59 h. ago I adore my children. I’m also scared that one day my son will kill me

In the UK, more than 170 women have been murdered by their sons in the past 15 years. An anonymous mother reveals what it is like to be frightened of your child while desperately wanting to support himI am staring at the faces of women on my screen, transfixed by emotions too complex to disentangle; discernible, though, are grief, rage... and fear.For the women pictured are some of the more than 170 who have been killed by their sons in the UK in the past 15 years. Their appalling tragedy – being killed by the person to whom they gave life – has a chilling resonance. Like many of those whose deaths have been highlighted in the 2,000 Women report by the Femicide Census, I am a professional with adored adult children and a close circle of friends. I am also frightened of my son. Continue reading...

Events

65 h. ago Paisley mum's terror as baby's pram gets trapped by train doors

Meghan Knox was boarding a service at Paisley Gilmour Street station earlier this week when the doors suddenly closed, crushing the pram holding her son Jack.

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68 h. ago BEL MOONEY: The Bank of Dad has closed, so my son has blocked me

I don't feel I've done anything wrong and need some reassurance from you that I can step back without any guilt and get on with my own life.

Politics

9 d. ago Every day is 'hell' for family of man who went missing a year ago after partying with friends

Catherine O’Sullivan said police are no closer to finding out what happened to her son, Jack, 23

Society

1 week ago In London's inheritocracy opportunity is inherited not earned — how the capital became a fortress of privilege

The Bank of Mum and Dad is both golden ticket and gilded cage, and parental wealth dictates opportunity

Politics

1 week ago Amanda Byram reveals tricks she used to keep her second pregnancy secret at 51

Total Wipeout star Amanda Byram has left her fans stunned by sharing the clever tricks she used to keep her second pregnancy a close guarded secret before welcoming her youngest son this month

Politics

1 week ago Zero Day is a political thriller without a political position or even point

Netflix’s new Robert De Niro-led hit series toys with real-world references but hasn’t got the faintest clue what to do with themSpoilers aheadFor decades, movies and TV shows that feature the president of the United States as a character have tried, often playfully, to keep pace with the headlines. Sometimes they even managed to move a little faster than real-life progress; Morgan Freeman was chosen to lead the nation in Deep Impact a decade before the election of Barack Obama, and plenty of women have occupied the on-screen Oval Office, anticipating a glass-ceiling break that has yet to actually happen.So at first, the new Netflix series Zero Day comes across like a slightly and understandably mistimed attempt at topicality by focusing on George Mullen (Robert De Niro), a former US president known for bipartisan cooperation, who only served one term before stepping down to deal with the death of his son, and who later works closely with the current president, Evelyn Mitchell (Ange...

Politics

2 w. ago BEL MOONEY: My grandson's death makes everything else seem so trivial

Dear Bel: I've dealt with a lot of deaths in my life but none have hit me as badly as that of my grandson aged 27 from cardiomyopathy. BEL MOONEY advises.

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2 w. ago El Chapo's son 'escapes using tunnel' just like dad as net closes in on cartel boss

Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, 41, son of infamous drug lord El Chapo, escaped capture by the Mexican Army and police this week after clambering through a tunnel

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2 w. ago Bank of Mum and Dad out in force in London property market this Spring, says agent

The high cost of renting and less favourable tax treatment of pensions are fuelling the trend says Winkworth’s

Economics

2 w. ago Brit found 'starved to death' inside Costa del Sol home alongside her son

An elderly woman's body was found at her home in Costa del Sol as authorities fear she had starved to death as she was found close to her son's corpse in Spain

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