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Metro
11 hours ago
- Metro
'My son died riding on an e-scooter - now he is in a box in my living room'
A devastated mum has called time on 'lawless' e-scooters after her son died following a crash. Jacob Calland, 14, had been riding at the back of an e-scooter behind his friend when they were knocked over by a car on March 19 near his home in south Manchester. The teen fought for his life in intensive care for eight days before succumbing to his injuries. Carly joins the growing list of parents who have lost a child in e-scooter crashes across the UK. The youngest victim is thought to have been a 12-year-old rider. There were eight deaths involving an e-scooter last year, and six deaths have been recorded so far in 2025, according to the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety. Since 2019, 52 people have died in e-scooter incidents. Ministers are now working on plans to regulate the 'lawless' use of e-scooters after a spate of deaths and serious injury crashes, and their use in crime. His mum Carly Calland recalled the 'breathtaking' moment she received every parent's worst nightmare phone call from the police. The officers told Carly to get to the scene on Southmoor Road, Wythenshawe, as quickly as possible. She arrived just in time as Jacob was about to be airlifted to Manchester Children's Hospital. Mum Carly decided to text and take photos of Jacob's journey at the hospital as the pair used to text daily. She wanted to show them to his son when he woke up, but he never did. Carly said: 'I didn't know what was going to happen to Jacob, so I was documenting it with the hope of sitting down together and explaining what we had gone through and how much of an impact his split-second decision to get on the back of that e-scooter, had on me and the rest of his family.' Despite the best efforts of the medical teams, the family were told to come say goodbye as they were unable to bring down the swelling in Jacob's brain. Carly said: 'Along with the scene, it was one of the hardest days of my life getting everyone to come and say goodbye. 'Then the doctors and nurses pulled Jacob over in the bed and allowed me to get in bed with him to have my last cuddles with him. I fell asleep, and when I woke up, it was time. It was time to say goodbye, and all this over an e-scooter. It doesn't sit right.' Jacob died a week after the crash, surrounded by his loved ones. Now, mum Carly is calling on the government to change the law around e-scooters to 'end needless tragedies' and stop other parents from having to go through the same pain. As part of the campaign called Jacob's Journey, she is calling for the introduction of an e-scooter licence, mandatory helmets, making it illegal to carry passengers and banning the sale of e-scooters to under-18s, which she says is the biggest problem as riders don't know what an e-scooter can do.' She told Metro: 'I see e-scooters daily, and especially now on school holidays, and it hurts. I see them carrying passengers. 'Jacob was never allowed one because I know how dangerous they can be. 'Jacob's got to deal with his consequences – now he is in a box in my living room. I'm just trying to stop this from happening to another mum, another sister, another uncle – it could be anybody, and I know I'm not the only person in the world going through this.' The measures the government is looking into include licence plates, mandatory training similar to a driving test and a minimum rider age requirement of 14, although the final list has not been confirmed yet. More Trending But mum Carly said the 14 age limit would be 'unacceptable' and that she would 'fight it' to have the age brought up to 18. She said: 'Teenagers think they are untouchable, and many adults think so too. I don't want to just put it on kids, because some of the adults are just as bad, but it is mainly the kids who think they can get to places quickly and easily. 'We have to get a driving licence to drive a car, but many of these scooters are just as powerful. Some of them can go 50mph or faster. But people get to just jump on them, and there's no consequence. 'There are no laws who can buy what.' Privately owned e-scooters are illegal on public roads, although their use is common. Rental e-scooters available through an app can be used in some areas where official government trials are ongoing, like in many London boroughs. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: How trains could look in 2075 – from nap pods to on-board cinema screens MORE: Two children killed after youth sailing camp boat struck by barge in Miami MORE: At least two feared dead after plane crashes into sea off California coast
NBC News
a day ago
- Health
- NBC News
No sign of 51-year-old ‘critical' missing person in San Clemente, California
