Losing a child is something that no parent should have to bear.

Ireland’s only children’s hospice is calling on the Government and health officials to devise a blueprint that would allow children with life- limiting conditions to access hospice care close to home.

An Australian DJ who made a prank call to the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated will give evidence at the inquest of a nurse who took the call.

Coleen McLoughlin launched Children’s Hospice Week in the UK today.