Laos: Parents ‘devastated’ over daughter’s suspected poisoning death

Laos: Parents ‘devastated’ over daughter’s suspected poisoning death

Squire Patton Boggs Simone White’s parents described their daughter as a “soul who gave so much” The parents of British lawyer Simone White, who died in a suspected poisoning in Laos, have said they are “devastated” by the “terrible tragedy”. Ms White, from Orpington, south-east London, died in hospital after drinking alcohol suspected to have … Read more

Baby-loss certificates offered to more bereaved parents

Baby-loss certificates offered to more bereaved parents

Getty Images More bereaved parents in England will now be able to apply for a certificate to formally recognise the loss of their baby. The government has removed a cut-off date that had meant only those who had had a pregnancy loss or miscarriage since September 2018 were eligible. And so certificates are now available … Read more

Flu vaccine: Parents urged to have young children immunised

Flu vaccine: Parents urged to have young children immunised

The NHS is urging parents and carers of two and three-year-olds to schedule a flu vaccine for their children ahead of an expected surge in respiratory illnesses this winter. School-age children, kids in clinical risk groups and pregnant women are among the groups also eligible to get vaccinated. The flu vaccine is given to most … Read more

Shah Rukh Khan visits new parents Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh at hospital

Shah Rukh Khan visits new parents Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh at hospital

Shah Rukh Khan visited new parents Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh at the HN Reliance Hospital in Mumbai on September 12. Videos of the actor’s car entering and exiting the private hospital have been shared by many paparazzi accounts on Instagram. On September 8, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh welcomed a baby girl, their first … Read more

Parents’ transplant plea: ‘One more infection and we could lose our boy’

Parents’ transplant plea: ‘One more infection and we could lose our boy’

Zachary Bradford had a liver transplant when he was 22 months old but it failed If Zachary Bradford does not receive a small bowel and liver transplant within the next few weeks, the tiny two-year-old could die. That is the reality his parents are living with as they do everything they can to maximise his … Read more

No quick fix to special-needs pupil failures, parents told

No quick fix to special-needs pupil failures, parents told

BBC Louise Polkinghorne (L) and Koreen Fisher (R) attended a SEND debate There are no quick fixes to problems faced by families with children with special educational needs and disabilities, the schools minister has said. Catherine McKinnell said the government was determined to reform the special-needs system. Some children are waiting years to find out … Read more