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Brioney GarrettIdentical twins Nancy and Margo were born healthy after the procedureA pioneering procedure using high-powered sound waves has the potential to treat identical twins affected by a serious but rare condition during early pregnancy, a study has found.Blood flow between babies with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is uneven, leaving one baby dangerously small and the other too large, putting their survival at risk.Brioney Garrett’s identical girls’ lives were in danger during her pregnancy before doctors at a London hospital used the treatment to seal blood vessels causing the problem, without needing an operation.Following the world-first treatment, Nancy and Margo…
LIVEPolice launch investigation into Ann Widdecombe’s deathIt was announced earlier that the former Conservative minister turned Reform UK spokeswoman had died aged 78.
Watch: Inside Ryanair plane after window incidentA passenger was reportedly nearly sucked out of a cabin window in mid-air on a Ryanair plane.Witnesses told local media the man, said to be a Serbian citizen in his 60s, was left hanging head first out of the window as far as his shoulders for several minutes, before other passengers on the flight managed to pull him back inside.In a statement, Ryanair said its Friday morning flight from the Greek city of Thessaloniki to Germany’s Memmingen returned “shortly after take-off when a passenger window dislodged inflight”.It continued: “The aircraft landed normally and passengers…
Watch: 1,000 year-old Bayeux Tapestry arrives at British MuseumThe Bayeux Tapestry has arrived in the UK, for the first time since it is believed to have been created here nearly 1,000 years ago.At 02:50 BST, chaperoned from a secret location in northern France by a police guard, it was driven into a loading bay at the British Museum, which will put it on display in September.The 70m-long 11th Century embroidery depicts in 58 scenes events leading up to the Battle of Hastings and Norman Conquest of England in 1066 – the moment that changed the country forever.The heavy-looking crate, encased…
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EPATyphoon Bavi, which spans 1,000km at its widest point – roughly the width of France – is sweeping across the Pacific towards TaiwanLandslides triggered by one of the strongest storms in decades have killed at least 15 people in southern Philippines, as parts of East Asia brace themselves for the looming storm.Typhoon Bavi, which spans 1,000km (620 miles) at its widest point – roughly the width of France – is sweeping across the Pacific towards Taiwan. It is expected to dump rain on Taiwan’s north and east, and on a chain of remote Japanese islands, before making landfall in south-eastern…
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Getty ImagesCrowds gathered on a boulevard in Mashhad leading to the gold-domed Imam Reza shrineHuge crowds lined the streets of the holy city of Mashhad for the burial of Iran’s late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Khamenei was laid to rest at the shrine of Imam Reza, Iran’s holiest Shia Muslim site, marking the end of six days of public mourning ceremonies in five cities across Iran and neighbouring Iraq.The burial, reported by the state news agency IRNA, came after an exchange of strikes between Iran and the US that threatens to derail a preliminary deal to end the war in…
Getty ImagesAnn Widdecombe, former Conservative MP, was elected as an MEP for the Brexit Party in 2019Former Conservative minister turned Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe has died aged 78.”It is with great sadness that today we announce the death of The Right Honourable Ann Widdecombe, DSG,” a statement from her agents, Cloud 9 Management, said.”We send our deepest condolences to Ann’s family and friends,” they added.Widdecombe’s political career spanned decades, serving as MP for Maidstone in Kent for 23 years, before going on to join Reform UK. Widdecombe served as a Home Office and an employment minister in Sir John…
ReutersNo-frills airline EasyJet says it has agreed in principle to a £5.7bn takeover proposal from US firm Apollo Management – just days after it had accepted an offer from a rival suitor.The Luton-based carrier said Apollo’s offer delivered “a superior outcome” to investors than the previous bid from US investment firm Castlelake that EasyJet had also agreed to in principle at the weekend.EasyJet said Apollo’s offer was worth £7.15 per share, compared with the £6.90 per share proposal from Castlelake which it said it was now “no longer minded” to accept.EasyJet is one of Europe’s largest airlines. It employs more…