All news by author: Joao Santos

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Holiday chaos as roads are jammed and train stations deserted amid rail strike
Motorists faced delays of up to two hours at Dover as people tried to cross the Channel, and at Folkestone there was a five-mile tailback that extended into the town itself
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Rape victims face 'painful' wait of more than a year for attackers to be charged
The average time a rape victim has to wait for charges to be brought against an offender has increased to 400 days
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Shortage of NHS staff is blamed as blood donor numbers miss target by 14,000
One long-time donor told how she had given up after three appointments were axed, despite her having the most in-demand blood type
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'My twins were killing each other in the womb - they were saved by a miracle'
Laura Watson, 29, was asked if she wanted to terminate her pregnancy when her twin girls developed a life-threatening condition in the womb and almost killed each other
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'My baby had same rare disease as Mrs Hinch's son - symptoms were terrifying'
Ella Castle-Parker is warning fellow parents of the 'terrifying' symptoms of Kawasaki disease, after her one-year-old son Caleb was diagnosed with the rare condition