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A cat owner in the UK has taken to Facebook to explain his cat's shopping preferences.

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Here's the good stuff on TV tonight.

“My family has been torn apart. Every Christmas, every birthday and every special occasion will forever be tainted by this loss.”

Letterkenny General Hospital yesterday apologised to the husband and three children of a young mother who died of breast cancer after two missed opportunities to diagnose the disease.

A young mother died of breast cancer after two missed opportunities to diagnose the disease, the High Court heard yesterday.

Muhammad has become the most popular name for newborn boys in the UK.

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The mother of identical twin girls who each weighed just over 1lb when they were born has told of her joy at seeing her baby daughters tip the scales at a stone.

The mother of identical Irish twin girls who weighed just over 1lb at birth has told how her baby daughters show the miracle of modern medicine.

Anna Friel admits having a child from a previous relationship can sometimes make her romance with Rhys Ifans "problematic".

Anna Friel has revealed she is thinking of having her eggs frozen – for when boyfriend Rhys Ifans feels ready to face fatherhood.

The ailing sex life of the over-fifties is not a subject often played out on the big screen, but, says Will Lawrence, charting unknown landscapes is nothing new to Meryl Streep.

A search resumed today for a man missing after a canoe capsized in a sea loch, claiming the lives of his two young sons and a five-year-old girl.

More than 150 parents of children with special needs marched on the Dáil yesterday to highlight payment cuts they say will damage the quality of their children’s lives.

Anna Friel wants a child with Rhys Ifans.

Anna Friel thought her relationship with ex-partner David Thewlis would "last forever".

Anna Friel says a mutual desire for safety drew her and Rhys Ifans together.

Anna Friel will "always love" David Thewlis.

A YOUNG solider bound for Lebanon revealed she can hardly wait to follow in her father’s footsteps and serve overseas.

Anna Friel has split from her long-term partner, it has emerged.

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The parents of a five-year-old girl who died from a brain tumour days after singing for Simon Cowell had strived to give her “the best year of her life”, her godmother said today.

A five-year-old girl has lost her battle with a brain tumour just days after fulfilling her “big ambition” to sing for Simon Cowell.

The surviving five babies of sextuplets born last week were in a stable condition and “doing well” tonight, according to a spokeswoman for the family.

THE parents of sextuplets were said to be hoping for a “small miracle” as their babies were fighting for their lives in hospital.

Five surviving sextuplets born last week were fighting for their lives tonight after the death of their brother.

Anna Friel has been spotted locking lips with a co-star.

Anna Friel says finding time to visit her family in England is difficult.

Anna Friel will not give up her career for motherhood.

The 33-year-old British actress Anna Friel - who currently lives in Los Angeles but also owns a property in the UK - feels under pressure to stay slim, but refuses to be too strict with her diet because she is proud of her curvy figure.

Anna Friel is bringing her daughter back to Britain - in a bid to rid Gracie of the American accent she has picked up Stateside.

Fairgoers at a central Florida carnival caught a two-year-old girl whose mother was forced to drop her after they were both stranded 30ft off the ground on a ride.

British actress Anna Friel has been forced to postpone plans to extend her family with partner David Thewlis - as she can't get pregnant while starring in US TV show 'Pushing Daisies'.

A kitten that crawled into her owner’s suitcase, got loaded on a plane, went 1,300 miles in the hold and was then taken home by the wrong person in a baggage mix-up was safely home again today.

Actress Anna Friel has been crowned the UK’s yummiest mummy.

AN ENGLISH woman is believed to be the first mother in the world to have given birth to triplets conceived in two different wombs.

Gracie’s Gift has taken the eye for sheer consistent this year and gained a deserved first success of the season in the ibetX.com Claiming Stakes at Goodwood.

The road manager behind Paul Simon’s historic Graceland tour has been stabbed to death in his New York home, allegedly by his girlfriend.

Anna Friel's husband David Thewlis is so determined not to miss seeing his three-month-old daughter Gracie's early days, he's bought a camera phone so he can see and speak to her every day.

Anna Friel is almost back to her pre-pregnancy size 8 through wearing a 'space-age wetsuit'.

Actress Anna Friel found childbirth so painful she feared she was going to die.