John and Chrissie Wade: ‘We still feel that we and Mum in particular have been very badly treated by Aviva’ A Devon couple have won a year-long battle with Aviva after it cut off a frail 96-year-old woman’s £100 a month annuity payments. Ellen Wade’s son and daughter-in-law got embroiled in a bizarre misunderstanding over her … Read more
‘I miss her every second of the day’: Alison Hammond bakes her late mum’s banana bread recipe live on This Morning… two months after her death By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 14:05 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 14:08 BST, 13 April 2020 Alison Hammond honoured her late mother Maria by baking her banana … Read more
I live in the family home and until last September I was caring for my mum, who has Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia, at home. She became too ill and had to go into a local care home. The cost is astronomical and I’m currently using my power of attorney to pay for mum’s care … Read more
While there are plenty of books for new parents, how many of us have wished for a user guide to teenagers? They can be mystifying, yet clear communication has become even more important now we are on lockdown, with tempers in many households starting to fray. We’re two friends weathering the storms of our children’s adolescence … Read more
The launch in Belfast of RMS Titanic on May 31, 1911, attracted 100,000 people — around one-third of the city’s population. At the time, she was the largest ship yet built. This I learned on a visit to the spectacular Titanic museum in Belfast, where I joined the new Seabourn Ovation on its cruise around … Read more
Some people do it in shorts, others in pyjamas. My elder son does it in a dinosaur onesie. The younger goes naked. I favour elasticated leggings and a very strong sports bra — crucial for the jumping jacks. My husband avoids it like the plague. How do you do it? I am talking about ‘PE with Joe’, … Read more
Some people do it in shorts, others in pyjamas. My elder son does it in a dinosaur onesie. The younger goes naked. I favour elasticated leggings and a very strong sports bra — crucial for the jumping jacks. My husband avoids it like the plague. How do you do it? I am talking about ‘PE with Joe’, … Read more
What does it take to raise a future king or queen? Only a handful of women in history truly know and we’re celebrating them today in a pictorial Mother’s Day special The Duchess of Cambridge with Prince George and Princess Charlotte in Germany, 2017, moments before Charlotte threw a tantrum The women who raise Royalty Since … Read more
Susanna Reid shared a special message to commemorate Mother’s Day amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Good Morning Britain presenter, 49, is currently staying in self-isolation after one of her children showed COVID-19 symptoms, but recorded a video from home just in time for Sunday’s celebration. In a gushing tribute to mothers, Susanna said: ‘Happy Mother’s Day … Read more
Mums spend £1,000 a year ferrying kids about: It’s them – not dads – doing most driving in 7 out of 10 families Mothers do most of the driving in seven out of 10 families, according to a poll Of the journeys undertaken, the school run is the biggest Nearly a third say they would … Read more