The Independent

The number of people in England being diagnosed with dementia is at a record high, according to new figures from the NHS.The latest data shows a record 487,432 people had a diagnosis in June.While diagnosis rates are at their highest since the start of the pandemic at 65%, the health service said it still has more to do to meet its ambition of diagnosing 66.7% of the total number of people estimates suggest are living with a form of the disease.England has one of the highest dementia diagnosis rates in the world, with high-income countries typically in the range of...

Dementia diagnoses in England at record high

Eight people have been jailed for their role in a county lines plot which involved children delivering Class A drugs. The group was sentenced after being convicted of conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine in Barrow and Manchester, between September 2022 and January 2023. Preston Crown Court heard Jordan...

Eight jailed for county lines drugs plot

Lancaster County, PA

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Fans of Frisco's Chicken were left reeling as the beloved Peruvian-style eatery announced the closure of all its locations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The chain, known for its delicious food and strong community values, posted a heartfelt note on its doors, informing customers of the devastating news.

Favorite Chicken Chain Suddenly Closes All Stores, Heartfelt Message Found on Doors

A man who repeatedly attacked his puppy until it had to be put down, then left an RSPCA inspector with life-changing injuries, has been jailed. Storm Williams from Sutton Coldfield blinded the puppy with his attacks, as well as leaving him with broken bones, bruising, and swelling all over his head and body.

Puppy beaten so badly it had to be put down

Editor's note: This article was originally published on June 22, 2022. It has since been updated. A woman diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer that had spread to her ovaries and her liver, was given three months to live in January 2020. Instead, she is celebrating, having received a new lease on life. Long before Caroline Guy was given an official cancer diagnosis, the 56-year-old knew something was wrong. "I felt sluggish, I just didn't feel right. My stomach was swollen," she told Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. However, in June 2019, a doctor in Spain dismissed her symptoms as menopause. "I'd googled my symptoms and I actually asked him outright if I had bowel cancer and he said no," Guy revealed.

Woman given three months to live after a cancer diagnosis is stunned to hear she is now in remission

New York City, NY

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

San Francisco, CA

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Long COVID is a brutal illness without a known mechanism or cure. Far from being psychosomatic in nature, a new study adds weight to the idea that this misunderstood disease is very much biological.
The lingering toll the SARS-CoV-2 virus exacts on the immune system is widespread and hiding in plain sight, argue researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, CellSight Technologies, and Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center.
When 24 patients who had recovered from COVID-19 had their whole bodies scanned by a PET (positron emission tomography) imaging test, their insides lit up like Christmas trees.
A radioactive drug called...

COVID's Hidden Toll: Full-Body Scans Reveal Long-Term Immune Effects

Vets have put 27 XL Bully dogs to sleep in Cheshire in the last 12 months, a meeting of policing bosses heard. Questions were raised as to why so many of the banned breed had been euthanised if there had been no known attacks. The Cheshire Police and Crime Panel...

Vets put down 27 XL Bullies despite 'no attacks'

Sgt Richard Heard faces three charges of rape against a female police officer.

Police sergeant raped fellow officer, court told

Using nasal sprays at the first sign of a sore throat, cough, cold or flu could stop full-blown symptoms from developing and help speed up recovery, according to the largest trial of its kind.Data from nearly 14,000 adults has shown over-the-counter gel and saline sprays cut the number of days spent feeling ill with sinus and chest infections, flu and cold by around 20%.The benefits were greater for those who used the sprays around six times a day, the researchers said.People using nasal sprays were also less likely to be prescribed antibiotics compared to those receiving the usual standard care,...

Over-the-counter nasal sprays may keep coughs, colds and flu at bay, trial shows

Virginia State

Anchorage, AK

Daily Express reports that Roger Allan Holmberg Sr., a Virginia pastor, has been accused of hitting his wife while on an Alaskan Airlines flight from Seatle to Anchorage. Holberg allegedly verbally and physically abused his wife, who said she has epilepsy, and her husband hit her in the head, knowing it could cause a seizure.

Virginia pastor facing federal charges after he allegedly hit his wife on an Alaskan Airlines flight

Police inform the family of a missing man about the discovery.

Man's body found in woods by playing children

People who think they may have Covid-19 are being urged to get tested and have treatment to avoid being admitted into hospital. Those in the highest-risk categories have been reminded by NHS bosses that they are entitled to free lateral flow tests. “Covid-19 has not gone away – it’s still...

Suspected Covid sufferers urged to get tested

West Virginia State

Norfolk, VA

Four Virginians were confirmed to be onboard when the Titanic sank on April 14, 1912. Phillip Acts and Selini Decker, who lived a few blocks apart in Norfolk, died when the ship sank. Richmond native Robert Decker and Eloise Smith, who later moved to Richmond from West Virginia, survived.

There's a reason no remains from the Virginia Titanic victims will ever be found

The US Sun

A GRIEVING mum has shared her heartbreak after losing her "perfect" toddler just days after a routine operation to have her tonsils out. Jessica Yugovich is now desperately waiting for answers over what ultimately led to three-year-old Aliyah’s untimely death. Aliyah Yugovich underwent a tonsillectomy at St John of...

Mum devastated as ‘perfect’ toddler left brain dead just days after routine op to have her tonsils out

A dealer who lived a "luxurious lifestyle" and hired high value vehicles to use in a drug supply operation has been jailed. Dylan Martin, 31, was running the "Doctor" line which supplied heroin and cocaine in Braintree and the surrounding area. Essex Police said he was arrested in the town...

Drug dealer who lived 'luxurious' life jailed

Plans to build 92 homes in a village on the border between Leicestershire and Derbyshire have been withdrawn. An application to construct the buildings - about 80% of which were to be affordable housing - off Hepworth Road in Woodville was submitted to North West Leicestershire District Council in May last year.

Plans for 92 new homes withdrawn

A biker has died after his motorcycle was involved in a crash with a car. It happened on Chester Road, in Delamere, Cheshire, at about 09:15 BST on Sunday. Police said the crash, which happened between Stoney Lane and the junction of the A54 Middlewich Road, close to Delamere Primary School, involved a white Audi A5 and an orange Kawasaki ZX.

Motorcyclist killed in crash with car

Christopher and Janine Barton died in the collision which claimed a total of six lives, police say.

Bike couple in crash that killed six people named

Chris and Karen Fleming say their mortgage "ruined" their lives after the 2008 banking crisis.

Couple claim 'mortgage prison' ruined their lives

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Eight-year ADHD backlog at NHS clinics revealed

Data suggests nearly 200,000 adults are waiting to be seen, and demand has quadrupled since...

Eight-year ADHD backlog at NHS clinics revealed

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