22 h. ago At least 20 children under age of five die after taking contaminated cough syrup

Reports that at least 20 children have died in India after taking a contaminated cough syrup have sparked national outrage

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31 h. ago Children will be able to choose their own gender at any age under EU proposals

Therapy to check whether children are certain they want to change their gender and age limits on gender recognition could be discarded in the new plans.

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31 h. ago Almost 55,000 preschool children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates

Study shows clear link between Israeli aid restrictions and malnutrition among children aged between six months and five yearsGaza ceasefire plan live – latest updatesAlmost 55,000 children under the age of six in Gaza are estimated to be acutely malnourished, far more than have so far been identified as victims of the potentially lethal condition, a study published in the Lancet, the respected international medical periodical, has revealed.The study, published on Wednesday, and led by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa), offers a month-by-month breakdown through much of the two-year conflict, and shows for the first time a clear link between Israeli restrictions on supplies entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Nearly 55,000 children in Gaza under age 5 may be acutely malnourished, a new UN study finds

A new study says more than 54,600 children younger than 5 in Gaza may be acutely malnourished, with more than 12,800 severely affected

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64 h. ago UK’s housing crisis laid bare as record number of homeless people – including 11 children – died last year

Eleven children – including four under the age of one – died while homeless last year, data from The Museum of Homelessness found

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9 d. ago Family rift over Educating Yorkshire headteacher, 53, and his girlfriend, 25: Daughters he shares with ex

Jonny Mitchell , 53, is also facing tension from his own children, who are said to be struggling with the vast age gap. He started dating former police officer Abi McMahon when she was 21.

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1 week ago A school field trip to see neoliberalism in action? Count me in | Zoe Williams

It wasn’t quite what I was expecting from my daughter’s A-level geography class, but I had plenty of ideasIf you happen to have children of an age to willingly study geography, you’ll know that it’s the topic with all the best field trips. They’re constantly going somewhere. That place is rarely cool to begin with, and they zone in on the least cool thing about it, so if they go to the seaside, they’re there to measure groynes rather than taste-test ice-creams; and if they go to a shopping centre, it’s to ask local residents what they think of urban regeneration, not to look round the shops. But they seem really into it, so who am I to cavil?Therefore, while only somewhat listening to a conversation about an A-level module on globalisation – which is split into categories, one of which is shipping containers, like a parody of school being boring, and another is neoliberalism – I got it into my head that my daughter had to go on a field trip to see some neoliberalism in action. Conti...

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1 week ago The 3 sleep symptoms that mean your child could have condition linked to heart disease and stroke – and why it’s rising

SLEEP APNOEA is a serious disorder where your breathing repeatedly stops and starts in your sleep. Over the years, the condition has been linked to a higher risk of stroke, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Sleep apnoea is most common in adults, particularly those in middle age or older, but it can affect children,...

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2 w. ago Trump urges parents to delay routine vaccine for newborns, but experts are critical

Donald Trump has said children should not get the hepatitis B vaccine before the age of 12

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3 w. ago Five times when kids can legally miss school including some holidays

Usually, children age 5-16 are legally required to receive an education

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3 w. ago I'm worried I'll be a burden to my children if I need care in my old age... but also want to help them onto the property ladder

Half of people say they would like to help their family members financially but are concerned about funding their living costs later in life, according to data from Octopus Money.

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3 w. ago Who is Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron?

The French first couple have taken legal action against Candace Owens

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3 w. ago A socialist shambles. Too much immigration. The NHS on its knees. Why for the first time in my life I don't want to come home to Britain, says SARAH VINE

Now that my children are of a vaguely sentient age (20 and 22), I am no longer tied to the school holidays. And so, like many other mid-lifers, I prefer to quietly slip away in September

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3 w. ago Australia warns social media platforms against age verification for all ahead of a ban on children

Authorities say that social media platforms should not require age verification for all users when a ban on children under 16 having accounts goes into effect in December in Australia

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3 w. ago Heart disease risk in 50s could be predicted from seven years old

Checking children’s blood pressure at age seven could predict potentially fatal medical events decades in the future

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4 w. ago Ancient burial site upends what we know about Stone Age women and children

Researchers say findings overturn old stereotype of ‘man the hunter’

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4 w. ago Ancient burial site upends what we knew about Stone Age women and children

Findings overturn old stereotype of 'man the hunter'

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