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A hospital ward has been closed following an outbreak of crusted scabies – a rare and highly contagious form of the illness.Hywel Dda health board said Steffan Ward at Glangwili Hospital, Carmarthen, would be closed while the outbreak was managed “in line with established infection prevention and control procedures”.The health board said all patients and staff identified as contacts had been informed and offered treatment, including those that do not have symptoms.Crusted scabies, previously known as Norwegian scabies, causes a “scaly rash and thickened crusts of skin”, external containing thousands of mites, and can be due to reduced immunity, although…

By the age of 10, Fery’s technical ability had already marked him out as one of the country’s most talented youngsters.He caught the eye of Craig Veal, a coach at the Sutton Tennis Academy, and began working with him alongside French former ATP player Benoit Foucher.The pair decided Fery would improve more playing against adults in the UK rather than travelling internationally to compete against his peers.”[We decided to] let him develop his game and his passion for it, rather than putting a load of pressure on him to get an international ranking,” Veal told the i Paper., external”When he…

Ann Widdecombe, the former MP, MEP and champion of Brexit, has died aged 78.Ms Widdecombe was an outspoken backer of leaving the EU – serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the Brexit Party.She served as a Tory MP for over two decades before leaving the Commons in 2010.She returned to politics nearly a decade later, leaving her mark on the EU for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK precursor – and later would represent Reform as its immigration and justice spokeswoman.The prominent Eurosceptic served in a number of cabinet positions in Conservative Governments throughout her time in Parliament as…

In the early hours of Monday morning, like millions of other football fans, the Prince of Wales stayed up in Windsor to watch England’s memorable victory over Mexico.At Forest Lodge, his family home on the Windsor estate, he endured the delayed start, the intense atmosphere of the Azteca Stadium and the nerve-jangling end to the second half when a 10-man England agonisingly clung on to their lead.He’d watched every other England match too as you’d expect from the Patron of the Football Association. He knows the England set-up well and has been in direct contact with players and staff during…

York Knights secured a third consecutive Super League victory for the first time in their history – as Hull FC’s poor away form continued. Mark Applegarth’s side came back from 16-8 down at half-time to clinch their sixth win of the campaign to go ninth in the table and leapfrog Hull who have won just once away from home this season.Tries from David Nofoaluma, Jon Bennison, Denive Balmforth and Nikau Williams, boosted by two kicks from Bennison’s boot, enabled York to inflict further misery on the Black and Whites, who had led at half time after three tries in 12…

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Spice Girls star Melanie C has said the 30th anniversary of the band’s debut single Wannabe – which fell on Wednesday – was a “very emotional day”.The singer formerly known as Sporty Spice recalled that seeing the song in shops had been “so exciting, because it was everything we dreamed of”.The track went on to become one of the defining singles of the 1990s, selling more than 8 million copies worldwide, and launching the band’s Girl Power agenda.”We knew exactly what we wanted to achieve but nobody imagined the scale [of what] we went on to do,” said the star,…

England defender Marc Guehi will be assessed on Friday to see if he is fit to play in Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final against Norway.The centre-back has a slight hamstring injury following England’s 3-2 victory over Mexico in the last 16 at the Azteca Stadium.Meanwhile, right-back Reece James returned to training as expected on Thursday and is in contention for the game, but Declan Rice did not train again because of a sickness bug.Initially it was hoped that Guehi was carrying muscular fatigue and that he would be fit to face Norway.But it is understood the Manchester City defender has a…

Plans to stop vapes being marketed to children have been unveiled as part of a UK-wide consultation to introduce plain packaging, stop the use of enticing flavour descriptions and move vapes out of sight in shops.Health Secretary James Murray said it was clear too many young people were being lured into experimenting. Under the proposals, packging would need to be bland, with limits on what imagery and branding could be used. Names relating to confectionery, sweets, desserts and alcohol would be banned to make products less appealing to children.There is no legitimate reason for nicotine products to come in neon…

Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has revealed how the Reds laid on a private jet and food for Kylian Mbappe and his family in an attempt to sign the France striker before he opted to join Paris St-Germain in 2017.The German said it was the “most expensive non-transfer” the club had invested in, as they courted the then-Monaco forward, now aged 27.Speaking before France beat Morocco to reach the World Cup semi-finals, Klopp – who is working for Magenta TV as a pundit at the tournament – said the Real Madrid man had been wanted by Liverpool.He went on to…