WHEN I first met Polly, I was a nine-year-old lad, who had been living in Nigeria for just over a year, yearning to have a parrot like other army families had. It was early December 1955, on a hot, du

Most expectant mums spend their entire pregnancy thinking about that magical moment when they’ll finally get to meet their baby for the first time. Who they’ll take after, what colour eyes and hair th

Sam Morris, 30, was excited for her birthday treat when tragedy struck

I couldn’t let my baby girl’s death be in vain

‘Is this your random fact of the day?’ I laughed, his excitement making me smile. ‘I’ve been reading about the hottest chilli pepper in the world,’ he grinned, then proceeded to tell me all about it.

A cat bite left Chloe at death’s door…