Asian Athletics: 18-year-old Pooja wins high jump gold, golden double for Gulveer

Asian Athletics: 18-year-old Pooja wins high jump gold, golden double for Gulveer

India continued its medal-winning spree at the Asian Athletics Championships. On Day 4 of the continental track and field meet, the nation secured three gold medals, bringing its total to 18 and firmly consolidating its position in second place on the medal table, behind China. The highlight of the day came when 18-year-old Pooja set … Read more

Kara Tointon has double mastectomy after cancer gene test

Kara Tointon has double mastectomy after cancer gene test

Former EastEnders actress Kara Tointon has revealed she has undergone a double mastectomy following a gene test. The 41-year-old, also known for her work in dramas including The Teacher and Mr Selfridge, revealed that tests showed she carried the BRCA gene – which can put her at very high risk of cancer. Tointon, from Basildon … Read more

Atletico Madrid slump to unfortunate defeat vs Real Madrid after Alvarez double touch

Atletico Madrid slump to unfortunate defeat vs Real Madrid after Alvarez double touch

A slip, a double touch, a missed penalty. Just like that, Atletico Madrid endured yet another heartbreaking loss to rival Real Madrid in the Champions League. Julian Alvarez slipped and double-touched the ball while taking his penalty kick in the shootout against Madrid on Wednesday, resulting in the goal being erased after video review confirmed … Read more

Prime accused in double murder case shot during arrest in Thoothukudi

Prime accused in double murder case shot during arrest in Thoothukudi

Representational image | Photo Credit: Getty Images A special police team shot at a 25-year-old man accused in a double murder case after he reportedly tried to attack two police pesonnel during his arrest early Thursday (March 6, 2025). Muneeswaran, the prime accused in the murder of a mother-daughter duo P. Seethalakshmi, 70, and V. … Read more

Norovirus cases at more than double expected number, UKHSA says

Norovirus cases at more than double expected number, UKHSA says

Getty Images Norovirus cases in England are currently more than double the expected number for this time of year, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. Separate data from NHS England showed 898 hospital beds were filled on average every day last week by patients suffering from norovirus-like symptoms – a 15% increase from … Read more

Cases double in NHS trust death and injury investigation

Cases double in NHS trust death and injury investigation

Mark Norman / BBC A police investigation into allegations of preventable deaths and injuries at an NHS trust has doubled the number of cases it is looking at, BBC News can reveal. The claims centre on care and treatment provided by University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust between 2015 and 2021. Sussex Police started looking in … Read more

Gynaecology waiting lists in UK double, leaving women in pain

Gynaecology waiting lists in UK double, leaving women in pain

BBC Anna Cooper has had 17 operations and is in constant pain Waiting lists for gynaecology appointments across the UK have more than doubled since February 2020, BBC research reveals. Records show around three-quarters of a million (755,046) women’s health appointments are waiting to happen – up from 360,400 just before the pandemic. This would … Read more

HC acquits nine accused convicted in Kottakkal double murder case

HC acquits nine accused  convicted in Kottakkal double murder case

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Friday set aside the Manjeri Additional Sessions Court’s order sentencing nine accused in the Kottakal double murder case to life imprisonment. The murder took place in 2008 on the premises of a mosque at Kottakkal near Kuttippuram due to group rivalries among the mosque committee. The … Read more