August News Bytes
 Mother Did Kill Son in Fire A young mother has admitted starting a fire in which her four-month-old son Alexander was killed. Alexander Gallon died in the blaze in Cowgate, Newcastle, on 28 August 2005. Danielle Wails, 21, denied a charge of murder but admitted infanticide at Newcastle Crown Court on Tuesday. She pleaded guilty on the basis that the balance of her mind was disturbed following her baby's birth, the court heard. The case continues.
Baby Joy for Model Nell Model Nell McAndrew has given birth to a baby boy almost a year after her first pregnancy ended in heartbreak. The 7lb 8oz tot arrived a week early after a natural and drug-free birth. Nell and her husband, Paul Hardcastle, have named their baby Devon. "They didn't choose Devon because he was conceived there, Posh and Becks-style. They just really liked the name, simple as that.", a spokesman said. Nell had to have a termination last year, three months into her first pregnancy after discovering her unborn baby had a rare syndrome and would not survive.
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Apprentice Winner Loses Baby....The winner of TV show The Apprentice, Michelle Dewberry, has lost the baby she was expecting with fellow contestant Syed Ahmed. The couple met while filming the most recent series of the hit BBC Two show. Ms Dewberry was taken to hospital suffering from stomach pains and after a series of tests she was told that she had lost the baby. Ms Dewberry won The Apprentice in May, beating rival Ruth Badger in the final. She took a £100,000-a-year job as head of a company set up by businessman Sir Alan Sugar to dispose of unwanted computer equipment.
Congratulations to Mark Owen of Take That! whose son Elwood Jack Owen was born on 19 August, weighing in at a hefty 9lbs 2 oz
Woman Gives Birth Trapped Underwater in Car
According to CNN, a pregnant woman in Florida gave birth while semi-submerged in a canal after crashing her car. Kenyetta Biggs was driving herself to the labour ward when a very strong contraction caused her to spin the car off the road.As she lay, trapped in the wreckage with a broken leg, with the car partly submerged in a canal, she gave birth to a baby girl. The 21-year-old, who hadn't even told her family that she was pregnant, has called her daughter Miracle after being rescued. Deputy Stephen Maxwell found Kenyetta and the car on his way to work on Sunday: 'As I looked around her ,I saw the newborn baby laying in the passenger seat with the placenta and umbilical cord still attached,' he told reporters.
Poxy Plane
Two air passengers were forced to leave their baby son in Tenerife after the plane's captain refused to let him fly because he had a spot on his head. Ten-month-old Layton Condron was ordered off the My Travel flight to Newcastle at the end of July because of fears he had chicken pox. Parents Chris and Caroline Snaith had to leave him with his grandparents so Mrs Snaith could go to a job interview. A spokesman said: "The airport doctor was unable to confirm the child was not suffering from chickenpox and did not issue a Fit to Fly certificate. Given the contagious nature of this illness, the captain took the necessary measures to ensure the health and well-being of the majority of his passengers." Layton's grandmother said: "She (Caroline) sobbed her eyes out on the plane.. she felt so guilty about leaving her baby behind." Layton's grandparents disembarked and took him to see a paediatrician in a local hospital, and paid £130 for a certificate, which gave him the all-clear. They caught a flight to Manchester the next day and the grandparents are now waiting for an apology from Direct Holidays.
Japan desperately needs more children. The number of births in Japan has increased for the first time in six years. Almost 550,000 births were registered in the six months from January to June, up by more than 11,600 from the same period last year. An increase is good news news for Japan, which recorded its lowest ever birth rate in 2005 - just 1.25 babies per woman. A rate of 2.1 is needed to keep the population level static. The declining birthrate and rising elderly population has led to the government recently introducing measures to encourage women to have more children.
Is Halle Berry expecting? .... watch this space...
Kirstie Allsop names her 11lb 11oz baby boy.....Bay Atlas Anderson.
Kerry Katona is pregnant by her taxi driver fiance. The former Atomic Kitten star, 25, is "over the moon" to be expecting her third child. The new baby will be a little brother or sister for Molly, four, and three-year-old Lilly Sue. Kerry plans to marry fiance Mark Croft as soon as her divorce from Brian McFadden comes through.
Penelope Cruz, ex-girlfriend of Tom Cruise, is one of the first 'Hollywood' stars to have seen his new baby daughter Suri. Mystery has surrounded the birth of Suri, who has not been seen in public since Katie Holmes gave birth more than three months ago.
"I have met her, she's really beautiful. She's one of the most beautiful babies I've ever seen. They are very happy and doing great," she said.
More August Trivia 'News' when it happens.....
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