A grandmother of seven who needed a plaster after cutting her finger was refused assistance by her local pharmacy and GP – and told to call 999. Pauline Shillito hurt herself while slicing a melon in her home in Lydd, on Romney Marsh, where she lives alone. Although the injury was only minor, the 84-year-old started bleeding because she takes blood-thinning medication,Continue reading “Asked For A Plaster, Got Told To Ring 999. Britain: Where Minor Injuries Get Blue‑Light Treatment”
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Maria Branyas Morera, 117, Is The World’s Oldest Person. The Secrets Of Long Life May Be Discovered By A Spanish Pensioner
Today marks Maria Branyas Morera’s 117th birthday. Scientists are hopeful that the Spanish retiree may help them discover the keys to a long life. In 1907, Ms. Morera was born in San Francisco, during a second outbreak of the bubonic plague. After her father, Josep, became ill in 1915, during the First World War, theContinue reading “Maria Branyas Morera, 117, Is The World’s Oldest Person. The Secrets Of Long Life May Be Discovered By A Spanish Pensioner”
A Pregnant Bank Worker Was Spared Jail For Stabbing Her Boyfriend Twice In A Row After A Night Out
To avoid giving birth while incarcerated, a pregnant bank employee who stabbed her partner twice in a fit following a night out has been spared from jail time. Alan Kellett was left ‘soaked in blood’ when 36-year-old Kimberley Blyth gave him two knife wounds to his arm, leading him to believe she was attempting toContinue reading “A Pregnant Bank Worker Was Spared Jail For Stabbing Her Boyfriend Twice In A Row After A Night Out”
After His Snow Plough Accident, Medics Rush To Save Jeremy Renner’s Life
Recently released footage reveals the moments after Jeremy Renner was left critically injured when his 14,330-pound snow plough ran him over on January 1. The harrowing video captured by police body cam shows the actor laying on the ground shrouded by a crew of medics racing to save his life. On a sunny day inContinue reading “After His Snow Plough Accident, Medics Rush To Save Jeremy Renner’s Life”
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