21 h. ago Gladys Knight speaks out after son accuses her husband of elder abuse

81-year-old ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’ singer has been married to William McDowell, 33 years her junior, since 2001

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3 d. ago A98 crash: Scottish family pay tribute to 'beloved' husband and son who died in crash with ambulance

Police have named the 36-year-old as Alistair J Stewart

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5 d. ago A mum discovered her son had been murdered through 'RIP' social media post

Caroline Willgoose, 51, and her husband Mark, 52, were told their 'amazing' son had been stabbed to death after seeing a social media post saying 'RIP Harvey'

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5 d. ago Influencer's son, 3, drowns in pool as husband 'makes bet on basketball game'

Brady Kiser, the husband of popular TikTok influencer Emilie Kiser, left his three-year-old son, Trigger, outside playing while he watched a basketball game, according to a police report

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5 d. ago I thought my 'vegan' sister had stopped posting her toddler on social media for privacy... really he was dead she and her 'religious' husband had buried him in their garden

Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah, 43, and Tai, 42, starved their son Abiyah to death, before burying him in their backyard in Birmingham. Now, the child's aunt, Cassie Rowe, 47, has revealed her regrets.

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6 d. ago TikTok star's husband 'makes bet and watches basketball game' while son, 3, drowns in pool

Emilie and Brady Kiser's three-year-old son died when he fell in the pool at the couple’s home in Arizona. Brady Kiser, who was at home with his son, was watching a basketball game

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6 d. ago Internet star's husband let son, 3, drown in pool 'after taking his eye off him for NINE minutes to watch basketball game he had bet $25 on'

The new details emerged in a police report surrounding the death of Emilie and Brady Kiser's three-year-old son, Trigg, who died after falling into a pool at the family's home.

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8 d. ago 'My husband won't call son by his name for silly reason and it's getting ridiculous'

A woman has taken to Mumsnet to ask for advice after her husband decided he no longer wanted to use their son's nickname, and instead, preferred to use his full name

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9 d. ago The Names by Florence Knapp audiobook review – a Sliding Doors

What happens to a boy called Gordon, Julian or Bear? Irish actor Dervla Kirwan narrates this smart tale about a how a boy’s name influences his lifeHow influential is a name? This is the question underpinning The Names, which opens with Cora taking her newborn son to register his birth. Her abusive husband Gordon wants his son to be named after him, though, secretly, Cora isn’t keen. She notes how the second syllable lands with “a downward thud like someone slamming down a sports bag”. She prefers Julian, which means “sky father”, though their nine-year-old daughter Maia would like her little brother to be called Bear, since it sounds “soft and cuddly but also brave and strong”.Florence Knapp’s smart debut novel features a Sliding Doors-style plot in which the three names are tried out for size, each triggering a different reality. By defying her husband and choosing Bear, Cora is subjected to a beating that prompts a neighbour to intervene and call the police; when she names him Ju...

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9 d. ago Kelsey Parker on finding the strength to make it through unbelievable tragedy

The widow of The Wanted’s Tom Parker tells Lisa Salmon her kids and spirituality helped her cope with her husband’s death and her son’s stillbirth.

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1 week ago Son of British woman held in Iran speaks to her for first time in 213 days

Joe Bennett says Lindsay Foreman sounded in good spirits despite her and husband being charged with espionageThe son of a British woman being held in Iran on espionage charges has said speaking to her on the phone for the first time in 213 days felt like “five birthdays and 10 Christmases at once”.Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both 52, were arrested on 3 January in Kerman, southern Iran, while travelling through the country from Armenia to Pakistan while on a round-the-world motorbike trip. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Karen Pirie star Emer Kenny opens up on life with TV presenter husband and toddler son

Karen Pirie returns to screens for a second season as she delves into a new case that's haunted the nation for decades - but filming was just as intense for creator Emer Kenny.

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