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Mum married partner unaware he killed their baby

A grieving mum who married her partner 10 days after the death of their baby was horrified to discover her new husband had killed their son.

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Fiona Templeton, 25, wed Sean Mullender, 23, in 2014, just 10 days after the death of their nine-week-old son Daniel.

It was a spur-of-the-moment wedding, fuelled – or so Fiona thought at the time – by their grief at the loss of their baby son, who had stopped breathing in their North Wales home one night in October.

After two days on life support, baby Daniel passed away, leaving Fiona devastated. After the little boy’s funeral – Sean was a pall bearer – they decided to tie the knot.

But days after their wedding Sean was arrested, with police accusing him of shaking Daniel so hard the baby suffered nine fractured ribs and “traumatic” head injuries, which caused a massive bleed on his brain.

Last week, Sean was sentenced to eight years in prison for killing Daniel. Fiona is now in the process of divorcing Sean and wants his jail term increased.

“The sentence is never going to be enough,” Fiona told The Sun.

“In four years he’ll be free to live his life and move on, while I’ll be thinking every day about the life my son could have had. He took that life away.”

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I adopt babies no one wants

Their parents abandoned them when they were born with terminal illnesses – but one woman is making sure these sick babies don’t die alone.

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Meet Cori Salchert, the huge-hearted mum-of-eight who adopts babies with terminal illnesses so they can die surrounded by love and not in an institution.

Cori and her husband Mark welcomed their first sick baby into their Wisconsin home in August 2012.

They got a call from a hospital where she used to work as a nurse, asking if she would take in a little girl whose parents hadn’t even named her when they found out about her debilitating brain defect. Instead, they went home from hospital without her, leaving the tiny baby to die alone and parentless.

“We were allowed the priceless gift of being her family,” Cori recalls on The Today Show. “She could have died in the hospital, wrapped in a blanket and set to the side because she was being sustained with a feeding pump. But we brought this beautiful baby home to live, and live she did.

“She lived more in 50 days than a number of folks do in a lifetime. She had not had a family, and now she was suddenly the youngest sibling of nine. We held her constantly and took her everywhere with us.”

The baby, who Cori called Emmalynn, died in her arms, surrounded by the entire Salchert family.

Since then, they have taken in as many sick and dying babies as they can manage, ensuring every second of their little lives is jam-packed with love and kindness.

“What a gift it is to be a part of these babies’ lives, to have the ability to ease their suffering, to cherish and love them even though they aren’t able to give anything tangible back or even smile in return for our efforts,” Cori says.

“We invest deeply, and we ache terribly when these kids die, but our hearts are like stained-glass windows. Those windows are made of broken glass which has been forged back together, and those windows are even stronger and more beautiful for having been broken.”

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Woolworths caught out in spelling mistake fail

Can you spot the spelling error?

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It’s the classic rule we were all taught as kids in primary school.

“I before e except after c.” Remember that?

Well, it seems Woolworths could have used that rule – or at least, the spell-check tool – for this advertisement.

A Woolies customer named Kym Bina spotted this little mistake on a billboard by Woolworths and Wrigley’s Extra, writing a caption: “Dear oh dear Woolworths and Wrigley’s Extra – should’ve hired a proofreader.”

The ad reads: “Spend $5 on any Wrigley’s Varieties & recieve a bonus coffee cup”

The mistake lies with the word ‘recieve’ – it’s correctly spelled ‘receive’, with an ‘e’ after the ‘c’.

It’s a small spelling error that can easily be missed, but Woolworths customers are pretty darn savvy.

We think this proves that it’s always best to get a proofreader to skim over your work.

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The chilling reason Jono and Clare were doomed

There’s a chilling reason love was never going to bloom between Clare Verrall and Jono Pitman.

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The chilling reason Jono and Clare were doomed

It has been revealed that Married At First Sight producers knowingly paired a man who admitted to assault with a recent assault victim.

The Herald Sun reported yesterday that the show’s most controversial star Jono Pitman admitted to assaulting a man during a punch-up in 2008 and was ordered to undertake an anger management course by Ringwood Magistrates Court.

The newspaper alleges the Nine Network knew about the assault, and still paired Jono with Clare Verrall, who was left with a black eye, broken nose and broken toe after a man attacked her while she walking her dog last year.

