All news on the topic: Single mum

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Mum faces £40k medical bill after teen suffers stroke on 18th birthday holiday
Jodie Ankrett saved for two years for her son Leo Tomkinson 18th birthday trip to Disneyland Paris - but is now facing a medical bill of up to £40,000 after her son had a stroke on the trip
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Women caught in “poverty trap” with more than a quarter claiming UC in 30 areas
As many as one in three women were on Universal Credit in some parts of the country, the latest DWP figures show - a million more than men - wth charity Gingerbread saying many single parents were being frozen out of higher paid jobs
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Mum of Britain's 'most pampered toddler' forced to cut back on lavish spending
Kasey, who is a stay-at-home parent, has had to reduce her clothes spending but still bathes little Jareem Akram in milk and honey. The pair have also turned vegetarian
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Mum convinced she had terminal cancer – until health move changed everything
Laura Anne Jones, 43, from Wales, was left suffering with severe muscle pain and exhaustion - but one conversation and a trip to the doctors eradicated the three-year symptoms overnight
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Nicole Eggert 'not contacted' for Baywatch reboot as she fights cancer battle
Former Baywatch beauty Nicole Eggert hasn't been contacted for a role in the upcoming reboot of the hit series as she continues her battle against rare form of breast cancer with chemotherapy treatments
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Mum who was 'basically homeless' wins £500k house from raffle ticket
Angelika Wisniewska, 34, was living in a council house with her two daughters when she decided to buy a £5 raffle ticket on a whim - and now she's the proud owner of a five-bed home
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Single mum of triplets sparks debate by saying no to individual sweet 16 parties
A mother has generated a mixed response online after revealing that she is unwilling to give her triplet teens individual sweet 16 parties and instead insists they share one
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Mum dumps boyfriend after he tries guilt her into paying his £297 electric bill
Single mum Kendra Roxberry couldn't believe her eyes when her boyfriend tried to 'guilt trip' her into paying his £297 electricity bill because he spend all his money on their date
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Netflix's mind-bending true crime documentary scores 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
Netflix's true crime documentary Lover, Stalker, Killer has been at the top of the most-watched list for two weeks and fans are urging others to watch it
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Mum forced to eat son's leftovers as she can't afford enough food on maternity
The 33-year-old mum, who works at an East Lancashire warehouse, is currently on maternity leave after giving birth to her second child last year
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Cleaner sacked for eating £1.50 sandwich at law firm slams 'inhuman' treatment
Gabriela Rodriguez, a single mum, ate a £1.50 tuna sandwich that had been left discarded at by a group of city lawyers - but her company Total Clean gave her her marching orders over the incident
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Cleaning boss's cold letter sent to mum after he sacked her for eating sandwich
Gabriela Rodriguez, a single mum originally from Ecuador, was given the sack after chowing down on a £1.50 tuna sandwich that had been left on a discarded platter after a group of lawyers in the City decided to give it a miss
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Cleaner 'sacked for eating leftover sandwich left out in law firm's kitchen'
Single mum Gabriela Rodriguez was sacked from her £13 an hour job with Total Clean after eating a tuna sandwich left over from an event at Devonshires solicitors in London
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'I had breakdown after rental crisis meant I had to move 7 times in 10 years'
Six in 10 UK renters feel depressed about paying their rent or that rent payments negatively impact their ability to meet basic expenses, according to the London Renters Union
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'I'm a single mum who adopted 6 sisters - I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be'
A woman who always pictured herself with a lot of children found herself a mother in an unusual way as she adopted six sisters from foster care.
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Stacey Solomon says being teen mum on benefits changed entire outlook on life
Stacey Solomon has gone from being a struggling single mum to one of television's biggest stars. Her career has seen her triumph at everything, from winning I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! to carving out a successful presenting career, as well as amassing 5.8 million followers on Instagram
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Jamelia now - Loose Women backlash, mystery spouse, MOBO wins and 'miracle baby'
Icon Jamelia won a whopping four MOBO Awards. Not only is she a talented singer, she's also a successful presenter, actress and a proud mother
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Single mum overcomes pain from heartbreaking tragedy to turn her life around
Priscilla Karsan, from Bolton, was pregnant with her second daughter when she got the idea for her baby clothing company, Baby Bambino's, after struggling to find children's clothes she liked
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'I'm divorcing my husband so I can become a part-time parent - I need a break'
A woman has shared how she is divorcing her husband so she only has to see her children 50 per cent of the time - but wants to know whether she's doing the right thing
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Meet the 41-year-old world champion single mum balancing boxing with work life
Nina Hughes only took up boxing to get fit but is now a world champion at the age of 41 and she has plans of becoming undisputed before hanging up her gloves
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Struggling single mum 'shamed' by rich pals for refusing to pay £120 dinner bill
A woman was left horrified when pals tried to dump a £120 bill on her, even though her portion of the meal was only meant to cost £20 after she purposely ordered water
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Mum defends son's name as cruel trolls tell her he's set up for 'miserable life'
Abby Williams said she's 'baffled' by the number of people invested in her son's unique name, as cruel trolls accuse her of setting him up for a 'miserable life in school'
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'Relationship coach scammed me of £5k - he's exploited women across the world'
Wendy Slater hit rock bottom when £5,300 was taken from her account by a relationship coach she'd found online - and she's not the only woman who has felt exploited by controversial 'love expert' Jake Maddock
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Baby born with four kidneys is one of less than 100 ever recorded in the world
Duplex kidneys, or supernumerary kidneys, occur in just 1% of the world's population, with the little baby's condition going unnoticed until she was five months old
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Inside Ranvir Singh's mysterious marriage split before meeting toyboy lover
Good Morning Britain host Ranvir Singh went into Strictly Come Dancing single but came out with a younger boyfriend, Louis Church, who has now moved into her family home