Eddie Howe says he is “OK” but “not 100%” as he returns to manage Newcastle United after his stay in hospital with pneumonia. The 47-year-old was admitted to hospital on 11 April having felt unwell for a number of days, and has missed three Magpies matches. On Thursday, the club announced he was well enough...
Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has returned to work following a stay in hospital. Howe, 47, was diagnosed with pneumonia earlier this month after being admitted to hospital having felt unwell for a number of days, but is now back overseeing matters at the training ground. Assistant manager Jason Tindall and fellow coach Graeme Jones...
BBC A gynaecological surgical team at Derriford Hospital has reached the milestone of performing 300 robotic surgeries A gynaecological surgical team at Derriford Hospital has reached the milestone of performing 300 robotic surgeries. DaVinci robotic surgery has been used in complex cases in the gynaecology department by the University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) since...
Devon and Cornwall Police The court heard Corin Harper-Davis was suffering from a psychotic illness and an episode of paranoid schizophrenia A man has been sentenced to a hospital order after he stabbed his uncle to death in a Devon village. Corin Harper-Davis, 37, of Hither Green, London, was sentenced at Exeter Crown Court after...
Alex Pope BBC News, Peterborough Megan Dixon Megan Dixon had to adapt her life after she was diagnosed Megan Dixon was 13 years old when she started feeling unwell. By 16, her health had deteriorated to such an extent that she was taken to hospital after losing the ability to speak. Doctors believed she may...
A scheme to support GPs to provide care and advice to patients which avoids them joining long NHS hospital waiting lists is being expanded in England, the government says. GPs will work more closely with specialists to access expert advice quickly for patients with conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, menopause symptoms and ear infections....
Rapper and musician Lil Nas X has revealed he is suffering from a sudden partial paralysis of the face. Posting to Instagram from hospital, the star told his 10.4 million followers that he has “lost control” of the right-hand side of his face. “This is me doing a full smile right now, by the way,”...
Samantha Davis, the actress and wife of Warwick Davis, died after suffering a cardiac arrest hours before a hospital was planning to discharge her, an inquest has found. Ms Davis died aged 53 at University College Hospital in London on 24 March last year. She had been admitted to hospital on 7 February following a...
Rushdi Abualouf Gaza correspondent Getty Images Flames rise near the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital An Israeli strike has destroyed the intensive care and surgery departments of the main medical facility in Gaza City, Hamas has said. Video posted online appeared to show huge flames and smoke rising from Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital after missiles hit a two-storey...
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has been admitted to hospital and will miss the club’s Premier League fixture with Manchester United on Sunday. The 47-year-old went to hospital late on Friday evening, having felt unwell for a number of days. A club statement said: “Medical staff kept Eddie in hospital overnight for further tests, which are...
Milan players showed immediate concern after the collision, but defender Matteo Gabbia said after the game: “Fortunately, Mike is fine. We all asked the doctor how he was, and he reassured us by telling us that he’s in the hospital for tests, but he’s doing OK. He’s a great captain.” Milan manager Sergio Conceicao praised...
Jonathan Morris BBC News, South West BBC Derriford Hospital is cutting a total of £67m from its budget, after saving £56m last year A union has said Derriford Hospital is facing hundreds of job losses as managers slash the trust’s wage bill by £34m in a series of financial cuts. University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust,...
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) has been awarded £1.2m towards energy efficiency projects and renewable energy. The trust said the government grants would help to fund solar power and a battery system at Derriford Hospital and the installation of 2,200 LED lights across its properties. UHP estimates the projects at Derriford will reduce energy...
Pope Francis waved to the crowd at the Vatican, as he made his first public appearance since leaving hospital. The Pope – in a wheelchair with a breathing tube up his nose – briefly appeared on a stage in St Peter’s Square on Sunday. The 88-year-old pontiff had not been seen in public since being...
Jack Silver BBC News, South West Devon and Cornwall Police Mareez Bachu hid the knife in a pizza box before attacking shop workers and members of the public A man has been given an indefinite hospital order after a series of knife-related crimes in Plymouth. Mareez Bachu, of Ebrington Street, Plymouth, previously pleaded guilty to...