Rod Minchin
UK
Police watchdog launches investigation into explosion deaths
Jo Shaw and former partner Ryan Kelly died in Bristol in the incident last month.
By Rod Minchin
2 Jun 2026
Crime
Father of ME sufferer calls for ‘radical’ reform in the treatment of the illness
Sean O’Neill spoke out after a coroner found Maeve Boothby-O’Neill had died from natural causes ‘because of severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)’
By Rod Minchin
9 Aug 2024
Crime
Woman died from malnutrition due to ME, coroner finds
Maeve Boothby-O’Neill, 27, had suffered with ME for a decade before she died at home in Exeter in October 2021, an inquest heard.
By Rod Minchin
9 Aug 2024
Crime
GP calls for better funding of research into ME, inquest hears
Dr Lucy Shenton said doctors needed more help to treat patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), such as Maeve Boothby-O’Neill.
By Rod Minchin
2 Aug 2024
Crime
Chronic ME sufferer knew she would starve to death, inquest hears
Maeve Boothby-O’Neill was being treated at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital before she died at home in October 2021.
By Rod Minchin
1 Aug 2024
Crime
Maoist cult leader was found dead in prison cell bed, inquest hears
Aravindan Balakrishnan, 81, called himself Comrade Bala and brainwashed his cult into thinking he had godlike powers and could read their minds.
By Rod Minchin
1 Aug 2024
Crime
Doctor asked ME sufferer to remain in hospital, inquest hears
Maeve Boothby-O’Neill, 27, was suffering with malnutrition but wanted to continue treatment at home rather than remain in hospital
By Rod Minchin
26 Jul 2024
Crime
Doctors did ‘very best’ for young woman suffering with ME, inquest hears
Maeve Boothby-O’Neill, who had been diagnosed with ME, died at home in Exeter in October 2021 at the age of 27.
By Rod Minchin
25 Jul 2024
Crime
Doctors held ‘outdated’ views about ME, inquest into sufferer’s death hears
Maeve Boothby-O’Neill, 27, died at home in Exeter in October 2021 having suffered with the illness for the previous decade.
By Rod Minchin
24 Jul 2024
Politics
First World War Navy VC sells for £240,000
It was awarded to Captain Henry Peel Ritchie for his command of HMS Goliath’s steam pinnace in east Africa in 1914.
By Rod Minchin
24 Jul 2024
Politics
Student cycling 125 miles to graduation ceremony
Veronica White is covering 40 miles a day on her bike from Exeter to Penryn, passing Dartmoor, Bodmin Moor and ending in the Roseland Peninsula.
By Rod Minchin
24 Jul 2024
Politics
‘Inspirational’ care leaver achieves her dream of becoming a doctor
Becs Bradford, now 41, left school at 15 with no qualifications, but never lost her zeal to help others.
By Rod Minchin
24 Jul 2024
Crime
Inquest told of shortage of specialist beds for ME patients
Maeve Boothby-O’Neill, who had been diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), died at home in Exeter in October 2021 at the age of 27.
By Rod Minchin
23 Jul 2024
Crime
Woman with ME asked GP for help with feeding, inquest hears
Maeve Boothby-O’Neill had written to her doctor asking for help with feeding, as she was hungry.
By Rod Minchin
22 Jul 2024
Crime
UK’s most expensive footballer Enzo Fernandez facing driving ban
The Chelsea FC star was convicted of failing to identify the driver of a Porsche Cayenne.
By Rod Minchin
19 Jul 2024
UK
Mother makes fresh appeal ahead of anniversary of son’s murder
Eddie King Muthemba Kinuthia, 19, suffered multiple stab wounds during an attack in Bristol on July 21 last year.
By Rod Minchin
19 Jul 2024
UK
Marcus Rashford banned from driving for motorway speeding
Manchester United and England footballer, who owns a fleet of luxury cars, was caught exceeding the 70mph speed limit on the M60
By Rod Minchin
18 Jul 2024
Politics
Father and daughter graduate together from the same university
Abdallah and Alhanof Alharbi, 20, marked their educational achievements on the same day at the University of Exeter.
By Rod Minchin
17 Jul 2024
Crime
Former senior Army officer admits disgraceful conduct
Ex-Major General James Roddis appeared at the Bulford Military Court Centre in Salisbury, Wiltshire, on Wednesday via video-link.
By Rod Minchin
17 Jul 2024
UK
Princess Anne makes first public appearance since accident
Anne, 73, was visiting the Riding for the Disabled Association National Championships in Gloucestershire.
By Rod Minchin
12 Jul 2024
UK
Princess Royal begins first public engagement since horse-related accident
Anne, 73, spent five nights in hospital after she was believed to have been struck by the animal while out walking on June 23.
By Rod Minchin
12 Jul 2024