3 h. ago NHS GP shares vital message to parents who choose not to vaccinate their kids

NHS GP Dr Bhasha Mukherjee has shared an important message to parents about their kids' vaccinations by sharing the 'actual risks' of not vaccinating children as measles cases surge around the UK

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6 h. ago Parents take kids to Miller & Carter but are branded 'feral pigs' after diners spot table

EXCLUSIVE: Diners were appalled by the behaviour of one family in the upmarket restaurant after a huge mess was left behind on the floor

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30 h. ago School forced into lockdown as parents receive worst nightmare texts

Parents received texts from the school saying that their kids would not be leaving at the end of the school day.

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52 h. ago Parents in one part of Wales asked not to give their kids smartphones until they turn 14

The Welsh council is asking parents to sign a pledge to keep their kids off social media until they are 16 and not get under-14s smartphones as debate rages over online safety

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56 h. ago Mother of Flies review – horror in the woods as house guests are microdosed with psychedelics

The Adams-Poser clan, a family of four who make low-budget horror films, return with a menacing tale of Solveig, a woman attempting to cheat death by strange meansIf you had a vision board for parenting goals, it would no doubt be dominated by images of the ultra-cool Adams-Poser family, a clan comprising upstate New York hep cat parents (Toby Poser and John Adams) and their hep kitten kids (Zelda and Lulu Adams) who make low-budget thriller-horror features together. The family members multitask above and beyond, serving not just as co-directors, co-writers, producers and stars, but also operating the camera and making the costumes. The results are genuinely striking, professional and effective (especially in terms of scare-generation). And if the scripts are often a smidge pretentious, they are never less than interesting and always original.Their previous offerings include Hellbender, Halfway to Zen and Rumblestrips, tales that often revolve around families or familial units, alth...

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57 h. ago 'Epic' period drama based on iconic novel and starring Gossip Girl actor now streaming

An impossible love story is ready to unfold with a "pirate adventure" awaiting viewers.

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67 h. ago Jesy Nelson and fiancé Zion Foster 'split' amid twin's devastating diagnosis

Jesy Nelson and her fiancé Zion Foster are said to have split amid their twin daughter's recent diagnosis but they are adamant to co-parent their kids together

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3 d. ago Love Island set for chaos as three bombshells vow to 'shake things up'

Love Island bosses are ready to roll out the red carpet for three new bombshells as the new All Stars series finally gets underway after the wild fires in South Africa

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3 d. ago Like Cheryl, I was stalked by a man I’d met ONCE – I interviewed him for a job & he became obsessed, he even proposed

OPENING an email full of gushing declarations of love and admiration, Jen Pickering could not believe what she was reading. “Let’s move in together” and “we should start making preparations for the baby” the 500-word email read. But rather than being pleasantly surprised with the emotive letter, Jen’s stomach was churning with horror. Because the...

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4 d. ago My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson

I was a child actor, exploited by strangers on the internet. Now millions of children face the same dangerWhen I was a little girl, there was nothing scarier than a stranger.In the late 1980s and early 1990s, kids were told, by our parents, by TV specials, by teachers, that there were strangers out there who wanted to hurt us. “Stranger Danger” was everywhere. It was a well-meaning lesson, but the risk was overblown: most child abuse and exploitation is perpetrated by people the children know. It’s much rarer for children to be abused or exploited by strangers. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Prison tutor jailed after being found 'flustered' reading lag's love letters

Melissa Murphy, 48, was found to have exchanged racy content with an inmate at HMP Chelmsford, where she worked as a teacher training inmates for employment after their release

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5 d. ago ITV Love Island star Montana Brown tries 'giving toddler the look' and reaction is priceless

Former Love Island star Montana Brown resorted to reading a parenting book to get prepared for her son, Jude, becoming a "threenager", but was taken aback by her son's reaction to one method

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5 d. ago Can a smartwatch stop a tantrum in its tracks? Experts decided to find out

One in five children in the U.S. lives with a mental, behavioral or emotional health disorder

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6 d. ago Razor’s All Blacks lacked sharp edge but sacking Robertson does not guarantee revival | Robert Kitson

There is still time before 2027 World Cup to rescue the drooping silver fern but rebuilding an international team is hard and New Zealand’s aura has fadedAs a keen surfer Scott Robertson is well aware how abruptly situations can change. One minute you are riding the perfect wave, the next you’re being dumped from a great height and having your world tipped upside down. Which is essentially how “Razor” will now be feeling after being ousted as All Blacks head coach barely two years into his tenure.On the surface he was everything New Zealand rugby could have wished for. The serial domestic winner who had guided the Crusaders to seven successive Super Rugby titles, the empathetic everyman with the break-dancing skills to match. If anyone could connect with younger generations and encourage everyone to fall in love with the ABs again, surely he was da man? Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Dept Q producers to adapt 'unreal' crime novels that made fans 'fall in love with reading again'

Sky has commissioned an eight-part series based on the bestselling series of crime novels that have had countless fans hooked

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8 d. ago 'I was told my kids would be entitled brats if I used gentle parenting, they were wrong'

A mum's TikTok video showing her 2-year-old daughter comforting her crying brother has been praised by parents

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1 week ago I had an abortion due to climate anxiety. How can I come to terms with it? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

Counselling should help, but it sounds as if you need to slow down and give yourself time to grieveI am 37 years old, happily married and have two children, who came along quickly after we got married in my late 20s. I instantly fell in love with them. However, I wasn’t really emotionally or practically ready, and developed postnatal anxiety.I’ve always cared about the climate crisis, and since after having kids, and knowing it will affect their lives more than mine, I became motivated to make changes. We live a very “green” life. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Do the tiny, boring exercises: how to really look after your hips

From the best exercise moves to how many steps you really need to aim for a day, experts weigh in on how to maintain hip health throughout your lifeWhen Elvis the pelvis gyrated and thrust his way across national television screens, audiences were delighted and censors were scandalised. But physiotherapists were probably standing up in their seats cheering at the display of such healthy and limber hip movements.Hips are a key weight-bearing joint, yet we rarely give them the amount of love and attention they deserve. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kids

Doctors fear this week’s unprecedented changes to federal vaccine recommendations will stoke vaccine hesitancy even more, pose challenges for pediatricians and parents and ultimately lead to more illness and death among children

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1 week ago Voices: A friend has dropped me because of an argument between our kids

The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email dearvix@independent.co.uk for advice on love, work, family and relationships

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