By Laura Moulden Tesco has dropped supplier Silvercrest Foods over the scandal that saw several of its burger products contaminated with horsemeat.
Category: Health
Stafford Hospital worker suspended over dummy taped to baby’s face
By Gerald Heneghan A worker at Stafford Hospital has been suspended after a dummy was found taped to a four-month-old baby’s face.
Breast Cancer: preventative measures could be taken for women at ‘high risk’
By Laura Moulden Women with a significant familial history of breast cancer could be offered preventative treatment on the NHS.
Malala Yousufzai discharged from hospital
By Gerald Heneghan Malala Yousufzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban in response to her women’s rights activism, has been discharged from hospital.
UK’s first hand transplant completed at Leeds hospital
By Gerald Heneghan The UK’s first hand transplant operation has been successfully accomplished at Leeds General Infirmary.
Four-month-old baby could have been saved
A four-month-old baby boy who was violently shaken to death by his father could have been saved if hospital staff and police had followed child
Nelson Mandela taken to hospital
The 93-year-old statesman and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has been taken to hospital with what officials describe as a “long-standing abdominal complaint”. Mr Mandela retired
Miracle baby turns two
A BABY girl who weighed less than a bag of sugar with hands as small as an adult fingernail when she was born four months
Pensioner died waiting 1 hr 30 mins for ambulance
A ‘FIT and healthy’ pensioner died after she waited an hour and a half for an ambulance to arrive at her house from almost 20
Hero soldier rescues drowning woman
A SOLDIER at home on leave is being hailed a life saver after leaping into a freezing river to keep a drowning woman afloat until
Brave schoolgirl saves mum’s life
A BRAVE schoolgirl helped saved her diabetic mother’s life after she slipped into a coma. Laura Jade Thacker, 13, calmly dialled 999 for an
Rare skin condition leaves boy looking permanently sunburnt
A BOY born with a condition that causes him to look permanently sunburned has beaten bullying taunts aimed at his doting parents to start nursery.
School girl has orange-sized brain tumour
A SCHOOLGIRL who went to the opticians suffering from headaches was later found to have a brain tumour the size of an ORANGE. Doctors discovered
Woman helps deliver sisters baby and saves her life
A QUICK thinking sister rushed to her sibling’s aid and saved her newborn baby’s life when she went into labour while in the bath. Mellissa
Killer shrimp blinds cat
A KILLER shrimp is believed to have BLINDED a pet cat after the unsuspecting feline drank from a garden pond. Distraught Betty Evans was shocked
Top 10 pregnancy craving sandwiches
ALL mothers will remember the period during their pregnancy when food that always seemed revolting was suddenly the one thing you wanted. And now a
Bordie Collie mauls 8-year-old boy
AN eight-year-old boy is ‘lucky to be alive’ following an horrific mauling by a dog considered to be one of the most intelligent and loyal
Mum’s summer essentials kit
The summer holidays are approaching and whether you going on a day trip to the countryside or a beach holiday abroad, mums handbags always end
Vet puts wrong kitten to sleep
A DEVASTATED woman has claimed blundering vets accidentally put down her pet kitten by mistake. Mandy Raab said she was told by vets that one
Woman died after falling in high heels
A POPULAR pub landlady died just days after falling over in high heels during a night out. Tragic Sian Thomas even wrote on her Facebook