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BBC News
6 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Ahmed stars again as Leics pile up runs at Kent
Rothesay County Championship Division Two, The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury (day one)Leicestershire 386-9: Ahmed 119; Parkinson 7-104Kent: Yet to batKent 3 pts, Leics 3 ptsMatch scorecard Rehan Ahmed hit a brilliant 119 as Division Two leaders Leicestershire reached 386-9 at stumps on day one of their County Championship match against Kent at Patel, dropped in the first over when he was on nought, made 85 in a stand of 164 for the second wicket with Ahmed, who hit three sixes and 17 fours in a flamboyant innings that defied the gloomy conditions and a green Parkinson took 7-104 and is on course for career best figures, if he can better the 7-126 he took for Lancashire against Kent at this venue in Scriven and Josh Hull were not out on 39 and 12 respectively at the decision to bowl looked reasonable given the weather and the hue of the wicket, but less so when Leicestershire reached 120-1 for at lunch, by which time the hosts learned they had been docked eight points for repeated infractions of the disciplinary they were already 18 points adrift at the foot of the table, this did little to lighten the mood among the crowd of 1,200 and the tone was set when Ben Compton dropped Patel off the fifth ball of the morning, after he had edged Wes only wicket came in the 11th over, when Sol Budinger played on to Agar for 27 and Patel got a second life when he was on 26 and cut Joey Evison. The ball hit keeper Harry Finch on the glove before falling short of Tawanda Muyeye at first Patel and Ahmed reached their half-centuries with sixes, the former with a pull off Agar that flew over square-leg, the latter hooking the same bowler over backward square, but the afternoon session was more of a broke the partnership when he duped Patel into charging down the wicket and Finch stumped him and with his next delivery he had Lewis Hill brilliantly caught by a diving Muyeye at reached his century when he nudged Parkinson for a single, but Evison then had Peter Handscomb lbw for 18 and Parkinson got Ahmed when Muyeye took an ankle-high tea Kent were a bowler down, as stand-in skipper Grant Stewart had limped off with a hamstring injury, but Louis Kimber went for 17, caught by the sub Kashif Ali after he had holed out to Parkinson and for the second time in the match the bowler found himself on a hat-trick when Ben Green went to the next ball, caught by debutant Ben Dawkins at silly point trying to van Beek survived it comfortably enough but had made just five when Parkinson had him caught by George Garrett at short third man. Ian Holland went in almost identical fashion for 49 before the players went off for bad light at 17:50 everyone in the ground had left when the umpires called the players back for an 18:25 restart and Leicestershire added 20 useful runs in the 5.5 overs that Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay.
BBC News
11 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Bottom side Kent handed eight-point deduction
Kent have been docked eight points in the County Championship after a fourth incident of poor conduct this comes after Daniel Bell-Drummond showed dissent to the umpire in last week's Division Two defeat by will now be 26 points adrift at the bottom of the table, and say they will not appeal against the decision, club's previous conduct penalties have been given to Matt Parkinson, also against Glamorgan, Kashif Ali against Gloucestershire and Tawanda Muyeye against of the previous cases took place in May.
The Sun
15 hours ago
- Health
- The Sun
‘Anti-vax' Cambridge graduate, 23, died after refusing chemotherapy for ‘treatable' cancer
PALOMA Shemirani, who died after refusing treatment for her "treatable" cancer, told a court she was "anti-vax", an inquest has heard. The 23-year-old University of Cambridge graduate said she always turned to her mother, conspiracy theorist Kate Shemirani, first for health advice. 6 The young woman was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2023 - a type of blood cancer which starts in the lymph nodes. At the time, doctors told Paloma she had an 80 per cent chance of recovery with chemotherapy. However, she declined the treatment and suffered a fatal heart attack just months later, caused by her tumour at the Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH) on 24 July last year. Kate, or "Kay" Shemirani, rose to prominence on social media while sharing Covid-19 conspiracy theories, the inquest at Oakwood House in Maidstone, Kent, heard previously. In written statements submitted to the family division of the High Court in Spring 2024, Paloma said she declined chemotherapy partly because of her "background in natural healing", the inquest heard on Monday. The proceedings, which involved the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, were on the appropriateness of her care. Paloma said she was "delighted" with her alternative treatment and "sure" she would "make a full recovery" if left to continue it, the inquest was told. She also claimed her human rights had been violated by NHS practitioners in the statements, which were read by lawyer Alison Hewitt. Kay, who attended the inquest via video link, weeped and held pictures of Paloma to the camera as they were read. It said: "I am far from being a vulnerable young adult. Son of anti-vax nurse being probed by cops for comparing NHS medics to Nazis slams 'arrogant' mum "Apart from becoming independent after I moved to Cambridge for university, I have practised the same principles that I grew up with. "I have always been extremely health conscious: sticking to all-organic produce, I prepare all my own meals and I absolutely do not drink or cook with tap water. "I have never taken drugs, despite pressure to, and I rarely drink alcohol. "If I became ill, I've always turned to my mum first for advice as she is a trained nurse and qualified nutritionist. "Practically fanatical about my health, my close friends know me as a staunch advocate for all proven natural healing". She also described her mother as "an extremely forceful advocate for natural health" who is "misquoted" by people claiming "those natural solutions are conspiratorial". 