6 h. ago The Guardian view on the dental divide: ministers must brush up their policy as well as children’s teeth | Editorial

Gaps in access to dentists mirror other health inequalities. And ‘golden hellos’ won’t solve the problem on their ownDisadvantaged primary school pupils at the government’s first wave of new breakfast clubs can expect to be trained in toothbrushing, as well as fed. Data showing that a fifth of all five-year-olds in England have experienced tooth decay persuaded ministers to make improved oral health part of the early years and reception class curriculum. But the prevalence of decay is not evenly spread across the country. And research showing how much worse the situation is for children in deprived areas is in line with other findings about widening health inequalities.New analysis from the Local Government Association highlights the differing availability of dental care across council areas – a situation sometimes described as a dental divide. It found no specific correlation between the numbers of NHS dentists and young children with tooth decay. But it adds to a body of...

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41 h. ago Channel 4 Educating Yorkshire viewers in tears over 'heartbreaking' moment

Channel 4's Educating Yorkshire returned to screens last night, with the first episode focusing on a year eight pupil, Amy, who suffers with Tourette's

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57 h. ago Alan Titchmarsh 'packed a bag' and left home after wife broke heartbreaking news

Alan Titchmarsh has revealed the heartbreaking moment he left home after his wife Alison broke devastating news about the sudden death of his father

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61 h. ago Gwyneth Paltrow knew her marriage to Chris Martin was over in one heartbreaking moment

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin announced they were 'consciously uncoupling' in 2014 after 10 years of marriage.

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4 d. ago Louie Spence opens up on heartbreaking moment he watched his mother die

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6 d. ago Couple drove round for years after murdering children and keeping body in boot of car

A Colorado couple have been convicted of murdering their two children, whom they kept in suitcases, one from 2018 until the discovery of the remains in 2024

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7 d. ago From the streets of Baghdad, I saw a clear line to the bloodshed in Gaza | Owen Jones

The west faced no reckoning for the death and destruction it wreaked in Iraq. That made the war crimes we’re now witnessing inevitable “You destroyed Iraq.” I had to wait for my companion, the Iraqi journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, to translate these words, but the thunderous look on this middle-aged man’s face already told its own story. We were standing on Haifa Street, one of Baghdad’s main thoroughfares, which runs along the west bank of the Tigris, and he had just been told I was British. “They promised that Iraq would be a heaven,” he said of the US-UK occupation. He then told a familiar tale: of being kidnapped by the sectarian militia, who flourished after the 2003 US-led invasion, and being tortured so badly that he could barely walk.We had come to Haifa Street to retrace Abdul-Ahad’s steps on a gruesome day 21 years ago. With its alleyways and tall buildings, this two-mile-long road proved ideal for urban warfare and snipers, and soon became known as Death Street. Early on a ...

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9 d. ago Heartbreaking moment Tommy Fury’s father insists he shouldn’t see Bambi at Christmas

Tommy Fury's father John Fury warned him not to see Bambi, his daughter he shares with Molly-Mae Hague, over Christmas as he prepared for a fight, in a heartbreaking scene from the boxer's new documentary.

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9 d. ago Freddie Starr died 'penniless and estranged from his six children' as stranger stepped in to bring his body home from Spain and foot funeral bill

Freddie Starr is said to have died 'penniless' and estranged from his six children after moving to a one-bed flat on the Costa Del Sol where he risked becoming homeless.

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1 week ago Ozzy Osbourne's family heartbreak after reluctance to retire

Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy Osbourne died last month, just over a fortnight after his final show, a move that echoed a heartbreaking family moment from his earlier days

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1 week ago 'Unnerving' dog horror Good Boy 'makes film fans riot' over gut

Good Boy, an upcoming horror film shot from the perspective of a dog, has left film fans deeply disturbed as they threaten to riot if the movie contains one heartbreaking moment

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2 w. ago Sam Faiers' heartache as cruel thieves steal late grandmother's precious wedding ring

Fans tuning it to Sam & Billie: The Sister Act can expect a heartbreaking moment after a robbery at Sam Faiers' home saw the criminals leave with something priceless

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2 w. ago ‘My time will come’: Katie Boulter on Wimbledon heartbreak, fighting back from injury, and searching for ‘her moment’

Katie Boulter’s season has been up and down so far but after a disruptive injury, she is moving in the right direction, she tells Flo Clifford

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2 w. ago George Clarkey shares emotional journey of mum's survival from severe health scare

A Strictly Come Dancing star has opened up about the heartbreaking moment his mum was left without any memory

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2 w. ago Fake Labubu dolls are a choking risk, warns UK standards body

Thousands of the viral toys are poorly made while genuine dolls ‘are almost impossible to find’, CTSI saysGrowing numbers of counterfeit Labubu dolls being sold in the UK are poorly made and pose a choking hazard to young children, a trading standards body has warned.The toothy, fluffy monster doll figures, made exclusively by the Chinese toymaker Pop Mart, have surged in popularity among children and adults after going viral on social media. Celebrity fans include Rihanna and Lisa from the K-pop group Blackpink, while many owners like to attach the dolls to handbags or backpacks. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Man found dead in children's park after woman left with serious head injury

Locals have been left alarmed after a police found a man's body in a children's play ground in a quiet village shortly after a woman was air-lifted to hospital with a serious injury in the same park

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3 w. ago Patrick Kielty's 'seething' family reveal heartbreaking moment they knew his marriage to Cat Deeley was over for good... as crestfallen star moves into his 'divorce' house

The comic is lying low in his country home in Dundrum, County Down where family and friends have been rallying around him following the announcement that he and Cat, 48, have split.

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3 w. ago Brit paramedic recalls 'heartbreaking' moment putting children in body bags in Gaza

Paramedic Sam Sears, 44, from Kettering, Northamptonshire, spent three weeks in Gaza with frontline medical charity UK-Med.

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3 w. ago Briton tells of ‘heartbreaking’ moment he put children into body bags in Gaza

Paramedic Sam Sears, 44, from Kettering, Northamptonshire, spent three-weeks in Gaza with frontline medical charity UK-Med.

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3 w. ago Jessie J burst into tears over breast cancer scars in heartbreaking moment with mum

Singing sensation Jessie J has been open with her fans about having to undergo surgery after saying that doctors caught the disease "early"

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