Kate McMullin

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'I bled from belly button then passed out - it took 5 years to find out why'

3 weeks ago | dublinlive.ie | Kate McMullin

A woman has opened up about her horror health ordeal after she started to unexpectedly bleed from her belly button. Ceri Bruinsma, a 43-year-old mum-of-two, was diagnosed with a rare form of endometriosis after she began to bleed from her belly button. The Liverpool mum was finally referred to the gynaecology department at Liverpool Women's Hospital after years of battling for an explanation for her severe symptoms.
'I started bleeding from my belly button - it took five years to find out why'

3 weeks ago | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Kate McMullin |Lee Grimsditch |Niamh Green

Ceri Bruinsma, 43, says she experienced years of 'pushback' from medical professionals before finally getting a diagnosisA mum was given a shocking diagnosis after she started to bleed from her belly button. Ceri Bruinsma, 43, finally received answers for her years of debilitating symptoms after being referred to the gynaecology experts at the Liverpool Women's Hospital. The mum-of-two's ordeal began following the removal of her contraceptive implant in 2020.
Mum's rare diagnosis after she started bleeding from her belly button

3 weeks ago | liverpoolecho.co.uk | Niamh Green |Kate McMullin

The mum said she spent years fighting for answersA mum-of-two was diagnosed with a rare form of endometriosis after she started bleeding from her belly button. Ceri Bruinsma, 43 was referred to the gynaecology department at Liverpool Women’s Hospital after years of fighting for answers to understand the cause of her debilitating symptoms.
Disposable vape ban date looms as warning issued

4 weeks ago | liverpoolecho.co.uk | Kate McMullin

Disposable vapes will be banned this year after the Government announced plans last JanuaryThe disposable vape ban that will be brought in this year may have a “limited impact” on the number of people using e-cigarettes, researchers have warned. It comes as a study highlighted there has been a “shift away” from disposable vapes since the ban was announced, with more people opting for refillable and reusable devices.
US paedophile flew to Wales to 'marry' schoolgirl

4 weeks ago | liverpoolecho.co.uk | George Thompson |Kate McMullin

44-year-old Jacob Ewing who was arrested at Cardiff Airport has now been jailedA 44-year-old American man who flew to Wales to “marry” a teenage girl he had groomed online has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. Jacob Ewing, 44, of Wildcat Pound Road, Hubert, North Carolina, forced a young girl from the Gwent area of Wales to perform “degrading” acts on herself and watch him perform sex acts on himself.
Dad, 29, who died on Benidorm stag pictured as family pays tribute

4 weeks ago | liverpoolecho.co.uk | Kate McMullin |Tim Hanlon

Dad-of-one Oliver Holroyd was due to be married next monthA dad who died on his stag do in Benidorm has been pictured. Dad-of-one Oliver Holroyd, 29, from Halifax, was enjoying drinks at the Funky Flamingo bar on March 22 when he suddenly became ill. Oliver fell backwards off a bar stool and was unconscious after hitting his head on the ground. Staff at the bar are understood to have attempted CPR for around 15 minutes, before an ambulance arrived - The Mirror reports.
Two British tourists drown while swimming near Great Barrier Reef

1 month ago | liverpoolecho.co.uk | Josh Payne |Kate McMullin

A boy, 17, and 46-year-old man have diedTwo British tourists have drowned while swimming at a beach near the Great Barrier Reef. A 17-year-old boy and a 46-year-old man entered the water without lifeguards in the town of Seventeen Seventy, in Queensland, Australia on Sunday. The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), said it was supporting the families of the tourists.
Road closed in both directions after crash

1 month ago | liverpoolecho.co.uk | Kate McMullin

Emergency services are at the sceneA road is closed in both directions after a crash. Emergency services are currently at the scene of a crash in Aigburth. At around midday today, Monday, April 14, it was reported that two cars had been involved in a crash at the junction of Ullet Road and East Albert Road. Merseyside Police said: "Motorists are advised to avoid the junction at this time." It is not known whether anyone has been injured at this stage.
Mum drowned sons in bath, dressed them in pyjamas and put them in bed together

1 month ago | msn.com | Ryan Fahey |Kate McMullin |Sam Dimmer

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Mum drowned sons, 5 and 2, then put them in bed and dressed them in pyjamas

1 month ago | nottinghampost.com | Sam Dimmer |Ryan Fahey |Kate McMullin

A mother who drowned her two young sons, aged five and two, before dressing them in pyjamas and placing them in bed has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Kara Alexander, 47, was found guilty of the murders of two year old Elijah and five year old Marley Thomas in December 2022, having drowned them in a bathtub. Post-mortem examinations confirmed that the cause of death was either drowning or suffocation.