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The postcode gangs terrorising Middlesbrough: How brazen young criminals linked to A66 crash have fought battles over the town’s drug trade
Middlesbrough has experienced several violent incidents following a fatal A66 collision in which five young men and two police officers died. The article says residents and the local MP have raised concerns about suspected gang violence, while police have not confirmed whether subsequent events — including a fatal house fire, a vehicle attack and a…
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There Are So Many Conspiracy Theories About Dolly Parton and Vaccines
Following Dolly Parton’s death aged 80 after a short battle with cancer, online conspiracy theorists have falsely suggested that her previous Covid-19 vaccination caused her illness or death. The claims are unsupported by evidence, but matter because they exploit a prominent public figure’s death to spread vaccine misinformation and undermine trust in public health. Parton…
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Elderly man, 85, who vanished from a pub and was found alive in his crashed car suddenly dies
Jacobus “John” Bakkum, 85, has died in a Melbourne hospital after being found alive in his crashed car in Victoria’s High Country. His disappearance prompted a major search and drew community support, while police continue to investigate what caused the crash, including whether he experienced a medical episode. Mr Bakkum disappeared on Sunday after dinner…
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Tragedy after hardworking dad, 35, was accused of FAKING severe asthma attack by hospital staff
Jerome White, a 35-year-old father with severe asthma, died after suffering a breathing crisis outside Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey, in June 2020. A police report cited by NJ.com says hospital staff allegedly dismissed officers’ concerns, with a nurse reportedly claiming that White often attended and “pretends to be sick”; the case raises…
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‘I could hear nurses in the background’: How a Tinder swindler convinced victims he was a multi-millionaire cancer patient and ex-special forces soldier and conned them out of £68,000… before he was finally caught
Joseph Gibson, 35, has been jailed for three years and two months after admitting defrauding four people of £68,000 through an elaborate dating and investment scam. His victims said he built trust through dating apps and claims of wealth, military service and serious illness, before persuading them to hand over savings or take out loans;…
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Jewish man who repeatedly kicked a nun in Jerusalem attack is acquitted on mental health grounds and will spend six years in psychiatric hospital
A Jewish man has been acquitted of attacking a Catholic nun in Jerusalem after a court accepted an insanity defence, while ordering him to spend up to six years in a psychiatric hospital. The April assault, in which the nun was pushed to the ground and repeatedly kicked, heightened concern among Christian communities about harassment…
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Carlos Santana criticised over unfounded cancer and forgiveness claims
Carlos Santana has been criticised for telling an audience at Red Rocks in Colorado that holding grievances causes cancer and that forgiveness could prevent it. The remarks, made during his 24 August Oneness Tour performance, were medically unfounded and prompted concern that they blame people for illnesses beyond their control. Santana said an unnamed cancer…
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US removes radioactive cancer-treatment material from Central American country over ‘dirty bomb’ risk
US and Guatemalan officials have removed a cobalt-60 radioactive source from a disused cancer-treatment device in Guatemala and transported it to secure storage in the United States. The US National Nuclear Security Administration said the material could have been stolen and used in a radiological weapon, or “dirty bomb”, making its removal part of wider…
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Remote-controlled cockroaches could deliver medicine beneath disaster rubble
Researchers at the University of Queensland have developed remote-controlled giant burrowing cockroaches that could potentially deliver medicines to people trapped beneath disaster rubble. The insects, fitted with electronics and small drug-injection devices, may offer a way to reach casualties in confined spaces where human rescuers or larger robots cannot go. The team’s “paraborgs” can be…
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Female climber, 33, airlifted to hospital after being stung by wasps so badly she suffered severe allergic reaction
A 33-year-old climber was airlifted to hospital in British Columbia after being stung around 12 times when she stepped on a wasp nest during her descent from Redoubt Wall near Lions Bay. She suffered a severe allergic reaction despite not needing an EpiPen, illustrating how multiple wasp stings can quickly become a serious emergency in…