15 h. ago Forgotten Glasgow comedy drama hailed 'legendary' by fans now streaming for free

The 1998 by Peter Mullan production sees Douglas Henshall portray Michael Flynn, a figure who reconnects with his sister and two brothers in Glasgow following the death of their mum

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29 h. ago Mum falls 290ft to death in front of son after bungee jump accident

Elizaveta Gishchina, known as Liza, slipped from a platform after making a successful jump to mark her birthday, but she then went back up the tower to take a selfie as a keepsake of her daredevil jump

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7 d. ago Toddler's horror death while being pushed swing for 44 hours by his own mum

The 24-year-old's schizophrenia pushed her to a deadly extreme.

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9 d. ago Why Bobby Brazier has turned to Hare Krishna after family rift and search for happiness

After going through difficult life experiences while growing up, including the death of his mum Jade Goody, Bobby Brazier is said to have found meaning in the Hare Krishna faith

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1 week ago ‘My laugh is like a horn. A foghorn’: how Alison Hammond became TV’s most joyful presenter

She gets trolled on TikTok, but it just makes her chuckle – the Bake Off host is determined to find the happiness in everything. She talks giggling, golf buggies and Paul Hollywood’s expensive handsAll Alison Hammond wants is to “bring happiness and spread joy”. She’s so devoted to this mission she even did it straight after the death, five years ago, of her beloved mother Maria. “My mum died in hospital at 5.30am,” she recalls. “At 6am, I went out to my car and this woman stopped me for a selfie. I said sure, no problem. I knew it would make her happy, so I hid behind my own smile. Little did she know my mum had just died but looking back, oh my God – I’ll always remember it.”The 50-year-old Brummie whirlwind loves to make someone’s day. At her local supermarket recently, she met a fan called Kate who’d just lost her own mother. “I’ll never forget how hard it was when my mum passed, so I invited Kate to the Bake Off final. She met Paul Hollywood and he gave her ...

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1 week ago Tim Minchin: 'Mum's death was gutting as she'll never see my kids grow up'

Comedian and singer-songwriter Tim Minchin opens up about his family, the loss of his beloved mum Ros to blood cancer, and why he never reads his own reviews

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1 week ago Callum Kerr: Everything we know about 'murder' of Hollyoaks star's mum as he speaks out

Dawn Searle, 56, was a much-loved mum and grandmother when she was brutally beaten to death in her own home. Investigators believe her own husband was responsible

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2 w. ago Oscar winner Ariana DeBose devastated by mum's death at 57 as she pays tribute

Oscar winner Ariana DeBose announced that her mother, Gina DeBose, died, aged 57, over the weekend, three years after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer

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2 w. ago Mum hospitalised squeezing spot on 'triangle of death' area of face

Alisha Monaco, 32, had no idea it was dangerous to pop a spot in that area of her face.

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2 w. ago Mum of young man murdered on street says she died on same day

The 22-year-old was killed on a Dingle street three years ago

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2 w. ago Mum accused of killing baby by 'burning her to death' with hair dryer

Courtney Gartshore appeared for a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow.

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2 w. ago Missing Jayden Spicer's mum begged for help before being charged with his death

Felicia Gross has now been arrested and charged with manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and falsely reporting an incident after son Jayden's body was found

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3 w. ago Moment tattooed thug arrested at work after battering mum to death in her bed

Kiesha Donaghy was battered to death with what is thought to be a claw hammer in her home in Elgin.

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3 w. ago Mum who cheated death during bowel cancer op backs bid to see screening age lowered

Elaine Cunningham, from Glasgow, was just 37 when she underwent an operation to remove a tumour just a few months after she first experienced symptoms of the disease.

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3 w. ago Ruth Langsford opens up on mother's 'very difficult' Alzheimer's disease battle

TV presenter Ruth Langsford has given a candid interview about her mum Joan's Alzheimer's following her dad's death from the same disease

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3 w. ago Brit mum's 'unimaginable' rabies death after holiday has life

The bravery of a family who told of their 'unimaginable loss' after a mum died of rabies has helped boost Brits having vaccines against the devastating disease

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3 w. ago Reality star foster mum beat daughter to death over her eating habits

Ariel Robinson subjected Victoria Rose Smith to the ordeal just days before she and her husband officially adopted her.

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3 w. ago Harvey Willgoose's mum learned son stabbed to death from 'RIP' social media post

Caroline Willgoose, 51, said she will forever be tormented for telling her son to go back to the 'lions' den' when he ended up being murdered at school in Sheffield in February

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3 w. ago Mirror Daily Digest: Our top stories from high street giant set to shut 33 stores to Corrie star dead

In this Thursday's Mirror Daily Digest, we've pulled together the biggest stories of the day from the sad news of how the mum of a slain schoolboy learnt about his death, to the reality of one of Europe's top 'party strips'

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3 w. ago Mum of Harvey Willgoose learned he was stabbed to death at school on social media

Harvey Willgoose, 15, was stabbed to death at school in Feburary.

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