22 h. ago 'Entitled' woman wants to approve name for her grandchild but there's one problem

When it comes to baby names, loved ones often shared their opinions with expecting parents - even if unwanted. One grandma-to-be insists has given an expecting couple a list of 'approved' names

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2 d. ago Boy, six, 'who killed newborn after being left to roam French maternity ward was found on a chair next to the baby's crib calling the girl his "doll"', says horrified woman who discovered the scene

Baby Zayneb-Cassandra - who was born via caesarean section to parents Mohamed-Hamza (pictured) and Sephora - was found lying beside her crib with a traumatic brain injury last week

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3 d. ago 'How can you say that we killed our baby?' Court hears what parents told police after two

Daniel Gunter, 27, and Sophie Staddon, 23, are both accused of murder and causing or allowing their son's passing on March 5 last year.

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3 d. ago Parents deny killing newborn baby found beaten to death on hospital ward

Brendon Staddon suffered injuries to his head, neck, legs and jaw on March 5 last year.

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3 d. ago Newborn found beaten to death on baby hospital ward as parents deny killing him

Parents Daniel Gunter, 27, and Sophie Staddon, 23, are accused of killing their tiny son Brendon Staddon at Yeovil District Hospital in Somerset on March 5 last year

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3 d. ago Parents told police they did not harm premature baby who died at neonatal unit

Sophie Staddon and Daniel Gunter are on trial at Bristol Crown Court.

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3 d. ago Medical charlatans have existed through history. But AI has turbocharged them | Edna Bonhomme

When AI is (badly) informing health policy and enabling bad actors, it’s time to regulate the tech companiesNearly a year into parenting, I’ve relied on advice and tricks to keep my baby alive and entertained. For the most part, he’s been agile and vivacious, and I’m beginning to see an inquisitive character develop from the lump of coal that would suckle from my breast. Now he’s started nursery (or what Germans refer to as Kita), other parents in Berlin, where we live, have warned me that an avalanche of illnesses will come flooding in. So during this particular stage of uncertainty, I did what many parents do: I consulted the internet.This time, I turned to ChatGPT, a source I had vowed never to use. I asked a straightforward but fundamental question: “How do I keep my baby healthy?” The answers were practical: avoid added sugar, monitor for signs of fever and talk to your baby often. But the part that left me wary was the last request: “If you tell me your baby’s age, I can tailo...

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4 d. ago ‘A relentless, destructive energy’: inside the trial of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon

An intimate account of an unprecedented trialIf we believe her parents, Constance Marten and Mark Gordon, a baby girl was born on Christmas Eve, 2022, in the upstairs bedroom of Woodcutters Cottage in Haltwhistle, Northumberland. Her mother knelt against the double bed and gave birth without assistance or complication. The baby spent the first days of her life in the small stone-terraced cottage and then began her travels, mostly carried by her mother in a sling, hidden under a burgundy puffer jacket. She travelled far for a newborn, passing through bus stations and port towns, hotels and cafes, cities and fields, from north to south, west to east. We know she lived for at least two weeks, but we don’t know, and can never know, precisely how she died. She was called Victoria. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Warning to parents after baby girl grows 'micropenis' from lying on dad's chest

Doctors have urged new parents to be careful around skin-to-skin contact in certain situations.

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4 d. ago This Morning doctor reveals 'horrific' torment at the hands of a GP who trolled him online, as the internet pest is struck off

Dr Ranj Singh was branded a 'paedophile sympathiser' and 'scum' by Dr David Cartland over his support for the Covid-19 vaccine.

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5 d. ago Senior officer hails justice for baby Victoria as ‘selfish’ parents convicted

Detective Superintendent Lewis Basford spoke to reporters outside the Old Bailey.

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8 d. ago Mum brings 'genius' 50p item to keep baby busy on flight – and parents love it

A mum has been praised as a 'genius' after sharing the main activity she packed to keep her baby occupied during their three-hour flight from Germany to Spain - and it's not what you might expect

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9 d. ago Tommee Tippee UV Steriliser that's 'the best baby product' new parents have is now under £100

New parents can't stop raving about this Tommee Tippee UV Steriliser that helps keep all your baby essentials bacteria-free - and right now it's plummeted to under £100

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1 week ago 'Our world fell apart overnight when we woke up to find daughter stiff and blue'

The devastated parents of a 'loving and very cheeky' baby have spoken of the moment their 'world fell apart' when she tragically died unexpectedly in her sleep

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1 week ago Baby boy left 'unable to walk, talk or see' after vegan parents put him in sauna

The couple, who considered themselves "vegan mucus-free fruitarians", employed extreme practices and exposed their baby to "high temperature saunas and ice baths".

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1 week ago Baby left disabled after vegan parents exposed him to extreme heat and ice baths

The ten-month-old boy was taken to hospital by his fanatical parents after suffering seizures and brain damage which is when alarm bells were raised

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1 week ago Baby left 'unable to walk, talk or see' after vegan parents put him in sauna

The couple, who considered themselves "vegan mucus-free fruitarians", employed extreme practices and exposed their baby to "high temperature saunas and ice baths"

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1 week ago Summer holidays harder than a wedding or a new baby, parents say

Parents said on average they spend more during summer than at Christmas

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1 week ago Parents say summer holidays more stressful than starting business or having baby

Mums and dads dread the summer holidays as they are expensive, overwhelming and draining

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1 week ago Revealed: Baby names at risk of extinction in the UK as royal

The baby names that are rapidly falling out of favour with new parents in the UK in 2025 have been revealed - with a once-popular royal moniker becoming obsolete.

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