4 h. ago Pete Hegseth, dogged by scandal at home, pledges US support for Manila against China

Defence secretary’s Philippines visit, aimed at bolstering ties in Asia-Pacific, comes amid rising tensions with Beijing and calls for his resignationThe US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, has met with the Philippine president, Ferdinand Marcos, in Manila saying the two countries must stand “shoulder to shoulder” in the face of the threat represented by China.Hegseth’s meeting at the presidential palace comes as he opens a tour of Pacific allies that risks being overshadowed by a mounting scandal over leaked plans for military strikes. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright seen with baby Palma on first family outing

Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright looked every inch the perfect family as they enjoyed a walk in London with baby daughter Palma and Michelle's mother

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24 h. ago Voices: Mother’s Day is the hardest day of the year, for one massive reason

The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email dearvix@independent.co.uk for advice on love, work, family and relationships

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43 h. ago Police urge mother of baby found dead in M&S shopping bag to come forward

A council worker made the discovery outside a church in Notting Hill on Tuesday.

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43 h. ago Davina McCall shares 'humbling' fitness journey after undergoing brain surgery

The TV presenter had a 14mm cyst removed from her brain after it was found by chance

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44 h. ago Police appeal for mother to come forward after newborn baby boy was found dead in M&S bag outside church in Notting Hill

Police have given an update after a newborn baby was found dead outside of a church in London on Tuesday afternoon.

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44 h. ago Police urge mother to come forward after baby boy found dead in M&S shopping bag

A council refuse worker made the discovery outside All Saints’ Church in Notting Hill, west London, on Tuesday afternoon.

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44 h. ago Mother urged to come forward after baby boy found dead in M&S bag outside Notting Hill church

‘As shocking and tragic as this is, my priority remains with a mother’s welfare and health’ - Superintendent Owen Renowden

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45 h. ago Police appeal for mother of baby found in shopping bag to come forward

Officers say the baby was a boy and they believe he died at birth. He was found outside a church

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45 h. ago Police appeal for mother to come forward after newborn baby is found dead in M&S bag outside church in Notting Hill

Police have given an update after a newborn baby was found dead outside of a church in London on Tuesday afternoon.

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45 h. ago Police appeal for mother after baby boy found dead in M&S bag outside church

Police found baby outside church in Notting Hill, West London

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58 h. ago BBC's Stacey Solomon shares family insight as she admits 'I've lost'

Stacey Solomon and the team were on hand to help one family in the latest instalment of BBC's Sort Your Life Out.

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63 h. ago Body of newborn baby is found in bag outside church in London as police launch urgent appeal to find mother

The body of a newborn baby has been found in a bag outside a London church as police launch an urgent appeal to try and find their mother.

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63 h. ago Notting Hill horror as newborn baby found dead in bag outside church with police searching for mum

The Metropolitan Police is urgently seeking a new mother after a newborn baby was found deceased inside a bag in Notting Hill earlier today, with cops urging "let us help"

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68 h. ago Davina McCall's surgeon 'couldn't help but well up' after her emotional speech

Davina McCall's surgeon Kevin O'Neill became emotional during an appearance on ITV's Lorraine

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69 h. ago Davina McCall's surgeon fights tears as host opens up on being 'given second chance'

Davina McCall's surgeon Kevin O'Neill has admitted to 'welling up' after watching the TV presenter give an emotional speech about her 'second chance' at life

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3 d. ago MasterChef judge reveals how reuniting with his mum 45 years after being abandoned turned into a horrible nightmare

Frankly, it's the kind of thing an unhappy little boy who never knew his mother might lie awake fantasising about. One day Mummy will turn up and want to make amends for all those years of hurt.

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3 d. ago Davina McCall to host special Long Lost Family episode dedicated to mother and baby homes scandal

ITV's award-winning show Long Lost Family is set to air another heart-wrenching special as they focus on one of UK's biggest scandals that affected a number of mothers

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3 d. ago Solong sailor lost in North Sea collision wanted to ‘work hard for his family’

Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, has been described as a “good guy and such a hardworking man”

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4 d. ago Davina McCall, 57, sets the record straight on whether she will marry her partner Michael Douglas, 49, following her gruelling brain surgery

The TV icon, 57, and her hairdresser boyfriend, 49, have been together since 2019 and are regularly seen packing on the PDA.

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