The husband of a depressed mother who smothered her three disabled children before attempting suicide has expressed hope that no family will have to endure the "unbearable pressure" that overwhelmed his wife.

A depressed mother wept as a court heard how she smothered her disabled sons with a nappy so they would not smell her, before killing their sister and trying to take her own life.

A mother who suffocated her three disabled children before trying to kill herself because she saw no "way out of their joint suffering" will not face trial for their murder.

A UK mother who suffocated her three disabled children before trying to kill herself because she saw no "way out of their joint suffering" will not face trial for their murder.

A woman sobbed quietly as a court heard that she allegedly murdered her three young disabled children by smothering them.

A woman wept yesterday as she appeared in court charged with the murder of her three young disabled children.

A woman wept today as she appeared in court charged with the murder of her three young disabled children – watched by her devastated husband.

A mother has been charged with murdering three of her children.

Friends of the investment banker's wife suspected of murdering her three young disabled children have told of her struggle to care for her family.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ***

The new trailer for the remake is awful, so here's a reminder of why Robocop is amazing.

‘Admission’ is a lightweight romantic comedy about a key member of staff at one of America’s most prestigious universities, who bears this responsibility of making or shattering young dreams.

Today is International Polar Bear Day, so join us in paying tribute to our favourite large, white and furry Arctic carnivores.

Two homeless men were charged today with causing the death of a young police officer whose patrol car was hit by a stolen 4x4 in Derry.

Richard Hughes has every intention of chasing the Jockeys' Championship again next year after being crowned Flat king for the first time at Doncaster on Saturday.

Richard Hughes said he was “over the moon” after the on-song rider secured a remarkable 10,168-1 seven-timer at Windsor yesterday.

Bruce Springsteen fees there is "something missing" in his music following the death of his saxophonist.

The News of the World’s former head of news was told to deliberately mislead the McCanns’ spokesman about the newspaper’s plans to publish Kate McCann’s diary, he said.

Aretha Franklin is making plans to tie the knot with longtime friend William "Willie" Wilkerson.

Bruce Springsteen paid tribute to his friend of more than four decades and E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons at a private funeral in a Florida church.

Bruce Springsteen said band mate Clarence Clemons’ stroke was serious and he is going to need a lot of help to get back to his former self.

Is Anybody There? (Cert 12, 90 mins, Drama/Comedy,)

KAKA edged closer to a world-record move to Real Madrid yesterday after AC Milan confirmed they were willing to cash in on the Brazil star.

AC Milan general manager and vice-president Adriano Galliani is adamant Kaka will not join Chelsea and has also warned the London side off making a bid for Alexandre Pato.

VITAL maritime data is being transmitted from Norway to Ireland by high-speed broadband through fibre optic cables laid by Cork County Council.

A strange film with a somewhat morbid theme, that of a 10-year-old boy obsessed with taping the old folk in the home run by his parents in order to find out what happens when they die who forms an off-centre friendship with a newly-arrived old man.

Michael Caine has revealed that he plans to retire from acting if he is not offered any more good films.

US authorities said 49 people are dead after a commuter plane crashed into a home in suburban Buffalo and erupted in flames.

Major League Soccer have confirmed David Beckham is in talks over a possible loan move to AC Milan but insisted any deal would only be short-term.

LEARN how to escape from a capsized helicopter several metres under the sea. Battle a roaring blaze and thick smoke in the lower decks of an oil tanker. Feel the adrenaline as you and your crew struggle to stop your vessel flooding after a shell tears a hole in the side.

Madeleine McCann’s parents played down speculation today that they may approve a movie about their daughter’s disappearance.

CLARENCE and Carl Aguirre, the two-year-old Filipino twins whose heads were surgically separated this month, are recovering at “lightning” speed.

IF ALL goes well during a day-long operation on Wednesday, Carl and Clarence Aguirre, two-year-old twins from the Philippines joined at the top of their heads, will wake up in separate beds.

THREE children survived six days on a tiny island off the northern coast of Australia living on coconuts, oysters and fruit after swimming two miles to safety when their boat capsized.

Three children survived six days on a tiny island off the northern coast of Australia living on coconuts, oysters and native fruit after swimming two miles to safety when their boat capsized.

SIAMESE twins Carl and Clarence Aguirre celebrated their second birthday at a New York hospital, scooting around on a mat with other children, clapping their hands to music and receiving separate birthday cakes.

The St Trinian’s films are to be remade with Rupert Everett and Kylie Minogue earmarked as possible stars, it was reported today.

Newcastle boss Bobby Robson has refused midfielder Clarence Acuna permission to play for Chile in next week's World Cup qualifier against Peru.