A daughter has revealed how her late father sent her an email with instructions on how to throw a 25th wedding anniversary party for her mother from beyond the grave. Alyssa Mendoza, from Manila, told how her father, Bing, planned the party before dying of chronic kidney disease in 2019, booking a flower delivery a … Read more
Surgeons in Chicago have given a new set of lungs to a young woman with severe lung damage from the coronavirus. Only a few other COVID-19 survivors, in China and Europe, have received lung transplants. Doctors say the patient, a Hispanic woman in her 20s, was ‘pretty healthy’ before she caught coronavirus, although she’d been … Read more
An 11-year-old boy who was diagnosed with cancer days after complaining of earache has received touching video messages of support from some of Britain’s biggest sporting stars. Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard, England manager Gareth Southgate and former boxing world champion Tony Bellew are just some of the superstars who have sent Thomas Cunningham video messages … Read more
Pope Francis calls El Paso bishop and thanks him for showing solidarity with George Floyd protesters after he took a knee and prayed silently for 8 minutes and 46 seconds during demonstrations Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz, of the Diocese of El Paso, was joined by 12 other priests as they knelt in silence for 8 … Read more
BBC receives 40,000 complaints in just two days after Emily Maitlis sparks impartiality row with Dominic Cummings rant More than 40,000 complaints to BBC over Emily Maitlis Newsnight introduction Miss Maitlis delivered a critical monologue on Dominic Cummings controversy She also accused Boris Johnson of showing ‘blind loyalty’ towards his adviser By Paul Revoir Media … Read more
Ofcom today revealed that Emily Maitlis’ Newsnight monologue about Dominic Cummings and the ‘blind loyalty’ of his boss Boris Johnson has sparked 247 complaints – but the BBC may have had thousands more, it was revealed today. The BBC is claimed to have had ten times as many complaints from viewers than the UK’s TV regulator … Read more
Phillip Schofield receives Ofcom complaints after saying Donald Trump is ‘still there sadly’ during COVID-19 segment on This Morning In an episode last week, the presenter, 58, left viewers shocked over his comment about the US President, 73 It occurred during a segment about Trump taking unproven drug hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19 This Morning has since … Read more
Scandal-hit NHS trust at centre of baby deaths review receives its FOURTH warning in eight months from CQC over the safety of its emergency services Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust warned over its lack of paediatric staff Young emergency patients weren’t getting care in 15-minute national guideline Latest in string of scandals at beleaguered trust being … Read more
Friday night’s Coronation Street has received 276 Ofcom complaints amid the gruesome scenes between Yasmeen Nazir and Geoff Metcalfe. The shock episode saw Yasmeen, played by Shelley King, lash out her husband (Ian Bartholomew) and stab him with a broken wine bottle in harrowing and dramatic scenes following months of verbal and mental abuse. However, the … Read more
Former Take That star Robbie Williams has issued a rather late apology to Jane Seymour after he admitted he used her castle at St Catherine’s Court in Bath to impress fans on MTV Cribs when he was 23. Robbie came clean about the moment on a US radio last month, telling listeners: “We didn’t let … Read more