Eleanor Lawson BBC Midlands Today BBC Dave Pettifer is one of hundreds of UK veterans joining a legal claim When Dave Pettifer was a Royal Marines commando, he fought in the jungle, endured the Arctic tundra and completed three tours of Afghanistan. He faced many threats – but he never thought hearing loss would be...
Australian actress Deborra-Lee Furness has said her “compassion goes out to everyone who has traversed the traumatic journey of betrayal”, after filing for divorce from her husband Hugh Jackman. In a statement released to media, Furness, 69, said: “It’s a profound wound that cuts deep, however I believe in a higher power and that God/the...
Michael Buchanan Social affairs correspondent BBC Richard Stanton and Rhiannon Davies campaigned for a review into maternity services after their baby daughter died in 2009 Campaigners have questioned Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s commitment to maternity safety after his department watered down funding levels. Almost £100m was invested into improving maternity safety annually following the publication...
Lucy Gossage When Lucy Gossage stood on the start line of an ultra-marathon in January, she realised she had already succeeded. One year earlier, the cancer doctor had completed the same 268-mile (430km) race – described as the most brutal in the UK – alongside her partner. But shortly after finishing, she discovered he had...
