Hartson told cancer also in lungs

Former Wales, Arsenal and Celtic striker John Hartson is in a critical condition after emergency neurosurgery on his brain.

On the weekend 34-year-old Hartson was diagnosed with testicular cancer which had already spread.

On Wednesday, doctors confirmed it was also present in his lungs.

The father-of-three had undergone surgery at Morriston Hospital in Swansea, after being transferred from the city's Singleton Hospital.

A hospital statement read: "He is currently being cared for by the critical care team at Morriston and is receiving round-the-clock care aiming to stabilise his condition.

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Failed asylum seekers health help

Failed asylum seekers in Wales who have been told they cannot stay in Britain can now have access to free NHS care.

A change in regulations was confirmed by the assembly government in June, and came in to force on Wednesday.

The new rules set Wales apart from England, where failed asylum seekers are barred from free treatment.

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Four years for crystal meth maker

A man behind what is believed to be Scotland's first illicit crystal meth laboratory has been jailed for four years.

Property developer Paul Ross, 45, admitted producing the class A drug at his home in Forres, Moray.

Elgin Sheriff Court was told he was a long-standing amphetamine addict and the crystal meth was for his own use.

However Sheriff Noel McPartlin said the offence was of such gravity that it was important to send a clear message.

The court heard Grampian Police was alerted that the father-of-one had placed orders for chemicals and equipment that could be used to produce the drug.

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