Clare, who has been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder since the attack, said she was shocked to learn of her TV groom’s violent past.

“I was very disappointed that, knowing my history of PTSD after a violent attack and knowing I had joined the show earnestly trying to put myself out there to find love, the show and psychologists partnered me with someone who had known anger management issues and who has been arrested for violent behaviour,” she told the Herald Sun.

A Nine Network spokeswoman said both Jono and Clare were aware of each other’s histories and neither requested to pull out of the show.

“Jono does not have a history of violence, he has no criminal record,” the statement said. “He was involved in an incident eight years ago and attended an anger-management course, which was known.

“Clare and Jono discussed the incident on the honeymoon and at no stage did either request to withdraw.”

Clare and Jono’s short-lived “marriage” was tumultuous at best, and ended before the show finished filming.

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Fashion flashbacks from the Met Gala

As we count down to the red carpet event of the year, we take a look back at all the best looks from the Met Gala over the years.

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It’s the biggest fashion event of the year.

The Met Gala, formally called the Costume Institute Gala, is an annual fundraiser that pays tribute to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City.

The star-studded event marks the beginning of the annual fashion exhibit, so naturally, all the stars bring on their very best.

It’s a night not for the little black dress, but for something extravagant. Something daring. Something a little bit ‘out there’.

From Nicole Kidman’s ‘barely there’ dress, to Rihanna’s yellow, fur-trimmed cape with a train that required the help of at least three men.

As we count down to 2016’s highly-anticipated event, we take a look back at the best weird and wonderful looks from past years.

Click through the gallery for the fashion journey that is the Met Gala.

Katie Holmes seemed to float on by in a midnight, sparkly backless Zac Posen gown, topped off by a chic bob.

We’re torn about Nicole’s glittering sheer gown of 2003…

Madonna showed off her rebellious side in this statement Moschino gown, complete with high gloves and a cape at last year’s event. Although perhaps her and Katy Perry should have coordinated their outfits before the big day!

Aussie beauty, Cate Blanchett absolutely stole the red carpet of 2007, wearing a gold fringe gown by Balenciaga.

In 2012, model Karolina Kurkova hit the red carpet channeling C-3PO in this bedazzled gold Rachel Zoe gown, which she topped off with a matching turban.

The 2015 Met Gala was the year of the barely-there dress, and as always, Beyonce ruled in this glitzy Givenchy number.

Blake Lively was an old Hollywood vision in Gucci at the 2014 gala.

This Marc Jacobs fishnet gown definitely made a statement, but it was the spiked hair that had everyone talking about Miley Cyrus!

This custom Balenciaga by Alexander Wang number had fashionista’s everywhere going gaga!

Riccardo Tisci’s Givenchy dress for Kim Kardashian at the 2013 Met Gala was compared to a couch…

This custom Oscar de la Renta gown worn by Taylor Swift was a standout at the 2014 event.

How could we possibly forget Rihanna’s show-stopping, yellow Guo Pei dress from last year’s Gala.

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Princess Charlotte’s $57k first birthday present

It certainly is a gift fit for a princess!

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Princess Charlotte’s $57k first birthday present

Princess Charlotte turns one today and despite William and Kate’s efforts to keep celebrations low-key, the rest of world is going ga-ga when it comes to gifts.

The most eye-popping offering so far is a white gold rattle studded with diamonds, rubies and sapphires worth $57,500 gifted by the Natural Sapphire Company – an astonishing present given Charlotte would likely prefer the box it came in.

The lavish gift appeared on a list released by Kensington Palace yesterday, which includes several other expensive and similarly impractical offerings, including a Bhutanese goat from the King and Queen of Bhutan, a silver rattle from the President of Mexico and a set of silk decorative figurines from the President of China.

But not all the gifts are likely to go unappreciated by Charlotte – she will likely love the cuddly “Bo” dog from President Barack Obama and teddy bears from New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.

Other countries, including Australia, went down the charitable donation route. We donated $9,900 to a remote pygmy possum sanctuary while Canada gave $100,000 to an unnamed charity.

Princess Charlotte’s $57,000 jewel-encrusted rattle.

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This is not what we’d expect to see in a Woolworths cookie cabinet

There’s one visitor that really seems to love fresh triple choc cookies.

