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A charity say they are dealing with cases of pensioners 'stuck in bed due to the cold' every day after the tragic case of a great-grandma from Greater Manchester who died after contracting hypothermia.
However, they say no one should risk their health due to worries over making ends meet and say there is financial help available.
Barbara Bolton, 87, was found “slumped” in her ‘freezing cold’ kitchen by a family member at her home in Bury on December 11 last year. She was rushed to Fairfield Hospital with a body temperature of just 28 degrees.
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She died on January 11 this year with her cause of death recorded as recurrent pneumonia, due to hypothermia.
An inquest into her death that 'proud' Ms Bolton had refused to put her heating on due to 'fears of high energy bills.' She had been told by her family not to worry about the rising cost of energy bills, and had provided her with heaters to warm her home it was heard.
However, coroner Joanne Kearsley said she had 'become fixated and worried about putting her heating on no matter what anyone was saying to her.' She said the 'only reason she developed hypothermia was because she had taken the decision not to put her heating on' as she recorded a conclusion of misadventure.
Dr Amir Ansari, a Consultant Physician at Fairfield Hospital said: "“This is a very sad case because it was probably avoidable if she agreed to keep her heating on."
Following the hearing at Rochdale Coroner's Court, a leading old-age charity have spoken out and said although it is an extreme one, Ms Bolton's case was far from an isolated one.
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Keanu Reeves from future editions of his book.The former Friends star released his memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing last year – which saw him discuss his long struggle with substance abuse and addiction. However, the book also received backlash, after including an insult aimed at Keanu Reeves.The comments were made in a passage where Perry discussed the death of River Phoenix – a close friend of Reeves, who died in 1993.
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Abby Lee Miller is recalling the tougher parts of , revealing tensions between her and producers that left her in tears on a daily basis. «What the situation was is that the producers were asking me to do something, I didn't want to do it,» Miller told ET in reaction to a clip from the show of her whispering, «I feel like a whore.» abby lee miller i feel like a whore reaction video dance moms pic.twitter.com/LFES9EAkYQ«They said, 'We're not going to pay you, you're going to be fined $80,000 or $10,000,'» Miller claimed. «And I said, 'I'm not doing it.' They said, 'Well, we're going to fine you.' So I probably did it, and I feel like a whore because I'm getting paid to do things I don't want to do.» Miller said the power dynamic left her feeling emotionally raw on a daily basis.
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Diddy has been forced to pay Sting £4,020 ($5,000) each day for the rest of his life.The hip-hop icon was forced to pay the ongoing fee after sampling one of the musician’s tracks without permission in 1997.The sample in question was taken from The Police’s hit 1983 single, ‘Every Breath You Take’, which Diddy used in one of his most famous tracks, ‘I’ll Be Missing You”. He has now confirmed the hefty fees on Twitter after a 2018 Sting interview re-surfaced.Sting originally discussed the subject when speaking with The Breakfast Club five years ago– check out the clip below.Sting Reveals How He Clears His Song SamplesHow much did Diddy have to pay Sting to clear "Every Breath You Take"? Watch the full interview here – https://ihr.fm/2tDV4ZQPosted by Breakfast Club on Monday, March 12, 2018In the footage, radio host Charlamagne the God asked the frontman: “Is it true that Diddy has to pay you USD $2,000 (£1,608) because he didn’t ask permission to sample ‘Every Breath You Take’?” To which the former Police member simply replied: “Yep, for the rest of his life.”Sting – real name Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner – also stated that the R&B icon did ask him for permission to sample the track, but only after he had already released the song.Following the clip of Sting re-emerging on social media, Diddy took to Twitter to not only confirm the statement but also correct the musician on the actual amount he is expected to pay.“Nope.
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