read more
Gareth Malone. Justin Bieber. The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS choir could easily have been forgiven for thinking they had already reached the height of fame with their celebrity collaborations. Formed in 2012 for a BBC programme with choirmaster Gareth Malone, the choir went on to catch the attention of the Canadian pop star in 2015, … Read more
Sweden will make face masks mandatory on public transport, the country’s Prime Minister has announced, in a major policy U-turn that defies advice from virus expert Anders Tegnell who has argued that they don’t work. Stefan Lofven announced the move in a press conference on Friday as he tightened Sweden’s virus restrictions over the Chirstmas … Read more
Felicity Huffman was spotted getting tested for COVID-19 on Sunday. Pulling into a drive-in test site in a parking lot in Los Angeles, the actress, 57, pulled her face mask down and leaned out of her Tesla window as a medic swabbed her nose. She squirmed a little as the test was carried out, looking … Read more
An anaesthetist has admitted to being four times over the drink-drive alcohol limit when she botched a caesarean that caused the death of a British mother, but pleaded: ‘I don’t deserve to go to prison’ on Thursday. Helga Wauters, a 51-year-old long term alcoholic who had been drinking vodka and wine before the procedure, forced … Read more
An alcoholic Belgian anaesthetist accused of downing drinks before a fatal caesarian on a British mother has gone on trial in France. Expat Xynthia Hawke, 28, from Somerset, died shortly after giving birth to her baby son Isaac at the Orthez maternity hospital in southwest France, in September 2014. Ms Hawke went into cardiac arrest … Read more
Doctor Richard Freeman intentionally destroyed a laptop which could have contained crucial evidence by using a hammer or screwdriver before handing it over to forensic experts, a tribunal has heard. On a bombshell day at the reconvened hearing into the former Team Sky and British Cycling medic, Freeman also sensationally disclosed that he was grilled … Read more
Hard-pressed parents juggling childcare and work were told to ‘control your teenagers’ tonight as the Government pushed ahead with plans to force schools to reopen fully in September. Deputy chief medical officer Dr Jenny Harries said that schoolchildren, especially older ones, were more likely to contract coronavirus by hanging out with mates than they were … Read more