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Scottish Sun
9 hours ago
- Health
- Scottish Sun
Elderly patient's drinking water infested with ants during stay at Scots hospital
ANT SHOCK Elderly patient's drinking water infested with ants during stay at Scots hospital A HOSPITAL has been slammed after horrified loved ones spotted ants crawling in an elderly patient's drinking water. And they reckon the Parkinson's disease sufferer, 78, may have been left sipping insect-infested liquid for days. Advertisement 4 Shocking photos show the sickening scenes at Stratheden Hospital, in Cupar, Fife 4 Ant's were found in drinking water at the hospital. 4 Alastair Tarbett fears his elderly mother sipping insect-infested liquid. Credit Steve Welsh Credit: Steve Welsh The OAP's son, Alastair Tarbett, 44, shared shocking photos and videos with The Scottish Sun of the sickening scenes at Stratheden Hospital, in Cupar, Fife. He told how his dad, who we're not naming, had been admitted to the community unit for assessment. Alastair, of nearby Balmullo, said: 'When we visited, ants were crawling round the rim of his glass. It was disgusting. 'When I went there on another day, I saw three or four ants inside his plastic cup. Then I opened his sealed water bottle — and there were ants in there too. Advertisement 'My poor dad had been drinking from that bottle for two days, sucking up ants through his straw.' Alastair raised the alarm with staff on the hospital's Muirview Ward, who admitted the infestation was 'deplorable'. But he said he was still stamping on ants during visits two weeks later. He added: 'As soon as ants are crawling around patients' food and drink, a team should be out dealing with it immediately. It's just not good enough.' Advertisement An NHS Fife spokesman said: 'We apologise for any concern caused. Immediate action was taken to address the presence of ants. 'This issue affected only part of Muirview Ward and is likely linked to building works in the area.'
Daily Mirror
17 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
Brit pensioner 'drug mule' claims gang promised him £3.7m to carry case
The 79-year-old was stopped by custom officers at Santiago International Airport after landing on a flight from Cancun, Mexico - police say claimed he had no idea how the crystal meth ended up in his luggage A British pensioner detained at a Chilean airport, alleged to have had £200,000 worth of high-grade crystal meth in his suitcase, claimed a Mexican gang promised him £3.7m to carry the case, according to police. The 79-year-old landed from Cancun, Mexico and was stopped by custom officers at Santiago International Airport. Police say the man claimed he had no idea how 5kg of methamphetamine up in the case, and produced a bizarre certificate with prize money pledged to him before being taken into custody and remanded in prison. New details about the arrest emerged today as Chilean police warned criminal gangs were targeting 'out-of-the-ordinary' drug mules. Police said initial findings suggest the unnamed Brit had conversations with suspected traffickers in Brazil and the States. Sergio Paredes, head of the Chilean PDI police force's Anti-Narcotics Division at Arturo Merino Benitez Airport which is Santiago's international airport, said: 'The elderly British man we arrested claimed he had no idea his suitcase contained drugs when he was intercepted after picking it up from the luggage carousel and trying to enter our country with it. We interviewed him in English because he didn't speak a word of Spanish and he alleged he had been deceived. 'He said he had received the suitcase from some Mexicans at the airport in Cancun before he boarded his flight and he claimed he had been promised a prize of $5million (£3.7m) for delivering the suitcase to its final destination. He was even carrying a rudimentary certificate alluding to the prize. 'He told us he was going to spend the night in Santiago and fly to Australia the next day but he didn't have a hotel or flight booking. Apart from the two or three bits of information he offered us about the supposed prize money and his accommodation and travel plans, he didn't say much. 'We believe he was a drug mule in the pay of a criminal gang and he's now in prison on remand while we work on gathering evidence against him and the criminal organisation that sent him ahead of probable charges and a trial. We've intercepted drug couriers who are paid anything from $1,000 to $15,000. There are a lot of variables. We're still looking into where the drugs came from and where they were going to end up.' Officers said they obtained court authorisation to look through the OAP's mobile and will continue working with police forces in Mexico, the US and the UK to identify the people who sent him to Chile. Sources say the British pensioner is being held in Santiago 1 Penitentiary where, for his own safety, he is being kept away from other convicts and is only with other remand prisoners who have been accused for the most part of non-violent offences. A judge has said he can be held in jail for 120 days, giving investigators just under four months to try to formally charge him. Although initial reports pointed to the OAP facing a possible 15-year prison sentence if convicted, Chilean legal experts insisted last night he would probably be looking at five years behind bars and could benefit from preferential treatment if he agreed to co-operate as part of a plea bargain deal. Mr Paredes said: 'This case has its peculiarities, a frail-looking, elderly person being caught with a large amount of methamphetamine who had recently been operated on and still had scars from that medical intervention and looked like a typical grandad if I'm going to be honest. 'But we've seen everything here at this airport and we know the criminal gangs are increasingly using mules they think will be less likely to attract attention. We've caught people in wheelchairs trying to leave Chile through this airport with drugs attached to their bodies. 'We believe he was going to receive further instructions on what to do with the suitcase and the drugs once he got through immigration and left the airport. What we have gathered so far is information pointing to him being directed from Brazil and the United States because off his own back he showed us his mobile with conversations with prefixes from those countries." Rodrigo Diaz, a regional Chilean customs director whose remit includes the airport, said: 'The scanner picked up something suspicious before this British OAP's luggage reached the carousel. We'd marked the suitcase using a technology that meant lights flashed when he came through an arch in the customs filter on his way out of the airport and then proceeded to check it in the pensioner's presence. 'Initially nothing was discovered after he took his clothes and other belongings from the suitcase. But the packets containing the amphetamine were found once a secret compartment in the case was broken open which was what the X-Ray scanner had detected as suspicious."
