Brother and sister kept off school in pandemic finally back after 14 months

Brother and sister kept off school in pandemic finally back after 14 months

A brother and sister who have been kept in strict isolation to protect their father are finally returning to school – after 14 months. Siblings Amelia and William Priddy have been learning at home for more than a year after their dad was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Greg Priddy, 45, has undergone invasive … Read more

Dad loses 10 stone in five months after ditching sausage rolls for 800 calorie diet and 25-mile walks

Dad loses 10 stone in five months after ditching sausage rolls for 800 calorie diet and 25-mile walks

A 23-stone man who swapped sausage rolls for 25-mile power-walks during lockdown lost 10 stones in five months. Entertainment general manager Justin Moore, 36, who was furloughed during lockdown, saw a perfect opportunity to reduce his 48in waistline – pledging to be “unrecognizable” by the time he re-joined his colleagues when Covid restrictions lifted. Swapping … Read more

Russia could drag out Ukraine crisis for months, warns Foreign Secretary Liz Truss

Russia could drag out Ukraine crisis for months, warns Foreign Secretary Liz Truss

Russia could drag out the crisis over Ukraine for weeks – or even months – in an attempt to undermine Western unity, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned. Ms Truss said it was essential not to be “lulled into a false sense of security” by Moscow’s claims it was beginning draw back its forces from … Read more

Government advises everyone to take a supplement of vitamin D every day during winter months

Government advises everyone to take a supplement of vitamin D every day during winter months

The government is urging everyone to take a daily vitamin D supplement. A dose a day can help support healthy bones and muscles, as well as being generally good for your body. Vitamin D can also regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy, the Liverpool … Read more

Nurse who looked down barmaid's top in pub struck off register for six months

Nurse who looked down barmaid's top in pub struck off register for six months

A male nurse who sexually assaulted a pub barmaid by looking down her top for ‘a bit of fun’ has escaped being struck off. Aaron Fussell had pretended he couldn’t hear the barmaid when she came to his table to talk to his table about their bill, a disciplinary hearing was told. But when she … Read more

Tesco worker stays silent for three months and won't even speak to shoppers

Tesco worker stays silent for three months and won't even speak to shoppers

Avid fund-raiser Lee Clark hasn’t spoken to anyone at work for almost three months now – but it’s not because he doesn’t get on with his colleagues. Tesco employee Lee works at a branch of the supermarket in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, and isn’t even speaking to customers. The usually “noisy and chatty” dad-of-five is part way … Read more

Granddad with months to live says Boris Johnson has “thrown vulnerable under a bus”

Granddad with months to live says Boris Johnson has “thrown vulnerable under a bus”

A grandfather with a tumor has accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of throwing vulnerable people “under the bus” to hold the Tory party together. The granddad who was told in August he may only have a year to live because of a brain tumor has accused the prime minister of putting party over lives of … Read more

Stepmom and daughter diagnosed with tumors months apart

Stepmom and daughter diagnosed with tumors months apart

A UK teen and her step-mom found support in each other as both women were diagnosed with large brain tumors within a year of each other. Daisy Cranshaw, 16, is preparing for life with a brain tumor as her family grieves Tina’s terminal illness. Daisy risks losing her parent, 51-year-old Tina, whose prognosis gave the … Read more

91-year-old Israeli woman dies, months after rocket strike

Syria reports new Israeli missile barrage near Damascus

ASHKELON, Israel (AP) — A 91-year-old Israeli woman who was badly wounded by a Palestinian rocket attack last May died Sunday from complications from her injuries, her family said. Naomi Pearlman, a Holocaust survivor originally from Poland, was injured when a rocket struck her home in the southern city of Ashkelon during last May’s war … Read more