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Serious Medical Errors in Britain: Gloves Left Inside Patients and Accidental Organ Removal

The total number of health safety incidents for the year is 403 cases (Shutterstock)  
The total number of health safety incidents for the year is 403 cases (Shutterstock)  
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Serious Medical Errors in Britain: Gloves Left Inside Patients and Accidental Organ Removal

The total number of health safety incidents for the year is 403 cases (Shutterstock)  
The total number of health safety incidents for the year is 403 cases (Shutterstock)  

Among 403 patient safety incidents in England, 17 cases had a procedure intended for another patient, one patient who had an organ or body part wrongly removed, and two who were left with surgical gloves inside them, according to Sky News.

Hundreds of National Health Service (NHS) patients have been harmed due to errors that should never have occurred, including operations on the wrong body part and medical objects being left inside them, new data shows.

Annual figures from NHS England show that there were 403 “never events” for the year from April 2025 to March this year, according to an analysis by the Press Association.

Never events are patient safety incidents that are so serious that they should never happen and are preventable.

There were 166 incidents related to wrong site surgery, including 17 people who had a procedure intended for another patient, and 40 where treatments were to the wrong side or part of the body.

In one case, a patient had an organ or body part removed when the plan had been to conserve it.

Overall, 121 of the never events related to foreign objects being left in patients after procedures or surgery, including 26 cases of guide wires, two cases of cotton wool balls, one nasal pack, and one of a central catheter line.

Two cases involved surgical gloves, 22 were surgical instruments, five were surgical needles, 21 were surgical swabs, and 32 were vaginal swabs.

The data also showed there were eight cases where patients received a procedure that was not part of the surgical plan.

There were four other cases where the patient had the wrong procedure altogether.

Six people suffered incisions to the wrong part of the body, and 30 received injections in the wrong place.

In addition, 38 patients had nerve blocks given on the wrong side and 22 had the wrong skin lesion removed or the incorrect biopsy.

An NHS spokesperson said: “NHS staff work exceptionally hard to keep patients safe and incidents like these are extremely rare, but when they do occur NHS trusts are required to investigate what has happened and take effective steps to learn from them and make improvements.”

 

 

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New Mural Recreates Famous Japanese Wave Painting

The artist said he wanted to reinterpret the world-famous artwork through a distinctly Manx setting (The artist's Facebook page)
The artist said he wanted to reinterpret the world-famous artwork through a distinctly Manx setting (The artist's Facebook page)
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New Mural Recreates Famous Japanese Wave Painting

The artist said he wanted to reinterpret the world-famous artwork through a distinctly Manx setting (The artist's Facebook page)
The artist said he wanted to reinterpret the world-famous artwork through a distinctly Manx setting (The artist's Facebook page)

Manx artist David Britton has unveiled what is believed to be the Isle of Man's largest mural - inspired by a famous Japanese artwork, the BBC reported.

The mural, entitled Shining by The Sea, has been painted on the rear of Ramsey's bowling alley near St Paul's Square.

Inspired by the instantly-recognizable Great Wave off Kanagawa, it was commissioned by Ramsey Town Commissioners as part of efforts to brighten up the town and support local artists.

The mural re-imagines Katsushika Hokusai's work by placing its familiar wave image in Ramsey Bay with a Viking longboat riding the swell, as the sun rises behind familiar Manx landmarks.

For Britton, the project marked the largest mural he has undertaken, the BBC reported.

He said he wanted to take the dramatic Japanese work and create "a more hopeful scene", using brighter colors and depicting the Viking boat riding above the waves rather than being overwhelmed by them.

 

Another view of the artwork at the rear of the town's bowling alley (The artist's Facebook page)

Britton said working on the mural had given him the opportunity to meet residents and visitors who regularly stopped to watch its progress and discuss the artwork.

He also thanked his sister, Rachael Britton, along with fellow artists Andrew Kaighen and Loki Stonehouse for helping complete the project.

Funding for the mural came from the Department for Enterprise's Local Economy Fund.

The Commissioners said the mural formed part of a wider program of public art across Ramsey and hoped it would add to the town's appeal.

