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Daily Record
5 days ago
- Health
- Daily Record
BBC's Naga Munchetty diagnosed with adenomyosis following panicked 999 call
The BBC Breakfast presenter's husband had to make a panicked call to 999, saying 'she can't move' in 2022. BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty was left in extreme pain when a night at the theatre ended in her being unable to move. Her husband, News UK's James Haggar, was unable to drive her to hospital as he'd been drinking, forcing him to make a panicked call to 999. Naga revealed that her husband had pleaded with emergency operators, saying: "She cannot move." A gynaecologist subsequently diagnosed the presenter with adenomyosis after the incident in 2022, a condition affecting the uterus lining and causing it to grow into the muscle of the womb's wall. The NHS states that although some sufferers have no symptoms, others experience debilitating pelvic pain and very heavy menstrual bleeding. The star had been struggling with chronic pain since the age of 15. However, it wasn't until she was 47, and this incident took place, that she was diagnosed. Naga told Saga: "I'm very lucky because you have to pick your moments with partners to tell them about everything you go through - you don't want to do it on the first date or the first time you sleep together. "Many of the women I speak to have wonderful husbands, but they'd had to learn as adults about what their partners were going through, because we're not taught any of it in school." Naga also shared that she underwent surgical sterilisation when she was in her mid-forties, as she and her husband made an early decision not to have children, reported The Express. The BBC Breakfast star confessed they "liked the life" they led and her mother eventually understood her choice. The NHS explains that adenomyosis, where the lining of the womb (uterus) starts growing into the muscle in its wall, is more commonly diagnosed in women over the age of 30, and can affect anyone who has periods. Symptoms of adenomyosis The NHS explains that some symptoms of adenomyosis affect your periods, such as: painful periods heavy bleeding during your period Other symptoms can happen any time in your menstrual cycle, such as: pelvic pain (pain in the lower part of your tummy) bloating, heaviness or fullness in your tummy (abdomen) pain during sex Some people with adenomyosis have no symptoms. The NHS website also explains the difference between adenomyosis and endometriosis. While adenomyosis involves the lining of the womb growing into the muscle in the wall of the uterus, endometriosis is a different condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows in other places, such as the ovaries or fallopian tubes. Treatments for the condition include: the IUS (intrauterine system, also called Mirena or hormonal coil), which thins the womb lining, making your periods lighter and less painful other types of hormonal contraception if you cannot or do not want to have an IUS, such as the progestogen-only pill, the combined pill or the contraceptive patch medicines such as tranexamic acid or NSAIDs If these treatments do not work, you may need surgery, explains the NHS. This could be a hysterectomy, or surgery to remove the lining of your womb (endometrial ablation). Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'.
The Guardian
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Piers Morgan warns rise of YouTube is a ‘wake-up moment' for traditional media
The media world is undergoing a 'sea change' in which some traditional titles disappear, Piers Morgan has predicted, as he said some YouTube channels would soon have as much power as traditional network television. The presenter and former newspaper editor, who is holding funding talks to expand his YouTube business, predicted more established media figures would soon follow him to the increasingly influential streaming service as audience habits continue to shift. 'It'll be like when vinyl music moves to digital,' he said. 'People thought it would take a long time. Actually, it was like that. 'Certain newspapers just won't exist in the UK. Which newspapers will still have a print edition in 10 years' time? Look at what young people do. I don't see anyone under 45 buying a print newspaper. So there's a ticking clock. If people don't listen to that ticking clock beating loudly in their ears, they're going to get a very nasty surprise. This is the wake-up moment.' Morgan now owns the rights to his YouTube channel, Piers Morgan Uncensored, which he secured from Rupert Murdoch's empire after the expiry of a News UK deal that paid him a reported £50m over three years. After just turning 60, he admits the transition has been a 'learning curve', but he is now an evangelist for YouTube and its combination of flexibility and low costs. He said his decision to go 'full fledged' into the streaming service was driven by his four children. 'All of them watch YouTube,' he said. 