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Michelle Purvis, 41, was walking home in North Tyneside in May last year when she was hit by Gary Denley, 22, who was driving a 250cc motorbike with no registration plates and several defects.

Scientists are making significant advances in developing artificial blood substitutes, with two promising approaches emerging in 2025, the New Yorker reports. At the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Blood Oxygen Transport and Hemostasis, researchers are testing ErythroMer, a synthetic nanoparticle that mimics red blood cells' oxygen-carrying capabilities. Simultaneously, the UK's National Health Service is conducting the first human trials of lab-grown blood cells. These developments address critical blood shortages - of the 38% of Americans eligible to donate, less than 3% do so regularly. Traditional donated blood also has significant limitations: platelets last only 5 days, red blood cells 42 days, and all require careful refrigeration and blood-type matching. DARPA awarded $46 million in early 2023 to develop ErythroMer, seeing potential for battlefield medicine where traditional blood storage isn't feasible. The synthetic blood can be stored as a powder and reconstituted when needed. There are still a lot of challenges, the report adds. The lab-grown blood currently costs about $75,000 per syringe compared to around $200 for a pint of donated blood, and production is limited to small quantities.

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The pair would often spend several hours messaging over a three-month period as the swindler earned the target's trust.

In 2022 nearly 200,000 women around the world got labiaplasty surgeries to reduce the size of the labia minora (the flaps of skin either side of the vaginal opening).

It is not only a great activity, but visitors are also supporting a very important cause

Katherine Ryan has revealed the extreme lengths she went to in order to secure Taylor Swift tickets for her teenage daughter Violet.

A Dancing On Ice star and Olympic legend has revealed he could be set for this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

People living in Darlington, County Durham, have warned that an Amazon trial to drop parcels off by air could see hordes of noisy vehicles zooming through the sky.

Katherine Ryan has revealed that her husband Bobby Kootstra needs 'more training' in the bedroom as they step up their sex life from twice to five times a month.

Short-term result likely to be increased energy prices across the board

Updated  Trump's tariffs are raising a new question mark over US datacenters and their expanding energy consumption, with price hikes possible as Canada threatens to withhold energy supplies in response.…

Canadian province 'won't do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy'

Updated  The provincial government in Ontario, Canada is hitting back at President Trump's 25 percent tariffs on the US' northern neighbor by scrapping a deal with Elon Musk's Starlink.…

TRAFFIC is building on a section of the A120 this evening due to a suspected crash.

City suffered a 5-1 shellacking at the hands of Arsenal on Sunday, piling more misery on a season which leaves them fifth and 15 points off league leaders Liverpool.

Her company targeted "vulnerable" elderly people to deceive them into paying for insulation for "mouldy" homes which were in fact dry and safe

The Soccerette feature was introduced in the late 1990s and lasted for several years, and would see a young female fan modelling a shirt in front of the 'Fans of the Week'.

Ebony McIntosh, 24, from Derby, was just four days into her dream trip to the tropical island when she was rushed to hospital on Saturday along with other guests.

Meghan, 43, on Tuesday uploaded an Instagram Reel where she thanked singer Billie Eilish for helping her out with a sweet request in the aftermath of the Los Angeles wildfires.

This Friday, Prince Nikolaos of Greece, 55, is set to tie the knot with Chrysí Vardinogiánni - a mother-of-two, who is the daughter of a Greek shipping magnate.

The Oscar winner, 51, recalled the painfully embarrassing moment which took place during filming for The Brutalist.

Microsoft will charge commercial customers $61 per device in the first year to continue receiving Windows 10 security updates after support ends, The Register wrote in a PSA note Wednesday, citing text, with costs doubling each subsequent year for up to three years. Organizations can't skip initial years to save money, as the updates are cumulative. Some users may avoid fees if they connect Windows 10 endpoints to Windows 365 Cloud PCs. The program also covers Windows 10 virtual machines running on Windows 365 or Azure Virtual Desktop for three years with an active Windows 365 subscription.

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