6 6 6 Kay was struck off as a nurse in 2021, with a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) committee finding that she had spread Covid-19 misinformation that "put the public at a significant risk of harm", the inquest heard previously. Paloma's brothers, Gabriel and Sebastian, claim she was influenced by the beliefs of their mother. Kay blames doctors for her daughter's death. Another statement in Paloma's name added "my friends know me as a staunch advocate of the Gerson therapy" and that she is "anti-vax". She said she had been using Gerson therapy as one mode of treatment on the advice of her mother's ex-fiance, Doctor Patrick Villers, and that at 15 years old she spent three weeks in his camp in Mexico where it was practised. Gerson therapy involves a strict organic vegetarian diet and enemas and has been used in cancer treatment. Though Cancer Research UK says that there is no scientific evidence it can be used as a treatment for cancer. Fears of infertility Her GP was also monitoring her blood and progress, she said. The former Cambridge student went on to deny having the disease and said "I was not diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma... I have never had a shadow on my lung, this is absurd fantasy, no proof". She described the diagnosis as "suspected and unconfirmed", and said a "differential diagnosis" only meant cancer could not be ruled out. Paloma understood that she had a one in five chance of surviving the commonplace R-CHOP treatment that was offered, and feared it would likely make her infertile, the inquest heard. "I do not want to undergo such a harsh treatment that could even kill me when there is a possibility this is not cancer", she said. The High Court statement alleged multiple violations of human rights in her care, the inquest heard, including Articles 3, 6 and 8 and possibly Articles 1, 5 and 12. "I am so shocked, as are others assisting me, especially my mother, that this could take place today", the statement said. "These were put in place forever to prevent what Dr Mengele did in the second world war. How could this happen today?", it continued. Notorious Nazi doctor Josef Mengele performed experiments on his victims in Auschwitz. 6 The patient said symptoms she presented in hospital with - including a swollen face, excruciating chest pain being unable to move her arm - had subsided. Questions designed to waste time Coroner Catherine Wood reprimanded Kay multiple times during proceedings. Kay cross-examined Dr Amit Goel, a consultant histopathologist at Maidstone Hospital who carried out a biopsy. She repeatedly put to him that insufficient tissue was taken to carry out a FISH test that could rule out other diseases and alter Paloma's treatment plan. The doctor denied that this would have influenced Paloma's care multiple times. The coroner told Kay the inquest is trying to look at "how Paloma came about her death" but "you are apparently trying to get information which is incorrect, factually incorrect, in the statements you are making". "I think your questions are just designed to take up time and delay matters by the way you're asking them repeatedly," she added. The mother accused participants of mis-pronouncing her name. This eventually led Ms Wood to say: "I am going to rise, for Ms Shemirani to reflect on her behaviour in court, this is unacceptable. "Let's have a pause for tempers to die down because you are clearly becoming over-fixated on a detail." At the opening of the hearing Kay made an application for a lawyer to recuse herself. To recuse means to step down or be removed from a case due to a possible conflict of interest, bias, or other valid reason. The coroner rejected the application and said had seen the "hundreds of emails that have been sent in" and that "you have requested that everybody recuse themselves at various times", including the coroner herself. The inquest continues. What is Gerson therapy? Gerson therapy is an alternative cancer treatment. It involves a strict plant-based diet, daily coffee enemas, and high doses of supplements and juices. It was developed in the 1920s by Dr Max Gerson, who claimed it could detoxify the body and boost the immune system to fight disease. However, there is no scientific evidence that it can treat cancer or its symptoms, according to Cancer Research UK. As well as this, the side effects can be extreme and harmful. This is because coffee enemas remove a lot of potassium from your body which can cause infections, dehydration, fits, constipation, heart issues, lung problems and even death. Other side effects include loss of appetite, diarrhoea and sickness, abdominal cramps, aching, fever and sweating, cold sores, dizziness and weakness.
