11 h. ago Mother and her newborn daughter died in home birth tragedy following 'catastrophic' errors and a 'gross failure to provide basic medical care', coroner rules

Jennifer Cahill - described by her family as an 'amazing, attentive' mother - chose to deliver Agnes Lily at home after feeling 'unsupported' in hospital when she had her son three years earlier.

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12 h. ago Mother and her newborn daughter died in home birth tragedy following 'catastrophic' errors and a 'gross failure to provide basic medical care', coroner rules 

Jennifer Cahill - described by her family as an 'amazing, attentive' mother - chose to deliver Agnes Lily at home after feeling 'unsupported' in hospital when she had her son three years earlier.

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13 h. ago Mother and newborn baby who died in home birth tragedy were both victims of neglect, coroner rules

Jennifer Cahill - described by her family as an 'amazing, attentive' mother - chose to deliver Agnes Lily at home after feeling 'unsupported' in hospital when she had her son three years earlier.

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18 h. ago Vital advice issued to anyone travelling to Thailand after Queen Mother dies

Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit died last week at the age of 93, and her death could bring changes for anyone planning to travel to the country in the next few months

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38 h. ago New mum dies after doctors leave bandage inside her body during childbirth

A new mother has tragically died after doctors left bandages inside her after she gave birth to her son, resulting in a deadly infection, and medics didn't realise what had happened until it was too late

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53 h. ago Lennie James says he stopped talking when he was a child after his mother died

Known for Mr Loverman and The Walking Dead, the actor opened up about his childhood and living in a children’s home with his brother.

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59 h. ago Thailand's Queen Sirikit dies aged 93: nation in mourning as style icon mother of current monarch passes away peacefully in hospital

Around a dozen Thai mourners dressed in black sat outside a Bangkok hospital where the former Queen Sirikit, whose death was announced early on Saturday, had been receiving treatment.

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62 h. ago Cruel daughter left disabled mum to die in own filth with sores 'size of a fist'

Colleen Sayegh, 38, has been jailed after she left her vulnerable, disabled mother to die in her own filth.

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65 h. ago Beloved royal family member dies after 'suffering several illnesses'

Queen Sirikit, the mother of Thailand's current king, has died at the age of 93 after suffering from a blood infection, the palace has confirmed in a statement

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65 h. ago Tragedy as mum dies 'rotting' in her own faeces with sores size of a fist

A woman has been sentenced for up to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to negligent care of her mother who died in horrific conditions

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3 d. ago Teenager died after his loving mother encouraged him to 'do something productive' in bid to raise his low mood

Rex Edward Lilley, 18, had battled mental health struggles for years before he had locked his bedroom door and tried to take his life on January 6.

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3 d. ago Heartbroken woman tells how Ryanair showed a complete lack of empathy after her mother died before they were due to fly to Lanzarote

Sophie Taylor was set to fly to Lanzarotte with her mother Sharon Watkins to celebrate Sharon's 60th birthday.

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3 d. ago A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke review – a brilliant, blunt and beautiful memoir

The actor on being called ugly, telling Johnny Rotten to F-off, and striking gold at CannesKathy Burke’s mother, Bridget, died of stomach cancer when she was 18 months old; she writes that it made her “feel dead famous” in her community. She was raised by her older brothers, John and Barry, who were 10 and eight when it happened, and sometimes by their father Pat, an alcoholic for many years, violent with it, who struggled to care for his family. Pat and Bridget had moved to London from Ireland, and the Burkes lived on an estate in Islington, where the other families played a vital role in raising and feeding the children. On his deathbed, in 1994, Pat asked Kathy to do two things: to give up smoking, and to write more. It has only taken her 30 years, she says, but she’s finally done the latter.The entertainment industry is top-heavy with people from middle-and upper-class backgrounds who have a limited understanding of lives that don’t resemble th...

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4 d. ago ‘It’s scary how many St George’s flags there were’: Blood Orange on coming home to Essex and mourning his mother

After grief brought Dev Hynes home, he reconsidered the county that shaped him. The result is a masterful new album – made with a little help from Lorde and Zadie SmithDevonté Hynes is telling me how he came to be living back in his childhood home in Ilford, east London, at the age of 37, after his mother had fallen ill. “It was a surreal experience,” he says of the sudden move from Brooklyn, where he makes music as Blood Orange, to sleeping in the bedroom where he once put up posters of David Beckham and the Smashing Pumpkins. “Physically, you’re bigger: your shape has changed. But the space is the same. The memories are the same.”Hynes came back to England to be by the bedside of his mother in hospital, and stayed at home a while after she died in 2023. This tragic disruptionproduced his fifth full-length release, Essex Honey, a clear contender for album of the year. It’s a record grounded by grief but fizzing with the memory flashes that came with returning home to the edge of Es...

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5 d. ago I let my son die because I was selfish and wanted my happy ever after, Baby P's mother tells public parole hearing

Tracey Connelly was forced to finally give answers this afternoon for the death of 17-month-old Peter - as she made a fresh bid for freedom 18 years after he was tortured to death.

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6 d. ago Mother, 34, who tragically died along with her newborn baby after opting for home birth wrongly believed she was low risk, inquest hears

Jennifer Cahill, 34, had suffered serious bleeding and needed two transfusions following the traumatic hospital birth of her first child, a son, three years earlier.

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6 d. ago Woman dies saving baby from fire started by neighbour taking part in dangerous social media trend

A mother died while rescuing her baby from an apartment fire in South Korea that began when a neighbour tried to kill a cockroach with a makeshift flamethrower, police said.

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8 d. ago 'Really excited about a home birth': Heartbreaking posts of mother who died with her baby during home birth after traumatic first delivery in hospital

Hand up showing off a beautiful diamond engagement ring, Jennifer Cahill could not look happier.

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1 week ago The tragic story of the mother and her baby daughter who died after a home birth went catastrophically wrong. What happened? The Daily Mail investigates...

Jennifer Cahill, 34, died shortly after giving birth to her second child at home. She suffered a repeat of the severe haemorrhaging she had experienced with her son the first time around.

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1 week ago Revealed: The online group run by 'sacred chanting and drumming' fan who supported mother who died with her baby after choosing a homebirth against medical advice

An inquest into Jennifer Cahill's death this week heard that she was a member of Home Birth Support Group UK - a Facebook group with more than 14,000 members.

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