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3 weeks ago | 
independent.co.uk | Hannah Cottrell |Eleanor Fleming
She was ‘dehumanised and disrespected’, but her life has since been transformedA woman who experienced the indignity of being "spat on" for communicating in sign language has found renewed confidence and independence thanks to her hearing dog, Damson. Alison Wallace, 28, from Flintshire, lost her hearing overnight when she was just 13. For the next six years, she navigated a world of intermittent silence, her hearing disappearing and reappearing unpredictably.
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3 weeks ago | 
msn.com | Hannah Cottrell |Eleanor Fleming
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3 weeks ago | 
independent.co.uk | Hannah Cottrell |Eleanor Fleming
Alison experienced a sudden and inexplicable loss of hearing overnight aged just 13A woman who was “spat on” for using sign language in public has seen her life transformed by her hearing dog Damson. Alison Wallace, 28, from Flintshire, experienced a sudden and inexplicable loss of hearing overnight aged just 13. For six years, her hearing fluctuated, disappearing and reappearing, until 2020 when it vanished completely.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
birminghammail.co.uk | Annabal Bagdi |Eleanor Fleming |Sarah Tulloch
NewsSaira Malik, 54, from south-west London, was left in intensive care after a tooth extraction went wrong - and has now been awarded a huge payout after pursuing legal action (Image: PA)Please enter a valid emailSomething went wrong, please try again later.More NewslettersWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
dental.einnews.com | Annabal Bagdi |Eleanor Fleming |Sarah Tulloch
A&E bomb hoaxer avoids jail in 'rare and exceptional case' How do you deal with the January blues? Have your say Girl died after hospital 'delayed CT scan for pregnancy test' A&E bomb hoaxer avoids jail in 'rare and exceptional case' How do you deal with the January blues?
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
essexlive.news | Eleanor Fleming |Matt Lee
A father-of-two "facing the jaws of death" due incurable cancer has been given months to live and wants to make "magical memories" with his family ahead of his "last Christmas". Lee Rawlinson, 51, was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer on Halloween after experiencing a pain in his lower abdomen.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
independent.co.uk | Eleanor Fleming
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
independent.co.uk | Eleanor Fleming
A couple who bought a Second World War water tower to convert it into their “dream” home are now running out of funds and time following a tragic motor neurone disease (MND) diagnosis. Mary and Sean Davies bought the water tower located at the derelict Nocton Hall RAF Hospital site in Lincolnshire in 2018 for £25,000, hoping to give the building a new lease of life and transform it into a seven-bedroom family home.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
independent.co.uk | Eleanor Fleming
A father already “terrified of needles” has received a £17,000 settlement after a dentist’s local anaesthetic needle snapped off at the back of his mouth and left him with permanent nerve damage. Joe Woollen, 41, a HGV driver and father-of-six from Medway, Kent, said he had not visited the dentist since the age of 13 as he is “terrified of needles”, but after experiencing “unbearable toothache”, he booked an appointment at The Vale Dental Clinic in London in 2021.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
ok.co.uk | Eleanor Fleming |Alison Graves |Alison Graves Lifestyle
Rebecca Herbert’s daughter Summer, now seven, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in April 2022 after she was found lying on the floor in her bedroom, unable to walk or use her legs. Summer, from Hampshire, had been “constantly poorly” and bruising easily in the weeks prior, but when Rebecca, 33, visited her GP, she claims the doctor said Summer was “faking it” and told her to “go home and dose her up on Calpol”. The GP did advise an x-ray that evening though.
