2 h. ago Senate parents shred Trump’s call to limit doll purchases for US kids: ‘What is this, the Soviet Union?’

Senators with children weren’t impressed with the billionaire president’s call for tariff-weary parents to limit Christmas toy purchases

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12 h. ago ‘What is this, the Soviet Union?’: Senate parents shred Trump’s call to limit doll purchases for US kids

Senators with children weren’t impressed with the billionaire president’s call for tariff-weary parents to limit Christmas toy purchases

Politics

34 h. ago Family call for 'parents' instincts' to be respected after little boy died after being sent home from hospital

The family of five-year-old Yusuf Mahmud Nazir are calling for national guidance to respect parents’ instincts after he was sent home from hospital and later died.

Society

41 h. ago 'Amazing' headteacher leaves high school despite calls from parents to keep him in post

The head has been absent for some time, but will not be returning to the secondary school

Society

46 h. ago Parenting coach calls for mental health days for school kids to 'prevent burnout'

Parenting expert Abi Clarke says parents should never force their kids to go to school

Society

48 h. ago Simon Cowell recalls calling Liam Payne's parents after heartbreaking death

Simon Cowell was left in tears as he remembered Liam Payne's X Factor audition 15 years after the late star first appeared on the show.

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56 h. ago Stabbing at North Carolina high school leaves one student dead, another injured

The superintendent said at the news conference that it was the “worst nightmare of any educator”

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8 d. ago School bus roof ripped off in crash leaving children with injuries

The roof of the double decker bus was fully taken off the vehicle

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9 d. ago 'Talented' child star, 11, dies after stepping off school bus in 'terrible' tragedy

A "very talented" child actor has died at the age of 11 after he was struck down while leaving his school bus as his death has been branded a "terrible, great loss"

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1 week ago Furious parents say 'extremely inappropriate' Christmas drag queen show for the under

Angry parents have called for a Christmas theatre show for young children presented by a drag queen called 'Tania LeCoq' to be scrapped, branding it 'extremely inappropriate'.

Politics

2 w. ago 'THREE private ultrasounds said my baby was fine — and then I got the worst news ever'

Kizzi Woodman, a call handler from London, has warned prospective parents about the danger of high-street baby scan clinics following her heartbreaking experience

Politics

2 w. ago Rumour sparks panic as parents tell kids to leave school and get home

Social media rumours about a pupil with a knife at Saddleworth School near Oldham led some panicked parents to pull their children, despite police confirming no threat

Society

2 w. ago Grandma decapitated by bin lorry in full view of horrified schoolchildren

Maria Rubalcava de Ruesga, 69, was tragically killed by a bin lorry as she crossed a road near a primary school, with the cancer survivor's death leaving her family 'in complete shock'

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2 w. ago Horror as grizzly bear ATTACKS children on school trip leaving at least 11 kids and teachers injured

A GRIZZLY bear stormed a school and attacked children and teachers leaving at least 11 injured. Armed cops and conservation officers rushed to the scene but the "aggressive bear" is still on the loose, according to indigenous community Nuxalk Nation. Locals have been urged to stay indoors as authorities desperately hunt for the beast, Sky...

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2 w. ago Rampaging grizzly bear attacks schoolchildren and teacher on Canada hike leaving at least 11 injured with two in critical condition

Two people were left critically injured, and two sustained serious injuries following the attack at Acwsalcta School on Thursday in Bella Coola, northwest of Vancouver.

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3 w. ago Rampaging grizzly bear attacks primary school children and teacher on Canada hike leaving at least 11 injured with two in critical condition

Two people were left critically injured, and two sustained serious injuries following the attack at Acwsalcta School on Thursday in Bella Coola, northwest of Vancouver.

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3 w. ago 'I sweat three litres a day and need five showers, it's hell but NHS won't help me'

Darcie Hamilton has for years lived with a condition that causes excessive sweating that led to her leaving school early and being afraid to even leave her own home

Politics

3 w. ago UK’s biggest indoor attraction that parents are calling ‘magical’ has massive soft play and climbing areas

WITH rain and snow battering the UK, trying to keep the kids busy can be tricky. Thankfully there are some amazing indoor play attractions to go to - including one that claims to be one of the biggest in Europe. The Playhive is found at Stockeld Park in North Yorkshire, which is one of the...

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3 w. ago School 'chemical spill' leaves five in hospital including three teens as police swoop on science class

The substance was isolated and rooms were ventilated by the fire service

Science

3 w. ago There are many ways to spend your gap year that will reward you later | Vivienne Pearson

The idea of a full year of travel might be amazing for social media likes but a gap year doesn’t have to be a hole in young people’s bank balanceLet’s play a quick word association game, where I say a word and you reply with the first word that comes into your mind. My word is “gap year” (OK, that’s two words). Was your response word “travel”?As my son prepares to take a gap year (and my daughter finishes first-year university after taking a year’s break), I’m realising just how strongly gap years are associated with travel. Yet, for many school leavers contemplating a year away from study, travel is either well down the list of options, only a small part of their next 12 to 15 months, or not on the agenda at all. Continue reading...

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