Boy who 'had the biggest smile' dies aged one after health battle

NewsUK NewsHealthHis dad said 'The world wasn’t good enough for you.'Neil Shaw Assistant Editor (Money and Lifestyle)11:22, 24 Aug 2026Updated 11:25, 24 Aug 2026A boy who had the “biggest grin” has died at one-year-old after a lifelong battle with a rare neurological condition. Ruben Jude Cross suffered feeding and breathing difficulties and spent much of his short life in hospital.‌The youngster was born with enlarged ventricles in his brain and was diagnosed with full-body dystonia shortly afterwards. His devastated parents, Jules Ellis and Bradley Cross, announced that Ruben died at around 9pm on August 14.‌He had been receiving end-of-life care for around a month at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, Somerset. Announcing the news, mum Jules said her little boy was comfortable and free