3 h. ago Bride dies 7 weeks after wedding as mum backs brain tumour clinical trials

Natalie, 31, from Warwickshire died in November 2021 after battling a brain tumour since 2017, with her mum now supporting a new initiative to help other families

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8 h. ago To warn or not to warn? Royal Shakespeare Company provides trigger warning to Hamlet audiences that play contains 'scenes of an adult nature' including death and grief

To warn, or not to warn, that is the question... And the Royal Shakespeare Company has decided that for audiences of its latest production of Hamlet 'tis better to warn.

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11 h. ago Scientists issue warning as thousands of rare penguins starve to death

In a devastating blow to wildlife, thousands of critically endangered African penguins have starved to death in South Africa due to a drastic decline in their main food source

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23 h. ago Mother suing TikTok over death of son says hearing was ‘deeply painful’

Ellen Roome has been campaigning since the death of her 14-year-old son Jools Sweeney.

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42 h. ago Brooklyn Beckham and wife Nicola Peltz enjoy a bottle of his estranged mum Victoria's favourite £5K wine after his parents win support of British public amid family feud

The aspiring chef, 26, first treated the billionaire heiress to the Screaming Eagle Souvenir Blanc while celebrating her 31st birthday earlier this week.

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47 h. ago Mum suing Tiktok over death of child issues chilling warning to other parents

The mum believes her child may have died after a social media challenge went wrong

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49 h. ago Mum suing TikTok over son's death warns parents of 'ridiculous' fight for answers

Ellen Roome is fighting for answers after her son Julian, 14, died following what she believes to be him taking part in a social media challenge.

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50 h. ago My son Jools, 14, died in my arms after deadly viral challenge – now I’m suing TikTok in US court for answers

AS British politicians squabble about how to keep children safe online, one bereaved mum is taking the fight to the United States. Today, Ellen Roome - who suspects her 14-year-old son died in a ‘blackout' challenge - will face down media giant TikTok in an American courtroom. Along with three other sets of parents, the...

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62 h. ago Mum killed ‘severely disabled’ daughter, 8, and took her own life in tragic murder

A MUM killed her disabled eight-year-old child and then took her own life, a coroner's court has heard. Martina Karos, 40, killed her blind, non-verbal daughter and herself in their home with toxic carbon monoxide. Emergency services raced to their home in Kersal, Salford after reports that Eleni Edwards, 8, hadn't gone to school. After...

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62 h. ago Mum suing TikTok over death of child gives parents chilling warning

A mum who believes her child may have died after a social media challenge went wrong but has been blocked from accessing his account - now she is battling TikTok for answers

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66 h. ago 'I saved up rail fare compensation for a year and you won't believe what I spent it on'

Rob Adcock saved up rail fare compensation from his delayed work commutes over the course of 12 months and used the money in a surprising manner to surprise his mum

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3 d. ago 'Every available resource in Salford was exhausted' as agencies supported 'isolated' mum later found dead beside daughter

Martina Karos, 40, and eight-year-old Eleni Edwards - who was severely disabled - were discovered dead at their Salford home in 2024. Inquests into their deaths are ongoing.

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3 d. ago Wooden floors will be shinier and repel dust with 1 unusual fridge ingredient

A mum and home blogger has shared her surprising tip for restoring wooden floors using a common condiment you probably already have in your fridge.

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3 d. ago Circumcision kits found on sale on Amazon UK as concerns grow over harm to baby boys

Exclusive: Discovery comes amid growing concern over lax regulation and children being put at risk by rogue operatorsCircumcision kits have been found on sale on Amazon UK, highlighting lax regulation as concerns grow about deaths and serious harm to baby boys.In December, a UK coroner issued warnings about insufficient circumcision regulation after the death in 2023 of a six-month-old boy, Mohamed Abdisamad, from a streptococcus infection. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Susanna Reid comforts Good Morning Britain guest after tragic death

GMB presenters Susanna Reid and Ed Balls offered their support to the grieving mum.

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4 d. ago Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid comforts grieving mum after son's tragic death

The presenter comforted the guest during an emotional interview.

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4 d. ago Mum lost child in supermarket and wants all parents to know 'looking loudly' method

A mother has shared her top tips for what to do if you ever lose your child in public, including the 'looking loudly' technique that helped her

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4 d. ago Iran protests live updates: death toll passes 2,500 as Trump warns Tehran against executions

US president says ‘help is on its way’, as reported death toll rises into the thousands and concerns Tehran may carry out first protest-related execution, that of Erfan SoltaniTrump promises ‘help is on its way’ and tells Iranians to ‘keep protesting’Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protestsIran protests: what we know so far about the spiralling anti-government demonstrationsFor the first time in days, Iranians were able to make calls abroad from their mobiles on Tuesday, according to reporting by Associated Press. Texting services have not been restored, however, and nor has the internet.Although Iranians were able to call abroad, they could not receive calls from outside the country, several people in the capital told Associated Press. The internet remained blocked, they said, though it is possible to access some government-approved websites. Cloudfare - an internet infrastructure provider, and one of several companies and mon...

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4 d. ago Trust apologises to family that has 'nightmares' about mum's suffering days before death

'I had trust in the NHS, so whenever they told us things like scans would happen, we believed them. But it was just delay after delay... we may have had more time together'

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4 d. ago Iran protests live updates: Trump warns of ‘very strong action’ if Iran executes protesters, as death toll soars

US president says ‘help is on its way’, as reported death toll rises into the thousands and concerns Tehran may carry out first protest-related execution, that of Erfan Soltani Trump promises ‘help is on its way’ and tells Iranians to ‘keep protesting’Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protests Erfan Soltani is reportedly facing execution in Iran on Wednesday after he was tried, convicted and sentenced, following his arrest on Thursday.The 26-year-old was arrested in Karaj, a city on the north-west outskirts of Tehran, at the peak of the protests before the internet black-out. Soltani is one of the many thousands of protesters arrested last week. Continue reading...

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