A six-figure sum has been raised for the children of a couple who died of cancer within days of each other, BBC reports.

The three children released an image of their terminally ill parents' last moments together as they held hands in a Merseyside hospice.

The image of Mike Bennet, 57, and wife Julie, 50, from Wirral, was shared by Oliver, 13, Hannah, 18, and Luke, 21.

By 12:00 GMT on Monday, just over £130,000 had been raised for the three siblings.