Woman caught speeding 20 times in TWO months is allowed to keep driving despite 66 points

Mother-to-be Georgia Elisabeth Carney, 30, (pictured) from Cheshire was stung by speed cameras multiple times on the M62  A pregnant beauty business owner who was caught speeding 20 times in two months has been allowed to keep driving her Audi despite the 66 points on her licence.   Mother-to-be Georgia Elisabeth Carney, 30, from Cheshire, was … Read more

Deforestation rates in the Amazon hit new high in first two months of 2020

Deforestation rates in the Amazon hit a new high in the first two months of 2020 with 181 square miles lost despite heavy seasonal rains, which experts blame on illegal logging operations Satellite data from Brazil’s space agency show deforestation increasing in 2020 The Amazon lost 181 square miles of rain forest in January and … Read more

Baby born four months premature and weighing just 1lb 9oz defies the odds to survive

A baby who weighed a tiny 1lb 9oz after being born at just 24 weeks and three days is finally home.  River Willis arrived on July 27 last year via emergency C-section after his mother Cara Willis’ placenta came away from the wall of her womb – putting both their lives at risk.      The newborn … Read more

Toddler is in remission from stage four cancer at just 21 months old

Molly Hughes wasn’t even a year old when she was diagnosed with stage four cancer – but after nearly a year-and-a-half, the Kentucky toddler is now cancer-free.  When she was just under five months old, doctors discovered that Molly had neuroblastoma, a cancer that typically strikes children under age five.  The toddler endured 15 months … Read more

Babies as young as eight months understand the basics of grammar, scientists say 

Babies as young as eight months understand the basics of grammar – before they can talk, scientists say Experts tested 175 eight-month-old babies from French-speaking households Infants listened to a tape of an artificial language while looking at related shapes The babies appeared to distinguish between content and function words Kids typically start stringing words … Read more

Rachael Bland’s widow Steve reveals he has found love 18 months after his wife’s death 

Rachael Bland’s widower Steve has revealed he’s found love again with a woman his son Freddie ‘thinks the world of’ 18 months after his wife’s death. Steve, from Cheshire, lost his wife Rachael to breast cancer in September 2018 after a two-year public battle with cancer, which she documented on her BBC podcast You, Me and … Read more

DR ELLIE CANNON: You DON’T need to lock yourself away for months during the coronavirus outbreak

No one likes uncertainty. But, here we are, about to be hit by a pandemic – and the truth is, to some extent, it’s impossible to say what will happen. Of course, there is a lot we do know. We have knowledge gained from previous outbreaks, and from the already astounding international response to this … Read more

Coronavirus outbreak could peak in the UK at Easter and last for another six months

Coronavirus outbreak could peak in the UK at Easter and last for another six months: Millions could catch deadly infection with 90 per cent of cases coming between March and June, warns leading microbiologist Increase expected as testing ramped up and community transmission continues Microbiologist Peter Piot says that the virus threat has not been overhyped  … Read more

Autistic boy, 12, is left in tears after ‘getting bullied at school every day for three months’

A 12-year-old boy living with autism and Asperger’s Syndrome was pulled from school by his mother after he was beaten and bullied for three months.  Leanne Fernandez, 34, claims her son Harrison was picked on by his peers within hours of starting at Colchester Academy last September. Mocked for ‘walking, talking, and looking gay’, verbal abuse … Read more

Woman, 88, stranded after Motor Ombudsman failed to rule for 11 months

An 88-year-old motorist was left without her beloved Mini Cooper for a year after the Motoring Ombudsman failed to act on a dispute with a dealer. Brandy Thomas was left stranded after her car was taken to her local Cooper Cobham BMW, on January 29, 2019, following an amber dashboard warning light coming on. A … Read more