In order to find out which tunes get people in the mood for romance, HMV asked their 2,000 staff to short list songs from a selection of popular classics and modern day love songs. The comments received on the social networking site revealed very clearly that people became emotionally attached to the songs that soundtrack their lives, with their wedding day being the ultimate time to look for a special song.
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Dress like Ed Sheeran for under A 37k? St Elizabeth Hospice and ‘Young Ed’ can help
Hugo Fairbanks Weston, who played “Young Ed” in Ed Sheeran’s Castle on the Hill video is modelling the singer’s old clothes, which will be auctioned by St Elizabeth Hospice. Picture: ST ELIZABETH HOSPICE The sixth-form student who played a young Ed Sheeran in the video for his Suffolk “love song” has followed in the star’s charitable footsteps – quite literally – by wearing some of his old shoes and clothes.
Cotswold physio to appear on adverts for national cancer charity
… affected by cancer know that Macmillan is there to help everyone, and being able to highlight the great work of local health professionals and the Macmillan Next Steps cancer rehabilitation project, is so important.” The Macmillan Next Steps cancer …
New study re-evaluates the total burden of norovirus on the UK
… of norovirus to be 47/1000 population, which equates to around three million cases a year, at a cost to cases and the health service of up to A 106million. The IID2 study estimated the number of cases who were symptomatic. Using a modified measure …
Appeal for alternative therapists to volunteer time for veterans
… or lack of good quality sleep, is a very common complaint from those with either a physical injury or mental health illness,” said Ms Thistlethwaite, “We all know that, if we don’t get enough sleep, we don’t function properly the next day – but …
Controversial new fertility treatment plans by the NHS
… viruses. But experts fear that if the plans do go ahead that other clinical commissioning groups (which control local health funding) across the country will follow suit and prevent many women from starting their dream family. Some critics also …
Cancelled operations reach record high at Norfolk hospital
Hundreds of operations were cancelled in the last three months of 2016 at Norfolk and Suffolk hospitals. Photo: Rui Vieira/PA Wire More patients than ever are having their operations cancelled at some of the region’s hospitals in yet another sign of the winter pressures affecting the NHS.
The hearing was at Burnley Crown Court
A 47-YEAR-OLD man hanged himself on the day he arrived back from a two-week holiday in Crete, an inquest heard. Nigel Wilson, of Orpen Avenue, Burnley, was found dead by his partner in the garage of their home on September 28 last year, a hearing at Burnley Crown Court heard.
The hearing was at Burnley Crown Court
A 47-YEAR-OLD man hanged himself on the day he arrived back from a two-week holiday in Crete, an inquest heard. Nigel Wilson, of Orpen Avenue, Burnley, was found dead by his partner in the garage of their home on September 28 last year, a hearing at Burnley Crown Court heard.
Sobell House series: how personal touches helped to comfort terminal cancer patient
AS specialists in end-of-life care, Sobell House Hospice comforts many patients who might not make it back home. Though his liver cancer was terminal, the motorbike-mad 54-year-old was told during his time on the ward – as doctors had told him before – that he still had months left to live.
Kidney donor says it was a ‘privilege’ to save six-year-old’s life as she urged others to register
… able to go to school, learn to ride her bike and has become a competent swimmer who will compete in the Westfield Health 2017 Transplant Games in North Lanarkshire in July. Jen Lumsdaine, living donor transplant co-ordinator, said: “As Megan and …
Familiar names, faces return to movie theaters
Keanu Reeves returns as hitman John Wick in “John Wick: Chapter 2.” In this chapter he’s forced out of retirement by a former associate hoping to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Wick travels to Rome where he squares off against some of the world’s deadliest killers.
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The family of a mother-of-three who has an aggressive form of cervical cancer are asking people to donate money to help fund treatment that is her last hope. Louise Gleadell, daughter of Leicester Riders’ assistant coach Phil Gleadell, was diagnosed with severe cervical cancer last year, despite never having missed a smear test.
Megan’s spinal surgery trip total leaps to A 5,000
THE family of an aspiring young gymnast are a step closer to accessing surgery that could change her life, following a fantastic fundraising event. Ten-year-old Megan Sadler will travel to America later this month, for a consultation with doctors at the Shriners Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia.
