48 h. ago Texts to parents highlighting missed school days help improve attendance – study

A trial evaluation found texts stating, for example: ‘Tom has missed five days this term’ had a small positive impact on school attendance.

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3 d. ago Dad, 30, who left baby son blind & brain damaged during argument before he died of injuries years later is jailed

A DAD who left his his four-week baby son blind and brain damaged before he later died has been jailed. Mehmet Tufan, 30, inflicted a "catastrophic" injury on newborn Leo Williams in April 2018 at a property in Kirkby, Merseyside. The infant was rushed to hospital at 1.48am after his dad, then 23, violently shook...

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5 d. ago Ukrainian woman who suffered 90% burns while pregnant in Putin drone attack on her home dies from her wounds

Tetyana Sakyian, 23, suffered 90 per cent burns but miraculously surgeons managed to deliver little Nazar at 35 weeks. She died from her injuries while the baby is still fighting for his life.

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5 d. ago Baby suddenly dies after 'falling unwell' as police probe 'unexplained' death

Police say they are treating the death as unexplained, but not suspicious.

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5 d. ago Baby falls ill and dies suddenly as police probe 'unexplained' death

Police officers were made aware of a baby that had become unwell in Oxford on Saturday morning and the infant tragically later died in hospital

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6 d. ago 'I noticed a small change in my baby's behaviour, just hours later he was dead'

WARNING: CONTAINS DETAILS OF BABY LOSS Archie Oliver was a robust and healthy young baby when he died suddenly in his sleep - now his courageous parents want to help others who suffer the same unimaginable heartbreak

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7 d. ago ‘My baby tragically died at three months old – I hoped it was just a bad dream’

After the sudden loss of her son Archie, who died from SIDS at just three months old, Emily Oliver went through hell and back. With her husband, she is now launching the Baby Loss Club to help support others. She tells Charlotte Cripps their story

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8 d. ago Newborn baby left to die as he's found with a stone in his mouth and his lips glued shut

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A newborn baby has been found abandoned with a stone in his mouth and his lips glued shut to stop him from crying in a distressing scene captured on camera

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9 d. ago Horror as newborn baby left to die with stone in mouth and lips glued shut

A baby, thought to be barely three weeks old, was found in the Indian state of Rajasthan earlier this week - police have since launched an investigation to find the child's mum

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9 d. ago Baby died following problems during birth as coroner highlights 'missed opportunities'

Coolio Carl Justin John Morgan died from Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy after being starved of oxygen during birth

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9 d. ago Pregnant woman killed in crash pictured as family pay tribute to ‘beautiful’ mum

HEARTBREAKING tributes flooded in for mum-to-be who was killed in a car crash last Sunday, September 14. Heather Allen was 24 weeks pregnant, and expecting a baby girl but the 25-year-old tragically died at the scene of a car crash in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. "We are devastated to share the loss of our beloved Heather and...

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1 week ago Baby son ‘not safe’ in hospital where he died, mother tells inquest

Tommy Kneebone was seven-months-old when he died in the early hours of January 21 2023 at Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Pembury, Kent.

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1 week ago My daughter was killed at just 25 by her secret ketamine addiction. These are the horrific signs parents need to look out for

A 25-year-old British woman, who started taking the party drug ketamine as a 'way to cope' when she lost her baby at 38 weeks, died after failing to receive help from addiction services.

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2 w. ago Mother, 37, who downed vodka and partied with friend as her baby daughter died is guilty of child cruelty

Natasha Birks, 37, from Stoke-on-Trent, failed to raise the alarm until it was too late, as her five-month-old daughter died while she was drinking vodka with her friend.

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2 w. ago Baby dies after vehicle 'reverses over pram' in horror car park incident

The fatal incident took place on Monday afternoon when the 35-year-old driver reportedly reversed her Renault SUV over two youngsters.

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2 w. ago Baby dies and child left fighting for life after woman 'reverses over pram' in car park

A five-month-old baby has died and a five-year-old child is fighting for their life after a woman reportedly reversed over a pram in a car park in Sydney, Australia

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2 w. ago Baby tragically dies after car 'reverses over pram in car park' as police issue update

Police have begun an investigation into the horrific incident, with one early theory being that the woman had intended to move the car forward, unaware it was still in reverse

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3 w. ago Heartbroken Scots family say goodbye to baby girl who died in mum's arms at five days old

Brave Madison Travers was born in Glasgow with issues with her heart and brain.

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3 w. ago New fathers face ‘hidden’ suicide crisis as study reveals shocking figures

Seven times more fathers died by suicide within their baby’s first 1,001 days than mothers

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3 w. ago Tragedy as newborn baby dies after being mauled to death by family pitbull

Jason Anthony Weaver was just one week old when he was savaged by the five-year-old husky-pit bull mix.

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