3 h. ago Mum 'forced to live with son's corpse in bedroom' after cancer brushed off as toothache

Lianne Roban had to cover her 13-year-old son Kian's body with a sheet after he passed away from cancer on Easter Sunday at their home in Dunstable, Bedfordshire

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5 h. ago Mum 'forced to keep body of son, 13, at home' after his death from cancer

Lianne Roban lost her son Kian to brain cancer which had initially been brushed off as toothache

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8 h. ago 'I had to live with my teen son's corpse in bedroom after cancer brushed off as toothache'

Lianne Roban, 34, had further heartbreak heaped on her after the body of her son Kian - who died at their home in Bedfordshire on Easter Sunday from terminal brain cancer - was not picked up by the funeral directors on the hot day

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33 h. ago Mike Peters death: The Alarm frontman passes away from blood cancer after health battle aged 66

The famous rocker supported U2 and Status Quo on tour and played with Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen

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47 h. ago 'I watched my son die after doctors said his cancer was toothache

Lianne Roban, 34, from Dunstable, Bedfordshire, said she had no choice but to leave 13-year-old Kian's (pictured) corpse in his bedroom, covered by a sheet to keep flies away.

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54 h. ago The part of the country where you're most likely to die a 'preventable' death

People living in one area had more than triple the chance of suffering an avoidable death compared to those living in a different part of the country, according to official data.

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5 d. ago Eating chicken four times a week could double risk of cancer death, study finds

Italian scientists made the discovery after examining dietary and health information of nearly 5,000 people, mostly in their 50s, over nearly two decades, including if they died and from what.

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6 d. ago Gut toxins and 50,000 deaths: The truth behind the rise in colon cancer and the signs to look for

If trends continue, colorectal cancer could become the leading cause of cancer-related death among young adults

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6 d. ago Mum died of 'blunt force head and neck injuries' in alleged murder at her home, inquest hearing told

The cause of Claire Burns' death was revealed as inquest proceedings were formally opened at Manchester Coroners' Court

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7 d. ago One of UK’s most prescribed drugs could reduce death rate of common blood cancer

Researchers discovered that patients who took a statin had a 61 per cent reduced risk of dying from their cancer

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7 d. ago Sarah Ferguson says her double cancer diagnoses felt 'like a death sentence'

In conversation with The Times, the Duchess of York, 65, likened her health battles to a 'bomb going off in my life'.

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7 d. ago Sarah Ferguson says cancer diagnoses felt ‘like a death sentence’

Duchess of York was diagnosed with skin cancer six months after breast cancer treatment

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8 d. ago EastEnders spoilers reveal Nicola Mitchell ‘ambushed’ amid Shireen Bashar murder cover up

Nicola helped hide her son's girlfriend's body in an industrial site

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1 week ago Stephen Mangan: ‘With three people in a bed, who goes in the middle?’

The Split actor and children’s author on throuples, using his sons as a focus group, and running the London marathonStephen Mangan, 56, was born in Enfield to Irish parents. He studied law at Cambridge but took a year out to care for his mother, who died of colon cancer aged 45. Weeks after her death, he successfully auditioned for Rada and went on to become a stage actor. His TV breakthrough came in Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years. He has since starred in Green Wing, Episodes and The Split. He co-hosts Landscape and Portrait Artist of the Year on Sky Arts, and a weekly show on Classic FM. He is currently appearing in throuple comedy Unicorn in the West End and is the author of six bestselling children’s books. His seventh is out in May.Your sister Anita illustrates your books. What’s it like working with a sibling? Great fun. Essentially we’re trying to make each other laugh, like we have done since childhood. But because I’m her annoying older brother, I deliberately put things ...

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1 week ago Man strangled woman and kicked her down stairs in front of son as he mocked her body

Keiron Hatton belittled his then-partner about her stomach and breasts following a series of domestic assaults

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2 w. ago Dad calls for son's body to be exhumed after death on holiday in Morocco

Brewery owner Allen McKenna died while on holiday in Morocco with his Moroccan wife

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2 w. ago Si King recalls final plea from fellow Hairy Biker Dave Myers as the TV duo grace screens in repeat tonight

A repeat of Hairy Bikers Go North will make bittersweet viewing following Dave Myers' death to cancer last year

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2 w. ago Hollyoaks star Ali Bastian, 43, announces her mother's death in tragic post after cancer battle

Ali Bastian has revealed the devastating loss of her mum on Instagram on Tuesday following her announcement that she is cancer-free. 

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2 w. ago Beyond Paradise star opens up on 'cruel' death of husband 'it was too late'

Barbara Flynn, who has starred in Beyond Paradise and many other TV shows, has opened up about her husband's death from pancreatic cancer and how he had six weeks to live

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2 w. ago Inside Helen Flanagan's family home as she's forced to sell over money woes

Former Coronation Street star and mum-of-three Helen Flanagan, is being forced to sell her family home shortly after revealing her boyfriend, Robbie Talbot, had moved out of the plush property

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