While staying at St Leonard's Hospice in York, the couple were given access to a so-called "cuddle bed" - a specially adapted bed that allows partners and family members to lie side by side.

A WOMAN from Bournemouth has started fundraising to provide cuddle beds in the Christchurch hospital in the memory of her husband.

A cuddle bed is made up of two single beds joined together with a purpose-designed mattress for palliative and maternity care. The beds, which can be used separately or together, enable loved ones ...