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Prince Harry to Visit London without Wife, Children

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, arrive at Rushcutters Bay following a sail on Sydney Harbour with veterans from the Invictus Australia community, in Sydney, Australia, April 17, 2026. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, arrive at Rushcutters Bay following a sail on Sydney Harbour with veterans from the Invictus Australia community, in Sydney, Australia, April 17, 2026. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo
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Prince Harry to Visit London without Wife, Children

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, arrive at Rushcutters Bay following a sail on Sydney Harbour with veterans from the Invictus Australia community, in Sydney, Australia, April 17, 2026. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, arrive at Rushcutters Bay following a sail on Sydney Harbour with veterans from the Invictus Australia community, in Sydney, Australia, April 17, 2026. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

Prince Harry will stay in London without his wife Meghan and their two children while visiting the UK in July, a source close to him told AFP Saturday.

The prince had previously been expected to make his first family trip back to the UK in four years, but the source close to the Duke of Sussex said his wife, son Archie and daughter Lilibet would not accompany him on the London part of the trip, with the rest of the trip still under consideration.

According to Reuters, Harry has repeatedly expressed a desire to bring his children to Britain, which they have not visited ⁠for several years, but has said concerns about security ‌have complicated those plans.

"The Duke continues ‌to explore every available option to enable the ​visit to proceed safely and ‌to give his children the opportunity to enjoy the UK," his spokesperson ‌said earlier this week.

The prince has long argued that security concerns put his family at risk when visiting Britain.

Last year he lost a legal challenge against a government decision to remove the automatic police protection afforded to him after ‌he stepped down from royal duties in 2020 and moved to the United States with Meghan.

The planned ⁠visit had raised ⁠the prospect of a rare meeting between Archie and Lilibet and their grandfather, King Charles, who has seen little of the children in recent years as relations between Harry and the royal family remain strained.

Harry said in a BBC interview last year that he wanted a reconciliation with his family after years of public disputes, including criticism of royal life in television interviews and in his memoir, "Spare".

His trip next week also coincides with a closely watched court ruling in his privacy claim against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail.

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New Species of Ghost Shark May Have Been Found in Costa Rica

This image shows a partial view of the newly discovered Costa Rican ghost shark (Rhinochimaera costaricana) at the Museum of Zoology of the University of Costa Rica's Center for Research in Biodiversity and Tropical Ecology in San Jose, Costa Rica, on July 3, 2026. (Photo by Ezequiel BECERRA / AFP)
This image shows a partial view of the newly discovered Costa Rican ghost shark (Rhinochimaera costaricana) at the Museum of Zoology of the University of Costa Rica's Center for Research in Biodiversity and Tropical Ecology in San Jose, Costa Rica, on July 3, 2026. (Photo by Ezequiel BECERRA / AFP)
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New Species of Ghost Shark May Have Been Found in Costa Rica

This image shows a partial view of the newly discovered Costa Rican ghost shark (Rhinochimaera costaricana) at the Museum of Zoology of the University of Costa Rica's Center for Research in Biodiversity and Tropical Ecology in San Jose, Costa Rica, on July 3, 2026. (Photo by Ezequiel BECERRA / AFP)
This image shows a partial view of the newly discovered Costa Rican ghost shark (Rhinochimaera costaricana) at the Museum of Zoology of the University of Costa Rica's Center for Research in Biodiversity and Tropical Ecology in San Jose, Costa Rica, on July 3, 2026. (Photo by Ezequiel BECERRA / AFP)

Costa Rican scientists may have discovered a new species of ghost shark in Pacific waters near Cabo Blanco and Cano Island.

The latest discovery has a "shorter" snout, a "darker coloration pattern" and a "much longer spine on its dorsal fin," according to Arturo Angulo Sibaja, a biology professor at the University of Costa Rica.

The discovery marks the only such species "known for the Central American coast," Sibaja said, adding genetic analysis indicates the new species has "no reproductive contact" with other ghost sharks.

But earlier specimens collected "near Peru and Chile are very similar to the species" from Costa Rica, so scientists are still comparing the specimens before finalizing the conclusion, AFP quoted him as saying.

Three species of ghost shark -- a type of fish that is related to sharks -- have been discovered elsewhere, in waters off South Africa, Taiwan, Australia, Japan and in the Atlantic between Greenland and Brazil.

Ghost sharks belong to a group of cartilaginous fish called Rinochimaera that is related to sharks but genetically diverged from them nearly 400 million years ago.

Sibaja said it's "most likely" the new species "has broader distribution along the (Pacific) coast of Central and South America."