Nikki Smith's partner Darren Powell died just over a year ago from cancer, but they were able to spend his last few months together in a so-called "cuddle bed" at St Leonard's Hospice in York.

North Devon Hospice has launched an appeal to raise £30,000 for a specialist clinical bed that can extend to double the width, allowing loved ones to share it and snuggle up. Sarah Thomas, 41, from ...

When Darren Powell became paralysed from the waist down following a terminal cancer diagnosis, all he wanted to do was cuddle up with his partner Nikki Smith and savour every last moment together. But ...

Patients at a Devon hospice can now enjoy closer contact with loved ones thanks to the arrival of three specially designed “cuddle beds” – more than double the number initially hoped for. The beds, ...

Nikki Smith and Darren Powell were able to spend his last few months together in a so called "cuddle bed" at St Leonard's Hospice in York [BBC/Nathan Turvey] Nikki Smith's partner Darren Powell died ...