Fourth of July weekend, 2025, was full of fun and celebration for the Vink family. 'We went to our community pool and had, like, a little pizza party, and the kids decorated their scooters,' Carly Vink told Dateline. Carly's husband, 51-year-old Lucien Vink, also participated in the events, along with their two young children. 'Everything was normal,' Carly said. The festive weekend in San Clemente, California, came to a dramatic halt on Monday morning, July 7. Carly told Dateline she woke up that morning to go to a 6:30 gym class, and Lucien was not in bed, which was totally normal. 'He does have type 1 diabetes, and he wears monitoring devices that can beep very loudly sometimes. So if he has high blood sugar, he'll very commonly sleep on the couch,' she explained. Carly went downstairs, but Lucien was not on the couch. 'I thought, 'Oh, one of the kids must have woken up while he was still up last night, and he went and fell asleep in one of their rooms,'' she said. Carly says she remembers seeing her husband's wallet and phone on the counter before she left for the gym. When she came back home from the gym around 7:30, there was still no sign of Lucien. 'He would, 100% of the time, be up and making coffee or something downstairs at this time,' Carly said. Carly glanced at the counter where Lucien's wallet and phone were and noticed something else: a note. According to Carly, the note indicated 'that he was sorry and loved us.' 'And I thought, 'Well, that's bizarre,'' she said. Carly told Dateline at this point, she still believed Lucien was in the house. 'Keep in mind, I've driven past his car now to go to the gym, and when I returned from the gym, so I was like, 'What? What is he sorry for? Oh, my gosh. When he wakes up, we need to have a discussion.' And so I hopped in the shower,' she said. 'I'm just finishing my shower, and my stomach drops, and I think, 'Wait a second, what if he's not in one of the kids' rooms?'' Carly remembered. She says she immediately went to check her children's rooms. They were still asleep. There was no sign of Lucien. She then ran downstairs to look at his belongings on the counter, and this time, noticed his glucose monitor and the insulin administration device he was supposed to wear 24/7 were both there. 'He's a citizen of the Netherlands, so his green card is there, um, all of his credit cards are there,' Carly said. Carly says she then called local hospitals, and none of them had a patient named Lucien or a John Doe. 'I ask them, you know. 'What do I — what do I do? What — you know, I don't — I've never been in this situation. I don't have the — the tools to handle this. I — I don't know what's wrong.' So [the woman on the phone] just said to call the police,' Carly said. So she called 911. 'I explain that he's critical because he's a type 1 diabetic, and it appears that he does not have any of his glucometer or insulin devices on him.' Carly had her children picked up by a friend, and when deputies arrived, they searched the home, took her statement, and filed a critical missing persons report. According to Carly, they searched the neighborhood and obtained two Ring camera videos from neighbors, the first of which she shared with Dateline. 'The first one is 1:58 a.m. on Monday, July 7, and it's him walking down the middle of our street, um, wearing a T-shirt, shorts, tennis shoes, a hat, and a backpack,' Carly said. According to Carly there is another video that shows her husband exiting their cul-de-sac onto another street. According to a post from the Orange County Sheriff's Department on Facebook, Lucien Vink 'was last seen on Sunday, July 6, in the city of San Clemente near Camino Forestal and Calle Precipicio. Lucien was wearing a dark short-sleeve t-shirt, dark shorts, and carrying a black backpack.' Carly clarified to Dateline that the evening of July 6 was the last time she physically saw Lucien in their home. Dateline reached out to the Orange County Sheriff's Office for more information, but was directed to their social media for available information. 'I searched homeless encampments. I went to the mission to search for him, the food banks, and they put out missing flyers,' Carly said. 'And we have not heard anything since.' According to Carly, the days leading up to that weekend were normal and she didn't notice any unusual behavior on Lucien's part that would have prompted him to write the note she found on the counter the morning her husband vanished. When asked if there had been any disagreements, Carly told Dateline, 'I couldn't even tell you the last time, maybe a month or two. Um, and definitely not like a storm-out-of-the-house fight, just kind of like a disagreement, and we heal over and move on, you know? Normal couple situation. Never mentioned the words 'divorce' or 'I don't wanna be with you anymore' or anything.' 'He is the most loving, wonderful man on the planet,' Carly said, describing her husband. She is at a loss to explain why Lucien would have walked away from their lives. 'This would never, ever, ever be something that he would ever consider or do in his right mind,' she said. 'This is just not who he is.' Lucien is approximately 5'10' and 160 lbs. He is bald and has blue eyes. Anyone with information is asked to call the Orange County Sheriff's Department at 714-647-7000.