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Woolworths seemed to have had an unexpected visitor over the weekend that REALLY loves their fresh cookies.

A mouse.

Yep.

The furry animal found its way into the glass cabinet where the cookies were kept and seemed to be enjoying its sweet snack until someone spotted it and posted a pic to the Woolworths Facebook page.

The caption was appropriately simple – “Please explain?!”

Woolies responded with: “We’re very concerned about this and take incidents like this very seriously. For your awareness this has been escalated for immediate investigation. We require some more information to help you and to also support our investigation.”

People’s reaction to the Facebook photo ranged from disgust to humour – some said how cute the mouse was, that it could have been the store pet, or just plainly said “oh yuk”.

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Perth mum welcomes whopping baby boy

A first time mum has given birth to a record-breaking bub!

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A Perth woman has stormed into the record books, giving birth to one of the biggest babies in Australia.

Breanna Sykes stunned doctors at Joondalup Health Campus when she gave birth to baby Ziad on Saturday night.

The newborn weighed in at an astonishing 5.9kg (13.2lbs) and 57cm, making him the biggest baby born at the hospital and one of the biggest born in WA and possibly Australia.

His birth weight is the same of the average three-month-old.

Both mum and baby are happy and healthy, with Breanna recovering well from her emergency c-section.

“He’s just so chunky, beautiful, very chubby, cuddly and sleepy,” she told Perth Now.

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May 2, 2016

Lisa Wilkinson reveals truth about Today feud

The alleged feud was reported on Saturday. Now Lisa has struck back and she’s not happy.

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Lisa Wilkinson has responded to rumours of a feud between herself and her Today Show colleague Sylvia Jeffreys.

A piece published in Saturday’s Sydney Morning Heraldreported Lisa and Sylvia “barely speak off camera” making the set of the popular morning show a very uncomfortable place to be.

But Lisa has furiously denied the rift rumours, insisting she and Sylvia are extremely close.

“As you all know, Sylvia and I are great mates and love working together,” Lisa posted on Instagram, next to a selfie of the pair.

“But for some bizarre reason, a journalist at the Sydney Morning Herald decided to report on supposed ‘rumours of a rift’ between us.

“So let me tell you here what I told him – and I quote – ‘complete bullshit!’

“And when I suggested that the source that contacted him with this ‘rumour’ could be someone not happy with @thetodayshow now being the Number One breakfast show in the country, he agreed. But it was printed anyway.

“Sylvia and I couldn’t enjoy working together, be more supportive, or respect each other more. That, in fact, should be the headline! But obviously that sort of good news – or the crazy idea of women supporting women – doesn’t sell newspapers these days.”

Sylvia quickly re-tweeted Lisa’s post with the words: “And that is why I love working with Lisa! Nailed it. See you bright and early.”

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Is this the craziest mother-in-law note ever?

Remember the list of instructions you wrote first time you left someone looking after your child?

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When Susanne Kerns was offered the trip of a lifetime, her in-laws kindly offered to come and care for her one-year-old daughter for 10 days.

Although they had successfully raised two children themselves, Susanne decided to write a comprehensive list of “guidelines and explanations” to ensure that they were across all of the need-to-know matters that they and Susan’s daughter would need to survive.

When the letter fell out of a book eight years later, Susanne realised that perhaps she was a little pedantic in her list-making and she imagined what went through her in-laws minds as they read this instruction sheet.

This hilarious series of images is the result.

Extensive bedtime instructions –

“Say goodbye to things out the window and close drapes.”

The guidelines even extend to the direction to dog walking.

“Walk the dog – head north.”

Translation of baby sounds –

“Haaaa” means you have to sing happy birthday and “Uhtoh means Uhtoh.” Wait, what?

“Big Hungry Bear – you have to sniff when the bear sniffs.” Duh, naturally.

Complete dietary breakdown including sizes for cutting. Banana cut into pea size and blueberries cut into…what? 1/4s of 1/2s??

“She loves anything unexpected, put a cup on your head.”

Susanne is first mother to write a list such as this, and she certainly won’t be the last. Not only did the inlaws handle this letter with aplomb everyone survived the 10 day trip. Except the blueberries, which were well and truly mashed.

This post was first posted on ScaryMommy.com, and recently republished on Kidspot.

You can follow Susanne on her blog, The Dusty Parachute.

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