Del Grou with his beard that he grew for more than a year
A High Wycombe man raised more than A 1,000 for a cancer charity, smashing his A 600 target, by growing his beard for more than a year. Del Grou, 44, who is originally from Marlow, decided he was going to grow his beard last January for Cancer Research, after three members of his family – his wife, brother and aunt – were diagnosed with the disease.
PHOTOS: Skinny dip raises thousands for breast cancer
It’s not the easiest time for a skinny dip, but one Hampshire man braved the cold and let it all hang out in aid of a local charity. Geoff Tingley from Locks Heath raised A 2,800 with a New Year’s Day dip to raise money for breast cancer support centre the Haven.
She was told she was going to die – but thanks to her oncologist Jean is cancer free 10 years on
Sat in a consultant’s room, she went into shock as she was told she had an aggressive and fast-growing form of cancer, a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that had already spread around her body and would likely prove fatal. But 10 years on, the 69-year-old is cancer-free and thanks one person in particular for saving her life.
Lancashire mother documents her son’s cancer battle
Mother documents her three-year-old son’s heartbreaking decline after 19 rounds of chemo for liver cancer leave him so weak he can’t walk, talk or even bear any attention A mother has shared a heartbreaking photo diary, showing the devastating decline of her three-year-old son after months of gruelling chemotherapy. Charlie Proctor has gone from a bouncing toddler to being so frail that his mother Amber Schofield, 22, from Accrington, Lancashire, can fit her fingers around his legs.
Judge rules local authority can forcibly vaccinate baby boy despite his mother’s objections
A local authority has been granted permission by a top judge to forcibly vaccinate a seven-month-old baby boy against his mother’s wishes. The mum objected to her child receiving the jabs because she said her older children had had bad reactions to vaccinations in the past.
Physiotherapy ‘false economy’ warning as fifth of patients waiting more than 16 weeks
… of patients are being seen within the four week target, far short of the Government’s 90 per cent benchmark, but the health board is planning to cut a further nine physiotherapist posts this year on top of nearly three shed last year. The Society …
Nurse hurt in hospital fall to sue health board for A 350,000
… of cookies. A NURSE nurse who was hurt in a fall at a major hospital’s accident and emergency department is suing a health authority for A 350,000 compensation. The emergency nursing practitioner told a court that she came down with “a thud” on the …
Nurse hurt in hospital fall to sue health board for 350,000
A NURSE nurse who was hurt in a fall at a major hospital’s accident and emergency department is suing a health authority for A 350,000 compensation. The emergency nursing practitioner told a court that she came down with “a thud” on the floor and banged into a trolley.
Warning over ‘50,000 Scots’ carrying undetected killer heart genes
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Lymphoedema trial extended by a year after 100% of patients report reduced pain
… months that it has already been extended by a further year, according to the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University (ABMU) health board. Originally, all the procedures were to be carried out by consultant plastic surgeon Amar Ghattaura, who was the only …
Things To Do Today In London: Monday 30 January 2017
Journey through the seven years of war, which became the the biggest battle in English history. VALENTINE CRAFTING: Useless at romance? Put that personal touch on your Valentine’s Day card at this crafting evening.
Online fundraising page created to help disabled Norwich newlyweds enjoy a honeymoon
A Crowdfunding page has been set up to help a severely-disabled couple enjoy an international honeymoon cruise after tying the knot. Sophie and Jason Adams, 41 and 43, from Hellesdon, both have multiple sclerosis , but family and friends are determined to raise 3,500 so the newlyweds can go on a week-long cruise from Southampton to Norway this June.
UK confirms two more cases of bird flu on turkey and pheasant farms
British authorities say they have confirmed two more bird flu cases on farms in northern and eastern England, meaning there are now four areas where restrictions are in place across the country to reduce the spread of the disease. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs said it had confirmed a case of H5N8 avian flu in a flock of about 1,000 pheasants at a farm in Wyre, Lancashire, in northern England on Friday.