BreakingNews.ie
18 hours ago
- Health
- BreakingNews.ie
Young woman (23) who died after refusing chemotherapy ‘told court she was anti-vax'
A University of Cambridge graduate who died after refusing chemotherapy told a court that she was 'anti-vax' and always turned to her mother first for health advice, an inquest in England has heard. Paloma Shemirani (23) died at Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, England, on July 24th, 2024, after declining the treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Advertisement Her mother, Kay 'Kate' Shemirani, rose to prominence on social media while sharing Covid-19 conspiracy theories, the inquest at Oakwood House in Maidstone, Kent, heard previously. In written statements submitted to the family division of the London High Court in Spring 2024, Paloma said she declined chemotherapy partly because of her 'background in natural healing', the inquest heard on Monday. The proceedings, which involved the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, were on the appropriateness of her care and Paloma said she was 'delighted' with her alternative treatment and 'sure' she would 'make a full recovery' if left to continue it, the inquest was told. She also claimed her human rights had been violated by healthcare practitioners in the statements, which were read by lawyer Alison Hewitt. Advertisement Ms Shemirani, who attended the inquest via video link, weeped and held pictures of Paloma to the camera as they were read. It said: 'I am far from being a vulnerable young adult. Apart from becoming independent after I moved to Cambridge for university, I have practised the same principles that I grew up with. 'I have always been extremely health conscious: sticking to all-organic produce, I prepare all my own meals and I absolutely do not drink or cook with tap water. 'I have never taken drugs, despite pressure to, and I rarely drink alcohol. Advertisement Kent and Medway Coroner Service in Oakwood House (Gareth Fuller/PA) 'If I became ill, I've always turned to my mum first for advice as she is a trained nurse and qualified nutritionist. 'Practically fanatical about my health, my close friends know me as a staunch advocate for all proven natural healing'. She also described her mother as 'an extremely forceful advocate for natural health' who is 'misquoted' by people claiming 'those natural solutions are conspiratorial'. Ms Shemirani was struck off as a nurse in 2021, with a UK Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) committee finding that she had spread Covid-19 misinformation that 'put the public at a significant risk of harm', the inquest heard previously. Advertisement Another statement in Paloma's name added 'my friends know me as a staunch advocate of the Gerson therapy' and that she is 'anti-vax'. She said she had been using Gerson therapy as one mode of treatment on the advice of her mother's ex-fiance, Doctor Patrick Villers, and that at 15 years old she spent three weeks in his camp in Mexico where it was practised. Gerson therapy involves a strict organic vegetarian diet and enemas and has been used in cancer treatment, though Cancer Research UK says that there is no scientific evidence it can be used as a treatment for cancer. Gabriel Shemirani, twin brother of Paloma (Gareth Fuller/PA) Her GP was also monitoring her blood and progress, she said. Advertisement The former Cambridge student went on to deny having the disease and said 'I was not diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma… I have never had a shadow on my lung, this is absurd fantasy, no proof'. She described the diagnosis as 'suspected and unconfirmed', and said a 'differential diagnosis' only meant cancer could not be ruled out. Paloma understood that she had a one in five chance of surviving the commonplace R-CHOP treatment that was offered, and feared it would likely make her infertile, the inquest heard. 'I do not want to undergo such a harsh treatment that could even kill me when there is a possibility this is not cancer', she said. The High Court statement alleged multiple violations of human rights in her care, the inquest heard, including Articles 3, 6 and 8 and possibly Articles 1, 5 and 12. 'I am so shocked, as are others assisting me, especially my mother, that this could take place today', the statement said. 'These were put in place forever to prevent what Dr Mengele did in the second world war. How could this happen today?', it continued. Notorious Nazi doctor Josef Mengele performed experiments on his victims in Auschwitz. The patient said symptoms she presented in hospital with – including a swollen face, excruciating chest pain being unable to move her arm – had subsided. Coroner Catherine Wood reprimanded Ms Shemirani multiple times during proceedings. Ms Shemirani cross-examined Dr Amit Goel, a consultant histopathologist at Maidstone Hospital who carried out a biopsy. She repeatedly put to him that insufficient tissue was taken to carry out a FISH test that could rule out other diseases and alter Paloma's treatment plan. The doctor denied that this would have influenced Paloma's care multiple times, and the coroner told Ms Shemirani the inquest is trying to look at 'how Paloma came about her death' but 'you are apparently trying to get information which is incorrect, factually incorrect, in the statements you are making'. 'I think your questions are just designed to take up time and delay matters by the way you're asking them repeatedly,' she added. The mother accused participants of mis-pronouncing her name, which eventually led Ms Wood to say: 'I am going to rise, for Ms Shemirani to reflect on her behaviour in court, this is unacceptable. 'Let's have a pause for tempers to die down because you are clearly becoming over-fixated on a detail.' World Novak Djokovic claims he was 'never anti-vax' Read More At the opening of the hearing Ms Shemirani made an application for a lawyer to recuse herself. The coroner rejected the application and said had seen the 'hundreds of emails that have been sent in' and that 'you have requested that everybody recuse themselves at various times', including the coroner herself. The inquest continues.
BBC News
19 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
Council asks Ramsgate residents how to spend £20m government grant
Residents in Ramsgate, Kent, are being asked for their views of the town so a council can decide how best to use £20m of new government District Council said the money would be spent on "dealing with some of the issues that matter most to local people".Councillor Rick Everitt said: "This is a significant opportunity for local people to change the face of Ramsgate and getting a wide input is integral to getting this right."The survey is open until 8 September and can be found on the council's website. "This is a very exciting time for Ramsgate," said Mr Everitt."With the prospect of £20 million of new government funding, in addition to the regeneration projects already under way, we have the opportunity to make a huge difference to the town."It comes as a "neighbourhood board" has been set up to develop a 10-year vision and regeneration plan for council said the board included representatives from the Ramsgate community, local businesses, sports and cultural organisations, the not-for-profit sector, and public sector agencies, alongside the MP and representatives from the district, town and county people aged 18 to 25, council and social housing tenants, high street businesses owners, private sector investors, representatives from cultural or leisure venues, and representatives from community, cultural or faith organisations are also being asked to apply to join the on how to apply will soon be available on the council's website, it said.
