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A concerned mum has issued a stark warning after the "UK's most dangerous plant" left her son needing urgent plastic surgery. The youngster was completely unaware of his injuries until he woke up to find a sore burn on his hand. Mum Kimberley Walker, 48, thinks her son brushed the toxic Giant Hogweed plant after he was allowed to leave his school grounds to retrieve a football in Leek, Staffordshire. After waking up with burns, she rushed her 12-year-old son to A&E but says she was told at first that the burn was due to a "nettle sting". Three more burns have since appeared on her son's face and he is now under the treatment of a plastic surgeon at the Royal Stoke University Hospital, StokeonTrentLive reports . Kimberley is now speaking out to raise awareness of the dangers of the seemingly innocuous plant which causes reactions when it comes into contact with human skin. Kimberley Walker thinks her son brushed a toxic Giant Hogweed plant ( Image: Stoke … [Read more...] about Mum’s stark warning as ‘UK’s most dangerous plant’ leaves son needing plastic surgery

A set of creepy fairytale artworks painted by a 'killer clown' have been discovered in a UK home and could fetch thousands at auction. John Wayne Gacy, the deadly American serial killer, was on death row during the 90s when he drew several sinister oil paintings including a terrifying skull-faced clown, Jesus Christ and The Seven Dwarfs. Remarkably, the paintings have been discovered in a dusty old cupboard at a property in the West Midlands after the owners died - which left the son stunned to make the discovery of the creepy paintings, LeicestershireLive reported. The pieces, which are signed by Gacy, provide a chilling insight into the warped mind of one of the USA's most deadliest serial killers. John Wayne Gacy sexually assaulted, tortured and murdered at least 33 boys and young men between 1972 and 1978 ( Image: Des Plaines Police Dept / SWNS) The terrifying clown was found in a cupboard in the West Midlands ( Image: Mullocks Auctions / SWNS) … [Read more...] about Creepy artwork painted by ‘killer clown’ discovered inside UK home

A grateful gran yesterday told how a donor lung unfit for transplant saved her life after it was repaired using a pioneering technique. Jenny Boardman, 49, had been on oxygen 24-hours a day for a year when she became the first person in the country to receive a “revived” lung. The revolutionary procedure could double transplants by using previously useless lungs. Twenty-a-day smoker Jenny from Randalstown, Northern Ireland, who developed chronic lung disease in her 20s, said: “I was a very sick woman. "Four times I’d been called into hospital, only to find I wasn’t a suitable match.” The mum-of-three went on: “I got the fifth call on my grandson’s first birthday and I thought I wouldn’t go. But I’m glad I did. I don’t think I would have survived if I’d waited any longer.” Professor Andrew Fisher who performed the op at Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital, said: “Lungs are fragile and can become damaged when a donor dies.” Now lungs can be attached to a “perfusion” machine which … [Read more...] about Salvage operation: First ever transplant in the UK using damaged lung that had been repaired

The British public might finally have something to praise rebel Royal couple Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for. The much-maligned pair, who left their official working Royal roles behind when they moved to the United States a few years ago, were booed upon their return to the UK last month the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. And despite leaving the UK behind, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex do have one non-family tie left in the country. READ MORE: Meghan and Harry told to ‘step away’ from royal titles and try alternative name Frogmore Cottage, part of the Royal estate at Windsor Castle, is currently being rented by the pair. They even paid for a £2.4 million refurbishment of the history Grade II listed property. Even though the couple have only stayed there once – last month – the rent they pay has been labelled as “good” for the British taxpayer. A senior Royal source told several UK news outlets: “The rent has been calculated by reference to market … [Read more...] about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s rental contract for UK home is ‘good deal’ for taxpayer

THE MET Office has warned Brits of a weekend washout - but it will make way for a 30C Azores heatwave in just days. There will be an "unsettled weekend of sunny spells and scattered showers, occasionally heavy, mainly in the north and west" over the next few days. But the damp weather is likely to make way for a scorching heatwave by the end of next week, with temperatures set to hit at least 30C . Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin said: “Friday it's another fairly messy day, we are going to start with cloud and rain over north east England and that will spread into north east Scotland and up across the northern isles. "Then elsewhere, while it may be a dry start to Friday certainly by mid morning heavy showers are going to be breaking out once more. "Subtle difference on Friday, little more of a breeze, the showers will not be quite as slow-moving but again they may be heavy and thundery and may cause some disruption, certainly a lot of spray and surface water … [Read more...] about UK weather forecast LATEST – Brits to suffer rain, thunder & floods this weekend before 30C scorching Azores heatwave

