Touching moment deaf three-month-old baby hears mother sing a lullaby for the first time

The adorable moment a deaf three-month-old baby hears her mother singing a favourite lullaby for the first time has been caught on camera.    Baby Olivia Ervin, from Pennsylvania, was born in November and confirmed deaf a month later after she failed two hearing tests.  Olivia’s mum Edrea Kemp, 28, says her daughter weighed just 4lbs 2oz … Read more

Controversial Cambridge debate hears accusation Winston Churchill was a ‘white supremacist’ 

Professor Kehinde Andrews Kehinde Andrews earned a PhD in sociology and cultural studies from the University of Birmingham in 2011 and is now a professor of black studies in the school of social sciences at Birmingham City University.  The professor caused fury on Good Morning Britain in 2018 when he claimed Sir Winston Churchill was a ‘clear racist’ … Read more

Binman, 47, ‘bludgeoned lover, 52, to death with plastic tray during drunken row’, trial hears

A binman told police he bludgeoned his partner to death with a plastic tray during a drunken row in lockdown, a court heard.    Wayne Morris, 47, also sent harrowing text messages days after battering Ruth Brown, 52, at her home in Bognor, West Sussex, at the beginning of April last year, Lewes Crown Court in … Read more

Teenage couple who died in fireball crash were not wearing seat-belts, inquest hears

A newlywed teenage couple were caught on camera moments before they died in a fireball crash while fleeing from police on the wrong side of a busy duel carriageway in west London. Patrick McDonagh, 19, and his pregnant wife Shauna, 18, were killed when their silver Renault Mégane hit a coach and burst into flames on … Read more

Oscar Pistorius could be freed from jail two years EARLY due to legal blunder, court hears 

Oscar Pistorius could be freed from jail two years EARLY due to legal blunder, court hears Judges admitted his sentence has not been backdated far enough to when he was first convicted of murder meaning he could be paroled 18 months earlier Former gold-medallist sprinter has already served 506 days of his prison term This … Read more

McDonald’s worker, 21, was crushed to death by landslide in freak accident in Wales, inquest hears

McDonald’s worker, 21, was crushed to death by landslide in freak accident after stepping off bus to watch rescue workers clearing up storm debris on country road in Wales, inquest hears Corey Sharpling, 21, stopped to watch emergency workers in Cwmduan, Wales  They were moving a tree as Storm Callum wreaked havoc in October 2018 … Read more

Barrister, 40, ‘went on drugs binge after being suspended from his job’, tribunal hears

A barrister who dealt in the chemsex pills that killed his teenage boyfriend went on a drugs binge after he was suspended from the profession, a tribunal has heard. Henry Hendron, 40, is facing 18 charges of professional misconduct brought by the Bar Standards Board in relation to behaviour which followed a previous suspension.  In … Read more

Army major, 47, ‘defrauded MoD out of £40,000 to pay boarding school fees’, court martial hears

Army major, 47, ‘defrauded MoD out of £40,000 to pay boarding school fees for his two children by falsely claiming his estranged wife was living with him in Cyprus’, court martial hears Major Lloyd Hamilton allegedly misused taxpayers’ money to pay school fees  The Royal Engineer is accused of fraudulently defrauding military out of £38,892 The father-of-two, … Read more

Trans children are ‘coached’ into giving answers to access puberty blockers, Court of Appeal hears

Psychiatrists fear transgender children are being ‘coached’ into giving rehearsed answers to access puberty blockers, Court of Appeal hears Former NHS trust boss fears parents and friends put children under pressure  NHS changed guidance over ‘puberty blockers’ after landmark ruling last year  Children should not be allowed blockers unless they understand long-term risks  Tavistock and … Read more

Mother-of-one teaching assistant accidentally killed herself with anxiety pills, inquest hears 

Alexandria Pierce-Baddeley, 29, who leaves behind a nine-year-old daughter, was suffering from a nasty mouth abscess in the days before her death A teaching assistant accidentally killed herself from an overdose of anxiety pills and wine after refusing to go to the dentist for fear of catching Covid, an inquest heard. Alexandria Pierce-Baddeley, 29, who … Read more