50 h. ago James Whale gives update on ‘very difficult’ situation amid terminal cancer diagnosis

Radio presenter was diagnosed with stage four cancer in 2020

Science

67 h. ago James Whale issues heartbreaking update live on TalkTV amid terminal cancer battle

Veteran television presenter James Whale issued an emotional message during his live TV segment as he updated viewers on his terminal stage four kidney cancer battle

Events

68 h. ago James Whale, 73, shares heartbreaking health update amid terminal cancer battle after revealing there were 'no treatments left'

The broadcaster, 73, is battling stage four kidney cancer that has spread to his spine, brain and lungs, and had previously said Christmas 2023 could be his last after stopping treatment.

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4 d. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Children are being killed because we are too scared of being called racist. When will this dangerous madness end?

We've been here before and we'll be here again. Twenty-five years ago, a tragic eight-year-old girl called Victoria Climbie was tortured, starved and beaten to death while the authorities did nothing.

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5 d. ago Fear of being branded racists may have stopped authorities from saving starving toddler: Boy, three, was 'invisible and lost from view' of police and child services

Police and social workers' fear of being seen as discriminatory may have contributed to the death of Abiyah Yasharahyalah, three, who died in early 2020 from a respiratory illness.

Economics

5 d. ago Mother who starved boy, 3, on extreme vegan diet admits her beliefs caused his death

A report revealed she now wished she had done more research about diet and healthcare

Events

5 d. ago Inside house of horrors where parents starved boy to death with ominous sign on door

Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah subjected their son Abiyah to a cruel diet that led to his death - the family lived in squalor with images revealing the shocking state of their home

Events

5 d. ago Mother who starved boy, 3, on vegan diet admits her beliefs caused his death

A report revealed she now wished she had done more research about diet and healthcare

Events

6 d. ago Parents starved boy, 3, to death with harsh vegan diet then buried him in garden

Abiyah Yasharahyalah suffered severe malnourishment, rickets, anaemia and stunted growth before his death in 2020 - he'd been starved to death by his parents Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah

Events

6 d. ago Boy, three, starved to death by parents ‘had become invisible to authorities’

A review has warned ‘the safeguarding of children being impacted by harmful cultural practice is paramount’.

Events

7 d. 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,...

Society

7 d. ago 'Holy grail' cancer therapy gives terminally ill men new hope in major breakthrough

An experimental therapy for men 'knocking on death's door' has seen stunning results in clinical trials - with one doctor branding it the 'Holy Grail' of cancer treatments.

Science

7 d. ago Woman looks unrecognisable after 6st weight loss she managed in months by ditching one popular staple

Ellie Crabtree, 22, from Cumbria, fell into a trap of emotional eating while caring for her father, Geoff, 59, was diagnosed with terminal bone cancer in July 2022.

Politics

8 d. ago Sir Chris Hoy given 'purpose' by going public about terminal illness and saving lives

Sir Chris Hoy has helped more than 1,000 men detect the illness after opening up on his terminal prostate cancer prognosis

Politics

8 d. ago Brave mum who plans to end her life after daughter’s exams says decision is her ‘last bit of parenting’

A mum with motor neurone disease is planning to starve herself to protect her 'amazing' children from seeing her 'brutal' death, after being diagnosed with the terminal illness two years ago.

Politics

8 d. 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

Politics

9 d. ago Israeli attack on Palestinians near Gaza aid distribution centre kills at least 31, officials say

Israel accused of opening fire from tanks on starving Palestinians attempting to reach aid distribution site

Events

9 d. ago Israeli attack on Palestinians near Gaza aid distribution centre kills at least 30, officials say

Israel accused of opening fire on starving Palestinians attempting to reach aid distribution site

Events

9 d. ago 'I plan to starve myself to death after my daughter finishes exams to protect my kids'

A mum is planning to starve herself to protect her 'amazing' children, aged 14 and 15, from seeing her 'brutal' death from motor neurone disease after her diagnosis two years ago

Events

9 d. ago 'I was told cramp in my hand was stress, now I need carers multiple times a day'

A mum who first noticed cramps in her hands five years ago is now planning to starve herself to death after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease, to protect her kids from the brutal death she faces

Politics