14 h. ago My son Antonio, 15, died with blood on his sheets and no privacy – NHS doctors failed him again and again

ANTONIO Galisi-Swallow was just 15 when he died in full view of strangers on a crowded hospital ward, his bedsheets covered in blood. The teen, from Rotherham, had only just undergone major open-heart surgery - but within days, his mum and dad were forced to watch him pass away. Antonio, who had Down syndrome, autism...

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16 h. ago Strictly star says 'it's a miracle I'm alive' after dropping out of show

A former Strictly star has admitted they feel lucky to be alive after undergoing major surgery before pulling out of the BBC dance competition

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58 h. ago Help at hand for Ayrshire families struggling with cost of living this Christmas

The charity warns that they are hearing every day from parents and carers that are struggling to make ends meet.

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6 d. ago Jess Glynne reveals the secret heartbreaking reason she was unable to greet Alex Scott off the I'm A Celebrity bridge

Jess Glynne has revealed she was unable to greet Alex Scott on the I'm A Celeb bridge because her mother had suffered a 'major stroke and underwent brain surgery'.

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9 d. ago Help to Save scheme expected to be expanded and made permanent from 2028

An expansion of the scheme will help some parents and carers to build a savings buffer.

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9 d. ago Lifeguard nearly killed by shark shares survival story after major surgery

Chance Swanson was on his surfboard when the attack unfolded

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1 week ago Major update as British woman dies after Brazilian butt lift surgery in Turkey

The inquest into the death of 38-year-old Hayley Dowell, who died after undergoing cosmetic surgery in Turkey, has been adjourned until a later date

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2 w. ago Graham Norton shares major health update after undergoing surgery

Graham Norton has shared a health update after having a full shoulder replacement earlier this year, having spent several months recovering with regular physiotherapy

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3 w. ago North Lanarkshire Council backs national campaign aiming to highlight ways parents, carers, and teachers can work together

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth unveiled the initiative, which considers the root causes of absences, and identifies ways to approach conversations about wellbeing that may help pupils to improve their attendance.

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3 w. ago Major GP surgery changes for working parents and carers in the UK

The Department of Health and Social Care has issued a statement in Parliament on a range of steps it says it is taking

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4 w. ago ‘I look deranged, but my baby looks happy!’ Nine writers on their favourite photo booth picture

This year marks a century since the birth of the photo booth, and friends and families are still squeezing into them for fun and unflattering snaps - capturing the highs, lows and loves of their livesI didn’t find early motherhood easy. It wasn’t my daughter’s fault – she was, mercifully, a wonderful and cheerful baby – but I underestimated what a huge shift it would be at an already stressful time. When I was pregnant, we moved to a new town, to a wreck of a house we planned to do up. My mum, who was ill, moved in with us, and then I was the carer of a newborn and a dying parent – at the two extremes of life, but sharing many of the same needs, and often at the same time. Continue reading...

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