All news by author: Emily Retter

Teddy Houlston’s death so soon after birth left a hole in his family’s life that has been especially hard for his twin Noah, but the birth of baby Bodhi has helped the family heal

Hospice UK is urging Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and PM Rishi Sunak to find emergency funding to help struggling hospices, and to also reform the way they are funded in the future

Netflix's new show stars Sofia Vergara as Griselda Blanco, dubbed the Cocaine Godmother, who was the queenpin among kingpins in the Colombian Medellin drug cartel of the 70s and 80s. Here is the real story...

Frank Skinner is preparing to go on the road for a new UK-wide comedy tour - but reveals how his parents taught him the value of working hard while he was growing up

TV legend Dame Esther Rantzen said she 'wasn't good at regrets' in a previous interview with The Mirror ahead of her heartbreaking Dignitas admission

British television has a proud tradition of beloved comedies over the years, and in a new series comic Bradley Walsh and some famous friends dig down and debate what makes a sitcom great

Jamie Lynn Spears, the I'm a Celeb star, has had her fair share of ups and downs just like her sister Britney, from being a child star on Nickelodeon to family difficulties and raising two children of her own

Scores of children, taught by industry legend Anna Scher, who died last week aged 78, went on to become Britain’s biggest and brightest names in TV and film

Debby Morris used to call her son, Lance Corporal Dane Else, 'Mammy's little soldier' when he was young and even as he grew older before she tragically lost him in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan

Four families have told how they are struggling to put food on the table during the cost of living crisis as a YouGov survey shows that almost 30% of Brits are now being forced to skip meals

Former Leeds Rhinos Rugby League player and dad-of-three Rob Burrow was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in December 2019 and given two years at most to live

Former England rugby league icon Burrow was presented with the Special Recognition award alongside his wife Lindsey, in recognition for their fundraising for MND

Jack, the 13-year-son of Fusilier Lee Rigby, certainly couldn’t have dreamt how the nation would one day show their pride in him at the Daily Mirror’s Pride of Britain Awards

Lee Rigby's son Jack, 13, is the winner of this year's Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards, after walking a marathon and raising tens of thousands of pounds for charity in memory of his hero dad

Brave Amy Dowden shares the emotional process leading up to shaving her head and reveals how her Strictly Come Dancing pals have been supporting her during her treatment for breast cancer

Diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in 2019 and given two years at most to live, Rob Burrow, 41, his wife Lindsey, 40, and their friend Kevin Sinfield have been chosen as winners of a Special Recognition Award at the Mirror’s Pride of Britain Awards

Amy Dowden has revealed she's grateful for 'tough love' advice she received from old teacher related to her IVF treatment after the Strictly Come Dancing pro initially refused to undergo chemotherapy for her breast cancer

Speaking exclusively to the Mirror's Emily Retter, Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden recalls her terrifying near-death experience and opens up about her fertility amid her breast cancer treatment

Dave Wardell's service dog Finn hit headlines after saving the officer's life in a stabbing - and his recent death has promoted Dave to leave the force with a poignant new career change

Exactly a year ago on Thursday, at 5pm, The Queue opened. It became a 10-mile phenomenon that drew 250,000 people from every walk of life, from around the globe

Singer Linda Nolan was first diagnosed in 2006 and successfully defeated cancer in 2011. But in 2017, doctors discovered the disease was back - and in 2023 it had spread

Mirror reporter gets a behind the scenes look at the British-based company creating the gasp-inducing aerial displays that have been wowing crowds around the world

Kevin Horne, now 74, was one of 95 miners arrested at the Battle of Orgreave on June 18, 1984, the most violent clash between pickets and police during the Miners’ Strike

Sarah Greene was a familiar face on TV throughout the 80s and 90s, but she retreated from the spotlight after her husband Mike Smith's tragic death in 2014

Labour's deputy leader speaks openly about the extreme poverty in Stockport, Greater Manchester, where she grew up, as she tours the north in special battle bus