43 h. ago Timeless baby girl's name comes top in new full list of names for newborns

A full list of the UK's most popular floral names for 2024 shows that parents are opting for uncommon names with a nod to nature in increasing numbers

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45 h. ago Olivia Bowen gives birth! Love Island star welcomes a baby girl with husband Alex as the couple reveal their newborn's name

The couple, who are already parents to their three-year-old son Abel, admitted they are 'bursting with love' as they shared adorable snaps as a family of four.

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45 h. ago Olivia Bowen gives birth as she shares adorable photo and reveals daughter's unique name

Former Love Island stars Alex and Olivia Bowen have becomes parents for a second time, revealing their newborn daughter's adorable name to fans this morning

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3 d. ago Kaleb Cooper reveals adorable name of newborn son with sweet snap

Kaleb Cooper has announced the birth of his third child, Ashton, alongside a photo of the newborn, with the news coming after Jeremy Clarkson spoke about the family

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5 d. ago Scottish schoolgirl, 12, says appearance on TIME’s Girls of the Year list was 'cool and very unexpected'

Rebecca ended up winning an engineering award in a UK-wide competition with 70,000 entrants.

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5 d. ago Scot, 12, named on Time’s first Girls of the Year list after homelessness design

Rebecca Young, from Glasgow, designed a solar-powered backpack with an electric blanket inside to help homeless people.

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8 d. ago Married At First Sight star Rozz Darlington gives birth and shares newborn's first pic and name

Married At First Sight UK star Rozz Darlington has given birth to a baby girl and has shared her beautiful name. Rozz welcomed her first child with her partner Jordan Morris

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1 week ago The Names by Florence Knapp audiobook review – a Sliding Doors

What happens to a boy called Gordon, Julian or Bear? Irish actor Dervla Kirwan narrates this smart tale about a how a boy’s name influences his lifeHow influential is a name? This is the question underpinning The Names, which opens with Cora taking her newborn son to register his birth. Her abusive husband Gordon wants his son to be named after him, though, secretly, Cora isn’t keen. She notes how the second syllable lands with “a downward thud like someone slamming down a sports bag”. She prefers Julian, which means “sky father”, though their nine-year-old daughter Maia would like her little brother to be called Bear, since it sounds “soft and cuddly but also brave and strong”.Florence Knapp’s smart debut novel features a Sliding Doors-style plot in which the three names are tried out for size, each triggering a different reality. By defying her husband and choosing Bear, Cora is subjected to a beating that prompts a neighbour to intervene and call the police; when she names him Ju...

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