17 m. ago Mum who lost daughter to suicide hits out as figures show third of kids rejected from mental health waiting lists

Ruth Moss, who lost her 13-year-old daughter Sophie to suicide in 2014, said the figures were "horrifying and shameful".

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7 h. ago Mum of girl, 12, who took own life at psychiatric unit says tragedy was 'preventable'

Mia Lucas, 12, died at the Becton Centre in Sheffield after being sectioned - her mum told an inquest her concerns about her daughter's safety were 'not taken seriously'

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10 h. ago Jury trials to be scrapped except for murder, rape and manslaughter cases as David Lammy tries to tackle court backlog with major justice overhaul

Mr Lammy, who is also deputy prime minister, wrote in a memo to other ministers and senior civil servants that there was 'no right' to jury trials in the UK.

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11 h. ago Jury trials will be scrapped except for murder, rape and manslaughter cases as David Lammy tries to tackle court backlog with major justice overhaul

Mr Lammy, who is also deputy prime minister, wrote in a memo to other ministers and senior civil servants that there was 'no right' to jury trials in the UK.

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14 h. ago Mum of daughter terrified to go to school backs campaign to tackle non

Nicole Brown's daughter Abi, now 17, struggled for years with her mental health but turned things around thanks to school and council support.

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15 h. ago Strictly star Ellie Goldstein's mum recalls awful comment a nurse made after her daughter's Down's syndrome diagnosis and difficult birth

The model, 23, who was the first contestant with Down syndrome, lost her spot in the competition after Sunday night's dance-off, but is still attending training sessions with the dancer, 33.

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23 h. ago Monster mum left her daughter in 'skeletal state' after starving her for months

Julie A Miller pulled her daughter, Kyneddi, out of school during the coronavirus pandemic in the fear she'd catch the condition and spread it to Miller's elderly parents

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37 h. ago Jill Freud, Love Actually actor and inspiration for Lucy in Narnia books, dies aged 98

The actor ran her own theatre company and was described by her daughter Emma as ‘feisty, outrageous, kind, loving and mischievous’Jill Freud, a stage star who was also the inspiration for the character of Lucy in CS Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, has died aged 98.The news was announced by her daughter, Emma Freud, who wrote: “My beautiful 98-year-old mum has taken her final bow. After a loving evening – where we knew she was on her way – surrounded by children, grandchildren and pizza, she told us all to fuck off so she could go to sleep. And then she never woke up. Her final words were ‘I love you’.” Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Mum watched as her own daughter was sexually abused then dismembered

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: Victoria Martens was strangled to death on her birthday and dismembered, with her remains partially wrapped in a burning blanket

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54 h. ago England's Argentina win turns nasty: Tom Curry accused of shoving rival coach and telling him to 'f*** off' after substitute's crunching tackle sparked on

ALEX BYWATER AND NIK SIMON AT TWICKENHAM: Steve Borthwick's side beat the Pumas 27-23 to extend their winning run to 11 matches and seal their first November clean sweep since 2017.

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66 h. ago Mum of girl found dead on Carnival cruise ship shared how her daughter died

Anna Kepner, 18, was found dead on a Carnival Cruise ship in November, and now her mum has shared how she found out her daughter had died

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69 h. ago Horrific way mum of girl who died on Carnival cruise ship found out daughter was dead

Heather Wright, the mother of Anna Kepner, has spoken out about the harrowing ordeal after the 18-year-old was found dead on a Carnival Cruise ship earlier this month

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4 d. ago Gunmen kidnap more than 200 school children as families terrified

Attackers seized 215 students as well as 12 teachers from St Mary's School in Agwara, Nigeria, in the latest in a spate of abductions in the country

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4 d. ago Mum in stitches after giving daughter £100 to spend on weekly Tesco shop

A mum was left stunned after she gave her 10-year-old daughter £100 to do the weekly Tesco shop online and her choices left people in stitches

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6 d. ago Mum of girl killed in suspected drug overdose wants daughter remembered as 'angel'

Olivia, 11, passed away in hospital on Monday after falling ill at her home in Helensburgh, near Glasgow, and her devastated mum, Samantha Curley, has now paid tribute to her

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7 d. ago The face of a 'monster' as mum recalls chilling moment she discovers daughter's eight

He also choked, kicked and punched the victim

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7 d. ago Tower Hamlets council launches campaign to tackle waste truck fires

Tower Hamlets council launches campaign to tackle waste truck fires  East London and West Essex Guardian

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8 d. ago Woman 'ordered murder of young mum so she could steal her daughter'

Police suspect 21-year-old Gabrielle Cristine Pinheiro Rosário of ordering the murder of Laís de Oliveira Gomes Pereira in Sepetiba, Rio de Janeiro, and arrested the woman on Monday

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8 d. ago Terrified staff find giant venomous spider lurking in school after hitching ride on bananas

Kitchen staff called a reptile expert to identify the eight-legged stowaway they found while preparing lunches

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9 d. ago Extraordinary moment phone thief gets instant karma as he's tackled to the floor by brave woman

A Russian woman has gone viral after an extraordinary fightback against two thieves who tried to swipe her phone before attempting to speed off on a motorbike.

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