Newlywed couple both diagnosed with cancer the same year they had their first child

A pair of newlyweds have said their baby is the “one shining light” after they were both diagnosed with cancer in the same year their daughter was born.

This time last year Matt and Laura Lambert, from Derby, were looking forward to getting married and welcoming their first child in the spring.

But in February their world came crashing down when Matt, who had visited hospital several times over the previous two years with “excruciating” abdominal pains, was diagnosed with a rare type of stomach cancer called neuroendocrine tumours.

The couple, who have been together for 15 years and work in software, did not let the bad news ruin their life plans, and eloped to in March.