29 h. ago Mum left hospitalised and £5,000 out of pocket after replying to job ad online

Single mum Mutmainnah Abubakar arrived in Edinburgh last year with £5,000 in savings, but her accounts were picked clean by scammers posing as an employer in a few short days

Economics

31 h. ago I saved my dad from going into a care home – and I’m so relieved I did

As new research this week reveals that almost one in five care homes in England are failing, Charlotte Cripps looks back at her decision to keep her dad out of one, and what it was like being part of the sandwich carer generation, as a single working mum looking after her dad, two children and a dog

Politics

33 h. ago Single mum fleeced out of £5K life savings in cruel online employment scam

Manipulative scammers called the mum offering her a flexible online opportunity which involved liking TikTok videos in return for a fee.

Economics

3 d. ago Britain's 'most hated' woman says £400 Gucci cap is 'least she deserves' for Mother's Day

Carla Bellucci expects her children to spend fortunes on her this Mother's Day – saying it is what she deserves after sacrificing her own meals so they could eat when she was a single mum

Economics

4 d. ago Kate Garraway gives heartbreaking update on being a single mum on Mother's Day after death of her husband Derek

The UK's most popular television presenters have shared their experiences with motherhood.

Events

5 d. ago Single mum carer on benefits says cuts adds to 'scumbags' stigma

The mum-of-two has been left disappointed by the Chancellor's Spring Statement on Wednesday.

Politics

6 d. ago Struggling single mum says welfare cuts add to 'scumbag stigma' of people on benefits

Single mum and full-time carer Raegan Furness, 37, said she understands the reason why the Government is tightening up on PIP entitlements, but more "empathy" is needed.

Politics

6 d. ago Single mum pleads for permanent home after nine years in 'temporary accommodation'

Trina Downey has spent nearly a decade being moved between different homes after being forced to leave her original property due to a rat infestation

Politics

1 week ago The sinister British cult that lured in its victims with the promise of 'life coaching' and fleeced members out of millions of pounds

According to the BBC, police are seeking the arrest and detention of the South-African raised Lighthouse executive, Shaun Cooper, after he failed to turn up to court.

Events

1 week ago ‘I’ve been getting 100 messages a day’: Church of Scientology accused of intimidating UK critics

Campaigners face online attacks, claims of criminality and complaints to employers. The Church says it’s the victimAlex Barnes-Ross, a marketing director from east London, regularly posts YouTube videos criticising Scientology. In some of them, the former Scientologist, 29, describes his experience of joining aged 15 and becoming its London director of book sales. In others, he talks about his mental health struggles after signing a “billion-year” contract devoting himself to the organisation – only to be kicked out a few years later, labelled a “potential trouble source”.Other videos scrutinise its finances and ask questions about alleged mistreatment at Narconon UK, a Scientology-linked rehab facility investigated by the Observer last year. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago DWP launches online consultation on proposed changes to disability benefits and employment support

The ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working’ consultation is open until June 30, 2025.

Politics

2 w. ago Christine McGuinness supported as she says she's '36, divorced and single mum' after admitting to 'dating again'

The model was married to former Take Me Out host Paddy, 51, from 2011 until 2022

Politics

3 w. ago Stacey Solomon 'caught out' by Sort Your Life Out crew as she helps out family in Wales

Stacey Solomon was on hand to help single mum Katrina and her four children declutter their home during the latest episode of BBC's Sort Your Life Out

Events

3 w. ago 'Breastfeeding as an autistic mum feels like hiking in the desert carrying a baby crocodile'

Before she was diagnosed with autism and ADHD, single mum Laurene thought not wanting to touch her baby made her 'bad'

Politics

3 w. ago Maura Higgins tells mum 'gory details' about love life and racy bedroom antics

Most people can't think of anything worse than having to tell their parents about what they get up to in the bedroom, but Maura Higgins apparently tells her mum every single detail

Politics