RACHAEL Shephard, 43, from Hampshire, admits she had a drinking problem. Here, she reveals how she tried to hold it all together for her two kids, while secretly falling apart – and how she eventually got sober. 4 Mum Rachael Shephard has opened up about her battles with drinking 4 Rachael admits… I was high-functioning … Read more
NHS bosses have urged Brits not to be lured by “potentially deadly” Brazilian butt-lifts in the Boxing Day sales. Medics have warned women not to be swayed by festive “BBL” discounts of up to 25 per cent at the unregulated clinics in Turkey. 1 Demi Agoglia, 26, died from complications after… NHS bosses urges Brits … Read more
MILLIONAIRE ‘biohacker’ Bryan Johnson has embarked on several wacky schemes in a bid to turn back the clock. They range from infusing his son’s plasma into his blood to injecting a stranger’s fat into his face and following a strict diet and exercise routine that sees him eat his last meal at… ‘Biohacker’ Bryan Johnson … Read more
HEALTH experts have issued a stark warning to parents after concerns that new festive vape flavours were targeting children. It comes after the number of youngsters hospitalised due to vaping is on track for a record high, according to NHS figures. 2 The number of children hospitalised due to… Festive vape flavours ‘pumped out’ to … Read more
A STRING of hospitals are experiencing extreme pressure in the lead up to Christmas. High volumes of patients and not enough beds are to blame – with one hospital declaring its eighth critical incident of the year. 6 6 Royal Stoke University Hospital has declared its eighth critical incident of the… ‘Critical incident’ declared at … Read more
IF you’re a smoker desperate to quit, vaping is considered substantially less harmful. But the brightly-coloured, nicotine-packed devices have infiltrated sweet shop shelves and school playgrounds, leaving young children hooked – and now new figures show the number of children being hospitalised… The 5 disturbing ways vaping can harm your kids – from brain damage … Read more
THE number of children hospitalised due to vaping is on track for a record high, NHS figures show. Angry health service bosses hit out at e-cig firms pushing Christmas-themed flavours like mince pie and candy cane that appeal to youngsters. Gimmicky flavours will be banned by law next year. Between… Shock toll of vaping on … Read more
A SIX-MONTH-OLD baby girl was minutes from death after being struck down with a spinal swelling she contracted from a cold virus. Little Lara Martin was left “as helpless as a newborn” when she lost all movement and the ability to eat, drink or pass fluids. 3 Lara Martin with dad Peter Martin… Our baby … Read more
A MUM who developed sepsis three times thanks to a trio of botched Turkey boob jobs lost a “quarter of her nipple”. Louisa Anderson-Roy was “petrified” to book another plastic surgery after nearly losing her life following three failed breast augmentations. 6 Louisa Anderson Roy before undergoing a… I nearly died from ‘botched’ Turkey boob … Read more
LEADING public health experts have raised the alarm a “catastrophic” rise in deaths caused by drinking, calling for urgent action for the government to address the “alarming trend”. Deaths caused deaths caused “solely by alcohol have increased by a catastrophic 42 per cent since 2019”, the… Deaths from alcohol surge a ‘catastrophic’ 42% in 5 years – … Read more