Irish Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
John Kiely: 'Embrace the Munster jeopardy,' as Limerick 'debunk' end of era talk
John Kiely is against four teams coming out of the Munster Championship, saying counties have to 'embrace the jeopardy.' Kiely also says the narrative that last year's All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Cork was the end of an era for his Limerick side has been proven wrong. 'Maybe that narrative is out there, or was out there,' said Kiely. 'I think that narrative has been debunked now so yeah, that's it.' Kiely's men are going for an historic first ever Munster seven-in-a-row when they face Cork at the Gaelic Grounds next Saturday evening in what promises to be a magnificent occasion. But with All-Ireland champions Clare and Waterford exiting the competition a fortnight ago, and Waterford bowing out last Sunday - both before the end of May, the cut throat nature of the Munster Championship has come into focus again. However, Kielty is against four teams coming out of the province. Speaking about Waterford, who have yet to get out of the Munster round robin in six attempts, Kiely said: 'It's tough. It is tough. They haven't come out of it yet. It's very, very tough on them. 'They've made great progress this year. Peter has done really, really well. I suppose you just have to keep going back, keep going back and eventually you will get the breakthrough. 'Look at Tipperary last year, where they were bottom of the group and this year they have turned it around. They have got five points on the board. 'Three teams tied with five points so only score difference separated the three teams in the group at the top. It can be done. 'Do I think putting four teams out is going to improve it? I don't. I think it will actually diminish the importance of the games. There's great jeopardy there. It is tough, but it's a good tough. 'When you love sport, you want to be involved in competition that has incredible standards, incredible competition, incredible rivalries and real jeopardy. 'That's what the Munster Championship has and that's why it's so special, and that's why the crowds are turning out. 'So we have to embrace the jeopardy with the desire to get out, that's my opinion.' Meanwhile, Kiely says the price hike for stand tickets for the Munster Final, which are now €50, having increased from €40 in 2023 to €45 in 2024, is part of 'a big hit' for families. Terrace tickets are €40. The student and OAP discount is only €10, meaning they will play €40 for stand tickets, while juvenile tickets are now €10. Kiely said: 'Listen, sure supporters are never going to be happy with a price hike in tickets. It's a big commitment to be a supporter in the first place and they are going to league matches. 'They are going to all the Championship matches and there's a lot of those matches in a short period of time. 'I think that's the biggest piece really, is the fact that we are coming off the back of four round robin games and now we are into the Munster Final and it's all happening in the space of seven weeks. It's a lot of expense in a short period of time. 'People are looking towards the summer, looking towards summer holidays, kids going away on summer camps - all those kinds of things. 'So it's just an added expense on a family where you are trying to bring two adults and two or three kids to the match and it's going to cost you a nice few quid to go. 'I think that's the big piece. If the season was more stretched the expense is spread out as well with it. 'That's maybe something that needs to be taken into consideration, that it's a big hit for families all at the one time. 'People haven't been giving out to me about the price of the tickets too much. It's more about getting your hands on one that is the biggest problem at the moment. 'I think we are going to have a fantastic occasion here (the Gaelic Grounds).' Kiely says the onus is on the Munster Council to explain where the additional revenue will be spent. 'I think the onus maybe goes back on the Munster Council now. Ultimately they are the ones who are gathering this additional revenue. 'I think maybe in the course of the next 12 months they need to make it reasonably clear to everybody what the additional revenues went towards. 'I think that would be something that would be very much appreciated by the paying public, to know that that money is being put to very good use right across the Association.'
