17 h. ago I discovered I was expecting after doctors gave me a terminal diagnosis

Fiona Hinton, 42, spoke to her father, Steven Speakman, 71, about the challenges of balancing motherhood with advanced pulmonary fibrosis.

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3 d. ago Watch James Whale’s emotional message to wife and listeners after terminal cancer diagnosis

Radio presenter James Whale has delivered an emotional on-air message to his wife and listeners following his terminal cancer diagnosis.

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5 d. ago Sir Chris Hoy says getting cancer diagnosis was like 'death sentence' in honest admission

Sir Chris Hoy has spoken in brutally honest terms about his terminal cancer diagnosis and the effect it had on him as he tries to maintain a positive outlook

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7 d. ago AD FEATURE: "Participating in the NatWest Baton Relay is an opportunity to raise much

Read on to discover how one inspiring NatWest Cymru colleague is raising vital funds for the Welsh Ambulance Service

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9 d. ago Truth about Kate Middleton's £10,000 keepsake honouring her love story with Prince William

The Prince and Princess of Wales recently celebrated their fourteenth wedding anniversary.

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9 d. ago Kate Middleton's £10,000 keepsake honouring her love story with Prince William

The Prince and Princess of Wales recently celebrated their fourteenth wedding anniversary.

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1 week ago Nigel Farage struggles to name an 'inspirational' Welsh person as he talks up Reform taking power in Cardiff

The party leader said that his party was the only real alternative to Labour in the Senedd as he spoke in Port Talbot ahead of elections next May.

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1 week ago James Whale gives update on ‘very difficult’ situation amid terminal cancer diagnosis

Radio presenter was diagnosed with stage four cancer in 2020

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2 w. ago A Family Matter by Claire Lynch review – powerful debut about lesbian mothers in the 80s

A woman is forced to rethink her childhood after she learns that her mother was denied custody, in a decade blighted by homophobiaFor a writer, the 1980s bear rich, dark fruit. The social and political turbulence of the decade provides the perfect landscape for Claire Lynch’s dual-timeline debut novel A Family Matter, which alternates between 1982 and the present day. On the surface, it is the story of a father-daughter relationship. Heron – an elderly man deeply fond of rules and routine – has recently received a terminal cancer diagnosis, but rather than share it with his grownup daughter, Maggie, who now has a family of her own, he chooses to bear the burden alone. As we learn that Heron raised Maggie by himself, it’s clear this urge to shield his only child from harm is a continuous theme. There is no mention of another parent, just that Heron was divorced many decades ago; it’s only when Lynch takes us back to 1982 that we discover the true story.When Maggie was a toddler,...

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2 w. ago Sir Chris Hoy's cancer crusade has helped to save more than 1,000 lives

Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy launched his crusade to fight prostate cancer after his own terminal diagnosis, with astonishing results

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3 w. ago UK Mum's horror after child's 'strawberry allergy' turns out to be terminal diagnosis

Sophie Whitworth claimed doctors 'fobbed off' her five-year-old daughters vomiting as a strawberry allergy but said her girl was diagnosed with brain cancer - the mum sent a warning to other parents

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3 w. ago ‘I don’t want freebies’: outgoing AfDB head on why investment, not aid, will shape Africa’s future

After a decade helming the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina hands over to his successor this week. He explains his optimism despite the continent’s challengesThe man known as Africa’s “optimist-in-chief” faces one of his toughest challenges this year: handing over the reins of his beloved institution to his successor. After 10 years at the top of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina will this week see a new president elected at the bank’s annual meeting in Ivory Coast before a handover in September.Adesina will be passing on a bank that has grown dramatically during his tenure. “In 2015, the capital of the bank was $93bn. Today, the African Development Bank is $318bn.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The 'freckle' that ended up being terminal skin cancer...doctors say I could have months to live

A mother has been given a terminal skin cancer diagnosis after she was dismissed by doctors who said she had a holiday bug.

Society

3 w. ago Swiatek dismantles Raducanu to maintain quest for fourth French Open title in a row

Defending champion sweeps aside Raducanu 6-1, 6-2Swiatek extends record to 5-0 against British opponentJust a couple of weeks after stressing the importance of playing against the best players in the world more frequently in order to improve her own game, Emma Raducanu found herself up against the greatest of them all. She walked out onto Court Philippe-Chatrier on Wednesday afternoon facing the toughest challenge in her sport.The task of facing Iga Swiatek at the French Open, her fortress, was unsurprisingly too much for Raducanu and in the second successive grand slam tournament she was dismantled by her imperious opponent, the fifth seed, who eased into the third round at Roland Garros with a 6-1, 6-2 win. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Glam sports reporter's horror as pervs edit bikini photo into grim deepfake video

Popular presenter Tiffany Salmond has issued a statement after she became the latest female rugby league figure to be targeted by the disturbing trend Down Under

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3 w. ago Emma Raducanu admits struggle in gritty French Open win over Wang Xinyu

7-5, 4-6, 6-3 win sets up second-round tie against SwiatekRaducanu took medical timeout towards end of first setEmma Raducanu arrived in Paris towards the end of last week fully preoccupied by her recovery from the back spasms she had suffered days earlier. Her expectations accordingly lowered, she deservingly started her French Open on a high by demonstrating her mental toughness throughout an excellent, gritty 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 win over Xinyu Wang of China to reach the second round at Roland Garros.Raducanu will now face one of the toughest challenges possible in professional tennis as she takes on the four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek. Swiatek, who is attempting to win an open era record fourth consecutive title at Roland Garros, opened her title defence with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Rebecca Sramkova and Raducanu said of the match-up: “I’m very happy to give myself another chance. I felt the noise around the match [against Swiatek] before we’d played the first round. I’m looking ...

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3 w. ago Emma Raducanu to face Swiatek after French Open win over Wang Xinyu

Gritty win sets up second-round tie against championFearnley and Boulter both savour first-round victoriesEmma Raducanu will face one of the toughest challenges in ­tennis after setting up a French Open ­second‑round match against the four-time champion Iga Swiatek.Despite arriving in Paris preoccupied by her recovery from the back spasms she had endured days earlier, Raducanu demonstrated her mental toughness in a gritty 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 win against Xinyu Wang of China, the WTA No 43. Swiatek, who is ­attempting to win an open era‑record fourth consecutive women’s singles championship at Roland Garros, began her title defence with a 6-3, 6-3 win against Rebecca Sramkova. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Inspirational Welsh rugby figure with terminal cancer arrives in Cardiff after rowing from Tenby

Craig Maxwell cycled and rowed for six days while in the middle of his intense chemotherapy treatment

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3 w. ago Inspirational Welsh rugby figure with terminal diagnosis honoured in the middle of toughest challenge yet

The former WRU commercial chief wasn't able to collect the award in person as he's currently rowing from Tenby to Cardiff

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4 w. ago Kate Middleton receives heartbreaking £23 gift during 'emotional reunion'

Kate Middleton worked with the late-cancer campaigner and photographer Liz Hatton last year as the latter battled a terminal cancer diagnosis

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