2 h. ago 'My mum went to Switzerland to end her life without telling us'

Maureen Slough, 58, told her family she was off on holiday with a friend. They found out what had happened by text message

Politics

4 h. ago Mum told family she was going on holiday before text confirmed tragic death

Maureen Slough, 58, never told her children how much she was suffering. She only confided in a friend, whom she only met on TikTok, in her final hours.

Events

7 h. ago Chilling final messages of mother who told her family she was going on holiday

Maureen Slough, from County Cavan, Ireland, travelled alone to Switzerland where she went to a clinic to take her life - and her family have now shared their devastation

Politics

21 h. ago Pregnant British drug mule Bella Culley is told she can walk FREE from prison in Georgia if she pays a fine

The 19-year-old could be out in weeks in a dramatic change of fortune as her lawyers are on the verge of a plea bargain breakthrough.

Events

34 h. ago Girl becomes orphan after dad kills mum and then himself in tragic murder

The teenager returned home in Katy, Texas, to find her parents dead and family members have told police the couple - a 48-year-old woman and a 47-year-old man - had experienced marital trouble

Events

45 h. ago Mother who catfished her teenage daughter and her boyfriend for months with horrific sexual and violent messages reveals why she did it

Kendra Licari from Michigan stalked and sent 'hundreds of thousands' of abusive and aggressive messages to her daughter Lauryn and Lauryn's boyfriend Owen, who were both 13 at the time.

Politics

47 h. ago Haunting final texts of mother who told her family she was going on holiday... only to secretly die in a Swiss euthanasia clinic: Friend reveals anguish that drove woman to take her own life

Maureen Slough, 58, of County Cavan, Ireland, sent a string of haunting final messages from inside the controversial Pegasos facility in Basel where she had quietly paid £13,000 to end her life.

Society

67 h. ago All parents told to do two things before kids go back to school

The Government has issued a reminder to parents ahead of the new school year

Politics

4 d. ago Wicked messages from chatbot 'that fueled man's paranoia' before he killed himself and his mother: 'I believe you'

Stein-Erik Soelberg, 56, who killed his 83-year-old mother Suzanne Adams then himself in her Connecticut home, exchanged disturbing messages with a chatbot leading up to the crime.

Events

4 d. ago Insanely creepy messages from chatbot 'that fueled man's paranoia' before he killed himself and his mother: 'I believe you'

Stein-Erik Soelberg, 56, who killed his 83-year-old mother Suzanne Adams then himself in her Connecticut home, exchanged disturbing messages with a chatbot leading up to the crime.

Events

6 d. ago Jo Whiley breaks down in tears as she reveals her husband killed their cat in tragic accident

Speaking on the latest episode of her podcast Dig It, the radio DJ, 60, was overcome with emotion as she told her co-host Zoe Ball about the family's heartbreak.

Events

6 d. ago Who is Dezi Freeman, suspected gunman on the run in rural Australia after two officers killed?

The 56-year-old ‘sovereign citizen’ once told a court he was a disability pensioner and claimed his family had been persecuted by the state

Events

7 d. ago Man beat brother to death in 'frenzied' attack then told family he was 'asleep'

Daniel Lynch brutally killed his older brother Shane Lynch in a 'sustained and brutal' attack in November last year. He was slapped with a life sentence in court today

Events

7 d. ago Meghan Markle complains that she had to wear 'inauthentic' tights while working with Royal Family

In what appeared to be a thinly veiled jab at the royal family, the Duchess told journalist Emily Chang that donning the sheer tights 'felt a little bit inauthentic'.

Politics

7 d. ago Meghan Markle moans she 'had to wear tights all the time' during her time as a working royal

In what appeared to be a thinly veiled jab at the royal family, the Duchess told journalist Emily Chang that donning the sheer tights 'felt a little bit inauthentic'.

Politics

8 d. ago Kate Ferdinand details 'a lot of new beginnings' in update after Rio Ferdinand relocation news

The couple told over the Bank Holiday weekend how they had moved their family to Dubai for a 'fresh start'

Politics

9 d. ago Chilling final words from oldest death row inmate seconds before execution

Oscar Frankline Smith, 75, was killed by lethal injection on Thursday, May 22. He had been sentenced to death in July 1990 - after a jury found him guilty of the brutal murders of his estranged wife and her two teenage sons.

Events

9 d. ago Chilling final video of climber feared dead at 23,000ft on mountain with two broken legs

Russian mountaineer Natalia Nagovitsina, 47, has been stuck on Victory Peak in Krgyzstan with a broken leg for nearly two weeks.

Events

1 week ago BBC Radio 2 presenter Michael Ball posts tribute after heartbreaking loss

The broadcaster and singer posted a message on X telling his followers that his beloved mother Ruth has died

Politics

1 week ago 'One in a million' tragedy sees brother die months after sister's diagnosis

The family were told that the chances were one-in-a-million that two siblings would both receive a brain tumour diagnosis, and they're now hoping to raise funds for others

Events