46 m. ago ‘Did people not love him?’ Girl stabbed in Southport attack asked mother ‘what made attacker so angry?’

Another mother said her children had showed ‘a level of bravery no child should ever need to show’ as they protected each other from killer Axel Rudakubana

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1 hour ago Bravery of girls who protected each other in Southport attack praised at inquiry

Parents gave impact evidence to the Southport Inquiry at Liverpool Town Hall on Tuesday.

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3 h. ago Netflix accused of 'platforming predator' after interviewing mother who tormented her teenage daughter with sexual messages and texts telling her to 'kill herself'

The documentary recounts the experience of Lauryn and her former boyfriend, from Beal City, Michigan , who became the victims of a horrifying cyberbullying attack at the age of 12 and 13 respectively.

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6 h. ago 'I sob in bed, woken by visions of what she saw... monsters really do exist'

The mum of a young girl who witnessed the Southport mass stabbing has recalled her and her daughter's lasting trauma at the Southport Inquiry

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23 h. ago Parents collecting children saw ‘true horror’, Southport Inquiry told

The public inquiry at Liverpool Town Hall heard evidence from parents and a businessman who confronted the killer during the attacks last year.

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23 h. ago Mum of missing kids who vanished in wilderness speaks out after dad is shot dead

The mum asks for privacy while her kids 're-integrate into a stable environment' after years living off-grid with their bushman bank robber dad who took them on burglaries instead of school

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24 h. ago Mother tells Southport Inquiry about moment she heard ‘the kids have been stabbed’

Businessman knifed when he went to help also gives testimony, describing scene as ‘like something from a horror movie’

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25 h. ago Southport Inquiry hears of moment mother was told ‘the kids have been stabbed’

The mother-of-two, whose two daughters were present at the attack, described arriving ‘to a scene reserved for nightmares’.

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38 h. ago Southport parents hope to 'uncover truth' so no other family faces their hell

The Southport Inquiry chaired by barrister Sir Adrian Fulford wil resume at Liverpool Town Hall with more harrowing stories from the surviving children

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38 h. ago Families ‘hope no stone is unturned’ as Southport killings inquiry resumes

Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died following the attack on July 29 last year.

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44 h. ago Mum of missing boy feared dead shows Gardai new burial spot where she is 'adamant' he is

A major search for the missing boy, who was just over three when he was last seen, has been ongoing for nearly a week, with his mother now telling Garda where she alleges her son's remains were buried

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45 h. ago Charity erases genders in woke language guide as it tells members to avoid using 'mother' and 'father'

The British Horse Society has become the latest organisation to say 'neigh' to its members using the words 'mother' or 'father' - and say 'parents' or 'caregivers' instead.

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6 d. ago ‘My son was everything you are not’, mother tells killer of ex

Elias Morgan shot Lenny Scott outside a gym in Skelmersdale, Lancashire.

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9 d. ago I’m a liberal who loves hunting. Allow me to change your mind

When I killed my first mule deer, I felt deep reverence for the animal. It showed me hunting can be more honest and sustainable than eating factory-farmed meat“Murderer! You’re a murderer!”That is what my French mother shouts down the phone line – right after I tell her I had grouse for dinner. Continue reading...

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1 week ago TOM UTLEY: Why I keep telling my son that marrying the lovely mother of his children will make him, her (and me) happier

You may well say it's absolutely no business of mine whether or not our grown-up third son and the mother of his two children should choose to get married.

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1 week ago Dad had to tell kids 'mummy wasn't coming home' after taking the dogs out'

The man says he had to tell his children their mother wasn't coming home from hospital as part of a new campaign

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2 w. ago BBC Radio 2 presenter Michael Ball posts tribute after heartbreaking loss

The broadcaster and singer posted a message on X telling his followers that his beloved mother Ruth has died

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2 w. ago Princess Andre raises fears for her mother Katie Price as she tells her that her legs look so thin they could 'snap'... and the model rips the stitches out of her new facelift 

The former glamour model, 47, has sparked concerns among fans over her rapid weight loss in recent months, revealing she weighed just 7st 12lb back in June.

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2 w. ago 'I had to identify my PANTS from 15 pairs': Mother who had her underwear stolen by police officer tells of 'nightmare' ordeal after cop was caught going through drawers on CCTV

Marcin Zielinski, 27, was caught rifling through the women's drawers before grabbing a pair of underwear and slipping them into his back pocket during a visit to the property last year.

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3 w. ago Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Hisaishi review – frothing strings and quacking brass as Studio Ghibli’s composer debuts

Royal Albert Hall, LondonSwitching between podium and piano, Joe Hisaishi’s suite from The Boy and the Heron sparked joy, but Reich’s demanding Desert Music was vibrant and hypnoticOne of the pleasures of the BBC Proms is that they bring some of classical music’s biggest names from around the world to the Royal Albert Hall. But celebrity is always relative – and, for better or worse, most Proms artists don’t also headline stadium gigs.But Japanese composer and conductor Joe Hisaishi does and, at 74, is a Proms debut artist like no other. He came on stage to waves of screaming and phones brandished to capture the moment. Never heard of him? You’re probably not part of the vast fanbase of the “cultural phenomenon” Studio Ghibli. Hisaishi is the John Williams of anime, responsible for the music in global hits from My Neighbour Totoro to The Boy and the Heron. Continue reading...

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