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Labour MP Laura Pidcock who is expecting her first baby. Picture: Paul Norris

Baby joy for MP Laura Pidcock - 'I remain committed and passionate about politics but now I'll have a child to think about'
AN MP has reassured her constituents that she will continue to fight for their interests as a working mother after announcing she is expecting her first baby.

16/03/04 PA File Photo of TV presenter Kate Humble at the WHSmith People's Choice Awards at The Dorchester on Park Lane, London. See PA Feature WELLBEING Humble. Picture credit should read: Ian West/PA Photos. WARNING: This picture must only be used

Kate bares all

British Style Collective

Win tickets to a fashion extravaganza

Not every menopausal woman wants HRT, and some can't have it because of medical history

Are the risks of HRT really outweighed by benefits?

Sophie Ellis Bextor, who is is the ambassador for the new Pampers Preemie Protection range for premature babies

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: My traumatic introduction to motherhood and joy at being a mum-of-four

Make-up artist Amanda Bell

Make-up artist who has worked her magic on the faces of countless red-carpet film stars

orraine Kelly with her daughter Rosie warm up before taking part in the Cancer Research UK Race for Life in Dulwich, London

'Go for it – life is short!'

Pelvic floor exercises can help counter urinary incontinence, such as leaking a little when you laugh

Women - don't ignore your pelvic floor

Edith Bowman is an ambassador for the Fruit Shoot It's My Thing campaign

Bowman's lore - Edith's six life lessons

FASHION: Female racegoers on Ladies Day of the Randox Health Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse.

Ladies Day fashion at Aintree Grand National Festival

Pregnancy can be wonderful but it can also be an anxious time

Pregnancy can be wonderful but it can also be an anxious time

Janet Street Porter at The Hepworth Wakefield gallery in West Yorkshire for the inaugural Hepworth Prize for Sculpture awards ceremony

Janet Street-Porter: 'I try to shake things up'

Inspired: Designer Alexa Batty with some of her work in Bishop Auckland’s Pod

Bishop Auckland designer draws on her Polish heritage as inspiration for her vibrant textiles

Middle-aged musings from Calamity Kate

Rockliffe Hall spa day

Lavish love on your mum this Mothering Sunday

An image from the new This Girl Can campaign. Picture: PA Photo/This Girl Can

This Girl (still) Can

It is important to keep physically active during pregnancy, says the Royal College of Midwives

Fit for motherhood - top tips for exercising during pregnancy

Photographer Claire Hirst

Darlington photographer loves shooting animals... but it's all for a good cause

Janey Lee Grace, author of Look Great Naturally... Without Ditching The Lipstick

Feel fab at 50 and beyond

Discover the delights of Crook Hall Gardens

Valentine's Day: Locations in the region that are ten out of ten for romance

Teenagers should be educated how screen time at night affects sleep

Teens on screens - Oxford University study finds a sweet spot when it comes to digital screen use for teenagers

The Great Pottery Throw Down. Left side: Cait, Freya, James, Carole, Richard. Middle: Sara Cox, Kate Malone, Keith Brymer Jones. Right side: Daniel, Nam, Clover, Ryan, Elaine

Cox is fired up for new series of Great Pottery Throw Down

Parental involvement in a child's education can take many forms, says Michelle Doyle Wildman, of PTA UK

Boost your child's learning, the PTA way

Carrie Beckwith-Fellows

Living with dying

Playing together is important

What will parenting look like in 2017?

Annette Greenwood, who says many people could benefit from life coaching

New year, new approach?

Ghosts of Christmas past

Salty and Chic blogger Amy Liddell at Vellum Farm

Lifestyle blogger tells why she loves local

Best Beginnings has launched a campaign to help reduce stillbirths

Educating mums-to-be about potential pregnancy risk factors

Teenagers have their own language

Learn to talk 'teen'

Key Change: from the North-East to Broadway Pictures: KEITH PATTISON

Unlocking a global issue

Kelly with sister Karen Halliday

'Every day is important to me'

Presto pickles: A great healthy way to snack on vegetables

11 must-know skills for modern foodies

Charlotte Martin in action on Solaris Dwenqua at the Horse of the Year Show

Barnard Castle School pupil triumphs at Horse of the Year Show on Teesdale stud born out of tragedy

The earlier children learn about cooking the better

Tips on how to get kids into the kitchen to learn how to cook

In demand: Billie Marten

Ripon singer-songwriter with rave reviews both national and international juggles school with fledgling music career

SHHHH: Babies can have any one of five different types of sleeping, according to sleep expert Jo Tantum

Tips to help mums and dads of newborn babies get a good night's sleep

The opening of the Lichfield Changing Place In Terminal 5 Heathrow

‘A mother can only take so much’ - school teacher's campaign to improve provision for the disabled in public places

Purls from wool: Lone Helliwell

The art of knitting

Bishop Auckland writer Wendy Robertson

Do mothers have to be angels?

Olympic bronze medallist Amy Tinkler with her homecoming cake baked by Zoe MacDonald

That cake deserves a medal!

Freddie Matthews wears jewellery by her company, Hanging by a Fred

Entrepreneur's unusual accessories business in tribute to late father's passion for climbing

Blogger Amy Kelly believes you don't need a big budget to bring up a happy family

Amy will share nifty ways to be thrifty at this year's Festival of Thrift

Pilates is a challenging deep-core workout that's kinder to the body

Five reasons to take up Pilates

Plastic bottles can end up polluting the environment, particularly as they start to break down

Bottled water is damaging the health of our planet

BAKE OFF: Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood with this year's contestants. Picture: PA Photo/BBC/Mark Bourdillon

Ready, steady, bake!

Parents can help make their child's transition to big school easier

Smoothing the path to 'big school'

The Three Day Nanny, Kathryn Mewes

Nanny state

Pop-up weddings are relaxed and flexible, says company founder Faye Darcy

Simply, 'I do!'

Musician Rosanna Whitton in baroque costume. Picture: Gavin Forster Photography

Music dreams come true

'My perspective on life is different now'

Bazaar Group founder and creative director Jayne Dolder.

Introducing the beanbag baby

Still in love: Abbey Clancy and Peter Crouch

'I don't deserve a medal for being a working mum'

Alice competes in China, including at the ‘bird’s nest’ Olympic stadium in Beijing

Jumping for joy - the Barnard Castle School student that hopes to be a first for China