28 h. ago BBC host shares health update after sudden illness left her 'sofa

The BBC host reflected on her road to recovery after receiving an unexpected cancer diagnosis, just two years after her mother died from the disease

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3 d. ago Tributes to 'much loved' mother who died in crash between Fiat and bus days after Christmas

Karen Marks, 34, was killed in the fatal collision on the A10 road near Ely - Cambridgeshire - at midday on Sunday December 28.

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4 d. ago Father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin dies after house fire, mother critically injured

Officials say the father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin died and his mother was critically injured after a weekend fire heavily damaged the North Carolina home where they lived

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4 d. ago Pictured: Mother and her two children who died in Boxing Day fire

Fionnghuala Shearman, known to friends as Nu, perished alongside daughter Eve, seven, and son Ohner, four, as flames swept through their home on Brimscombe Hill, near Stroud.

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4 d. ago Pictured: Mother who died in Boxing Day fire with her two children after father tried to rescue them

Fionnghuala Shearman, known to friends as Nu, perished alongside daughter Eve, seven, and son Ohner, four, as flames swept through their home on Brimscombe Hill, near Stroud.

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4 d. ago Christmas dinner food poisoning tragedy as mother and daughter die after eating traditional dish

Antonella Di Ielsi, 50, and 15-year-old Sara Di Vita passed away within hours of each other over the weekend at Cardarelli hospital in Campobasso, southern Italy.

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4 d. ago Pictured: Mother who died in Boxing Day fire along with her two children

Fionnghuala Shearman, known to friends as Nu, perished alongside daughter Eve, seven, and son Ohner, four, as flames swept through their home on Brimscombe Hill, near Stroud.

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5 d. ago Mother and two children died in Boxing Day house fire, police say

Emergency services were called to a property on Brimscombe Hill, near Stroud, Gloucestershire, at about 3am.

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5 d. ago Stroud Boxing Day tragedy as mum and two children age 4 and 7 killed in house fire

A mother and her two children have tragically died in a house fire on Boxing Day in Brimscombe Hill, near Stroud, Gloucestershire Police have said - crews are still at the scene

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5 d. ago Mother of two dies one month after being run over and dragged by jealous ex

Taynara Souza Santos, 31, was in a coma for nearly a month and needed her legs amputated after she was dragged hundreds of feet by a Volkswagen captured on graphic video.

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6 d. ago Tragic mum dies following double leg amputation after being dragged under car ‘driven by warped ex

A WOMAN who was allegedly run over by her ex-boyfriend and horrifically dragged along a motorway for one mile, has tragically died. The mother-of-two sadly passed away on Christmas Eve after a 25-day fight for her life. Tainara Souza Santos, 31, succumbed to her catastrophic injuries, despite multiple operations to try save her. The young...

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8 d. ago My big night out: I danced alone in a nightclub – and realised I could make my own good time

I had gone out with friends to mark the end of university, and one by one they disappeared. With the music throbbing, I learned I could be comfortable in my own companyBetween the ages of 16 and 21, the big night out wasn’t just a hobby, it was a calling. Getting together with friends, getting drunk, being blasted by music, meeting new friends in the smoking area, getting more drunk, somehow making it home eight hours later – these were things I excelled at, the precious moments where I could try to lose myself and avoid the anxiety that inevitably came with daybreak.The escapism wasn’t just selfish fun. It felt like a necessary avoidance of reality, which for me consisted of having a mother with a terminal illness who would die when I was 19, leaving me at university to cope with my grief. Going out, dancing and chatting rubbish to friends was one way to survive. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Brit boy, 13, stabbed to death in Portugal 'was trying to defend mum' from ex

A 13-year-old British boy was found dead at a property in Tomar, Portugal, following an incident on Tuesday, with his grandmother believing he died trying to protect his mother from her ex-partner

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9 d. ago British boy, 13, stabbed to death by his mother's Portuguese ex

The heartbroken grandmother of a 13-year-old boy stabbed to death in Portugal spoke of her shock today and said: 'He died trying to protect his mother.'

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1 week ago Mother, 51, who spent two Christmases fearing she would die from tongue cancer reveals the single symptom she almost missed

When Clare Davis-Eaton found a pea-sized lump on her neck, she didn't really think much of it-and she certainly didn't think it might be a sign that she had cancer.

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1 week ago What to Stream: 'Stranger Things,' Jennifer Lawrence, 'Ne Zha II' and Kate Winslet

Jennifer Lawrence playing a new mother whose behavior becomes increasingly erratic in “Die My Love” and three more “Stranger Things” episodes are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

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2 w. ago May Britt, Swedish actor and former wife of Sammy Davis Jr, dies aged 91

Britt, whose marriage to Davis in 1960 provoked threats due to racism and anti-miscegenation laws in the US, has died of natural causes in Los AngelesMay Britt, the Swedish actor whose marriage to Sammy Davis Jr in 1960 was the subject of controversy due to US attitudes towards interracial marriage, has died at 91.Her son Mark Davis confirmed the news to the Hollywood Reporter, saying his mother died on 11 December of natural causes at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana medical center in Los Angeles. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke audiobook review – an honest and hilarious memoir

The no-nonsense comic actor and author further cements her status as a national treasure with her trademark gobby one-linersA lot of terrible things happen to Kathy Burke in her memoir, though you won’t find her mired in self-pity. Burke was a toddler when her mother died from stomach cancer, meaning she has no memory of her. In the Islington council flat where she grew up, she shared a bedroom with her alcoholic dad who would give up booze only to fall off the wagon and, at his worst, became violent. When a stranger on the estate called her ugly in front of her friends, she cannily deflected the insult with laughter. “I’m the best dancer at the ugly bug ball though,” she hooted, and did a little dance.Burke would find her tribe on London’s punk scene and, in her teens, got the acting bug and a place at London’s Anna Scher Theatre school. This put her on the path to a brilliant and varied acting and writing career that saw her appearing in comedy sketches with Harry Enfield and Fren...

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2 w. ago 'At 4am on a Sunday morning, I faced the worst moment of my life'

On Mother’s Day 2021, Natalie Bolton’s husband suddenly collapsed and died at home. In the years since, she has faced grief, PTSD, and the challenge of rebuilding her life.

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2 w. ago Rob Reiner death latest: New details emerge as daughter was unaware mother had also died after discovering father’s body

Nick Reiner, the couple's youngest son, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and is set to appear in court Wednesday

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