Grandfather-of-nine Michael Green became stuck behind a table after falling at his home in Leicester – leaving him struggling to breathe and unable to call for help with his phone just out of reach.
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Fury as PM’s tearful resignation speech delays broadcast of Homes Under the Hammer
The popular auction and renovation series is usually broadcast at 10am on BBC One, but in its place today was a BBC News Special – much to the ire of fans.
Woman, 54, develops eczema after having an allergic reaction to nickel in her DENTURES
The 54-year-old woman – who has not been named – had previously reacted to metallic jewellery. An allergy patch test at Tokushima University, Japan, revealed she could not tolerate nickel.
EU immigration to Britain falls to five-year low amid ongoing Brexit crisis
An estimated 201,000 EU nationals moved to the UK with an intention to stay for 12 months or more in 2018, which was the lowest inflow since 2013 when the same figure was recorded.
Vegan activists in hen masks storm NANDO’S and play footage of chickens being slaughtered
The protestors, wearing hen masks, stormed a restaurant in Brighton on Wednesday, as part of a nationwide campaign to occupy the business. They called on the restaurant to turn its menu vegan.
Skeleton of the extinct Dodo bird is being sold at auction and could fetch as much as $760,000
Composed of bones of various dodo specimens found on the bird’s past home of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean, the skeleton being sold at Christie’s London was assembled in the 19th century.
Brazilian model died on catwalk in Sao Paulo from heart disease pulmonary edema
A new medical report reveals that 26-year-old Brazilian model, Tales Cotta Soares, died from a heart disease that ultimately led to pulmonary edema.
Oldest meteorite collection on Earth is discovered in a desert
The team of scientists, from France’s Aix-Marseille Université, made the extraordinary discovery – comprising of 388 samples – in South America’s Atacama Desert.
Air rage passenger drops dead after trying to strangle a female traveller during Russian flight
Passengers on the Airbus travelling from Moscow to Russian-annexed Crimea were terrified after the aggressor grabbed a woman by the neck. After being restrained he collapsed and died.
Viewers stunned by rock climbing documentary calling it ‘the scariest thing they’ve ever watched’
Viewers were shocked last night as they watched Free Solo on Channel 4, a film which follows Alex Honnold, 33, from California, climb El Capitan alone without any ropes in June 2017.