UK Cases of Malaria Rise 30% in 2 Years

April 26, 2011

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) reported new figures on World Malaria Day that show the number of cases of the disease among residents in Britain has risen by nearly 30% in the last 2 years. Most of the cases ...

NHS Staff Fight for Royal Wedding Holiday Pay

April 15, 2011

The National Health Service (NHS) and its health staff are caught up in a row over extra pay during the upcoming royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. The big day (April 29) has been made a bank ...

Zsa Zsa Gabor Battles Leg Amputation

January 4, 2011

Hollywood actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, 93, was hospitalized on Sunday at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center to undergo a surgery that would amputate part of her right leg due to gangrene. However, John Blanchette, her representative, says that ...

Welsh hospitals short on staff with snowfall

December 19, 2010

The ongoing heavy snowfall across most of the UK has left Welsh hospitals experiencing personnel shortages. Off duty staff have been contacted as yet another blast of this cold snap causes a host of travel and staffing issues. Meanwhile, government officials ...

Blake Edwards Dies of Pneumonia at 88

December 17, 2010

Blake Edwards, the American filmmaker, died on Wednesday at the age of 88 due to complications from pneumonia. His publicist, Gene Schwam, confirmed the news. He was receiving treatment at St John's Health Center for 2 weeks before ...

Netherlands lifts ban on smoking for small bars

November 7, 2010

The Netherlands announced it would relax restrictions on a controversial smoking ban passed in 2008 that has been widely protested by small pub owners. The ban, which met with widespread criticism from small bar and pub owners, made it illegal to ...

Lily Allen has 2nd Miscarriage after Viral Infection

November 3, 2010

Last Thursday, Lily Allen was taken to the hospital with stomach pains. Her doctors worked their best, but they were unable to save her baby. According to sources, Allen was made to go into labor even though she ...

Radio Host Danny Baker Fighting Cancer

November 2, 2010

Danny Baker, the radio presenter for BBC Radio 5 live and BBC London 94.9, has revealed that he has been diagnosed with cancer. The 53-year-old said that he will be starting chemotherapy this week and radiotherapy in January. Baker apologized ...

X Factor Contestant Katie Waissel Collapses at Topshop

October 22, 2010

X Factor's Katie Waissel has reportedly collapsed while shopping at Topshop in Oxford Street after a late-night shopping spree. She was seen slumping against one of the walls with her hand on her head. There hasn't been a ...

Chilean Miners Given Free Gifts

October 18, 2010

Headlines from across the globe covered the truly miraculous rescue of 33 Chilean miners in San Jose last week. The men have continued to gain attention, respect and....gifts? The gifts started pouring in while the miners were still trapped in ...