A cancer sufferer was unfairly dismissed after he was told to ‘grow up’ by his ’emotionally unintelligent’ boss, a tribunal has found. Steve Pointon was just 36 when he was first diagnosed with the disease and had to undergo a ‘traumatic’ and ‘brutal’ treatment regime. When the father-of-two returned to work on the basis he … Read more
Leukaemia sufferer, 79, reveals her horror injuries after she was attacked by two thieves who tried to steal her mobility scooter before they fled empty handed GRAPHIC WARNING: Ida Brown was confronted by two men on Sunday evening They shoved her into a wall near back door of her home in Dunston, Gateshead They ran … Read more
Covid sufferer, 45, only realised she had been infected with the virus when large clumps of her hair started falling out Abby Read, 45, thought she avoided Covid-19 after her family caught the virus She was exhibiting none of the ordinary symptoms such as a cough or fatigue However, one of her daughters noticed Ms … Read more
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 after 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 ‘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