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Football icon and former I'm a Celebrity champion, Harry Redknapp, has opened the new state-of-the-art Imaging Department at The Clementine Churchill Hospital.
Those who paid tribute included former Bournemouth manager Harry Redknapp.

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Baby boy who needs £116,000 operation to remove tumour in his heart: Family in desperate bid to raise funds for life-saving surgery in the US

The family of a poorly baby with a rare heart tumour are trying to raise £120,000 for life-saving surgery in the US.

Michael Labuschagne was rushed to hospital when he was just 14 weeks old when he woke up gasping for air after having a cardiac arrest.

The now ten-month-old was put into an induced coma and his parents were told it was likely he would never wake.

But Michael, from Bristol, awoke when doctors reduced his sedative drugs - opening his eyes and smiling at his father, Stuart, 28.

But that happy moment was quickly tempered by news that Michael's cardiac arrest had been caused by a rare heart tumour.

The cardiac fibroma can cause his pulse to race dangerously fast. Only a handful of patients are thought to have one in the UK.

There is no long-term solution offered on the NHS but Michael's parents discovered a hospital in Boston which can remove the tumour.

They now need to raise a staggering £116,000 so he can be cured -

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Harry Redknapp opens new state-of-the-art department at Harrow hospital

Football icon and former I’m a Celebrity champion, Harry Redknapp, has opened the new state-of-the-art Imaging Department at The Clementine Churchill Hospital in Harrow.

This new addition marks a key milestone for the hospital, part of the Circle Health Group, amidst the ongoing £300 million investment initiative across its national hospital network.

The newly unveiled imaging facility, with a total investment of £2 million, commenced operations on December 11. Equipped with cutting-edge scanning technology, the department is poised to serve patients for years to come. Harry Redknapp, familiar with the hospital, had the honour of cutting the ribbon during the official opening ceremony.

The former football manager, and FA Cup winner, said: “The new imaging department looks amazing and it’s going to improve everything and if it helps people who need scans then that is wonderful.

“It’s great that the hospital has a fantastic new imaging department because it’

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‘He’s been a great part of my life — it’s been an extraordinary journey’: Nicky Henderson retires Sprinter Sacre

Nicky Henderson paid an emotional tribute to his horse of a lifetime after announcing Sprinter Sacre’s retirement today (13 November).

The dual Champion Chase winner was paraded in front of an adoring crowd at Cheltenham’s The Open meeting ahead of the Shloer Chase — the race he won 12 months ago.

“We’re going to miss him. It’s been a great journey. Sarwah Mohammed [Sprinter’s stable lad] lives with him day and night — the horse bites him all day and night and he laughs about it,” said Nicky.

“Life goes on without him, but it’s been an emotional time over six years and we’ve loved every minute of it.”

The 10-year-old gelding, who is owned by Caroline Mould, made an impressive comeback to the racecourse in 2015, having been pulled up at Kempton in December 2013 — he was found to be suffering from an irregular heartbeat.

Remarkably, he went on to win the Queen Mother Cham