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Niece vows to give Covid victim uncle with Down's syndrome, and others, a voice
30 Apr 2024 17:53 GMT
Raymond McAleese, who lived in Glenavy, was 52 when he was admitted to Antrim Area Hospital in September 2021.
PhD student Lauren Mallon said her much-loved uncle had lived with her family for most of his life before moving into a residential unit for what …
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Youngest person with Down's syndrome to complete the London Marathon, 19, was coached by his mother after sports clubs turned him away - as he tells dreamers 'anything is possible'
23 Apr 2024 12:14 GMT
A 19-year-old Down's syndrome runner who set a world record at the London Marathon has said 'anything is possible' after years of being turned away by sports clubs.
Lloyd Martin, who completed the gruelling 26.2-mile course across the capital …
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'Inhumane' woman jailed 10 years for scalding man with Down's Syndrome 53 m ago ⋅ 7
23 Apr 2024 09:00 GMT
A woman who splashed hot water on a man with Down's Syndrome while taking the lift at an apartment building in Penang has been slapped with 10 years in prison.
In meting out the punishment to Oo Saw Kee, Balik Pulau Sessions Court judge Ahzal Fariz …
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Watch: Runner with Down's syndrome sets record
22 Apr 2024 11:31 GMT
A 19-year-old runner with Down's syndrome has made history as the youngest person in his learning disability category to complete a marathon.
Lloyd Martin, whose family are from Cardiff, completed the London Marathon after Guinness World Records …
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Brit teenager with Down's syndrome, 19, completes the London Marathon after being cheered on (and coached) by his mother - and sets a new world record as the youngest person in his learning disability category to finish 26.2-mile run
22 Apr 2024 09:42 GMT
Lloyd Martin, 19, only began training five months before the marathon
The teenager had never run more than three miles at once until last Christmas
He and his mother Ceri 'burst into tears' after crossing the finish line
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Teen with Down's syndrome gets marathon world record
21 Apr 2024 20:51 GMT
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Louth TD raises Dundalk autism unit issue in Dáil
13 May 2024 20:54 GMT
The issue of the second autism unit at the De La Salle College in Dundalk was highlighted again in Leinster House last week by Sinn Féin TD Ruairí Ó Murchú.
The Dundalk deputy had previously raised the fact the secondary school had last year offered places …
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Man with Down's syndrome, 57, died after choking on conkers while left unsupervised in nursing home, inquest hears
18 Apr 2024 16:08 GMT
A man with Down's syndrome choked to death on conkers after he was left unsupervised at a nursing home, an inquest has been told.
Marcus Hanlin, 57, died at Cheddar Grove nursing home in Bristol when left on his own despite a support plan which meant …
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Britain's next top models! Inclusive agency reveals the child influencers getting big brand deals - including boy, 3, with Down's syndrome who became Insta-famous as a baby in hospital
17 Apr 2024 13:25 GMT
The UK's first inclusive modelling agency has revealed its top child influencers - including a preschooler with Down's syndrome, who has almost 120,000 followers on Instagram.
Three-year-old Parker Constable Rowe, from Port Talbot in Wales, is …
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Twynholm mum shows "incredible" experience of having baby with Down's Syndrome
12 Apr 2024 08:06 GMT
A Twynholm mum is showing how “incredible” life can be having a child with Down’s Syndrome. Chloe Ellis and partner David Kerr had no idea little Polly had the condition until she was born. Chloe – a community police officer in Castle Douglas – has …