12 h. ago Newborn baby died after mother was left to give birth alone on NHS hospital ward by midwives and doctors, inquest told

Liliwen Iris Thomas was born at the University of Wales Hospital but died just hours later after her mother's cries for help were ignored during labour.

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15 h. ago Woman's rubbish found dumped on country lane 'after her neighbours were moaning'

She was taken to court by the council over the offence

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31 h. ago Woman 'dumps newborn baby girl in bin with umbilical cord still attached'

According to police, mum Angela Onduto, 46, dumped her little baby girl behind a block of flats while she was still attached to her umbilical cord. She has been charged with murder.

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38 h. ago Life Cycle of a Moth by Rowe Irvin review – captivating story of maternal love and male violence

A daughter is brought up isolated from the world in this tender debut novel from an exciting talentIn the woodland, beyond the fence, inside the old forester’s hut, Maya and Daughter live in a world of rituals. The fence is secured with “Keep-Safes” – fingernails, Daughter’s first teeth, the umbilical cord that once joined them – to protect them from intruders. While their days are filled with chores, setting traps for rabbits and gathering firewood, every night they play a game they call “This-and-That”, in which they take it in turns to choose an activity – hair-brushing, dancing, copying – before saying their “sorrys and thank yous” in the bed they share.From the beginning of British author Rowe Irvin’s captivating debut novel, it is clear that Maya has created this life for herself and her daughter – who calls her mother “Myma” – as a refuge from the brutality of the world beyond the fence’s perimeter. Irvin’s tale switches between two narrative strands: present-day chapters nar...

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4 d. ago Colorado woman charged with murder in 16 years old case involving newborn who was found in a dumpster

Angela Onduto, 46, of Colorado, has been charged with the 2009 murder of her newborn daughter, whom police named Matea Esperanza, after the baby was found in a San Francisco Bay Area dumpster.

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5 d. ago Horrifying moment woman was forced to give birth on jail floor as staff took photos

Ashley Caswell was left to give birth on the floor of an Alabama jail shower while prison staff posed for pictures with the newborn, who was still attached to the umbilical cord

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7 d. ago Newborn baby found decapitated and dumped in bin bags as mother arrested

A major police investigation was launched after the remains of a baby girl were found in several bin bags at the rubbish plant.

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7 d. ago Mother arrested after newborn baby girl found decapitated and dumped in bin bags

Police have arrested a woman, reported to be a married mother with kids, after the harrowing discovery of a dismembered newborn baby at a rubbish tip by horrified workers

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8 d. ago Starving newborn baby left alone for days after mum died is rescued in nick of time

Police officers in Phoenix, Arizona, discovered a newborn baby "clinging to life" after the child's mother died and the infant was left alone in the home for several days

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1 week ago Police rescue emaciated newborn baby from Phoenix apartment days after its mother died

Shocking bodycam footage shows officers forcing their way into the home and finding the baby alone on the bed

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1 week ago Heartbreaking video shows newborn all alone in apartment for a week after mom met tragic fate

Police arrived at the home, peered through an open window and saw the mother lying 'motionless' in the unit. But her baby was still alive.

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2 w. ago Newborn baby decapitated as worker finds dismembered remains in rubbish bin

Police in Spain have issued an urgent appeal to trace the mother of a newborn baby found beheaded and dismembered in a recycling centre in the capital Madrid last December

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2 w. ago Newborn baby found decapitated and dismembered in rubbish bin as waste worker makes horror discovery

The baby's remains were found in several plastic bags in a recycling centre in Madrid. A worker at the rubbish plant in Loeches was shocked to make the horrific discovery

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2 w. ago Meet the Club World Cup WAGs: Love Island host Maya Jama is cheering on Ruben Dias from Spain, while Erling Haaland's girlfriend is at home with their newborn baby

Two teams from England - Chelsea and Manchester City - are competing, and they are joined by some of the biggest clubs in the world including Real Madrid and PSG.

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2 w. ago BEL MOONEY: Why is it called 'infanticide' to kill a newborn child, yet it will soon be legal to end the life of a baby when it's fully formed in the womb?

There are times in life when you shake yourself hard, as if wishing to awaken from sleep, only to find that the nightmare is all too present and frighteningly real.

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2 w. ago Every newborn baby in the UK will have DNA screening in NHS 'revolution' to battle killer diseases, Wes Streeting reveals

The health secretary Wes Streeting said new technology in areas such as genomics would help 'leapfrog' illnesses.

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2 w. ago Heartbreaking moment man, 58, finally finds birth mother who abandoned him as a baby

Simon Prothero, 58, was discovered as a newborn baby outside a toilet block of a children's home in Neath, Wales. ITV's Long Lost Family: Born Without a Trace team helped him find his birth family.

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2 w. ago Georgia university employee accused of dumping woman’s body in park and throwing her belonging away when he went to work

Steven Simmons, 57, was charged with concealing the death of another and tampering with evidence and released on a $17,500 bond

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3 w. ago Joss Stone gives birth to baby shortly after adopting newborn

Singer had been left ‘shocked’ at pregnancy after adopting in November 2024

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4 w. ago Constance Marten victim of ‘relentless and dogged’ smears, court told

Marten and convicted rapist Mark Gordon are on trial at the Old Bailey accused of the manslaughter of their newborn baby Victoria.

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