Amnesty International has called on Barack Obama to tackle soaring US maternal mortality rates that particularly affect minorities and those living in poverty.

Mother’s Day is fast approaching and many of us will be thinking of how we can let Mum know how much we appreciate her without breaking the bank.

Flowers handed to mothers this Sunday will come from workers in developing countries who have risked their health for unsafe, insecure jobs supplying UK supermarkets, a new report suggests.