Moseley suffer last-gasp anguish again as they see a 15-14 lead at Cornish Pirates turn into a 19-15 defeat in National One.

Members of a family describe their feelings after a man dies before being sentenced for sexually abusing his daughters.

Residents stand in the rain to watch the smouldering remains of Fleetwood pier turn to ash.

The mother of Shaquille Smith tells of her anguish at losing a son who was "devoted" to his family.

Two South African mothers await DNA results after their babies were mixed up and one died, local media reports.

The mother of a 20-year-old man killed by his friend on a high-speed drive says the family will never get over his death.

A mother who was forced to wait 18 months to bury her two-year-old son campaigns to change the inquest process.

Prominent rights campaigner Hu Jia is sent to jail, leaving gathered well-wishers shocked, writes the BBC's Michael Bristow.

Wales striker Freddy Eastwood admits he has found life at Wolves tough since his move from Southend in the summer.

The BBC's Nick Bryant looks at how Australia's controversial assimilation policy affected Aboriginal children and their families.

Kenyan papers are scathing of the government's heavy-handed response to opposition election protests.

A mother breaks down in court as she recalls holding her dying baby daughter at her husband's trial.

Actors Tom Cruise and John Travolta speak of their anguish as fires sweep through California.

The family at the heart of the foot and mouth outbreak describe how their world has been turned "upside down".

Relatives of students inside the besieged Red Mosque fear for their loved ones, reports the BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan.

The mother of a teenager stabbed to death makes an emotional appeal against gang violence.

The mother of one of three County Armagh boys who have ended their lives describes her heartbreak.

Mali striker Frederic Kanoute is torn over missing Spanish title contenders Sevilla's last game of the season.

Police continue searching for a three-year-old girl feared abducted in Portugal, as her parents urge her safe return.

The bestseller lists are full of memoirs about miserable childhoods and anguished families. Waterstone's even has a "Painful Lives" shelf. Why are authors confessing their hurt so freely and do readers find morbid enjoyment in them?