35 h. ago Tot dies from cancer after doctors assumed lump on face was 'caused by parents'

Delilah-Rai Reid-Floyd was just 19-months-old when she was diagnosed with cancer - but her mum Kayleigh Reid believes she was let down by the NHS.

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39 h. ago Little girl dies of cancer after doctors assume facial lump 'was caused by parents'

Delilah-Rai Reid-Floyd was just 19-months-old when she was diagnosed with cancer - but her mum Kayleigh Reid believes she was let down by the NHS

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59 h. ago Polly Holliday death: Parent Trap and Mrs Doubtfire star dies, aged 88

Lindsay Lohan and Nancy Meyers have shared tributes to the ‘kind’ and ‘wonderful’ actor

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3 d. ago Family flees Britain for life in Malaysia after soaring crime rates under Starmer and Labour caused parents to ban their children from playing outside

Kayleigh Hall, 37, and husband Kev Hall, 41, upped sticks from the town of Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, with their three children (pictured, with their parents) in March - and do not plan to return.

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3 w. ago I had electric shock treatment in the 1960s. Now I want to know why | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

You’re courageous to be facing up to this trauma. It’s time to empower yourself and explore your life storyI am 83, and my life seems to have been mostly happy. But after a year at art college, I sort of disintegrated and was sent to a mental hospital after I had tried to kill myself several times. My best explanation is that life was too difficult and painful. But why?In the hospital I had 15 electric shock treatments. After the first one I didn’t recognise my mum. I had a blinding headache, and the fear of never waking up was strong. I was given antipsychotic drugs and sedatives. I caused a lot of worry to my parents, but I couldn’t “pull myself together”. Looking back, I see myself as a caring person who helped the confused and unhappy ladies who were locked away in that massive old mental hospital, where, in a way, I felt at home. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Parents told to check school bags as mistake could cause injury

Experts say the start of the school year is a perfect time to check the weight of your child's school bag

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last month Parents warned about foods that could cause ADHD in children

Foods in children's diets, other than additives, may be triggering hyperactivity, says Swansea University scientist

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