Her character was famously killed off early in the 1996 megahit Scream. And Drew Barrymore revealed she actually fought to play a smaller role in the film in order to defy audience expectations, in an interview with First We Feast’s Hot Ones on Thursday. ‘In the horror film genre, my biggest pet peeve was that I … Read more
The terrorist brother of the Manchester Arena bomber will not be condemned to die behind bars, because of a law that stops criminals under 21 getting a life sentence without chance of parole. Hashem Abedi, the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber Salman, was found guilty of the murder of 22 people – including an … Read more
Women who have a premature baby are twice as likely to die young, new study suggests Greatest risk of death highest in the first decade after birth but persists 40 years Study published in British Medical Journal and led by Swedish Research Council The findings show ‘clinical follow-up’ is needed to check for chronic disorders … Read more
Six whales have died and another is ‘likely’ to perish in what is being described as the largest live stranding of the animals in Ireland’s history. The seven northern bottlenose dolphins were spotted stranded on a beach in Rossnowlagh, County Donegal, on the north west coast of Ireland, earlier today. Conservationists rushed to the beach in … Read more
Savers in ill health who move pensions have less cause to fear inheritance tax after Supreme Court ruling Many savers have transferred out of safe and generous final salary pensions This can bring inheritance benefits, but there is a tax risk if you die soon after Supreme Court ruling is good news for savers, says … Read more
Black babies in the US are THREE TIMES more likely to die in hospital than white children when cared for by a white doctor, study finds Infant mortality is far higher among US-born black babies than white babies A George Washington University study of 1.8 million births in Florida found marked disparities based on the … Read more
Four young men die in 3am horror smash after car ploughed into house on the A4 in Wiltshire and burst into flames Four men died after their vehicle crashed into the side of a house and caught fire Wiltshire Police said the fatal collision took place on the A4 in Derry Hill at 3am The … Read more
Thousands more people may die of cancer after urgent hospital referrals plunged by 250,000 during lockdown compared with last year, report warns As less patients see GPs with symptoms, cancer picked up too late, experts fear GPs made 339,242 urgent referrals for cancer between April and June in England More than 200,000 fewer than 594,060 figure … Read more
Black and Asian people may be more likely to die of Covid-19 in England and Wales because many of them live in polluted areas, according to an official report. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) today said it found a seven per cent increase in the risk of dying of coronavirus in England’s most polluted … Read more
For many people who died of coronavirus, the suffering of their final days was accompanied by the pain of dying alone and isolated from their families, a new study reveals. The odds that a US COVID-19 victim who died between February and Ma this year would do so in hospital were 11.5-times higher than the … Read more