George Thorpe BBC News, Devon Family handout Adam Harrison died when a parachute he was using during a tandem skydive did not open A skydiving instructor who died during a tandem jump had a way of “turning ordinary days into unforgettable adventures”, his family said. Adam Harrison was killed when the parachute he was using...
A commitment to international law “goes absolutely to the heart” of Sir Keir Starmer’s government and its approach to foreign policy, the attorney general has told the BBC. In his first broadcast interview, Lord Richard Hermer, who is the Cabinet’s chief legal adviser, said that the government was determined to “lead on international law issues”...
Sinner was aiming for a third successive Grand Slam triumph, having won the US Open at the end of last year and then defended his Australian Open title in January. The 23-year-old’s level over the past fortnight – he arrived in the final having not dropped a set – was even more impressive considering he...
Heartfelt Technologies The British Heart Foundation said more than a million people in the UK had heart failure An at-home ‘foot-recognition’ scanner could prevent heart failure hospitalisations, a study has found. The National Institute for Health and Care Research, with the involvement of Torbay researchers, said the device could detect a build-up of fluid in...
Michael Buchanan Social affairs correspondent, BBC News BBC Christine Rymer says she had no idea what her mother, Dorothy Readhead, had endured until she was contacted by the BBC Police have launched an investigation into the deaths of patients following heart operations at an NHS hospital, the BBC has learned. Documents seen by us suggest...
Kristina Voelk BBC News, Madrid Xavi Torrent/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management Real Madrid’s stadium played host to two back-to-back Taylor Swift concerts last May Last year, tens of thousands of ‘Swifties’ – Taylor Swift fans – thronged Madrid to watch back-to-back concerts at the Spanish capital’s famous Bernabéu stadium, home to Real Madrid, who...
Goalkeeper Owen Goodman has returned to Crystal Palace on completion of his season-long loan with the Dons. The 21-year-old kept 24 clean sheets in 54 appearances in all competitions for the club. He kept a clean sheet in each of his final four appearances – all 1-0 victories – culminating in the play-off final victory...
George Thorpe BBC News, Devon PA Media NHS Devon said an updated proposal would be presented in July A proposal to trial changes to heart attack services in part of Devon has been withdrawn to allow time to consider feedback on the plan. NHS Devon’s Integrated Care Board (ICB) was due to discuss a “test...
Phil Bodmer BBC News, Yorkshire BBC/Phil Bodmer Dawn Higgins lost her husband Craig to a cardiac arrest when he was 48 The widow of a police officer who died of a heart attack aged 48 said there was “no reason” why he should have succumbed to an unknown cardiac defect. Craig Higgins, from Sowerby Bridge,...
Former Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky expects to make a full recovery after he was admitted to intensive care with a heart-related issue last week. Rosicky, who has been the sporting director at Sparta Prague in his native Czech Republic since December 2018, was hospitalised on Tuesday according to the club. A club statement, external did...
During the COVID pandemic, public health officials were obsessed with presenting a united front and a grossly oversimplified message regarding anything pandemic-related. Is masking up a good or bad idea? There was little to no data that it was a good idea, but once the idea was pushed out there, everybody fell in line. That...
Angel City defender Savy King has had successful heart surgery following her collapse during a match against the Utah Royals. The 20-year-old fell to the ground in the 74th minute of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) match at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday. She left the pitch in a stable condition...
It has been a running joke (or running conspiracy theory for many) that Michelle Obama is a man who cosplays a woman. I have never taken that claim particularly seriously because it seems like hiding that fact for decades would be a pretty tall order. While not being on the order of faking the moon...
PA Media Mike Peters and his wife Jules were married for 39 years The wife of Welsh rock star Mike Peters has said her heart is “forever broken” after the loss of her “true love”. In a tribute, Jules Peters thanked everyone for “loving him so much” after the musician’s death aged 66, and said...
Sarah Hawley BBC News, East Midlands Supplied Vanellope Hope Wilkins, now aged seven, was born with her heart outside of her body Vanellope Hope Wilkins made medical history when she was born with her heart outside of her body in 2017. Described by experts as “one of a kind”, Vanellope had three operations to place...