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Catherine Jones, 35, a nurse in the cardiology ward at Wrexham Maelor Hospital in North Wales died from cancer in 2016 after mistakenly being given the all-clear by doctors at the hospital File A nurse developed cancer and died three years after having a cyst removed - because doctors at the hospital where she worked had mistakenly given her the all-clear. Catherine Jones, 35, had surgery to remove an ovarian cyst at Wrexham Maelor Hospital in North Wales, in July 2013.  A sample from the cyst should have been flagged as 'borderline' cancerous – and she would have been offered surgery and further treatment. But instead she was not called for follow-up appointments and assumed she had the all-clear. The cancer returned over the summer of 2016.   Mrs Jones, who worked on a cardiology ward, was then admitted to hospital. Urgent tests revealed a large cancerous tumour and she underwent a hysterectomy. Mrs Jones was then wrongly told she was cancer free. In fact, it had spread and s

Up to four families could be allowed to form a coronavirus 'bubble' for five days over the festive period next month under plans that could save Christmas. Ministers from all four UK nations met yesterday and agreed to work towards 'some limited additional household bubbling for a small number of days', the Cabinet Office said today. According to the Sun the yet to be confirmed plan is for up to four families to be allowed to form one bubble which would be able to meet indoors from Christmas Eve through to December 28, which is a bank holiday because Boxing Day lands on a weekend. Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove had talks with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her Welsh and Northern Irish counterparts yesterday, the Cabinet Office revealed this afternoon. It is understood that the details of the plan are being ironed out and would require the agreement of the devolved administrations.  With different regulations in place in each of the home nations, an ag

Posing in a dinner jacket, Martin Bashir clutches two awards for his Princess Diana Panorama exclusive.  The BBC reporter was named journalist of the year and interviewer of the year at the 'Oscars' of broadcasting, the Royal Television Society awards, in 1996. Now he is facing pressure to hand back his honours as an inquiry looms into allegations that he tricked Diana with lies about the Royal Family and forged documents. It is understood the judges were tied on the night between honouring Bashir and ITN foreign correspondent Paul Davies, who had reported from the frontline of the war in Bosnia, including the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica. A source who was there on the night of the awards said: 'Bashir got journalist of the year, but it was hotly disputed. Posing in a dinner jacket, Martin Bashir (far left) clutches two awards for his Princess Diana Panorama exclusive 'One of the judging panel told me it was split down the middle, with Bashir only winning thanks to the c

A pub landlord who claimed a chilli eating contest was exempt from lockdown rules because its an 'elite sport' has been hit with a prohibition notice. Craig Harker, 33, landlord of The George Pub and Grill in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, has been served with a prohibition notice following the British Eating League event in the earlier this month. The socially distanced eating tournament was attended by a TV crew and five 'athletes' taking on the hottest chillies in the world. The event was held in conjunction with the British Eating League but a complaint was lodged to Stockton Council after concerns it was in breach of lockdown rules.   Pub landlord Craig Harker , 33, has been hit with a prohibition notice over a chilli eating contest that was held at The George Pub and Grill in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, on November 7 However Mr Harker, who runs the pub, said he adhered to the guidelines as he classes competitive eating as an elite sport. He hit back at th