4 h. ago The six causes of AUTISM, according to experts: from painkillers, a common condition and these 'toxins', how to escape the disorder that plagues so many

American health chiefs have vowed to identify the causes of autism before the end of the month in an announcement that stunned parents and doctors worldwide.

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8 h. ago Boy lived with parents for five months before they realised he wasn't their son

When 13-year-old Nicholas Barclay vanished without a trace his family was left clinging to hope. Three years later, the boy they thought was Nicholas returned home but he wasn’t who he made out to be.

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9 h. ago My house was infested with FLEAS and my son covered in bites, reveals ex

The first I realised there was a problem was a text from my son. He'd moved back into our house while we were away in Greece and said the place was 'a nightmare'.

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41 h. ago Frustrated parents ask if a 'child needs to die' before action is taken at A84 accident blackspot

The A84 has been the scene of five accidents in less than a month this summer - with parents and pupils at Kincardine in Menteith Primary School now calling for urgent action to make the route safer.

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5 d. ago Millie Bobby Brown, 21, shares first look at newborn baby after surprise adoption

Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown has given a glimpse into parenthood this week after announcing last month that she had adopted a baby with her husband Jake Bongiovi

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7 d. ago Palestinians warned of a genocide in 2023. Why weren’t we believed? | Ahmed Ibsais

Western academics now speak of ‘genocide’ with newfound authority. Why weren’t our voices enough?Today I watched those children again, the ones who stood before the cameras at al-Shifa hospital on 7 November 2023. They spoke in English, not their mother tongue, but the language of those who they thought might save them.“We want to live, we want peace, we want to judge the killers of children,” one boy said. “We want medicine, food and education. We want to live as the other children live.”How holy their concern now sounds, rising over a land emptied of the living.As if starving a child pre-disposed to death makes the violence more justified?Ahmad Ibsais is a first generation Palestinian American, law student and poet who writes the newsletter State of Siege Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Murdered girl, 10, jumped from window in bid to escape wicked stepmom's sick torture regime, say cops

Rebekah Baptiste was found unresponsive on a highway in Holbrook, Arizona, in July, following months of alleged torture at the hands of her parents.

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8 d. ago Donald Trump could stop Gaza’s famine. Instead he’s following Biden’s lead | Mohamad Bazzi

A hunger-monitoring group has confirmed what we already knew about Palestinians’ suffering. The US has the power to end itA global hunger-monitoring group declared last week that Gaza’s largest city and its surrounding area were suffering from an “entirely man-made” famine, mostly caused by Israel’s deliberate starvation strategy and continued siege of the territory. This news won’t surprise anyone who has paid even scant attention to the images and videos of emaciated children and desperate parents that have been coming out of Gaza for months.But the first confirmation of famine by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), which includes the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization and other aid agencies, is an important institutional marker. Years from now, it will serve as a reminder of how Israel used starvation as a weapon of war while western powers did nothing. And it will be a source of shame for all those who will inevitably claim that they didn’t ...

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9 d. ago Minneapolis shooting victims fighting for lives named as boy, 13, and girl, 12

Endre Gunter, 13, and Sophia Forchas, 12, are fighting for their lives after the horror shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, which left two children dead

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9 d. ago Parents could save up to £7,500 a year but have been told to act now before deadline

Working parents have just three days to apply for free childcare next month

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1 week ago A California teen died by suicide. His family says AI coached him and ‘he would be here but for ChatGPT’

Adam Raine’s parents were horrified to discover that their son had for months been talking with chatbot about ending his life

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1 week ago September outbreak alert as UK households told to 'seek a pharmacist'

As school returns next month, parents are being advised to be on the lookout for the parasites

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1 week ago Dying mum in race against time to raise £200k so she can cuddle her baby again

Gemma Small thought she had beaten cancer and could start her life with her new baby boy Samuel - only discover she has just months to live after it metastasised

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1 week ago Parents of teenagers must act 'within days' to claim £104 a month from HMRC

HMRC is reminding parents that they must inform the government department of their child's future study plans by August 31 to continue receiving Child Benefit payments

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1 week ago Parents with children born between these years who want £104 a month 'should contact HMRC by Sunday'

HMRC has issued a reminder that parents have just days to extend their Child Benefit claim or face having their support stopped

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1 week ago Martin Kemp in tears over heartbreaking realisation about son Roman

Martin Kemp says he has found himself in tears over his son Roman as he reminisced on old times with the presenter, admitting he "misses" quality time with him.

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2 w. ago Parents of missing California baby arrested in murder investigation

Authorities in Southern California have arrested the parents of a missing 7-month-old boy as part of a murder investigation

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2 w. ago New Harry Potter star seen with Nick Frost's Hagrid in first look at reboot

Filming for HBO's Harry Potter reboot has begun and the new Boy Who Lived, Dominic McLaughlin, was pictured alongside Nick Frost's Hagrid for the first time on set

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2 w. ago Team Beckham's deafening silence as Brooklyn's wedding speech sparks fresh heartbreak

Brooklyn Beckham is said to have paid a moving tribute to his wife Nicola Peltz during their wedding vow renewal ceremony earlier this month - but there was no mention of his parents

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2 w. ago Manhunt underway for 'dangerous' man accused of murdering parents in thier home

A manhunt is underway for Christopher Leman Jr, 47, who is accused of killing his parents at their secluded home in Texas last month. He is considered a danger to the community, police say

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