Coronavirus UK: Teenagers with cancer face terminal diagnoses alone due to NHS visitor ban

NHS visitor bans mean teenagers with cancer are going alone to appointments where doctors tell them their illness is terminal, campaigners warn.   The Teenage Cancer Trust and CLIC Sargent have written a letter to health ministers across the UK asking them to pledge that young cancer patients will not have to face the devastating news … Read more

Mother-of-one, 51, dies more than 20 years after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer

Mother-of-one, 51, dies more than 20 years after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer and told she had just six months to live Michelle ‘Shelly’ Edwards, 51, died at care home after battle with bone cancer Mother-of-one was first diagnosed with the terminal illness at the age of 30 She worked for Humberside Police and … Read more

Father of 31-year-old man found dead in Michael Barrymore’s swimming pool has terminal cancer

The father of a man whose body was found in Michael Barrymore’s swimming pool nearly 20 years ago says he has terminal cancer and may never get the answers he wants about his son’s death. Terry Lubbock, whose 31-year-old son Stuart died following a party at Mr Barrymore’s then-home in Roydon, Essex, on March 31 … Read more

Two astronauts begin installation of a British-built broadband terminal on the ISS

Astronauts are outside the International Space Station installing a British-built terminal that will allow them to connect to the internet at broadband speeds.  NASA‘s Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins started the 6.5 hour mission at 11:28 GMT, just over half an hour earlier than the originally projected 12:05 GMT start time. Over the course of … Read more

Two astronauts will install a British-built broadband terminal on the ISS

Astronauts will step outside the International Space Station to install a new British-built terminal that will allow them to connect to the internet at broadband speeds.  NASA‘s Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins will venture outside at 12:05 GMT to undertake a six hour mission to mount the suitcase-sized device to the European Space Agency (ESA) … Read more

Anti-terror police evacuate Heathrow Terminal 2 after a grenade is discovered in his luggage

Anti-terror police evacuate Heathrow Terminal 2 and arrest 19-year-old after a grenade is discovered in his luggage Anti-terror cops evacuated Heathrow Terminal 2 after grenade was found Police arrested outbound 19-year-old male passenger and quizzed him   Specialist officers later learned that the weapon had been decommissioned  By Jack Wright For Mailonline Published: 18:32 GMT, 15 … Read more

Man, 19, is arrested after police evacuate Heathrow Terminal 2

Man, 19, is arrested after police evacuate Heathrow Terminal 2 when ‘suspect item’ was discovered in his luggage By Jack Wright For Mailonline Published: 18:32 GMT, 15 January 2021 | Updated: 18:51 GMT, 15 January 2021 A man has been arrested after Heathrow Terminal 2 was evacuated this evening following the discovery of a ‘suspect … Read more

Retired paramedic denied GP appointment is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer 

A former paramedic has been diagnosed with terminal cancer after desperately pleading to see his GP for months after services were limited because of the pandemic. Steve McGregor started having difficulties breathing in March and tried to get a face-to-face appointment at Trinity Medical Centre in Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent. But restrictions on appointments because of … Read more

The Wanted’s Tom Parker heads to hospital for a ‘very long’ day of treatment for terminal tumour

The Wanted’s Tom Parker has shared a glimpse of his recent trip to London for another ‘very long’ day of treatment for his terminal brain tumour. The singer, 32, documented his day on Instagram Stories while ensuring he kept hydrated with plenty of water, and admitted that despite the challenges he’s grateful to still be … Read more

Inspiring vow of mother with terminal cancer who had surgery cancelled by pandemic

Beth Purvis has prepared for this Christmas with the kind of military planning that many mothers employ. Perfect presents for her two children have been sourced. Festive traditions — in her family’s case, a table called the Christmas Fair, piled high with everyone’s favourite sweets and chocolates, laid out at the start of December but … Read more