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Saturday 28 Jan 2017
Jeremy Corbyn has lost a second backbencher over the Article 50 controversy. Jo Stevens, the MP for Cardiff Central and shadow Welsh secretary, said that she could not defy the majority of her constituents who voted to stay in the European Union.
Acclaimed actor John Hurt dies at 77 following battle with cancer
Actor John Hurt, known for his roles in “The Elephant Man,” “Alien,” “Harry Potter” and numerous other films, died Friday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, according to British media reports. The news of Hurt’s death was first reported by the Daily Mail and the Mirror in the United Kingdom and was confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter on Friday evening.
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The Finnish government has set an ambitious goal for residents in a bid to benefit their health — and their bank balances. Officials plan to make the country tobacco-free by 2040, meaning they want less than 2% of their adults to consume tobacco — in any form — by that deadline.
Woman who dropped seven stone in a year encourages others to change their lives
A WOMAN who lost nearly seven stone in a year is hoping her story will inspire others to turn their lives around. Andrea Carter, of Bampton, hit an all-time low in 2015 when, weighing nearly 17 stone, she decided to turn over a new leaf.
a Don’t get caught out by a cold snap – stock up to stay well this winter
GPs in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire are urging people with long-term health issues to keep medicine cabinets fully stocked – and don’t leave themselves at the mercy of the fast-changing winter weather. People living with chronic conditions such as diabetes, respiratory disease , heart disease, kidney or liver disease, or neurological disease, are particularly vulnerable when the temperatures drop.
Reddit’s CEO got laser eye surgery to prepare for the apocalypse
The chances of a full-blown apocalypse might be slim, but Reddit CEO and cofounder Steve Huffman is not taking any chances. As Evan Osnos details in a recent New Yorker piece , Huffman got laser eye surgery in November 2015 to improve his odds at surviving doomsday.
Jessica Brooks, 18, from Gillingham, has died almost a year after having a heart transplant
The teenager, who had been suffering from heart disease since she was 15, had been given just two weeks to live. In the middle of their grief, her family is clinging to the fact that they had a year with her that would not have been possible without the transplant.
Row over MS charity as third branch in three years prepares to close its doors
VOLUNTEERS battling to save a centre that supports 400 people with multiple sclerosis have been told there are “plenty of other charity shops” to work if they disagree with the closure, it has been claimed. It comes amid a row over why bosses at the MS Society have decided their Ayrshire and Arran Branch centre and charity shop is surplus to requirements with expectations it will close at the end of next month.
Girl who lost dad to leukaemia donates hair
A BRAVE young girl whose father died after a battle with leukaemia has taken the fight to beat cancer in a very personal way. Three years ago, 11-year-old Eduarda Lima and her younger brother Gustavo were dealt the cruellest of blows with the loss of their dad.
How an illness led to a piece of Kirk history
Church of Scotland’s first Asian female minister tAquila Singh, who was brought up in the Christian faith from birth, will be ordained and inducted into Fernhill and Cathkin Parish Church in Rutherglen.Rev Aquila Singh PERHAPS unusually, Aquila Singh can remember something that happened when she was just two years old. She and her mother were about to board a plane that would take them from their native Pakistan to Glasgow, her father already having made the journey to find them a place to live.
Bridgwater charity celebrates A 5,000 funding boost
Towards Tomorrow Together provide services including supplying memory boxes to Musgrove Park Hospital and hosting monthly support groups in Chard, Taunton and Bridgwater . The funds awarded to Towards Tomorrow Together from the Aviva Community Fund will be used to provide bereavement training to local holistic therapists before fully funding a course of up to six sessions of selected therapies, including aromatherapy, reiki, reflexology and hypnotherapy.
Alzheimer’s Society course will help those caring for dementia sufferers
A free Alzheimer’s Society course to help people caring for someone with dementia is coming to Stamford in March. The Carers Information and Support Programme offers the chance to learn more about the condition and how it affects the individual.
Scholarship to help 19 year-old student help reach her dream
Despite a history in sheep and beef farming, the Harper Adams University student has realised her passion is to work with pigs. The BSc Animal Health and Welfare student is to receive an AHDB Pork Industry Scholarship, which includes a paid placement year with Ceva Animal Health to help her achieve her dream.