7 h. ago Moment man abandoned as baby in plastic bag with placenta still attached finally meets birth family

A man who was abandoned as a baby inside a plastic bag with his placenta still attached had an emotional reunion with his birth family on Wednesday's (25 June) episode of Long Lost Family on ITV.

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6 d. ago Heartbreaking moment man, 58, finally finds birth mother who abandoned him as a baby

Simon Prothero, 58, was discovered as a newborn baby outside a toilet block of a children's home in Neath, Wales. ITV's Long Lost Family: Born Without a Trace team helped him find his birth family.

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1 week ago Overjoyed Aussie tennis legend Ash Barty announces she's given birth to a daughter in an adorable photo with a VERY quirky touch

The former Wimbledon, French and Australian Open champion has added a girl to her family with husband Garry Kissick after giving birth to son Hayden in July 2023.

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1 week ago Family of woman who died from Covid after giving birth sues Brazilian state

Exclusive: Lidiane Vieira Frazão, a black woman from Rio, was repeatedly denied appropriate treatment as President Bolsonaro downplayed the pandemic, lawsuit saysIn the early weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic, Lidiane Vieira Frazão, 35, was expecting her second child but, even at 40 weeks pregnant, she was unable to obtain a doctor’s note to start her maternity leave.Her job as a funeral agent – at times handling the bodies of people who had died from the virus – was on the long list of “essential services” that could not be suspended during lockdown, according to a decree issued by Brazil’s then-president, Jair Bolsonaro. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Michelle Keegan looks 'absolutely stunning' on first family holiday three months after birth of daughter

The actress took to social media at the end of last week to reveal she and her husband Mark Wright had taken their baby Palma on her first big family break

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3 w. ago As the first born, am I the smartest? Maybe – but siblings shape us in far more interesting ways | Imogen West

A new book explores the impact of birth order, but how we measure up against our brothers and sisters can be complexA new book about sibling relationships, The Family Dynamic by Susan Dominus, examines how things like birth order and the specific achievements of your siblings affect a person’s life trajectory. As such, some of my favourite research is back in the public eye: the studies that suggest that I, as the eldest of three children, am the cleverest.I’m kidding. I don’t actually think this is true in my own sibling group, but sure, I’ll take it, and say so in the national press: I’m smarter than you guys, science confirms. I am very interested in siblings and their influences, though. So much so that I wrote my first novel about a brother-sister relationship. Siblings shape you in ways that are less deliberate than parents, which means their influence is less discussed, though just as important. That said, birth order has remained a public fascination, with parents agonising ...

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3 w. ago Starmer and Farage in ‘race to the bottom’ on child benefit cap, says Badenoch

Campaigners say the cap exacerbates child poverty and has had a minimal impact on birth rate or family size.

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4 w. ago Daddy Pig breaks down in tears as he shares family update following birth of baby Evie

Daddy Pig joined Richard Arnold and the gang on Good Morning Britain this morning for his first ever interview - as he discussed how the family were getting on with newborn Evie

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