THE family of a student who tragically killed herself after struggling with the loss of her dad have paid tribute to their "precious daughter". Jade Jones, 20, was studying to be a midwife when she died - two months after her dad took his own life. Emergency services rushed to the scene in Hull, in East Yorkshire but they were unable to save her on December 13. Family and friends described Jade as "happy", "bubbly" and "strong". In a statement, Jade’s mum said: "Jade had a happy and contented childhood. "She had always been very sociable and had an abundance of friends. Read more UK news LINE UP Huge queues hit Heathrow & Stansted Airports as travellers face school holiday hell MASK SLIPPING 7 key clues reveal how Logan's ‘pure evil’ teen killer, 14, gave himself away "Jade went to Newcastle University where she studied biomedical science, but lockdown came. "At this point Jade had an interest in … [Read more...] about Student, 20, killed herself after struggling with loss of her dad as family pay tribute to ‘happy and strong’ woman

The new boss of Manchester Airport has warned that its troubles are likely to continue for a good while yet. Passengers moving through the travel hub will be asked to arrive three hours before their flight for the rest of the summer, managing director Chris Woodroofe has said. He admitted that customers had suffered a ‘poor’ experience and that peak-time queues would continue over the coming months, Manchester Evening News reported. However, the former Gatwick chief operating officer vowed to ‘get passengers on their way’ as they head through the holiday season. Just 11 days into the job, and following the departure of his predecessor Karen Smart, Mr Woodroofe is realistic about the challenges ahead as the hub emerges from a pandemic which has crippled the travel industry. Chris Woodroofe, the new MD of Manchester Airport At Manchester this has meant queues which extend into car parks, missing baggage, police rescues after flights failed to take off and thousands … [Read more...] about Boss of UK airport hit by mega queues admits it won’t return to 2019 levels this year

A sales executive hospitalised while trying to carry a new hot tub into the garden of his £500,000 house is now suing for £200,000. Darren Berryman, 49, claims he had both biceps ripped from his arm bones while trying to help delivery men carry the brand new tub into his village home in Hertfordshire in February 2020. The glazing sales boss says he heard a "pop" and felt immediate pain in both arms, and had to be hospitalised. He is suing Bedfordshire Hot Tubs - whose luxury tubs sell for up to about £23,000 and can weigh over 400kg - claiming their delivery men suddenly dropped the tub without warning, leaving him holding it on his own and causing his injury. But lawyers for the company are contesting Mr Berryman's claim and do not accept that any negligence caused an injury to him. According to claim documents filed at the High Court in London, Mr Berryman, of Redbourn, near St Albans, was taking delivery of the hot tub when he suffered his accident ripping both of his … [Read more...] about Man’s biceps ‘ripped from arms’ carrying hot tub after delivery man ‘dropped it’

The deaths of three men in Birmingham have been linked to a new synthetic drug bought on the ‘dark web’. Three young victims - two students and an entrepreneur - aged between 19 and 27 all died within the space of three months. They had all taken N-pyrrolidino etonitazene, a synthetic opioid 1,000 times stronger than morphine, the BBC reported. Dr Judith Yates, who collates drug deaths in the city, said she had been “shocked” after seeing the opioid’s effects. “These three cases have come out of the blue, we’ve never seen this chemical before,” she added. Dr Yates said the drug appeared to be a replacement for fentanyl and was bought over the dark web. “There is no way to tell what’s in a tablet that you’re getting either online or on the street,” she said. A new synthetic drug could be behind all three deaths (stock image) ( Image: Getty Images) The three victims were students Dylan Michael Byfield-Levell, 20, and Jakob Wozniak, 19, and entrepreneur … [Read more...] about Deaths of three young men linked to mystery new drug bought on the dark web

A nurse hospitalised for nine weeks with a mystery illness discovered she had Victorian disease tuberculosis less than 24 hours before she died. Carrianne Franks sent a worried text to her parents after she was finally diagnosed to say: "Mum, they found out what I have. I've got TB." Speaking to the Mirror, the 30-year-old's family said they were unable to say goodbye as she was quickly placed in a coma in intensive care and "nobody told them she was going to die". The tragic case comes amid concerns Victorian diseases are on the rise in the UK and just a week after the Polio virus was detected for the first time in four decades in London's sewage system. RAF sergeant Carrianne had worked as a flight nurse for 10 years and was on a three-year deployment at London's Chelsea and Westminster Hospital when the Covid pandemic hit. Carrianne's final texts to her mum after being diagnosed with TB ( Image: Supplied by family) RAF sergeant Carrianne volunteered to … [Read more...] about Healthy nurse, 30, dies of tuberculosis 24 hours after tragic final texts to mum