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    David Beckham broke his back in horror injury but doctors missed vital signs

    Footballer David Beckham has revealed that he sustained an agonising injury but was forced to push doctors to take a closer look and “insist” that “something was not right”09:42, 25 Feb 2025Updated 11:07, 25 Feb 2025David Beckham broke his back without knowing.While speaking to Men’s Health UK, David opened up about the agonising injury he sustained while playing football in Los Angeles. He told the publication: “I actually broke my back. I was living in LA and cracked my spine. I had pain after a game, I went for a scan and couldn’t find anything wrong with it.”Despite the footie legend’s pain, he was forced to advocate for himself and urged medical professionals to take a closer look at what was going on: “I was insisting there was something not right there, I could feel it. So, they injected me with dye and then it came up. It was a bad one.”That isn’t the only serious injury David has ever sustained: “I broke my wrist in South Africa and I still get issues with it. I was told that it was a dissolvable screw. It turns out it wasn’t, so I’ve still got it.”David urged doctors to take a closer look at his back(Image: More

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    BBC EastEnders fans predict Ruby Allen’s new romance after Martin Fowler’s death

    EastEnders fans are predicting a romance between Ruby Allen and Zack Hudson following Martin Fowler’s tragic death as the news begins to affect the whole of WalfordTVAngie Quinn22:16, 24 Feb 2025EastEnders has broadcast the heart-wrenching aftermath of Martin Fowler’s (James Bye) sudden and tragic demise, leaving a profound impact on his loved ones and the entire Walford community.In Monday’s episode (February 24), Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) was recuperating in hospital after giving birth to baby Julia, but had to break the devastating news to her and Martin’s daughter Bex (Jasmine Armfield) about her father’s death.Upon returning home, Sonia received a visit from Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), who encouraged her not to distance herself from her newborn due to her grief, leading Sonia to offer Linda and her family a place to stay following the destruction of The Queen Vic. Concurrently, Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) was also receiving medical attention after the pub explosion and confessed to Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp) that she couldn’t stand the thought of never seeing the man she considered as a brother again.EastEnders’ Ruby and Zack share a hug as cry over the the loss of Martin Fowler(Image: More