David Cameron's son has died ...

[BocciBalls]

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7909562.stm

[SoupDragon]

[sassy]

This is dreadful. Poor family. I hope they are left to grieve in peace, as they have requested.

[TheThoughtPolice]

How sad

I'm a bit at the BBC headline of "Cameron's disabled son Ivan dies". It doesn't quite sit right with me, aside from the fact it puts the disability before the person it just seems wrong for a headline. If one of his other non-disabled children had died then they would just say 'Cameron's son * dies'. By all means discuss the fact that Ivan had CP & epilepsy in the body of the story but putting it in the header almost suggests to me 'it's ok, the kid was disabled anyway'. Which is grim.

Perhaps I'm beig over sensitive.

[kettlechip]

I've just seen the news headline and am so shocked - it is incredibly sad news.
It really brings it home how precious and fragile life is.

[BananaSkin]

Agree Belgianbun and Nabster.

So sad, and seems to have been so sudden too.

[mm22bys]

I am so sad, for the Camerons and little Ivan.

My thoughts and prayers are with them, at this time and going forward too.

[princessmel]

Talking about it on This Morning

[Nabster]

TTP - It really doesn't suggest that at all.

[TheThoughtPolice]

mentioning it seems so unnecessary though. Feels more like a tabloid headline rather than something from the beeb

[Penthesileia]

Poor wee soul.

So unbearably sad that any parent should live to grieve for their child.

[duchesse]

Maybe they changed it in case people thought it was the other little boy who had died?

[kettlechip]

TTP - I didn't read it that way at all either.

[LadyOfWaffle]

My heart goes out to them

[LibrasJusticeLeagueofBiscuits]

Mentioning disabled in the headline is unnecessary, he was Cameron's son end of.

this is desperately sad and I hope they get to grieve in private.

[2shoes]

then it should be "son who was disbled"

[NorkyButNice]

How awful

[McDreamy]

How terribly sad

[jenk1]

i just saw in on this morning,my heart goes out to them, so

RIP IVAN.

[wilbur]

How terribly sad. He will leave a huge gap in their lives.

[muffle]

Yes I can understand it and I don't think it's a bad headline - it lets you know that it is that particular son and suggests that (as is the case) his death was to do with his medical conditions. It sums up information that you can go on to read in the article, which is what a headline should do. And I don't think there is any suggestion that it is any less tragic because of his disability.

[ohdearwhatamess]

How desperately sad.

[duchesse]

2shoes- it is the essence of headlines to be short, pithy and pared down. Detail gets lost by necessity.

[mummypig]

It's very sad .

The BBC News headline has changed back to 'eldest' as far as I can see.

The Epilepsy Action site has a little note of sympathy on it as well.

[madhairday]

So desperately sad

[JentlyDoesIt]

It is such terribly sad news. I heard it whilst out this morning and my heart just dropped. He has the same name as DS so to hear "Ivan has died" whilst in a shop does make you stop...

I also hope the press leave them alone for a while to grieve.