7 h. ago 'My worst nightmare is that a child dies and I'm responsible'

The M.E.N. takes a look behind the scenes at the everyday life of those in our region tasked with protecting our children

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29 h. ago Emmerdale spoilers for next week: John Sugden's worst nightmare and shock attack

Emmerdale viewers can expect some huge twists and turns next week on the ITV soap, with spoilers confirming a deadly attack on one resident and a secret exposed

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39 h. ago Our child died in Manchester Arena terror attack. How was bomber’s brother able to assault prison guards?

The parents of the youngest victim of the Manchester Arena attack have spoken of their disbelief after the bomber’s brother Hashem Abedi attacked prison guards

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40 h. ago Our child died in Manchester Arena terror attack. How was bomber’s brother able to attack prison officers?

The parents of the youngest victim of the Manchester Arena attack have spoken of their disbelief after the bomber’s brother Hashem Abedi attacked prison guards

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44 h. ago Our child died in Manchester Arena terror attack. How could bomber’s brother be able to attack prison officers?

The parents of the youngest victim of the Manchester Arena attack have spoken of their disbelief after the bomber’s brother Hashem Abedi attacked prison guards

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3 d. ago Child, 7, dies after woman 'sends poisoned Easter egg to ex's new family'

A 35-year-old woman in Brazil has been arrested after a potentially deadly chocolate egg was sent to her ex-partner's new family. The family were left a note with the Easter egg delivery

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3 d. ago Boy, 6, had symptom that affects almost every child... months later he died from cancer

The devastated parents of a six year-old boy who died from hidden cancer in less than a year have urged others to seek advice for childrens' ailments - even if they seem harmless.

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3 d. ago Signs and symptoms of fatal dog condition dubbed 'every owner‘s worst nightmare'

'This is such a serious life-threatening condition,' one vet warned

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5 d. ago Health officials hit out at RFK Jr after deadly measles outbreak

A second young child in Texas died from a measles infection

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7 d. ago Stop rats and mice coming near your home with one smell that is their 'worst nightmare'

As spring is the main breeding season for rodents, they will be searching for somewhere to nest

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9 d. ago Wimborne crash: Young child pedestrian dies after being hit by Ford van

Dorset Police are appealing for witnesses after a young child pedestrian was killed after being struck by a van - emergency services attended the scene but sadly his life could not be saved

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1 week ago Horrifying rape and incest video game tells players to be 'women's worst nightmare' and 'never take no for an answer'

A horrific rape and incest video game has sparked fury for encouraging players to be 'women's worst nightmare'.

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1 week ago Horrifying rape and incest video game tells players to be 'women's worst nightmare' and 'never take no for an answer'

A horrific rape and incest video game has sparked fury for encouraging players to be 'women's worst nightmare'.

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1 week ago Adolescence's Owen Cooper reveals his 'worst nightmare' after show's success

The 15-year-old became the breakout star of the hit Netflix drama starring Stephen Graham

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1 week ago 114million people have watched Adolescence but I'm NOT one of them, says its teenage star

The four-part series sees a 13-year-old schoolboy called Jamie Miller, played by breakout star Owen Cooper, accused of brutally murdering a female classmate.

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1 week ago Doctors diagnosed my toddler with low iron but the reality was our worst nightmare... the NHS's 'dismissal' left our girl paralysed

The ordeal began on Christmas Day in 2022 when three and a half-year-old Hana, from Bolton in Greater Manchester, was referred for treatment after she began to feel weak.

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1 week ago Tributes pour in for Britain's Got Talent star, 18, killed in car crash just weeks after his father died

Oran McConville, 18, was killed in a car smash when he was in the front passenger seat in the early hours of Saturday morning.

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1 week ago RFK Jr stayed silent on vaccine, says father of child who died from measles

Pete Hildebrand says health secretary ‘never said anything’ about vaccine’s efficacy when he visited for funeralA Texas man who buried his eight-year-old daughter on Sunday after the unvaccinated child died with measles says Robert F Kennedy Jr “never said anything” about the vaccine against the illness or its proven efficacy while visiting the girl’s family and community for her funeral.“He did not say that the vaccine was effective,” Pete Hildebrand, the father of Daisy Hildebrand, said in reference to Kennedy during a brief interview on Monday. “I had supper with the guy and he never said anything about that.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Everyone is breathing this’: how just trying to stay warm is killing thousands a year in the world’s coldest city

In Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar, coal fires heat almost every home. But as extreme weather drives families off the steppes into the city the air is becoming more deadlySteppes and the city: how smog has become part of Mongolians’ way of life – in picturesThe eldest child was away training for the army when his family died in their sleep. All six of them, two adults and four children, were poisoned by carbon monoxide gas seeping out from their coal-fired stove into their home in Ulaanbaatar in January, the coldest month in the world’s coldest capital city.Mongolians were touched by the tragedy but there was anger a month later when, during a two-day parliamentary hearing forced by a public petition against pollution levels, the government released figures showing there had been 779 deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning in the country in the past seven years. By 19 February, when a couple in their 40s were found lifeless in their bed, that number had risen to 811. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Everyone is breathing this’: how just trying to stay warm is killing thousands a year in the world’s coldest capital

In Ulaanbaatar, coal fires heat almost every home. But as extreme weather drives families off the Mongolian steppes into the city the air is becoming more deadlySteppes and the city: how smog has become part of Mongolians’ way of life – in picturesThe eldest child was away training for the army when his family died in their sleep. All six of them, two adults and four children, were poisoned by carbon monoxide gas seeping out from their coal-fired stove into their home in Ulaanbaatar in January, the coldest month in the world’s coldest capital city.Mongolians were touched by the tragedy but there was anger a month later when, during a two-day parliamentary hearing forced by a public petition against pollution levels, the government released figures showing there had been 779 deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning in the country in the past seven years. By 19 February, when a couple in their 40s were found lifeless in their bed, that number had risen to 811. Continue reading...

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