When the jaws of life freed him from the wreckage, Ian was still alive, but unconscious. “Please don’t die. Please don’t die. Please don’t die,” his mother, Eve Baer, pleaded over him at the hospital.

The most comforting touch communicates care for the person receiving it – not just the intentions of the person offering it.

A 31-year-old teacher in London died after falling while putting on sneakers, an inquest has heard. Patrick Guthrie's death ...