BBC News
3 days ago
- Health
- BBC News
Teen's skin blister disease stops her from writing and walking
A 13-year-old girl has spoken out about her rare skin condition and the "awful pain" it causes to raise from Stroud in Gloucestershire, has epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EB), which causes painful blisters on the hands and feet. On particularly bad days, she is unable to write, put her shoes on or walk, relying on a wheelchair instead."Its two main causes are heat and friction, so it gets a bit better in winter, but in summer it's really, really bad," she said. To prevent pain and more blisters, Naomi follows a daily routine of lancing her feet blisters and dressing mother, Carly, first noticed a problem when she developed blisters on her hands as she learned to crawl. "We thought, this isn't right, this is different to a normal kind of reaction to something, so we really pushed to get through to a dermatologist who then, luckily, had had training in EB, but had never seen it before," Carly said. Further tests confirmed that Naomi, then just six months old, had condition is often misdiagnosed as other skin problems such as eczema or 5,000 are thought to have EB in the UK. It is also known as butterfly skin, as the skin is fragile like butterfly wings, blistering at the slightest touch. There is currently no mother is now head of a patient support group for Debra, an EB charity carrying out research into the disease. Recalling a woman who was diagnosed in her 50s, Carly said: "She's lived in pain for all that time, not knowing what it is, being told 'you have funny feet, just deal with it'. "That's heartbreaking really, that people are told that kind of thing and aren't given the help they could get if they just knew." But she added: "[The patients] are so positive in the face of adversity and I'm amazed by them every day."
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
General Hospital Spoilers Weekly Update July 21-24: Wrongful Wedding, Mysterious Letter
General Hospital spoilers for of July 28-August 1, 2025 tease answers and apologies after a woeful wedding week. Weekly Recap Episode 15757 AIR DATE: MONDAY, JULY 21, 2025 Carly (Laura Wright) met Brennan (Chris McKenna) at the pool to discuss their future together. Anna (Finola Hughes) asked Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) to investigate Vaughn (Bryce Durfee) after presuming he's WSB, and they both figured out that Joss (Eden McCoy) is working with him. On his flight home, Jason (Steve Burton) couldn't stop thinking about Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) after spotting a woman who resembled her at the airport. Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Lois (Rena Sofer) inadvertently wound up hosting a Deception segment on Home & Heart together, then Brook Lynn got so angry, she fired her mother. Episode 15758 AIR DATE: TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2025 Isaiah (Sawandi Wilson) offered Portia (Brook Kerr) some encouragement, then later, she informed Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) of what Drew (Cameron Mathison) wants her to do to Michael (Rory Gibson). At Drew's house, Martin (Michael E. Knight) discovered a letter addressed to Monica (the late Leslie Charleson) from a shocking sender. Brook Lynn vented to Tracy (Jane Elliot) about her mother. Sidwell (Carlo Rota) revealed to Drew that he can no longer support Measure C. Lucas received a mysterious package containing a key and an address. Episode 15759 AIR DATE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2025 Spinelli (Bradford Anderson) and James (Gary James Fuller) ran into Liesl at the hatchet range and Spinelli called Lulu (Alexa Havins) to warn her. Later, Liesl spent time with Rocco (Finn Carr) at the pool until Lulu and Dante showed up and demanded Liesl leave. Jason confided in Carly about seeing Britt. Lucas unlocked the door at the mystery address and found an unconscious Marco (Adrian Anchondo). Marco made up a story for his PCPD statement that didn't implicate Sonny (Maurice Benard), frustrating ADA Turner. Willow refused to believe Portia, while Nina confronted Drew about Daisy's kidnapping. He denied it, then realized the culprit could be Willow. WATCH NOW: Soap Hub Says brings you the hottest soap topics. Episode 15760 AIR DATE: THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2025 On the day of Drew and Willow's wedding, Portia prepared to give GH her resignation while Curtis (Donnell Turner) considered using what he knows about Drew and Nina's hookups to destroy Drew. Nina realized it was Willow who kidnapped Daisy and vowed not to let Drew get away with anything else. While Willow got ready to walk down the aisle, Curtis arrived and revealed that Drew and her mother were sleeping together last summer while she and Drew were falling in love. Episode 15761 AIR DATE: FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2025 After Willow learned of Drew and Nina's betrayal, she tore into her mother before getting ready to walk down the aisle. Lucas moved out of Carly's house due to her constant support of Sonny. Kristina (Kate Mansi) noticed Cody (Josh Kelly) and Molly (Kristen Vaganos) enjoying time at the pool and made Molly believe that Cody is just trying to sleep with her. Lucy (Lynn Herring) invited Sidwell to the wedding. Week Ahead Coming up in Port Charles, Jason is demanding answers, and there's only one person they can come from. Next Week's Breakdown Episode 15762 AIR DATE: MONDAY, JULY 28, 2025Drew and Willow's wedding ceremony begins. Jason tracks down Obrecht. Brennan issues orders to Josslyn. Kristina confides in Michael. Molly picks a 15763 AIR DATE: TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2025Jason and Obrecht discuss Britt. Curtis offers an apology. Portia consoles Nina. Tracy and Cody are pleased. Martin gets intriguing information. Episode 15764 AIR DATE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2025 Nina makes a covert play. Ric (Rick Hearst) gets a new client. Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) takes in a houseguest. Michael has a big decision to make. Curtis debriefs with Trina (Tabyana Ali). Episode 15765 AIR DATE: THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2025Jason seeks a favor from Elizabeth. Dante opens up to Anna. Emma (Braedyn Bruner) takes Gio (Giovanni Mazza) into her confidence. Carly shares her concerns with Josslyn. Willow makes a vow. Episode 15766 AIR DATE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2025Jason shares his suspicions with Anna. Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) wants answers. Felicia (Kristina Wagner) counsels Lucas. Dante questions Danny (Asher Antonyzyn). Emma and Gio make a plan. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
General Hospital Recap: Lucas Is Done With Carly and Sonny
General Hospital Recap: Lucas Is Done With Carly and Sonny originally appeared on Daytime Confidential. On today's General Hospital recap: Lucas continues to argue with Carly about Sonny, but she says he's the father of her kids. Carly says what happened to Marco is Sidwell's fault. Lucas says he can't excuse Sonny's actions anymore. He brings up Juilan's death but Carly blames Julian for coming at Sonny. Carly says Lucas is so caught up in this relationship and he should be grateful Sonny didn't kill Marco. Lucas says he's done with her and Sonny. Sonny tells Marco, for his sake, he should move back to Miami. He says Sidwell moved here and caused a lot of trouble. Marco says he's created a life here and won't give it up. Sonny asks if Marco believes he killed Natalia, but Marco says he believes it was an accidental overdose. He tells Marco how much Natalia loved him and regrets they were estranged. Lucas is not happy to find Sonny in Marco's room and warns him that he'll tell the police if something happens to Marco again. After Sonny leaves, Lucas wants Marco to amend his statement to the police, but Marco says he never made one. Lucas says he'll respect Marco's decision. Sonny questions Carly about Lucas and tells her to keep him in line and away from the police. He asks if she's ever said anything to Lucas that could come back and bite him, but Carly denies it. Carly says Lucas needs to understand Sonny is part of her life. Lucas returns with a key and tells Carly he's moving out. Jenz apologizes to Marco for dragging him into this mess with Sonny. Marco says he's all in, helping Jenz get rid of Sonny. Cody promises Kristina he's making headway with Ava and soon enough, he'll have her out of Ric's orbit. He joins Molly by the poolside, and they get flirty with each other. Kristina and Michael talk about the wedding but she gets distracted by Colby and Molly's flirtation. Kristina convinces Michael to distract Cody so she can question Molly about her intentions towards him. She says Cody has a habit of seducing rich women, but Molly says they're just friends. Molly seems less interested when Cody returns. Previous General Hospital (GH) Recap: Curtis Informs Willow Her Mother Slept With Drew At the chapel, Liesl tells Drew she doesn't approve of him stealing Willow from Michael. Liz interrupts and drags Liesl away to chastise her for saying something negative to Drew. Liz and Ric make small talk, which annoys Ava. She searches out Alexis to ask for a meeting next week, just the two of them. Willow demands Nina tell her if she had an affair with Drew. Nina admits she slept with Drew between April and August which upsets her daughter. Willow says her mother betrayed her and Nina says she was afraid to lose her. Nina says it was twisted and wrong and thought she could lure Drew away from Willow. Willow accuses Nina of letting her fall in love with Drew and lose her kids. Nina says she urged Willow to work on her marriage, and she warned her. She said she did everything she could, but Willow says if she had known Drew was a liar she would have left. Willow says Nina helped her lose custody of her children and will never forgive her. Willow says they're relationship was based on lies and none of it was real. Willow claims Nina could have saved her from heartache, that she's lost everything because of Nina's silence. Willow throws Nina out Scout walks down the aisle and everyone waits with bated breath as Willow appears at the back of the church. Keep checking back for the latest General Hospital recaps! This story was originally reported by Daytime Confidential on Jul 26, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
