Police are continuing to investigate a stabbing that left a man in need of urgent life-saving treatment in south Manchester.
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A former war correspondent said he suffered so badly with long Covid he attempted to take his own life.
Former journalist and bestselling military author Antony Loveless, 55, says long Covid 'stole everything' that he and his wife 'hold dear'. He said he and his partner Claire Hooper, 53, were so physically fit before the pandemic they thought they would 'bit a bit ill for a week' if they caught Covid.
But this wasn’t the case, and the virus hit them hard at the start of 2021.
Antony said their symptoms were so bad that 'we thought we wouldn’t wake up in the morning. We thought we’d die in the night'. By that summer, he says he tried to take his own life as he 'couldn't see a way out' of the nightmarish after effects of the illness.
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The Office for National Statistics estimates there are around two million people in the UK suffering from long Covid as a result of the pandemic. While some of these patients can continue to work, others have lost their careers and their lives - a condition Antony described as “like living through the worst hangover you’ve ever had every single day”.
The most common symptoms of long Covid, according to the NHS, are extreme tiredness (fatigue), feeling short of breath, loss of smell, muscle aches. Other symptoms also include brain fog, chest pain, insomnia and dizziness.
The severity of their reaction to the virus had come as a surprise to Antony given how far they were into the pandemic and because of just how fit he had been just months earlier. He told the Express: "In 2018, I was at the peak of physical fitness.
“I’ve never had any underlying health conditions, I’ve
Police are continuing to investigate a stabbing that left a man in need of urgent life-saving treatment in south Manchester.
A man has been stabbed in south Manchester in a serious attack.
Police and paramedics scrambled to a residential road to respond to a medical emergency.
Tom Daley revealed a surprising update to his family life on Wednesday April 5th, when the Olympic diver, 28 revealed that he and his husband Dustin Lance Black, 48, had safely welcomed their second child together. In a birth announcement shared in The Times, the happy couple revealed that they had quietly welcomed a healthy baby boy, Phoenix Rose on March 28th 2023.
South Park takes aim at Andrew Tate in the show’s season 26 finale.Tate, a former professional kickboxer who amassed millions of followers on social media through misogynistic content, is under arrest in Romania over allegations of human trafficking and forming an organised crime group. He has denied the allegations.In South Park episode Spring Break, Tate is depicted as “toxic masculinity coach” character Alonzo Fineski who is revealed to be a wanted sex trafficker.Tate responded to the depiction on Twitter, writing: “When I will be proven innocent, I look forward to help create the greatest South Park episode of all time.”All episodes in season 26 are available in the UK on Paramount+, which can be streamed through Amazon Prime Video.
A dad who stabbed a man up to 20 times with a machete in a revenge attack outside a gym has been jailed for 30 years for attempted murder.
A man has been arrested after a stabbing in Piccadilly Gardens. A cordon was put in place outside the McDonald's, Boots and Wing Stop at around 8pm on Monday night after emergency services rushed to the scene.
A teenager has been taken to hospital following a stabbing in Oldham. Two men are currently in custody following the incident on Littlemoor Lane yesterday (April 3).
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King Charles III showed off his German speaking skills during a royal engagement in Berlin on Wednesday.
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A dad who was shot dead in broad daylight has become the latest person to lose their life after another weekend of bloodshed on the streets of Greater Manchester.
This is the terrifying moment a window was blown out after a ‘modified’ e-bike battery set fire to a house in Failsworth.
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C has released a first look clip of this Sunday's episode where Gemma Collins aims to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.The TOWIE legend, 42, is joined by stars such as AJ Odudu in the tent and while her fellow co-stars worry about their bakes, Gemma is confident. In a hilarious first look clip, it sees AJ, 35, nervous about her creation as she turns to tea to help her get through the stressful period.
A teenager is in police custody this morning (Friday, March 24) following a stabbing in Worsley yesterday which left a man with life-changing injuries. Witnesses at the scene spoke of the victim being chased down by three masked people before being attacked.
A man was stabbed after reports masked men burst into a home in Swinton this morning. Greater Manchester Police have increased patrols following an attack on Kersal Avenue shortly before 11am.
Labour MP Kate Osborne has called on the UK Government to “urgently put forward a compensation package” for women born in the 1950s who have been affected by changes to their State Pension age. An estimated 3.8million women across Great Britain missed out on State Pension payments due to a change in retirement age.
BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt may have early starts most days, but that doesn't mean they can't let their hair down after finishing.The duo were spotted indulging in some pints in Manchester City Centre on Friday afternoon, where they looked worlds-away from their on-screen personas. Keeping warm in the rather chilly temperatures, Naga, 48, donned a black North Face jacket, which she wore over a black turtleneck jumper.
John Cooper Clarke has spoken about his poem, I Wanna Be Yours, becoming a worldwide hit after the Arctic Monkeys‘ song adaptation of it has pushed listening into the billions.The punk poet’s 1982 creation, which featured on his album ‘Zip Style Method’, was covered by the Monkeys for their 2013 album ‘AM‘. It’s since found a new audience on TikTok and will this week pass a billion streams on Spotify.Clarke, who most recently released a covers album, ‘This Time It’s Personal’, with ex-The Stranglers member Hugh Cornwell in 2016 and shared his first new book of poetry in decades with 2018’s The Luckiest Guy Alive, spoke about the landmark achievement in a new interview.He told The Guardian in response to news of its billionth stream: “Is that a lot? An American billion is different to a British billion – and I don’t know what either of them is.
Frazer Clarke had just walked out of the Houses of Parliament when he heard a loud bang. Then came the screams.