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Sarah HawleyBBC News, East MidlandsSuppliedVanellope Hope Wilkins, now aged seven, was born with her heart outside of her bodyVanellope Hope Wilkins made medical history when she was born with her heart outside of her body in 2017. Described by experts as “one of a kind”, Vanellope had three operations to place her heart back in her chest due to an extremely rare condition called ectopia cordis.The hospital where she was born – Glenfield Hospital in Leicester – says it knows of no other case in the UK where the baby has survived.Now seven years old, Vanellope has undergone groundbreaking surgery…
PAPope Francis greeting the crowds in Dublin’s Phoenix Park during his visit to Ireland in 2018Leaders from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have joined the outpouring of tributes to Pope Francis. Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill said that Catholics “right across the world, including here in Ireland, will feel his loss deeply”.Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Micháel Martin said the passing of Pope Francis comes with “a profound sadness”. Pope Francis died at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta just a day after he appeared in St Peter’s Square to wish…
JK Rowling has called on Sir Keir Starmer and other ministers to apologise after the Supreme Court ruled on the definition of a woman last week.Last week, the court unanimously decided that the definition of a “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 refers to “a biological woman and biological sex”. The ruling caused consternation among some politicians and tens of thousands of people protested in central London on Saturday against what they said was a “betrayal” of the trans community.Rowling – who has been outspoken against transgender women using single-sex spaces – was among several gender critical campaigners…
UPSC Topper 2025: Shakti Dubey tops Civil Services Examination, final result out. (AI Image) UPSC Topper 2025 Rank List: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the final result of the Civil Services Examination, 2024, marking the culmination of a rigorous selection process that began with the written exam in September 2024 and concluded with interviews conducted between January and April 2025. The results, released officially by the Press Information Bureau, include a list of 1009 candidates recommended for appointments to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS), and Central Services, Group ‘A’…
A collage of the authors who contributed to ‘Talking Fingers’ | Photo Credit: Special arrangement In my mind, I’m hopeful that in times to come I’ll be able to control my thoughts. I can’t control my movements always, so others may think that I don’t know things. Suppose you ask me to bring something; despite knowing exactly what is being asked, sometimes my body does not obey my command. This is 21-year-old Aratrik Dey, a non-speaking youngster in the autism spectrum expressing himself in the book Talking Fingers – Voices of Indian Non-Speaking Autistics.While Aratrik’s father Malay Kanti Dey, says…
NEW DELHI: Centre on Tuesday contended before Supreme Court that its recent ruling in Tamil Nadu governor’s case, which fixed a time period for President and governors to take decisions on bills, does not address all aspects of the legal battle between Kerala govt and its governor.Kerala govt counsel K K Venugopal told a bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi that the issue raised by it stood addressed by SC’s recent verdict. “Matter covered by the recent judgment. The issue is what is the time limit for reference to the President. That is held to be three…
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The soprano Natalie Dessay and her daughter, Neïma Naouri, team up to explore one of theater’s most toxic mother-daughter relationships. Source link