Security Alert near MI5’s Northern Ireland headquarters

‘Security alert’ as police shut Belfast road near MI5’s Northern Ireland headquarters and major army barracks The Police Service of Northern Ireland closed a road near MI5’s NI headquarters A security alert was declared near Palace Barracks on the outskirts of Belfast Motorists have been advised to avoid the area while the security alert continues  … Read more

‘Secret millionaire’ offers to pay four-year-old girl’s £75,000 life-changing cerebral palsy surgery

A ‘secret millionaire’ has offered to fund a four-year-old girl’s £75,000 life-changing surgery which will enable her to walk for the first time as well as a trip to Disneyland.  Emily Anderson, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, has cerebral palsy but the operation to aid movement, Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR), is hard to get on the NHS.  … Read more

Women in matriarchal Chinese tribe are healthier than those in male dominated villages

Having women in charge is good for your health (if you’re a woman!) Study finds females living in matriarchal societies have lower blood pressure The matriarchal Mosuo tribe in southwest China was the subject of a new study Researchers found women had lower blood pressure than in villages run by men Blood samples found chronic … Read more

Quack doctor who charged British patients up to £20,000 for cancer treatments in Spain is arrested

‘Quack’ doctor, 52, who charged British patients up to £20,000 for cancer and heart treatments including blood infusions in Spain is arrested The Pakistani is accused of using a rented villa near Valencia as unlicensed clinic He allegedly used the clinic in Spain to treat people who had flown from the UK Police say the … Read more

‘He always wants perfect’: Sir Mo Farah’s wife Tania Nell confirms her husband hates to lose

I’m A Celeb’s Sir Mo Farah admitted he was ‘disappointed’ in himself despite bagging an impressive nine out of twelve stars during his very first solo trial on Friday. And his wife, Tania Nell, acknowledged that her husband, 37, ‘always wants to perfect any challenge,’ so anything less than top marks would be considered a ‘failure’.  … Read more

Dutch doctors allowed to sedate euthanasia patients before their death

Holland allows doctors to secretly sedate euthanasia patients who have dementia with sleeping pills to stop them becoming violent before lethal injections  Marinou Arends was convicted of murder after euthanising a dementia patient  The Dutch doctor had given the woman sleeping pills to stop her resisting  The owoman, who could no longer consent, had earlier … Read more

Retro games dealer reveals childhood favourites going for a mint in 2020

As Christmas approaches, teenagers up and down the country will have their eye on the latest games consoles.  But classic games, stashed away in the attic, could be the key to earning a little extra money this year, with some vintage favourites from your childhood potentially worth over £800.  Andy Brown, managing director at Console … Read more

Eight dead in Kabul mortar attack

‘Eight dead and 31 wounded’ as barrage of mortar shells slam into residential areas of Afghan capital Kabul Afghan security officials believe the 23 mortar shells were fired from two cars The mortars hit the Wazir Akbar Khan area of Kabul which houses diplomats  The Taliban, who are in peace talks with the government, denied … Read more

Holly Willoughby explains This Morning absence was due to a coronavirus scare with her children 

Holly Willoughby has revealed that she took two days off hosting This Morning during the week because two of her children were displaying COVID-19 symptoms. The TV personality, 39, was replaced as Phillip Schofield’s co-host by Davina McCall and Alison Hammond as she awaited test results – which turned out to be negative. Taking to … Read more