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‘Smart needle’ with camera that makes brain surgery safe has been used on patients for first time
The device - as thin as a human hair - enables surgeons to avoid piercing vessels that could cause a life-threatening bleed.
One in 10 young parents has used a foodbank
One in 10 parents under 30 in the UK has used a foodbank and one in six skips meals because they cannot afford food, according to research by Young Women’s Trust, a charity that helps young women on low or no pay. The figure rises to one in five among those with children in secondary school. A Populus Data Solutions survey of more than 4,000 people aged 18 to 30 for the charity shows that money is tight. Two in...
NHS bosses deny being “highly culpable” despite psychiatric patient stabbing two nurses
Oxleas NHS Trust in Kent has admitted two breaches of health and safety laws - which carry a maximum penalty of an unlimited fine
Man facing jail after admitting having sex with corpse at funeral home
Warped Kasim Shazada Khurum, 23, broke into a Co-op undertakers in Great Barr, Birmingham, before violating a dead body in a coffin on November 11.
Knifeman in Speedos slashed patients at doctor’s surgery in London rampage
Three people suffered knife wounds during the incident in Bow, east London
Flowers ’50 million years older than thought’
The world's first known flower bloomed more than 174 million years ago during the Early Jurassic period - helping nourish huge plant eating dinosaurs
Man died after being shot in face as three men burst into house in London
The property, known locally as a drugs den, had been raided by police in the past.
T-Rex’s predatory forefather lived in The Alps
The unique specimen was accidentally discovered in 1996 by a fossil amateur in a quarry near Saltrio, around 50 miles north east of Milan in Italy
Brits in every part of UK now favour public having final say over Brexit
Brits in every part of the United Kingdom now want a second referendum on Brexit. And in a new poll released with 100 days left before Britain is due to leave the EU, Brits would prefer to remain in the EU by a bigger margin than ever since the 2016 referendum. 56% of Brits polled say they now want to stay in the EU as opposed to just 44% who want to leave. Voters in the Maidenhead constituencies of Prime...