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Scots dad desperate to get cannabis oil for son with Down's Syndrome who suffers 8 epileptic fits a day
22 Oct 2021 03:41 GMT
A Scots carer dad is desperate to get medicinal cannabis oil for his son with Down’s Syndrome who suffers up to eight epileptic fits a day. Thomas Cotter, 47, says he has watched 10-year-old Elliot deteriorate in front of his eyes after the schoolboy began …
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Care home worker, 47, who slapped resident with Down's syndrome is jailed for six months
20 Oct 2021 19:15 GMT
A care home worker who slapped and dragged a man with Down's syndrome she was supposed to be looking after has today been jailed.
Peter Lucas was so upset by his treatment he banged his own head against a metal railing five times before being dragged …
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Poland protests mark one year since abortion ban
23 Oct 2021 00:15 GMT
Protests across Poland on Friday marked a year since the near-total abortion ban imposed by the country's constitutional court. Judges ruled in October 2020 abortions should be illegal except in cases of rape, incest or where the mother's life was …
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Bill to stop abortion up to birth for disabilities passes committee stage
21 Oct 2021 14:29 GMT
Pro-lifers with the Both Lives Matter campaign outside Stormont.(Photo: Both Lives Matter)
A Bill to abolish discriminatory abortion rules for disabled babies in Northern Ireland took a step closer to becoming law today.
The Severe Fetal Impairment …
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The touching send off planned in memory of a 26-year-old man who loved motorcycles
20 Oct 2021 15:27 GMT
A community of bikers are planning a touching goodbye to a 26-year-old man who loved motorcycles. Paul Wiltshire died on October 6 at Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend after he suffered a stroke. His sister, Sarah Morgan, said Paul had Down's …
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Sask. health-care workers, seniors among those eligible for COVID-19 booster shots as of next week
20 Oct 2021 03:13 GMT
Saskatchewan
Health-care workers, people 65 or older, and those 50-plus living in the far north and/or in First Nations communities are among those eligible for a third COVID-19 jab, starting next Monday.
Those 50-plus in far north or First Nations …
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Heartbroken Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker 'cried her eyes out' after filming last scenes
20 Oct 2021 00:19 GMT
Doctor Who's Jodie Whittaker got upset and started 'crying her eyes out' as she filmed her final scenes for the BBC1 series
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Covid-19 Delta outbreak: Tauranga Grey Power leader, rest home resident back vaccine efforts
19 Oct 2021 22:58 GMT
The 90% Project is an NZ Herald initiative that aims to reach all New Zealanders to get the word out about vaccination so we can save lives and restore freedoms. Video / NZ HeraldA_190521SPLpeter01.JPG University of Otago professor and Immunisation …
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Covid-19 Delta outbreak: Rotorua Grey Power leader, retiree back vaccine
19 Oct 2021 19:12 GMT
The 90% Project is an NZ Herald initiative that aims to reach all New Zealanders to get the word out about vaccination so we can save lives and restore freedoms. Video / NZ HeraldA retirement village resident in Rotorua is urging the vaccine-hesitant …
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'Magical' little girl may not make it to see her 10th birthday
19 Oct 2021 16:51 GMT
A little girl who "lights the room up" with her smile was given a 50/50 chance of surviving to see her 10th birthday. When Daisy Hatton was born at Whiston Hospital her parents Scott and Mel were told she had a hole in the heart and she was …
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