News about Earl Falconer

UB40 star Earl Falconer has reflected on his near-death meningitis diagnosis a year on from the terrifying experience. The musician, 67, who is a bass player and singer with the reggae band has been left having 'mad dreams' and battling distorted hearing which has impacted his ability to play music.  The star, who lives in Staffordshire, was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis - inflammation of the membranes which surround the brain and spinal cord - in October 2023, after returning home from a holiday in Ibiza and collapsing in his kitchen.