Profile of the modern family: Three mobiles, three laptops, and five hours of TV a day
The findings from a study of 2000 families revealed that technology plays a large part of modern life.
New mums take four months and 23 days before they adjust to being a parent
Researchers found the first few months with a new member of the family pass by in a flash of confusion.
Anything you can do, sister: My daughters and their battle against anorexia
When Anna Jones (48) watched daughter Ramona (now 17) develop anorexia at just 12 years old she never dreamed her younger daughter Kiara (now 15) would follow in her footsteps, with devastating consequences… Sitting in our living room in summer 2006 with my daughters Ramona (then 12, pictured above) and her sister Kiara (then 10,…
Katy Perry’s Christian mother plans cringeworthy tell-all book
Katy Perry has possibly the most embarrassing mum in the world – her mother Mary Perry Hudson is planning a tell-all book criticising her daughter’s ‘choices’. US newspaper The New York Post has seen a proposal for the book, which will detail how Katy has ‘impacted’ on her preacher mother’s California-based Christian ministry. Mary and…
Miley Cyrus’s father Billy Rae confesses: “Hannah Montana destroyed my family”
Miley Cyrus’s father, country music legend Billy Rae Cyrus, has given an explosive interview claiming that the Disney channel show she starred in, Hannah Montana, “destroyed” their family. Achey Breaky Heart singer Billy, who played 18-year-old Miley’s father and manager in the hit kids’ show, spoke to GQ magazine after his divorce from wife Tish…
Amanda Holden thanks fans for support as she speaks for the first time about pain of losing baby
Amanda Holden has tweeted a message of thanks to her fans after tragically losing her unborn baby over a week ago. The Britain’s Got Talent judge, 39, wrote: “Chris and I would like to thank you all for the thousands of messages offering support and love during this horrendous time xx.” It is the first…
Lotto winner vows to carry on living at home to care for his mum
A millionaire lottery winner has vowed to shun the high life and remain living at his childhood home – to care for his ailing MUM. Pub chef Neil Baker, 36, matched all six numbers with a Lucky Dip ticket he bought with a spare £1 coin he found in his pocket. But despite banking £1.581,582,…
Amanda Holden devastated after losing baby at seven months
Amanda Holden has tragically miscarried her baby son seven months in to her pregnancy. Celebrities rallied round the Britain’s Got Talent judge, 39, after her spokesperson confirmed last night that she had lost her baby. It is a double tragedy for Amanda and her husband Chris Hughes, 38, after she suffered a miscarriage last year….
Couple set up website asking public to vote on whether they abort unborn child
A married couple have sparked outrage by setting up a website to let the public vote on whether they should have – an ABORTION. Pete and Alisha Arnold, both 30, launched www.birthornot.com because they are unsure if they want to be parents. They launched the X Factor-style vote so the public can ”make a difference…
Bus driver leaves couple at side of road – and drives off with toddler on board
A couple watched in horror as a bus driver left them at the roadside and sped off – with their three-year-old daughter on board. Shocked Kylie and Daniel Smith were struggling to collapse two pushchairs when little Sophie hopped onto the service and took a seat. But the driver then told them there wasn’t enough…
Couple celebrate 48 million to one odds after all three kids are born on October 7th
A couple will find it easy to remember their three children’s birthdays after they were all born on October 7th – beating odds of 48 million to one. Jennifer and Driss Allali, 39 and 38, celebrated last week after their third child Sami was born on October 7. He shares the same birthday as his…
IVF pioneer Robert Edwards awarded Nobel Prize
The British scientist who pioneered IVF treatment and gave millions the chance to start a family has been awarded the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine. Robert Edwards’ groundbreaking research has helped with the conception of more than four million people since the birth of the first test tube baby, Louise Brown, in 1978. The…
Cancer victim leaves husband with ‘to do’ list for raising children
A devoted mum killed by breast cancer has left her husband a touching ‘to do’ list of over 100 instructions for raising their two young sons. Kate Greene died aged 37 after a two-year battle with the disease, leaving husband St John, 44, to care for sons Finn, four, and Reef, six, who has himself…
Army officer recruits his twin daughters
An Army officer kept military affairs in the family yesterday after he recruited his own – TWIN DAUGHTERS. Warrant Officer Class 1 Dale Norman even trained identical 16-year-olds Colette and Kerry HIMSELF. The pretty teenagers from Droitwich, Worcs., passed tough selection tests and have now landed roles as military secretaries in the Adjutant General’s Corps….
George Best family row as brother sells flag from football hero’s funeral
The brother of football star George Best defended his decision to sell the flag which was draped over his COFFIN. Ian Best, 43, was given the Northern Ireland football association flag by his later father Dickie after George’s funeral. More than 100,000 people lined the streets as the Manchester United legend was laid to rest…
Most women are ‘utterly bored’ with their lives
Two thirds of British women are completely and utterly bored with their lives, according to a new study. The good news for fellas is that most girls are happy with their current relationships – but having no money all the time means 65 per cent are totally fed up. Nearly half of women claim they…
Brothers sells date with sister on eBay
A cheeky brother desperate to get his older sister a date and help her find love has put her up for sale – on EBAY. Policeman Simon Lloyd, 28, put shocked sister Becky on the internet auction site as a ‘joke’ surprise for her 30th birthday. Becky, nicknamed ‘Beans’, is advertised as ”a lively old…
