Broken Britain
Partially blind woman who can barely walk no longer eligible for free NHS service to take her to hospital appointments – as she is “too healthy”
A partially blind woman who can barely walk is no longer eligible for a free NHS service to take her to hospital appointments - because she is "too healthy". Pamela Midgley, 61, has up to three check-ups a month at different hospitals as she battles a degenerative eye disease, chronic arthritis, asthma and ulcers. The legal bookkeeper, who was forced to give up work when she started losing her sight five years ago, has also been diagnosed with clinical depression....
Kate Middleton’s uncle admits drunken brawl with his wife
The uncle of the Duchess of Cambridge punched his wife to the ground in a drunken row in the street. Gary Goldsmith, 52, hit Julie-Ann Goldsmith, 47, outside their £1.8 million home after returning from a charity do in the early hours of October 13. The pair had been arguing in the back of a black cab and as they got out outside their Marylebone house Goldsmith was slapped in the face by his wife. Millionaire Goldsmith, the younger brother...
This is the first picture of a SECOND lynx to die at a British zoo
This is the first picture of a SECOND lynx to die at a British zoo - after it was strangled to death in a freak accident. Bosses at Borth Wild Animal Kingdom confirmed that a second lynx from the zoo had died - a week after another was shot dead after making an escape. Nilly, an adult female Lynx, died from asphyxiation after she became twisted in a catch-pole a keeper was using. The employee in question is apparently devastated...
Police claim ambulance staff were attacked by a coach driver while trying to treat a patient
Paramedics were attacked by a coach driver while treating a seriously ill patient, police claim. Police say the ambulance crew were called to treat a patient and were attacked by a coach driver today (Tues). The suspect was then arrested by officers in Camberwell, south London, a short time later. Picture tweeted out by The London Ambulance Service’s. Paramedics were attacked by a coach driver while treating a seriously ill patient. (pictured) Two ambulance staff were so shaken they could...
6-month-old baby died after life-saving operation cancelled 3 times due to lack of beds
A six-month-old baby girl suffering from a heart defect died after a life-saving operation was cancelled three times due to a lack of beds, an inquest heard. Iris Ann Day was born with Down Syndrome and an atrio-ventricular septal defect - - a hole in her heart which causes blood to flow around it. The condition was discovered when her mother Hannah was 36 weeks pregnant, when doctors said she would need surgery at around three months old. It was...
Cause of death of Mum-of-three whose decomposing body was hidden in an airing cupboard will never be known
The cause of death of a mum-of-three whose decomposing body was hidden in an airing cupboard for over a year will never be known, an inquest heard. The body of Victoria Cherry, 44 , was in such a bad condition that no definitive verdict could be reached. Worried family reported the Victoria missing to police in October, 2015 but her body wasn't found by police until January this year - 15 months after it was concealed. In June, Andrew...
19 shocking facts about the homelessness epidemic in the UK
Channel 4’s 999: What’s Your Emergency?, which examines the challenging work of the police, paramedics and fire service in Wiltshire. Through their research they have revealed 18 shocking facts about the homeless crisis in the UK. 1.More than 4,000 people are sleeping rough on the Nation’s Streets 2.The need for social housing is now vastly outstripping supply with 1.24 million households on local authority waiting list 3.Over the last 7 years the number of people sleeping on the streets has...
Two police officers lose jobs after being overheard saying they hope boy ‘gets raped’ on mum’s answerphone
Two police officers have lost their jobs after they were caught saying they hoped a vulnerable teen "got raped" - on the boy's mother's answer machine. PC Samuel Dexter and PC Hannah Mayo did not realise their shocking conversation was being caught on voicemail. The officers had driven over to the family's house after receiving a phone call from the 14-year-old's mother. PC Dexter had previously attended the address earlier that same evening, when the boy's mother had phoned the...
Mum-of-four had benefits cut as she was too sick to attend meeting died cold & alone wrapped in a coat and scarf, her family claimed
A mum-of-four who had her benefits cut after she was too sick to attend a meeting died cold and alone wrapped in a coat and scarf, her family claimed yesterday. Elaine Morrall, 38, had her benefits stopped because she failed to attend a meeting about universal credit as she was in a hospital intensive care unit, they said. Elaine, who suffered from an eating disorder and mental health problems, was found dead in her housing trust home earlier this month....