Donations in Stephen Sutton's name exceed £3.5 million
Stephen Sutton's fundraising page for the Teenage Cancer Trust has now reached more than £3.5 million in donations following his death yesterday.
Stephen Sutton's fundraising page for the Teenage Cancer Trust has now reached more than £3.5 million in donations following his death yesterday.
Teenager cancer patient and fundraiser Stephen Sutton has died, his mother has announced on Facebook.
The message reads: "My heart is bursting with pride but breaking with pain for my courageous, selfless, inspirational son who passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of this morning, Wednesday 14th May.
"The ongoing support and outpouring of love for Stephen will help greatly at this difficult time, in the same way as it helped Stephen throughout his journey. We all know he will never be forgotten, his spirit will live on, in all that he achieved and shared with so many."
The Church of England has offered Lichfield Cathedral as a funeral venue to the family of inspirational teenager Stephen Sutton.
Stephen Sutton was "a credit to humanity" whose "spirit lives on", say this morning's front pages.
ITV News takes a look at what we can learn from cancer patient Stephen Sutton's inspirational story.