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Tragic update in case of Brit tourist missing in Peru
Officials in Peru have provided a devastating update on the Hannah Almond missing person case, revealing the elderly homeless man who supported her has sadly died A homeless man who became friends with rescued backpacker Hannah Almond has tragically died just days after being placed into a charity-run OAP home. The British tourist began sleeping rough after her personal belongings were stolen in Peru. She ended up living under a bridge in the city of Cusco, and slept alongside the man, who became the only person she trusted for an entire month. On Tuesday, the 32-year-old fashion graduate was found by a Good Samaritan she had earlier met on her travels. He joined in on the search efforts and successfully located her. Piero Villanueva posted a selfie of the pair smiling and told local media: "I have just found her. She is safe and well. I'd like to thank the authorities and the people who contacted me so I could help her. Hannah recognised me and approached me crying and I asked her to leave with me. Thanks God she's safe." Hannah is expected to be flown back to the UK to continue her recovery. Overnight it emerged the elderly man she had spent most of the last few weeks with died at the charity home he had been taken to after a brief stay at a hostel. He is understood to have been found dead in his bed yesterday. Local authorities have confirmed he has yet to be identified and are now expected to try to find out who he is with fingerprint tests as part of an autopsy and a possible public appeal. If he cannot be formally identified he is likely to be buried in a pauper's grave. It is not yet clear whether Hannah, whose mental health is known to be unstable, has been told the devastating news about the man. Henry Gonzales, a legal advisor for a Cusco public beneficence department, confirmed Hannah's friend's death, saying he had been admitted to the OAP residence where he died with the initials NN which stand for Ningun Nombre or No Name in English. He also claimed the homeless man had appeared to be okay health -wise when local authorities took him in, adding: 'He had already been assigned a bed and a room in his new residence.' The dead man's body is now at a morgue in Cusco. There is nothing at this stage pointing to his death being crime-related. A GoFundMe appeal set up by friends of Hannah's to help her get back to the UK from Peru before she vanished after her forced eviction now stands at nearly 95 per cent of its £10,000 target. Hannah's pal Sophie Wallace had revealed on the GoFundMe page before her worrying disappearance late last week: 'Hannah travelled to Peru in March hoping for an adventure but instead she has found herself in a terrifying and heartbreaking situation. 'She was robbed and assaulted, losing her passport, phone, and all of her money. Since then Hannah's mental health, something she has long struggled with, has severely declined. She is now in the midst of a mental health crisis, living under a bridge with a homeless man she befriended, the only person she currently trusts. 'Despite attempts to help her through official channels, Hannah is deeply fearful and unable to accept support from the embassy or local authorities. She is extremely vulnerable, isolated, and not safe living on the streets of Peru.' Mark Atkinson, the British Consul in Peru, told local media Hannah arrived in Cusco in early March as a tourist and did not plan to overstay her visa as he revealed her immigration status was now in said before she sparked fears for her safety by vanishing that the embassy had coordinated help with local police and offered direct support including hotel accommodation and food, but she kept returning to the same bridge she had been sleeping under before her forced eviction.
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Homeless man who befriended Brit backpacker Hannah Almond after her Peru robbery hell dies just days after she was found
TRAGIC TWIST Homeless man who befriended Brit backpacker Hannah Almond after her Peru robbery hell dies just days after she was found THE homeless man who befriended rescued rough sleeper British tourist Hannah Almond in Peru has tragically died. The 32-year-old from Grimsby slept rough under a bridge with the elderly man and was filmed desperately trying to stop cops from taking him away after locals forced the pair to move and burned their belongings. Advertisement 3 She ended up living on the streets after being robbed of all her money and passport 3 Brit backpacker Hannah went to Peru on a yoga retreat to 'find herself' 3 Hannah was found on Tuesday by a Good Samaritan local Piero Villanueva who discovered her slumped on a pavement. Piero had been liaising with the British Consul and Hannah's friends in a WhatsApp group, coordinating efforts to track her down. Overnight it emerged the elderly man Hannah spent most of the last few weeks with died at a charity-run OAP home he had been taken to after a brief stay at a hostel. He is understood to have been found dead in his bed yesterday. Advertisement Local authorities have confirmed he has yet to be identified and are now expected to try to find out who he is with fingerprint tests as part of an autopsy and a possible public appeal. If he cannot be formally identified he is likely to be buried in a pauper's grave. It is not yet clear whether Hannah, whose mental health is known to be unstable, has been told the devastating news about the man described as the sole person she trusted after ending up on the streets. Henry Gonzales, a legal advisor for a Cusco public beneficence department, confirmed Hannah's friend's death, saying he had been admitted to the OAP residence where he died with the initials NN which stand for Ningun Nombre or No Name in English. Advertisement He also claimed the homeless man had appeared to be okay health-wise when local authorities took him in, adding: 'He had already been assigned a bed and a room in his new residence.' The dead man's body is now at a morgue in Cusco. There is nothing at this stage pointing to his death being crime-related.
