Brave schoolgirl loses cancer battle

A ten-year-old girl from Stubbington, near Fareham, has lost her fight to cancer

Published 19th Sep 2021

Sophie Fairall was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma - a rare type of cancer that forms in children's soft tissue - in September 2020.

She appeared on national TV and had messages of support from footballers Jack Grealish and Mason Mount and chef Gordon Ramsay.

A post on Facebook, confirming the sad news, has received thousands of messages of support.