54 h. ago Smoking during pregnancy affects sons more than daughters, Scottish study reveals

Baby boys of mothers who smoke while pregnant experience more side-effects than girls

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3 d. ago Gene Hackman's reconciliation with daughters and son after 'painful regret'

As an actor, Gene Hackman saw his fortunes change overnight, going from living in a flat without hot water to the bright lights of Hollywood. However, his Cinderella story had a significant impact on his three children

Politics

5 d. ago Reform becomes the 3rd most popular party in Scotland ahead of the Tories

The Scottish Election Study predicts Reform UK will overtake the Scottish Conservatives in 2026.

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6 d. ago David Beckham gushes over 'boss' Victoria after son Brooklyn skips family event

Victoria Beckham debuted her latest collection on Friday at Paris Fashion Week, and was supported on the front row by David, daughter Harper, sons Romeo and Cruz, alongside Anna Wintour

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9 d. ago Couple who paid £85,000 for surrogate twins in Cyprus face battle to bring children home to UK

Damian, 33, and Pasan Fernando, 36, from St Albans, Hertfordshire, welcomed their son and daughter on New Year's Eve, but have been unable to leave Cyprus with the babies.

Society

9 d. ago Mother, 38, and daughter, 10, reveal their double gender transition to become father and son

Father and son Raphael and Gustavo Batista, 10, from Sao Paolo, Brazil, who both transitioned from mother and daughter share their journey on Instagram.

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9 d. ago Couple who paid £85,000 for surrogate twins in Cyprus admit they didn't meet birth mother until after delivery and wondered 'how do you hold a baby?' Now they face battle to bring children home to UK

Damian, 33, and Pasan Fernando, 36, from St Albans, Hertfordshire, welcomed their son and daughter on New Year's Eve, but have been unable to leave Cyprus with the babies.

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1 week ago Sir Rod Stewart becomes a grandfather for fourth time as hockey player son Liam welcomes new daughter

The new arrival’s name is a touching tribute to the veteran rocker’s late mother

Sport

1 week ago I cringe every time I tell people what my children's names are

Katie, a British content creator, has a two-year-old son called Beauden and a one-year-old daughter called Murphy - names 'you don't necessarily hear that much', she admits.

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1 week ago Rod Stewart becomes a grandfather again as son Liam welcomes second child with sweet announcement

Rod Stewart has welcomed another grandchild after his son Liam revealed that his wife Nicole gave birth to their daughter Elsie at the start of February.

Events

1 week ago Moment 'paranoid' father calmly leaves house with a cigarette in his mouth minutes after murdering son's girlfriend

Richard Jones, 50, was jailed for a minimum of 20 years yesterday for the heartless killing of his son's daughter, 30-year-old Sophie Evans.

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1 week ago Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney welcomes first grandchild

Mr Swinney’s daughter Judith and her husband Paul have had a baby son.

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1 week ago Nepo baby catwalk! Romeo Beckham and Lila Moss make surprise appearance on the Versace runway at Milan Fashion Week

The son of David and Victoria Beckham, 22, and the daughter of supermodel Kate Moss, also 22, were among those modelling at Friday's Autumn Winter 2025 show.

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2 w. ago The savage suburbia of Helen Garner: ‘I wanted to dong Martin Amis with a bat’

Over 50 years, she has become one of the most revered writers in Australia. Is she finally going to get worldwide recognition?In early January, the Australian author Helen Garner decided to cut back an unruly bush in her garden. Garner lives in a Melbourne suburb in the adjoining house to her daughter, son-in-law, three grandchildren, some chickens and a dog. The family were away at the beach for the holidays and Garner found herself alone, in an off-kilter frame of mind. She’s 82, her beach days are over, but she felt her family’s absence. Her grandchildren were growing up, the youngest now 18. Garner realised she was on the brink of a loneliness not felt since she’d moved to live alongside them 20 years ago, after the end of her third and final marriage, to the author Murray Bail.Missing her family, feeling adrift, she went outside with some secateurs and “pruned the shit” out of the bush in such frenzied bursts that the next day, when she looked out of the window, she saw a scene...

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2 w. ago Mum who wanted Ozempic prescribed for her children 'left in despair' at GP reply

Stephanie Caruthers blasted her doctor after hoping she could use Ozempic to tackle her eight-year-old son and her teenage daughter's obesity.

Society

2 w. ago 'I went to my GP with my overweight children and was left in despair at what he said'

A mother conceded her teenage daughter and eight-year-old son are both "obviously overweight" but was unhappy with the GP's admission during their appointment

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2 w. ago Scottish labs receive £10m for space mission to study cosmic ripples

The project will use lasers, routed through optical benches made in Edinburgh, to measure gravitational waves.

Economics

2 w. ago Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner refused to sign memo saying Trump was not antisemitic, book says

Pair declined to give public endorsement of Trump in wake of 7 October attacks, All or Nothing by Michael Wolff revealsDonald Trump’s Jewish daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, refused to sign a statement saying Trump was not antisemitic, according to a new book by the veteran Trump tell-all author Michael Wolff.“As he kept seeming to be incapable of offering absolute support for Israel in the wake of October 7,” Wolff writes, referring to the deadly 2023 attacks by Hamas, “Trump, not for the first time, turned to Jared for Jewish cover, explicitly asking him and Ivanka for a public endorsement. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago BBC EastEnders fans 'in tears' as they spot huge Sonia Fowler detail during labour scene

The name of Sonia Fowler's baby daughter has been revealed on EastEnders after fans were asked to vote on it during the 40th anniversary episode in honour of the show's creators

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3 w. ago EastEnders announces huge Sonia twist live on air after heartbreaking scenes

EastEnders have revealed the result of their second vote live on air - the name of Sonia Fowler's daughter, inspired by the creators of the BBC soap Julia Smith and Tony Holland

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