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A mother has spoken of the heartbreaking moment she sang to her 'incredible' little girl as she peacefully passed away in hospital. Evelyn Cooper had spent much of her childhood in and out of hospital beds and was just six when her life was tragically cut short on Sunday (August 21) following a battle with aggressive cancer and a deteriorating lung condition.

Awaab Ishak had just turned two when he died - his young lungs exposed to the rancid damp and mould of a 'sweatbox' flat.

After the brazen attack on author Salman Rushdie, the 75-year-old's ex-wife, Padma Lakshmi, is relieved to be past the "nightmare." Taking to her Twitter account, the "Top Chef" personality broke her silence on the attack on the "Satanic Verses" author, writing she had been "worried and wordless" but "can finally exhale." Lakshmi and Rushdie were married from 2004 through 2007 after beginning a relationship in 1999. Lakshmi was transparent about the demise of their relationship, telling People that things turned sour when her independent celebrity grew and she became well-known for her culinary skills. Padma Lakshmi and Salman Rushdie were married for three years from 2004 to 2007.

Naman Ramachandran UPDATED Monday: The Iranian government has denied any involvement in the attack on Salman Rushdie, according to the Associated Press.Nasser Kanaani, a spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, said in a briefing to journalists on Monday: “We, in the incident of the attack on Salman Rushdie in the U.S., do not consider that anyone deserves blame and accusations except him and his supporters. Nobody has right to accuse Iran in this regard.”UPDATED Sunday: Booker Prize winning author Salman Rushdie remains in critical condition, but retains his feisty sense of humor, his son Zafar Rushdie said in a statement.“Following the attack on Friday, my father remains in critical condition in hospital receiving extensive ongoing medical treatment.

Author Salman Rushdie has been removed from his ventilator and is starting the long road back from his stabbing injuries.

Salman Rushdie's ex-wife Padma Lakshmi wrote that she was 'relieved' following reports that he seemed to be recovering after he was brutally attacked at a speaking engagement on Friday.The 51-year-old Top Chef host, who was married to Rushdie from 2004 until their 2007 divorce, also hoped that he would have 'swift healing' from the attack.Her tweet followed news that Rushdie's had been taken off a ventilator and was able to say a few words, though he is still in critical condition. Sigh of relief: Salman Rushdie's ex-wife Padma Lakshmi wrote Sunday that she was 'relieved' following reports that he was recovering after he was brutally attacked on Friday; seen in May in Hollywood'Relieved @SalmanRushdie is pulling through after Friday’s nightmare,' Lakshmi wrote on Twitter on Sunday morning.

Padma Lakshmi is breathing a sigh of relief for ex-husband Salman Rushdie.

Stabbed author Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator, is alert and able to speak, his agent has revealed.

The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and able to talk Saturday, a day after he was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in upstate New York.

The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie has been charged with attempted murder in the second degree and assault in the second degree. He was arraigned last night at Chautauqua County Jail in New York.

Anne Heche’s family and friends had been hoping for a miracle following the Emmy-winning actor’s horrific car crash last Friday. It didn’t come, and her closest ones are making the difficult decision to take her off life support after she was pronounced brain dead. She is being kept on a ventilator until it’s determined whether any organs not damaged in the crash and subsequent fire can be donated.

Anne Heche is comatose after her Friday, August 5, car crash and subsequent fire.

Anne Heche’s condition is far graver than it appeared over the weekend, a rep for the Emmy-nominated actor told Deadline.

Archie Battersbee’s mum has vowed to give her son mouth-to-mouth if it means he can spend his final moments "in dignity" at a hospice. Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee have launched a legal bid to be allowed to choose where their 12-year-old spends his final days, after being declared brain stem dead.

Quick-thinking staff and customers at an Annan pub have been praised for helping to save a man’s life. Thirty-eight-year-old Steven Lucas collapsed in the Blue Bell Inn on Saturday night after suffering a cardiac arrest.

An investigation is underway after eight people were rescued from a blaze at a block of flats in Rochdale. Fire crews rushed to the scene, on Daventry Road, on Monday evening (August 1).

Teachers’ leaders said schools should consider cancelling sports day events to protect pupils and staff while a heatwave warning is in place next week. The Met Office has issued an amber warning of 'extreme heat' from Sunday, July 17, to Tuesday, July 19, with temperatures expected to climb to 34C in Greater Manchester and 35C in the South East.

Governments should consider reintroducing Covid protection measures amid a global “increasing trend of deaths” from the virus, a World Health Organisation (WHO) chief has warned.

In a statement released earlier this month it was confirmed that the much-loved gig-goer was “very seriously injured” in a recent fire at his home in Bristol, and that he was receiving treatment in a specialist burns unit in Swansea.Johns’ family, along with his art manager Lee Dodds, then followed the news up with an update on his condition, explaining that he was “stable in intensive care, but still under heavy sedation and unconscious whilst a series of procedures and skin grafts are beginning”.Today (June 29), his family and Dodds have revealed that Johns is now off his ventilator and conscious.“We are pleased to be able to share with you that Jeff has made some good progress with his recovery over the weekend,” the new statement reads. “He is now off the ventilator and is conscious.

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In a letter to members of Actors’ Equity Association, obtained by Deadline, the union says that the Broadway League’s decision to adopt a “mask optional” policy for audience members beginning in July was “made unilaterally, without input” from the union.