Kelly Foran

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Duncan Kennedy |Kelly Foran

Image caption, The stone memorial was unveiled during a service at Parkside Road Cemetery in Kendal A memorial for dozens of babies born to unmarried mothers, who were badly treated at a home with "Dickensian" conditions, has been unveiled. The children, thought to be in an unmarked grave, were born to teenagers and young women at St Monica's Maternity Home in Kendal, Cumbria, which was run by the Diocese of Carlisle from 1918 until the 1970s.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Kelly Foran

Dad conned into thinking baby was his 'devastated'Kelly ForanRyan HampsonRyan Hampson says his proudest moment was becoming a father but the child was not hisA man whose ex-partner forged paternity test results to make him believe he was the father of her child said what she did had ruined his life. Ryan Hampson was at the child's birth after rekindling his relationship with Beth Fernley after she forged DNA test results to make it appear there was a 99.9% probability he was the father.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Kelly Foran |Lauren Hirst

'Direct payments helped me to become an artist' Kelly Foran and Lauren HirstBBCArtist Sally Hirst was able to hone her skills during a placementAn award-winning autistic artist said she was able to follow her dreams after being given the freedom to manage her own social care funding. Sally Hirst, who also has learning disabilities, is currently an artist in residence at the Everyday Art School at the Whitworth Gallery in Manchester.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Laura O'Neill |Kelly Foran

Boy, 2, reunites with 'life-saving' strangerLaura O'Neill & Kelly ForanBBCHuxley was saved by Tom Lee-Newton after he choked while out to dinnerA two-year-old boy who was given first aid after choking on a chip has been reunited with the man who saved him. Huxley was out for tea with his mother Sarah Watters in Burnley on Tuesday when he began to choke. He was saved by fellow diner Tom Lee-Newton who sprung into action when he heard screaming.

2 months ago | bbc.com | Kelly Foran |Gemma Sherlock

'My 100-mile round-trip for life-saving medicine'Kelly Foran & Gemma SherlockBBCJonathan Kitson has cystic fibrosis and has to take 30 Creon tablets every day A man with cystic fibrosis who has to do a two-hour round trip to get medication to keep him alive said a shortage of the drug was an "appalling disaster". Jonathan Kitson, 29, from the Ribble Valley in Lancashire, said he sometimes had to travel 50 miles to Manchester to pick up his prescription of Creon.