Family of UK’s youngest blood transfusion recipient express gratitude to donors
Intrauterine transfusion are needed for extremely unwell babies while they are still in the womb. Source link
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No evidence alleged rape was as reported or that immigrants involved, police say
Police received a report a woman in her 20s had been followed and assaulted in Epsom, Surrey, the early hours of Saturday. Source link
Lord Sugar picks new business partner after all-female final on The Apprentice
Karishma Vijay and Pascha Myhill battled it out for the coveted £250,000 investment in their respective businesses. Source link
‘Travellers’ chop down trees and clear land – angering locals
Residents in Guildford, Surrey, have voiced anger after land on Clay Lane was cleared over Easter, with trees removed and fencing installed. Locals fear an unauthorised traveller site is being created without planning permission. Guildford Borough Council said it is investigating the work as a priority and will take enforcement action if breaches are confirmed, though the legal process could take months. Source link
Surrey hospital declares critical incident with visiting restrictions in place | UK | News
An NHS Trust in Surrey has declared a critical incident in a hospital as its Norovirus outbreak enters its second week. Visits have been temporarily restricted on all wards at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill as the Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH). This mornign (March 30), the trust said the hospital is currently experiencing “continued high levels” of Norovirus alongside “significant levels of sustained demand” on its emergency care services. There are temporary visiting restrictions in place to all of the trust’s wards at the 744-bed hospital “until further notice”, with exceptions for patients on end of life care, in maternity, and paediatric wards and in the Emergency Department (ED). Several wards were also closed last week as the outbreak led SASH to ask the public not to attend the hospital if they have had diarrhoea or vomited in the last 48 hours. In line with this, the SASH has asked the public to only attend the ED for serious or life-threatening conditions or medical emergencies. Additionally, it has said staff may need …
New £50m theme park land based on major video game to open in the UK – world’s first | UK | News
A first-of-its-kind attraction dedicated to the best-selling video game of all time is set to open at a UK theme park. Chessington World of Adventures, in the outskirts of London, will be home to the world’s maiden Minecraft theme park land. The £50 million Minecraft World will include the first-ever Minecraft rollercoaster, as well as themed shops and dining. Fans will be able to go on “interactive adventures” as part of the attraction which is expected to open in 2027. It will also include “epic block built playscapes” in a world inspired by Minecraft’s most popular biomes, mobs and items, developers say. The project is a collaboration between Merlin Entertainments — which owns Chessington and other theme parks such as Legoland and Thorpe Park — and Mojang Studios, the company behind Minecraft. Minecraft creators will work with Merlin and Mojang to help bring the experience to life. Angela Jobson, senior vice president of global brand at Merlin Entertainments said: “We’re absolutely thrilled to be bringing Minecraft’s creativity, bold adventures, and ridiculous fun to life at …
Teenage boy stabbed to death in Surrey woodland | News UK Video News
A 15-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in a woodland near a park in Surrey. Officers were called to reports of a stabbing off Lido Road in Stoke Park, Guildford, around 6.10pm on Monday. They attended along with fire and ambulance crews, but the boy was pronounced dead at the scene. Speaking on Tuesday afternoon, Detective Chief Superintendent Debbie White of Surrey Police asked witnesses to come forward “as a matter of urgency”. She went on: “We appreciate that this incident will have caused shock and concern amongst our local communities, and we want to reassure you that we are working at pace to establish the circumstances of the boy’s death, gather as much evidence as possible and identify those responsible. “Although the circumstances of the boy’s death are not clear at this time, this is a fast-moving investigation, and we are pursuing a number of lines of inquiry. “We would ask that people don’t speculate about what might have happened while we work through these inquiries. “A police cordon remains in place, and …
Surrey Police referred to watchdog after man’s ‘unexplained’ death in Guildford | UK News
Surrey Police has referred itself to the watchdog following the death of a man, which is being treated as unexplained, after his body was discovered outside a home in Guildford. The force said it was in contact with the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) because officers had contact with the man prior to his death. Police have not provided any details about their interaction with the man or when it occurred. They said they were called to Hazel Avenue just after 7.15am on Friday, after a member of the public discovered the body. The force added that, while formal identification is yet to take place, officers believed they had identified the man who was in his 30s. Surrey Police said his next of kin had been informed. In a statement, the force said: “Following our investigation today, the death is being treated as unexplained, but we do not believe there to be any suspicious circumstances. “We are preparing a case to pass to the coroner.” Hazel Avenue in the Bellfields area, north of Guildford …