18 h. ago Over 66 million euro issued to mother and baby home survivors

The Irish government is expected to start an awareness campaign to encourage more people to apply for redress.

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19 h. ago New mother is 'humbled' by change in her appearance after having a baby

The Kenya-based young mother is 'beyond humbled' by her new role as a parent - but fellow TikTok users have, for the most part, focused very negatively on her appearance.

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23 h. ago Newborn baby decapitated as worker finds dismembered remains in rubbish bin

Police in Spain have issued an urgent appeal to trace the mother of a newborn baby found beheaded and dismembered in a recycling centre in the capital Madrid last December

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40 h. ago The Guardian view on maternity care failings: Wes Streeting’s new inquiry must learn from past mistakes, not repeat them | Editorial

The health secretary deserves praise for trying something new. But links between poor care and overstretched staff must not be avoidedThe announcement of a new inquiry into maternity care failures in England, including the shockingly higher risk of mortality faced by black and Asian mothers, indicates an overdue recognition that improvements are needed. From the devastating 2015 review of a decade of failure at Morecambe Bay, to last year’s birth trauma report from MPs, there is no shortage of evidence that women face unacceptable risks when giving birth on the NHS. The question is whether a review chaired by Wes Streeting himself can achieve what previous ones have not.His role as chair is not the only novel aspect of this inquiry. A panel including bereaved parents will share their experiences and knowledge, alongside expert evidence. This format should focus minds on the human consequences of systemic failures, including mother and baby deaths, and on the need for accountabi...

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67 h. ago I was branded Britain's most hated woman for buying twin babies online for £8k in 'cash for babies scandal'... here's what happened next

When Judith and Alan Kilshaw bought two six-month-old twin baby girls for £8,000 from a single mother in the US, it sparked what would become a national scandal

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5 d. ago I have a rare skin disease that means I can never go outside

Karine de Souza, who has a rare skin condition that causes an extreme sensitivity to sunlight, was called 'irresponsible' by cruel trolls after she welcomed their fist child.

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5 d. ago Nepo baby, 21, is spitting image of '90s TV star mother as she cuddles lion in Africa

A nepo baby looked the spitting image of her 90s TV star mother as she cuddled a lion in Africa. 

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5 d. ago Heartbreaking moment man, 58, finally finds birth mother who abandoned him as a baby

Simon Prothero, 58, was discovered as a newborn baby outside a toilet block of a children's home in Neath, Wales. ITV's Long Lost Family: Born Without a Trace team helped him find his birth family.

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7 d. ago Woman abandoned in pram as a baby with a heartbreaking note from her impoverished mother finally meets her real siblings after 55 years

ITV'S Long Lost Family: Born Without a Trace follows Lisa Dyke, 55, who now lives in France, on her journey to discover information about her past.

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8 d. ago Plans for mother and baby home victims and survivors deemed ‘kick in the teeth’

Concern has been expressed that a ‘huge swathe’ of applicants have been excluded from the redress scheme.

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8 d. ago Baby Princess Lilibet was the spitting image of her mother Meghan Markle at the same age

Over the weekend, the Duchess of Sussex shared a sweet Father's Day tribute to her husband Prince Harry , featuring numerous snapshots of their children Prince Archie, six, and Lili, four.

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8 d. ago Dig begins for the remains of 800 children believed to have been buried at Irish 'mother and baby home' where bodies 'were dumped into sewage tank called The Pit'

Pre-excavation work began on Monday ahead of a full-scale dig to try to identify hundreds of children who died at the home in Tuam, Co Galway between 1925 and 1961

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8 d. ago Preparatory work to identify remains of 800 infants at Irish mother and baby home begins

Excavation crews begin sealing off site in Tuam, Co Galway, before full-scale dig starts on 14 JulyPreliminary work aimed at identifying the remains of nearly 800 infants is starting on the site in Tuam, Co Galway, as Ireland continues to wrestle with the traumatic legacy of its mother and baby homes scandal.Catherine Corless, a local historian who first sounded the alarm about the dark past of the institution run by nuns from the Bon Secours order, uncovered the names of 796 infants who are believed to have been buried there between 1925 and 1961, some in a disused subterranean septic tank. There were no burial records. Continue reading...

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1 week ago William, Hope and Emily were born with heroin in their tiny bodies... but we still longed to adopt them

Clare and Jeremy Wilson felt so many emotions: pity for this helpless newborn, and anger at the heroin-addicted birth mother who had inflicted such torture on an innocent baby.

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1 week ago Hollywood nepo baby makes rare public appearance with her famous mother

A Hollywood nepo-baby stunned as she enjoyed a day out in London at an exhibition with her very famous mother.

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1 week ago ‘I was turned away from a major work event because I had my baby with me’

London Tech Week said the flagship event had not ‘been designed to incorporate the particular needs, facilities and safeguards that under-16s require’

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2 w. ago Female entrepreneur ‘absolutely humiliated’ after London Tech Week refuses entry for bringing baby

London Tech Week said the flagship event had not ‘been designed to incorporate the particular needs, facilities and safeguards that under-16s require’

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2 w. ago Feminism made me ashamed to be a mother. Now my children are teenagers, I bitterly regret wasting their baby years: JULIE COOK

There are times I look at my children and feel so proud I could burst. Alex, 16, has just taken his GCSEs and Adriana, 11, is a keen little actress and loves performing.

Society

2 w. ago Mary Earps' decision has left major unseen issue for Euro 2025 says ex

Carly Telford knows what it is like to go to a tournament as second choice, having done so for the 2019 World Cup, and the 27-cap Lioness has given her opinion on Mary Earps' decision to retire from international football

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2 w. ago Mother who abused her baby so badly his legs had to be amputated to be released from prison

Jody Simpson was jailed for 10 years in 2018 for causing or allowing harm to her 41-day old son Tony Hudgell

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