She saw her mum and me panicking when we realised what had happened and she was very upset by it.

BBC: Tourists' flight to wrong country

In about an hour my mum called me and said that my dad was fine.

BBC: 'Close to danger': Voices from Moscow

Sometimes when I'm doing my homework, I just get carried away with talking to my friends online but my mum comes and tells me when it's time to stop.

BBC: Teenagers and their sleepless lives

But there's always a trade off - my dear old mum was there, and for me, she always made anything and everything worthwhile.

BBC: Stanley Ross remembers the Blitz

"I gave mum and the partner time to tell me anything else, but nothing was forthcoming, " Dr Wilkie said.

BBC: Bruises found on dead boy's body

His mum was dead and I think one of the highlights of going out with me was seeing my mum.

BBC: Looking back at the birth of The Beatles

We'd all lived together when Tia was a baby and she was my mum's 'mini-me'.

BBC: Tia Sharp: Murder 'shattered family's hearts'

It can be a rather humbling process and it can spring some unwelcome surprises - I catch a sidelong glimpse of myself in the mirror, and I don't see me but my mum.

BBC: A Point of View: Age, beauty and Miss World

Janice Rankin is now a full-time mum with four little ones, Fiona MacDonald is a business manager and like me, Debbie Knox is a curling coach.

BBC: Rhona Martin tips Great Britain for double medals

Mum looks at me as I'm putting bread in the toaster and she says: "Mark, if you want to come down to breakfast wearing that top again, you're going to have to shave your armpits"...

BBC: French Open day eight as it happened

Mum was allowed no further as a stern voice said "Say goodbye to your mother and follow me".

BBC: A kick for teacher