'None of them watch actual television, other than for live sport. Until a year ago, I was trudging into an old-fashioned, structured, 8pm live news show, when in fact there was no need to do that. It was a very expensive way of disseminating something I can do to a global audience, a lot cheaper – but also much faster and much longer.' While Morgan is a figure who divides opinion, his move into YouTube is part of a wider trend that has seen media figures – particularly on the US political right – forge channels with millions of subscribers. Morgan is aiming to replicate the success of The Daily Wire, a US conservative media company co-founded by the rightwing political commentator Ben Shapiro. Its roster includes the Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson. YouTube is becoming hugely influential right across the media, with broadcasters such as ITV and Channel 4 now placing some content on it. Podcasters also increasingly stream their shows there. It has led to significant financial muscle. In the first three months of 2025 alone, YouTube's advertising revenue was $8.9bn (£6.64bn), an increase on the previous year of more than 10%. Meanwhile, revenue at Channel 4 for the whole of 2023 was about £1bn, the latest year available. Morgan pointed to the US election last year. YouTube said more than 45 million people in the US watched election-related content on polling day. Meanwhile, an average of 42.3 million viewers watched across 18 cable and broadcast networks that evening. While the figures are not directly comparable, Morgan said: 'If that doesn't tell you where the eyeballs are going, I don't know what will.' He said some 'big, big names' in journalism have been in touch to ask if they could make the switch. 'I also think that legacy media companies have to look at people like me and others and think, why are they going off on their own and into this world,' he said. 'A lot more people will do what I'm doing. I'm getting a lot of very interesting calls from journalists.' Morgan is now drawing up plans to attempt something similar to Gary Lineker's Goalhanger Productions, which has created a series of successful podcasts in the UK. Morgan wants to create channels under the Uncensored brand covering genres like true crime, history and sport. However, he is aiming squarely and apologetically at the US and a global audience, not Britain – whose audience he describes as 'pretty well irrelevant' to his plans. Sign up to First Edition Our morning email breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what's happening and why it matters after newsletter promotion 'You've seen what Gary Lineker has done, he's a good friend of mine, with Goalhanger in the UK, but he would be the first to tell you that the most successful [podcast for Goalhanger] in terms of revenue is The Rest is History, because it's big in America,' he said. 'It's not the football one with him on it. It's the history one. Those guys go over to America and do big live shows, and it's huge over there. 'I hardly ever cover UK news. We didn't even touch the last election, because my whole prism is through the lens of: 'Will an American want to watch this? Will somebody in the Middle East want to watch this? Will someone in Australia want to watch this?.'' Morgan said his expansion plans were in part to lower the reliance on him personally and build something that could stand on its own – a much harder task than building a following around an established figure. He said it was 'early days', but was being bullish with potential investors as the business was already profitable. 'I don't need the money,' he said. 'We've got nearly 4 million subscribers … My question to investors is not so much, 'Give me your money.' It's 'Why should I take your money and what are you going to bring to the party?''
The National
15-04-2025
- Politics
- The National
Kurdish 'Foxtrot Network' crime boss sanctioned by the UK for attacks linked to Iran
News UK British officials say the move is part of its wider response to Iranian hostilities across Europe
The National
15-04-2025
- Politics
- The National
Kurdish 'Foxtrot' crime boss sanctioned by the UK for attacks linked to Iran
News UK British officials say the move is part of its wider response to Iranian hostilities across Europe
Sky News
09-04-2025
- Business
- Sky News
News Corp to take stake in London-listed marketing group Brave Bison
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is in advanced talks to take a stake in a London-listed marketing specialist backed by Lord Ashcroft, the former Conservative Party treasurer. Sky News has learnt that the media tycoon's British subsidiary, News UK, is close to agreeing a deal to combine its influencer marketing division - which is called The Fifth - with Brave Bison, an acquisitive group run by brothers Oli and Theo Green. Sources said the deal could be announced as early as Thursday morning. News UK publishes The Sun and The Times, among other media assets. If completed, the transaction would involve Brave Bison acquiring The Fifth with a combination of cash and shares that would result in News UK becoming one of its largest shareholders. The purchase price is said to be in the region of £8m. The Fifth has worked with the television host and model Maya Jama on a campaign for the energy drink Lucozade, and Amelia Dimoldenberg, the YouTube star. Its other clients include Samsung and Tommee Tippee. The deal will be the third struck by Brave Bison this year, with the previous transactions including the purchase of Engage Digital, a key digital partner to sporting properties including the Men's T20 Cricket World Cup. The Green brothers took over the Brave Bison in 2020, and have overseen a sharp strategic realignment and improvement in its performance. Last year, it bought the podcaster and entrepreneur Steven Bartlett's social media and influencer agency, SocialChain. In total, the company has struck six takeover deals since the Greens assumed control. At Wednesday's stock market close, Brave Bison had a market capitalisation of about £31m.
