Ms Fenton said their letters detailed how the girl's father, Henry, had been "with his daughter when she died after being taken ill very suddenly".

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"We were shell-shocked when Yasmin was diagnosed after being very ill for two months but we knew we wanted to do something positive with what was happening to us, " Ms Attwood said.

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Floodwaters had isolated the hospital, where about 312 patients -- many of them critically ill -- were being treated when Katrina hit.

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Six per cent suffered serious physical neglect at home, including being left regularly without food, not being looked after or taken to the doctor when ill.

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Rees refused to answer police questions when he was arrested but, on being told Mrs Parsons was terminally ill, he offered to show police where he had taken the rings to be sold.

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City restored the lead in the 74th minute when Richards cut inside Song to feed striker Craig Bellamy, and Adebayor scored the decisive third on 80 when he netted from Shaun Wright-Phillips' cross before being booked for his ill-advised celebrations which may result in further punishment.

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With small businesses and consumers being hit by other rising costs, this has come in at a time when they can ill-afford it.

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An ill-tempered fight remained tight in every sense and more bad feeling was apparent when Simpson retaliated after being caught by his opponent after the bell had signalled the end of the seventh round.

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