A Kent hospital has started offering a pill-sized camera that patients swallow to check for signs of bowel cancer, avoiding a more uncomfortable procedure. The first patient to use it at Medway Maritime Hospital described it as straightforward and pain-free, and said he could go home and carry on with his day.
Dora Horsfall celebrated her 105th birthday at a care home in Chippenham, Wiltshire, with family, a violinist and afternoon tea. Her family credits her daily siesta and she said the best part of the day was rejoicing with loved ones.
A charity lunch and auction at Wetherby's Northern Raceday raised more than £52,000 for Spinal Research. Attendees heard from the children of former jockey Graham Lee, who is paralysed after a racing accident, about their hope that research will bring new treatments.
Vibeke Nicklin, an 80-year-old nurse from Prenton in Wirral, has marked 60 years in the profession. She moved from Denmark to the UK as a teenager and still works two overnight shifts a week.
