Adele Darlington A year on, Adele and her daughter Jasmine are looking forward to spending the Christmas holidays at home It was almost a year ago that Adele Darlington, who is 41 and from Warrington, was in a critical condition in hospital following massive bleeding while giving birth to her baby girl. She was losing … Read more
A mother from Aylesham, Kent, who says she pays £2,000 a month for her daughter’s medicinal cannabis supply has called for greater access to the drug on the NHS. Emma Appleby said her daughter Teagan, 15, uses the drug to manage the daily seizures she suffers due to severe epilepsy. Medicinal cannabis became legal in … Read more
Norfolk Constabulary Gaynor Lord’s body was recovered from the River Wensum a week after she was reported missing in December 2023 A mother-of-three whose body was recovered from a city’s river after a week-long police search had recently watched a TV show about cold water swimming, an inquest heard. Gaynor Lord, 55, was found in … Read more
Michelle Sword told the BBC she was “heartbroken” that she had “done something so stupid” A mother of two who nearly died after taking a fraudulent weight loss injection is urging others to be careful about what they buy online. Michelle Sword, 46, from Carterton, Oxfordshire, ordered the slimming drug from an online beauty company … Read more
Family photo Isabelle Cooper died on Thursday leaving her family “absolutely broken”, her mum says A mother has lost her two-year-old daughter to a rare genetic condition that claimed the life of her son three years ago. Dr Emily Cooper’s daughter Isabelle, who carried the same gene mutation as older brother Alexander, died on Thursday. … Read more
BBC Sophie Blake says she is most concerned for her teenage daughter A Brighton mother with terminal cancer is calling on the government to “urgently” reform assisted dying laws. Sophie Blake, who was diagnosed with stage four secondary breast cancer in May 2022, says she wants new rules to allow people to medically end their … Read more
BBC Hector is now recovering at home in Nottinghamshire with his mother Natalie and the rest of his family A family’s dream holiday turned into a nightmare when severe sunburn left a 10-year-old boy requiring hospital treatment. Hector had been enjoying a sunshine break with his loved ones in Cape Verde, when he decided he … Read more
Mother of girl who died after sip of hot chocolate calls for allergy awareness The mother of a teenage girl who died of an allergic reaction after drinking a Costa hot chocolate has told the BBC she lies awake at night thinking about whether she could have prevented her death. Hannah Jacobs, 13, had a … Read more
Family Charlotte described the 20 minute attack on her son as “horrifying” The mother of a young boy with complex needs has called for all special schools to have CCTV after her son was attacked by a teaching assistant. Her 13-year-old son Tobie, from Wolverhampton, is autistic and non-speaking. He was kicked, pushed and had … Read more
5 hours ago By Sophia Seth, BBC News BBC Laxmi Thapa was held in police custody before medical checks showed she had not harmed her baby The mother of a six-month-old baby said she was treated “like a criminal” after her son’s birthmarks were mistaken for bruising. Laxmi Thapa’s son was born with blue spot – blue-grey … Read more