Mother-of-two accidentally overdosed on anti-anxiety pills after expressing fears about going on HRT

Philippa Hulme, 46, raised concerns over being placed on HRT during her menopause An NHS manager took a fatal overdose of anti-anxiety medication after she expressed fears about being put on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) to cope with her menopause, which ‘may have contributed to her symptoms’, an inquest heard. Philippa Hulme, 46, was already … Read more

Michael Gove gives out No10 phone number as he is grilled over PM’s Andrew Neil dodging

The Tories today hit back at the BBC over claims Boris Johnson is dodging a grilling from Andrew Neil – dismissing it as a ‘tired format’. A senior party source said voters were fed up with programmes that were ‘all about the interviewer’ and involved ‘endless interruptions’. The furious retort came after Neil, one of … Read more

Woman delights social media users by changing her mother’s autocorrect

Former Corrie actress pranks her mother by changing her phone autocorrect settings during a trip to Germany – resulting in the cat-sitter receiving some VERY rude messages Nicola Thorp, 30, from Blackpool, pranked mother Jan, 61, by with autocorrect Added number of ‘text replacements’ to change normal words into rude phrases Jan was shocked when … Read more

Jeremy Corbyn attacks Tory Brexit deal – but won’t say whether he wants to leave the EU

Jeremy Corbyn is accused of ‘hiding’ after he attacks Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal – but STILL won’t say whether he wants to leave the EU By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 10:17 GMT, 6 December 2019 | Updated: 10:19 GMT, 6 December 2019 Jeremy Corbyn faced fresh accusations that he is ‘hiding’ over … Read more

NHS has paid almost £600million in compensation to patients it had failed to diagnose correctly

NHS hospitals pay out almost £600MILLION in compensation to patients over three years for failing to diagnose diseases including cancer There have been 4,097 payouts in the last three years – a total of 26 a week Included are 399 cases of cancer, which have cost the NHS £33.4million Dr Lisa Steen died in 2016 … Read more

LED lights attached to fishing nets could save tens of thousands of dolphins and sea turtles

Attaching LED lights to fishing nets could stop tens of thousands of endangered dolphins and sea turtles being caught without scaring off the fish Endangered species such as sea turtles and dolphins avoided illuminated nets  The lights made no change to the catch of commercial catch as fish didn’t notice  The trial, in Peruvian waters, could … Read more

France prepares for a second day of strike chaos and violent protests

France was preparing for a second day of travel cancellations and school closures this morning as unions warned there would be no let-up in the strike called to protest planned pension reforms.   The first day of the protests, seen as a major test for President Emmanuel Macron’s ambitious vision of reforming France, saw 800,000 demonstrators … Read more

Festive brainteaser challenges puzzlers to spot the pooch among the gifts

A tricky brainteaser has been released to celebrate the festive season – and it’s left even the most eagle-eyed of puzzlers perplexed. The new puzzle, created by UK-based Protectivity Insurance, challenges the nation to spot the naughty dog hiding among the presents this Christmas. However, with similar-looking gingerbread men hiding in the crowd of gifts, … Read more

Artist creates hilarious unnecessary objects no ones needs

No lightbulb moment here! Man shares his hilarious ideas for inventions NO ONE has asked for – including sponge glasses to soak up TEARS Matt Benedetto, from Vermont, is the man behind  Unnecessary Inventions  Designer creates items nobody had a need for and creates hilarious adverts  Latest inventions include sponge glasses that mop your tears … Read more