Tom Wilson, an equities sales trader at Numis Securities, is the toast of his stockbroking firm after he dramatically saved the life of a man who jumped into the Thames - apparently with the intention of committing suicide... more
New stroke units in London are being credited with saving up to 400 lives a year as well as reducing the lasting disabilities that affect thousands more... more
London Night Hike, which raises money for Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres, was also where cancer survivor Nicole Brancheau met her future husband... more
Family of a pensioner who was ill with dementia when she left a fortune to her doctor told today how they are still battling to recover it - 19 years after her death... more
Latest: Family of a young mother left dying in the street with her right hand cut off tell how she had lived in fear after months of feeling 'hounded and threatened'... more
Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella died suddenly yesterday from a 'fatal haemorrhage' after surgery for throat cancer. The 54-year-old, who was best known for his films The English Patient, Truly, Madly, Deeply and Cold Mountain, had told only his family and closest friends about his condition... more
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