Harry Beardsell, from Canvey Island, Essex, suffers from a rare condition called cystinosis, which causes crystals to form in his eyes, making them super sensitive to light.

Researchers at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) have produced the most comprehensive estimate yet of treatment, lost earnings, care and support costs for children and adults with autism.

Daniel Clavin (pictured with his wife, Susan), 38, from County Roscommon, has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and believes the condition is responsible for his hiccups.

The study, by scientists from Duke University in North Carolina, found that those who were bullies themselves actually managed to reduce their heart attack and stroke risk.

Ellie Calder, 20, from Nantwich in Cheshire, has a mass of abnormal blood vessels in her brain that could haemorrhage dangerously at any time.

Mr Shand, 62, is believed to have slipped while smoking a cigarette outside a club after attending a charity fundraising party.

One of Israel's most famous generals, Sharon left his mark on the region through military invasion, Jewish settlement building on captured land and a shock, unilateral decision to pull Israeli troops and settlers out of the Gaza …

Rachel Dilley, 48, from Hertfordshire, told ITV’s This Morning that she hadn’t realised at the time that ‘white people had ever had HIV’.

The Douglas Dakota DC-3, which was used as a transporter by a Turkish paratroop regiment, was deliberately sunk in waters of Cas, Turkey, in 2009.

Jonathan Pollard, the American spy for Israel serving a life sentence in federal prison, was taken to the hospital and underwent surgery. Pollard suffers from kidney and liver problems. He has been hospitalized several times in recent years. Haaretz …