6 h. ago Southport attack schoolgirl 'knew she was dying' as she ran to mum for help

The little girl named as child C5 in the Southport Inquiry lost the entire volume of her blood when Axel Rudakubana repeatedly stabbed her at a Taylor Swift-themed dance party last year.

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32 h. ago Schoolgirl who survived being stabbed by 'possessed' Southport attacker in 'nightmare' attack asks: 'Why wasn't he stopped?'

The girl and her younger sister were dropped off at the Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29 last year by their father for what 'felt like it was going to be a perfect day'.

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35 h. ago Heartbroken Scots family say goodbye to baby girl who died in mum's arms at five days old

Brave Madison Travers was born in Glasgow with issues with her heart and brain.

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3 d. ago Teen who died watching Tipping Point 'could have lived' if her mum called 999

Sharon Goldie, from North Lanarkshire, admitted exposing her daughter to unhygienic living conditions in the lead up to her death - she refused to get her daughter medical help and left her to die at home alone

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3 d. ago Teen left to die watching Tipping Point could have survived if mum alerted medics

Robyn Goldie, 13, passed away watching television while her mum Sharon Goldie, 49, went to the pub.

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7 d. ago Son's 'nightmare' came through when he went to check on mum, 83, in Storm Babet

Devastated Paul Gilbert discovered his beloved mum had died in the flooding caused by Storm Babet after firefighters did not recheck her property, an inquest has heard

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7 d. ago Devastated mum of toddler who died of unknown illness hits out at enquiry delay

Lauren Marsh is still waiting for her daughter Bonnie's death to be investigated nearly four years after she died.

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8 d. ago Otter pup abandoned by mum dies after being rescued by Shetland sanctuary

"We did manage to get her feeding well and had finally allowed ourselves to believe that she would make it through those very difficult days... it turned out to be a final rally."

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8 d. ago Influencer Rolling Ray dies aged 28 days before birthday as mum speaks out

Influencer and TV personality Rolling Ray, real name Raymond Harper, has died aged 28 days before his birthday

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8 d. ago Reality star dies suddenly aged 28 days before birthday celebrations

An influencer and reality star who appeared on MTV's Catfish Trolls has died, with their mum sharing an emotional tribute and saying it was going to be a 'long road'

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9 d. ago Boy 'overdoses' on Tyson Fury chewing gum as he's rushed to hospital with chest pain

Oliver Wood, 12, complained of suffering chest pains after consuming the equivalent of 20 coffees or around 25 cans of Red Bull in 24 hours as his mum said she 'feared he would die'

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1 week ago Son found mum drowned in floods 'after fire service did not recheck her home'

Paul Gilbert discovered his 83-year-old mum had died in flooding caused by Storm Babet after firefighters did not recheck her property in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, an inquest heard

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1 week ago Mum whose daughter, 3, died of chickenpox hits out at NHS vaccine rollout

Angie Bunce-Mason, from Devon, campaigned for the chickenpox vaccine to be added on the NHS after her child died. 'We were a happy little family and enjoyed dog walks, picnics and spending time together'

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1 week ago I used to judge my mother’s gambling addiction. Now I think she was longing for a fairytale ending

Toni Jordan’s mother gambled fast, ferociously, without any sense of fun. The author has come to realise she was dreaming of a bigger life My mother, Margaret, died in 2018 at 75. It was a good death, all things considered. The very end was savage, as endings often are, but she was in her own home and on her own two feet until the final week. For a woman who’d smoked two packs a day all her adult life, who’d never exercised or even walked to the shops, who refused to drink water (“I’d spew!”) and lived on Coca-Cola, paté on toast, jubes and green olives from a jar – considering all that, she did OK.During my mother’s final days, I had it easy. My sister, Lee, lived closer and is, to be honest, a more nurturing person. She’s caring. Patient. Lee is also better with money than me, but I thought I should at least attempt to help – so at the end, I took charge of Mum’s bank accounts. She lived on the pension and died with a run-down brick veneer villa unit in an over-50s complex, an old...

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1 week ago Mum of boy who nearly died from chicken pox backs vaccine rollout

Joshua Brooks was struck down by chicken pox and left on life support.

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2 w. ago Boy, 12, dies in 'alligator attack' after 'climbing out window' as cops investigate mum

Bryan Vasquez, 12, was found dead in a canal near his home in New Orleans, Louisiana, after he was reported missing by his mother, who is now being investigated by police

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2 w. ago Boy, 12, begs mum to 'let me die' after being set on fire in horrific accident

Hunter Jory, 12, was in a field with his mates at the start of the school holidays when one child decided to light a fire and another threw petrol on it - the 12-year-old was engulfed in flames

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2 w. ago Botched BBL left Sophie Kasaei fighting for life as star recalls being rushed for emergency surgery

Geordie Shore and TOWIE starlet Sophie Kasaei has lifted the lid on her botched BBL ordeal as she discussed the moment she almost died on the Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast

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2 w. ago 'Caring, beautiful soul' dies suddenly aged 20 on mum's birthday

'It feels like a bad dream. It's so hard. She wanted to do so much. I just wish it had been me instead'

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2 w. ago Boy, 12, begs mum to let him die after freak fire during school holidays

Hunter Jory was playing in a field with his friends during the holidays when the tragedy unfolded.

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