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William Shatner and daughter Melanie reveal they battled Stage 4 cancer at the same time
William Shatner, 95, and his 61-year-old daughter Melanie Shatner Gretsch have revealed that they were both battling Stage 4 cancer at the same time several years ago. The disclosure, made this week, sheds light on a difficult private chapter for the Star Trek actor and his family, who kept their overlapping health struggles largely out…
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Completion date for children’s hospital now ‘unknown’ amid another row as contractor BAM cannot say when prefab bathroom pods that failed fire safety compliance tests will be fixed
The completion date for a new children’s hospital has been declared “unknown” following a fresh dispute with contractor BAM, which has been unable to say when prefabricated bathroom pods that failed fire safety compliance tests will be repaired. The delay adds to a long-running saga of setbacks plaguing the project, raising fresh concerns about cost…
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Melbourne woman is declared dead by mistake after major blunder left her family grieving while she made pizzas
A Melbourne woman named Michelle Buckley was mistakenly declared dead due to an administrative error, leaving her family to grieve her supposed death while she was, in fact, alive and going about her day making pizzas. The mix-up highlights the distress that can be caused by bureaucratic or hospital identification errors, which left her relatives…
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Luke Combs Surprises Couple Who Mistakenly Bought Tickets to His Impersonator
Country star Luke Combs turned an embarrassing ticket mix-up into a memorable surprise for a British couple who had unwittingly bought tickets to a Combs impersonator show in Manchester. Catherine Tyldesley had booked what she thought was a bargain ticket to see the real singer, only to realise partway through the performance, tipped off by…
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Saudi prince was found dead in £600-a-night London hotel room with ‘party’ drug GHB in his system after detoxing at the Priory, inquest hears
An inquest has heard that a Saudi prince was found dead in a £600-a-night London hotel room, with the so-called “party” drug GHB detected in his system. The death occurred after he had reportedly undergone detoxification treatment at the Priory, a well-known private clinic that treats addiction and mental health issues, raising questions about the…
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Cyclospora cases in US hit all time high
US health officials have confirmed the country’s largest recorded outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by the Cyclospora parasite. The rise is significant because it has already surpassed the total number of reported US cases for the whole of 2025, while authorities expect the count to increase further as delayed reports are processed. Since…
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William Shatner, 95, Recently Beat Stage 4 Melanoma
William Shatner has revealed that he was diagnosed with stage 4 malignant melanoma in June 2023, with the cancer having spread to his lungs and brain, at the same time his daughter Melanie was fighting stage 4 breast cancer. Both were declared cancer-free by late 2024, and the pair are now sharing their experience publicly…
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Wisconsin woman’s honeymoon ruined by diarrhea after she came down with Cyclosporiasis
A woman from Wisconsin has spoken publicly after her honeymoon was disrupted by severe diarrhoea caused by cyclosporiasis, a diarrhoeal illness caused by the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis. Her ordeal was reported amid a wider outbreak of the illness that health authorities in the United States are continuing to monitor, drawing attention to a food-borne infection…
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Why are cycling’s anti-doping tests being carried out at night?
Anti-doping tests carried out in the middle of the night at the 2026 Tour de France have put cycling’s drug-testing regime under scrutiny, after yellow jersey holder Tadej Pogačar and his main rival Jonas Vingegaard were woken for checks in the early hours on Saturday. Vingegaard subsequently crashed out of the race the following stage,…