Father of twins dies of cancer after dismissing stomach pain as a pulled muscle Doctors misdiagnosed Harmi Kainth with acid reflux before his rare cancer diagnosis, aged 59 The Independent UK · Aug 12
First-time mum diagnosed with leukaemia after dismissing ‘common pregnancy symptoms’ Rebecca Robinson was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) just 10 days after giving birth The Independent UK · Jul 30
‘We quit our day jobs to live on a canal boat and now save £1,200 a month on rent, bills and food’ Daniel and Charlotte Blyth bought their £10,000 three-bedroom narrowboat on Facebook Marketplace The Independent UK · Jul 17
Toddler aged just 15 months, diagnosed with rare brain tumour after GP’s chest infection ‘misdiagnosis’ Frank, now three, first presented with fatigue and irritability in April 2024, aged one The Independent UK · Mar 17
Twin sisters orphaned as parents die from cancer nine months apart Twin sisters Ellen and Laura lost both parents in a nine-month period from 2021 to 2022 The Independent UK · Feb 18
Mum lost leg to flesh-eating disease after thinking she had a cold Friedel de Beer initially thought she had a cold before she collapsed and noticed blistered red skin on her ankle The Independent UK · Jan 28
Mum struggling with ‘unbearable’ pain due to hard-to-diagnose condition The pain is so severe that she has left her job as a children’s social, emotional and mental health tutor The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025
‘Happy, healthy’ girl left paralysed from neck down after falling ill Ivy Amos was diagnosed with transverse myelitis, a rare neurological condition caused by inflammation of the spinal cord The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025
‘Active’ dad diagnosed with terminal cancer after losing weight William White was first diagnosed with colon cancer in February 2020 The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025
‘Normal’ girl, 4, diagnosed with rare disorder that causes blindness, paralysis Her parents, Emma Vukic and Max Bridge, say they are in a phase of ‘prolonged grief’ The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025
Dad diagnosed with stage 4 cancer after wife’s death from the illness Paul Garratt lost his wife of 10 years to breast cancer in 2015 at the age of 31 The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025
Toddler diagnosed with inoperable brain tumour before going blind ‘overnight’ Olivia Taylor was diagnosed with an optic nerve glioma at just 17 months old The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025
‘I was given six months to live – but am making world record attempts eight years later’ Paul Jameson, 65, was given six months to live after his motor neurone disease diagnosis The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025
Hugely detailed Sonic the Hedgehog, dog and battleship designs see man crowned as UK latte art champion Ben Lewis first began working as a barista at Starbucks aged 16. The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2025
The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025 Siblings among seven people worldwide diagnosed with incurable disease Two of three siblings from London carry a mutation of the DHDDS gene
The Independent UK · May 30, 2025 Pensioner ‘devastated’ after losing his £17,000 retirement savings to ‘cowboy builder’ Eric Jordan says the experience has ruined his home and left him unable to ‘trust anyone’
The Independent UK · May 20, 2025 Teacher left paralysed by brain bleed travels over 1,000 miles to recover after ‘nightmare’ NHS treatment Anna Chithrakala, 45, says she tried to “escape” the NHS hospital she was in
The Independent UK · May 19, 2025 Woman reveals ‘extreme highs and lows’ of swapping London rent for a narrowboat Kyrie Morris said she found ‘freedom’ when she bought her narrowboat in April 2022
The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2025 Baby girl unable to blink or smile diagnosed with rare disorder A mother first noticed something was wrong during pregnancy when her daughter’s eyes appeared open during ultrasound scans
The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2025 A&E doctor thought she had glandular fever. It was aggressive blood cancer Alice Bolton was running up to 20km just days before her diagnosis
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025 Girl, 6, diagnosed with cancer after first symptoms were dismissed as ‘growing pains’ The mother of a six-year-old girl who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma has urged other parents to ‘trust their instincts’
The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025 ‘I ranked all 272 of London’s tube stops – these are the best and worst’ Tom ranks tube stations under the handle @vaguely.mundane
The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2024 Grinch impersonator: ‘I eat raw onion for the character – I want Jim Carrey’s job’ Ryan Swain has been visiting hospitals and care homes in the run-up to Christmas – and now wants to replace Jim Carrey
The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2024 Dad given two years to live after cold fingers turn out to be deadly rare condition The rare autoimmune condition causes Scott Nell’s skin to harden and thicken
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024 Pumpkin carver who brings ‘terrifying people’ to life earns thousands through side hustle Jamie says he carves until his fingers bleed