1 hour ago Burial ground discovered at site of mother and baby home in Tuam

‘Graves of child or infant size’ have been discovered at the site where nearly 800 infants are expected to be buried

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7 h. ago Investigators make chilling new discovery at Irish mother and baby house of horrors site where 800 corpses are feared to be buried

The excavation team, which began its work in July, revealed that it has uncovered compelling evidence of a graveyard on the western edge of the former Tuam institution in County Galway.

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9 d. ago I was shocked by what I discovered in my mother's garage. It made me realise a sad truth about her generation... and this is what happened when I tried to confront her: CLARE FOGES

We stand glaring at each other like Clint Eastwood in some Spaghetti Western, eyes locked, tension thick, trigger fingers twitching. Except that in my hand is not a pistol but a black bin bag.

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9 d. ago Rare protest breaks out in China as video shows villagers defying government order

China has imposed sweeping funeral reforms to phase out ground burial

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2 w. ago The heartbreaking discovery my mother gave me up for adoption... but kept my older sister. Then after 55 years I met her... and came to a devastating realisation

Growing up an only child, I never lacked for anything - material or emotional. But there was one thing I ­desperately wanted that they couldn't give me: brothers and ­sisters to play with.

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2 w. ago I went on holiday to an Italian hotspot loved by Keira Knightley and Emily Blunt

The Mail's Head of Travel Harriet Sime visits Lake Como in the off-season with her mother, and discovers why the starry lake region is best visited in the low season.

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4 w. ago Macabre find is made during excavation at Irish house of horrors mother and baby burial site where 800 corpses are feared to be buried

Excavators working on the site of a former Irish mother-and-baby institution have made an intriguing discovery as they complete a two-year mass excavation

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4 w. ago Macabre find is made during excavation at Irish house of horrors mother and baby burial site where 800 corpses were hidden

Excavators working on the site of a former Irish mother-and-baby institution have made an intriguing discovery as they complete a two-year mass excavation

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4 w. ago Couple with four children found dead in same bed beside positive pregnancy test

The bodies of Claire White, 32, and her long-term partner Mark Martin Sinton, 42, were discovered by the man's mother as details emerge about the heartbreaking find

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4 w. ago Couple found dead in bed together beside positive pregnancy test

The bodies of Claire White, 32, and her long-term partner Mark Martin Sinton, 42, were discovered by Mark's mother

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