Thousands have gathered for a vigil to honour a mother of two who was killed last week. Amy Doherty, 28, was found seriously injured at a property in Derry last Saturday and later died in hospital. Hundreds could be seen gathered at the city’s Guildhall on Friday evening carrying flowers and purple balloons. Image: Amy…
An “alarming” report has linked meningitis to 159 deaths in the UK in one year – as pharmacists warn that childhood vaccination rates are falling. The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has called for an immunisation catch up service to be rolled out for teenagers who have missed out on being vaccinated against meningitis and other…
Tiger Woods has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence after his car was involved in a crash in Florida, police said. A Land Rover, which the golf legend was driving, tried to overtake a truck “at high speeds” before it swerved and rolled on to its side after clipping a truck towing…
How BMI is calculated According to the NHS website, BMI is calculated by dividing an adult’s weight in kilograms by their height in metres squared. For example, if you weigh 70kg (around 11 stone) and are 1.70m (around 5ft 7in) tall, you work out your BMI by: 1. Squaring your height in metres: 1.70 x…
Three people have died and two are injured after a sightseeing helicopter crashed into the sea off Hawaii. A pilot and four passengers were aboard the aircraft when it crashed on Thursday afternoon off Kalalau Beach, on the island of Kauai, the fire department said. The chopper hit the ocean around 100 yards offshore and…
An Afghan asylum seeker has been jailed for 15 years after abducting and raping a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton. Ahmad Mulakhil was found guilty of rape and two counts of sexual assault following a trial last month, having already admitted a further rape charge. He was also convicted of child abduction and taking an indecent…
Mary Rand, the first British woman to win an Olympic gold in athletics, has died aged 86. She won the long jump title when she competed at the Tokyo Games in 1964. Rand, who was born in Wells, Somerset, broke the British and Olympic records with her first attempt at 6.59 metres, and in her…
A 16-year-old boy who joined a banned far-right group and researched a synagogue has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for a series of terror offences. The teenager, who cannot be named because of his age, was found guilty last month of possession of terrorist documents, dissemination of terrorist documents and membership of a proscribed terrorist…
A sapling from the deliberately felled Sycamore Gap tree has been planted in a Scottish national park. Dozens of plants have been produced from seeds and material rescued from the famous tree, which stood for more than a century in a dip along Hadrian’s Wall before it was illegally cut down in September 2023. The…
