All news by author: Matthew Dresch

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Dad of killer nurse Beverley Allitt victim wants red flag hospital alert system
David Crampton - whose son Paul was five months old when killer nurse Beverley Allitt attacked him - is urging there to be a “pattern spotting” warning system introduced in hospitals
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Woman has criminal record 24 years after being raped and forced into crime at 14
Sammy Woodhouse believes she is still being punished for what her abuser did to her as a conviction from a brawl she had aged 15 is still on her record
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Owner of Geronimo the alpaca still in therapy two years after pet was put down
Helen Macdonald's alpaca Geronimo was killed following an order by the Government after testing positive for bovine tuberculosis twice - but the owner claimed the tests were fake
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Firm 'profiteering from misery' by providing migrant barges donated £70k to UKIP
The Langham family, owners of Langham Industries, is now set to profit from an 18-month contract with the Home Office to let the Bibby Stockholm berth at Portland, Dorset
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Fury as refugees fleeing war zones housed between shooting ranges
The UK’s biggest migrant camp opened its doors to the first 50 residents on Wednesday on a converted air base at Wethersfield, Essex
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New anger at Tory deportation plan as refugees fear war could hit Rwanda
A Syrian refugee living in a Nottingham hotel and facing deportation to Rwanda said he would rather die than take his wife and daughter to the country in East Africa
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Dom Joly left emotional by visit to meet children blighted by war in Ukraine
The comedian joined a group of boys for a game of football last week, as he visited their village to see the work of charity Save the Children
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Mum whose son, 21, died after taking magic mushrooms calls for change in law
A Mirror investigation has shed light on a 'grey area', that means firms which sell grow your own magic mushrooms kits for as little as £13 cannot be prosecuted
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Grieving dads want white collar boxing banned after tragic deaths of both sons
Richard Peck found his son Alastair, 44, dead two days after he entered the ring to raise money for Cancer Research UK in 2017, while John Chapman’s son Dominic, 26, a content writer, died in hospital in April 2022 after collapsing in the ring
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Outrage as extremists hand out anti-refugee flyers to homeless – in food parcels
Activists from far-right organisation Patriotic Alternative have been placing their vile propaganda leaflets in food parcels to hand out to the homeless, sparking fury
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Just Stop Oil run training sessions to help members cope with screaming public
The Sunday Mirror infiltrated a Just Stop Oil mindfulness training session for activists this week with fears the group may target the Coronation after staging slow marches
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Woman is desperate to get family out of Sudan after father dies amid violence
Tagwa Taha, a teaching assistant in London, found out her father Nadir Taha had died in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Thursday morning
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Mike Tindall's brutal swipe about Prince Harry at Queen's Jubilee party
Television footage showed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle approach Mr Tindall and his wife Zara, the Queen's granddaughter, following the ceremony on June 3
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Mum makes devastating vow after her little girl was gunned down at home
Olivia Pratt-Korbel's mum Cheryl talked exclusively to The Sunday Mirror and said: 'I want violence to stop.' It is the first time that the heartbroken woman speaks out since Thomas Cashman was jailed
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Unbreakable bond of Iraqi blast victims who sought new life in Britain
Both Ahmed Farhan and Ali Abbas lost limbs as boys in the 2003 Iraq war after a horrific bomb blast, but now 20 years later they both have a new life in Britain
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Pictured: Three-storey barge that could become floating hotel for refugees
Sources at the Barbados Maritime Ship Registry confirmed the Home Office wants to charter the vessel from Liverpool-based Bibby Marine
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Grieving dad calls for ban on kits that boost bikes' speed after son's death
Owen David Jones was 17 when he suffered a catastrophic brain injury coming off a pal’s high-powered Sur-Ron dirt e-bike at up to 30mph last May. His father fears other people may die in similar tragies
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Ukrainian refugees grateful to their UK hosts Rachel Riley and husband Kovalev
A Ukrainian family who their war-torn country were shocked to find out their UK hosts were famous and have loved staying with the couple in West London
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Beatles' first tour was the start of total madness, says ex of Fab Four legend
Bernadette Byrne, who was dating George Harrison at the time, witnessed the phenomenon unfold at a 1963 gig at Southport’s Floral Hall which kicked off the group's first tour
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SAS recruit Levi Delvin-Attille says late sibling gave him strength to succeed
Levi Delvin-Attille reckons he has his 'guardian angel' brother Joshua to thank for his stint on SAS: Who Dares Wins. The 24-year-old died after a fatal brain haemorrhage
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A&E doctor says patient spent 12 hours in waiting room overnight before dying
Dr Milan Chand says the 80-year-old arrived at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich with a suspected blood clot and suffered a cardiac arrest after enduring the overnight wait
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Filming Titanic was 'really hard work' but it paid off, says stunt co-ordinator
The stars of James Cameron classic Titanic say they knew from the very start that the movie would be an incredible hit but even they didn't dream it would gross £1.5billon
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Brit boxing sensation Joe Joyce vows to knock out Tyson Fury - thanks to his mum
6ft 6in Joe Joyce is hotly tipped to fight whoever wins the World Title showdown between Tyson and Ukranian Oleksandr Usyk, taking place this summer - and it's thanks to his mum
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