Laura Mahon was halfway through her pregnancy when she noticed the symptom that she was initially told was nothing to worry about, but was something much more sinister.

Jak’s Den has been providing a lifeline service to hundreds of young people throughout Scotland undergoing chemotherapy and other gruelling treatments, along with supporting their families.

Kym Snape, 34, said it has been "the hardest year" after her sister Emma Snape, also 34, was diagnosed with epithelioid hemangioendothelioma - a rare type of cancer

Kym Snape battles to find a cure for her sister Emma's devastating condition

The parents of the toddler feared their son had just weeks left to live after being told he would not reach his second birthday

David Preston, from County Durham, has slammed Ventress Hall care home after his wife Brenda was wrongly fed a ham sandwich despite her being placed on a soft mash diet

Denise Devoto, 52, was told she had a chest infection before she was taken to hospital where she was diagnosed with sepsis and nearly died at the Hallamshire Hospital