9 h. ago The Duchess of Kent dies aged 92, Buckingham Palace announces

She is survived by her husband, the Duke of Kent, aged 89, and their children.

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13 h. ago Whoopi Goldberg: Live review – like reading a boomer relative’s Facebook

Hammersmith Apollo, LondonThe Egot-winning actor presents semi-formed thoughts on things from ageing to AI in an undemanding showBeginning an evening of amiable waffling, Whoopi Goldberg announces that she isn’t about to discuss all the terrible things happening in the world. From an audience not too shy to heckle (albeit mostly with variations on “We love you!”) comes an unsolicited plea to engage with one such inflammatory topic: the current US president. Goldberg doesn’t flinch. “It’s worse than that,” she says. “I’m turning 70.”So begins an undemanding set which often plays like a Grumpy Old Women spin-off and echoes the title of Goldberg’s 2010 book Is It Just Me? Or Is It Nuts Out There? The Egot-winning actor, host of The View and great-grandmother dispenses semi-formed thoughts on everything from ageing and AI (“Fuck Alexa”) to misbehaving children (she once threatened to eat one). She is sharp on the discomfort of being attracted to “some kid” of 60, her worry being that sh...

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13 h. ago Children aged 6 and 8 drown after parked family car rolls into river

Car’s engine was switched off at the time of the incident, police say, prompting an enquiry into how the vehicle rolled away on its own

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15 h. ago Parents left stumped by the 21 questions toddlers ask every day

A poll of 500 parents with children aged two to four found the vast majority (94%) believe their little one's curiosity has no limits - with 'where does the sun go at night?' and 'do animals have friends?' among the questions leaving parents stumped

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32 h. ago The Voice of Hind Rajab review – docufiction is fierce, vehement and heart

In an audacious move, director Kaouther Ben Hania reconstructs the killing of the five-year-old in Gaza using her real voice as she is bombarded by the Israeli armyThere can be no doubt about which movie has set the Venice film festival ablaze – it is this one, from Tunisian film-maker Kaouther Ben Hania. The Voice of Hind Rajab is about the horrifying ordeal of the five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab, who was killed in 2024 by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza in her uncle’s car along with six family members, and two paramedics who tried to come to her rescue. Rajab herself, who survived the original assault by the IDF which killed those around her, stayed on the phone for hours to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), desperately begging for help. With startling audacity, Ben Hania has used the real audio recording of Rajab’s heart-wrenching voice, while fictionally reconstructing the drama of the emergency responders in their call-centre office, with real people ...

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32 h. ago Berlin crash: At least 15 children injured after BMW ploughs into crowd

The crash happened around 1.10pm on Seestraße, near the corner of Dohnagestell, when the vehicle struck children aged between seven and eight

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33 h. ago Lisbon man in close escape from funicular crash thought he and his family were ‘all going to die’

Abel Esteves was about to get on a funicular car when another hurtled towards him and his family

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34 h. ago Parents arrested after five kids found 'locked in dungeon' with cameras monitoring them

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: The children, who were aged between five and 14 years old, were found to be in a room covered in faeces which has been compared to a dungeon

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35 h. ago Chris Kamara and Nick Hewer back international school campaign

More than 60 million primary school-aged children worldwide are currently out of education

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66 h. ago In Yemen as in Gaza, bombs and starvation are stealing the lives of our children | Elham Al

As a mother living in Sana’a, I’ve seen how war devastates hopes, dreams and futures, and I share the desperation of Gaza’s mothers“Mom, why are they bombing us?” my oldest daughter asked me in 2019, as the Saudi coalition committed crimes with US weapons. Why? This is the eternal question.When the western-backed, Saudi-led military campaign began in March 2015, I started compiling a mental list of all the ways the war was scorching the concept of childhood in Yemen. How war takes parents away from their children, and our children away from us. How war, not time alone, ages our children. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Children as young as 11 tempted to try betting after being ‘flooded’ by celebrity endorsement

Those in UK aged 11-17 said seeing a celebrity gambling or advertising it made them want to emulate them, survey findsChildren as young as 11 feel tempted to try betting after being “flooded” by celebrities and sports stars promoting it, according to two reports that found nearly 90% of children aged 13-17 are exposed to gambling content online.The UK’s leading gambling charity, GambleAware, which commissioned the reports, urged regulators and policymakers to address social media accounts and influencers producing betting content on platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Twitch in light of the findings. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Guatemala says it is willing to receive hundreds of deported children from US

Announcement comes a day after a US federal judge halted the deportation of 10 unaccompanied Guatemalan minorsGuatemala is ready and willing to receive about 150 unaccompanied children of all ages each week from the United States, the country’s president has said, a day after a US federal judge halted the deportation of 10 Guatemalan children.Those children had already boarded a plane when a court responded to an emergency appeal on Sunday. They were later returned to the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Argos announces its top 5 toys for Christmas 2025 including best seller for pre

With toys and games to suit all ages of children and all budgets, Argos’ list of top toys for Christmas 2025 is your cheat sheet to getting ahead with your Christmas shopping

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5 d. ago Federal judge blocks US from deporting unaccompanied children to Guatemala

Washington-based judge says removals of 10 children would violate US laws and schedules hearing for afternoonA federal judge on Sunday issued a restraining order blocking the Trump administration from deporting 10 unaccompanied Guatemalan children back to their home country after lawyers said the removals would violate US laws.The Washington DC-based district judge Sparkle Sooknanan ordered the administration to refrain from deporting the children for 14 days and called for a hearing at 12.30pm. The National Immigration Law Center, a pro-immigration advocacy group, brought the challenge on behalf of the children, who are ages 10-17. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Houthis detain at least one UN worker in raids on two agencies in Sana’a

Iran-backed group’s security forces raid offices of World Food Programme and Unicef in Yemen’s capitalThe Iranian-backed Houthis have raided offices of the United Nations’ food and children’s agencies in Yemen’s capital, detaining at least one UN employee, officials said, as the rebels tightened security across Sana’a after Israel’s killing of their prime minister and several cabinet members.Abeer Etefa, a spokesperson for the World Food Programme, said security forces raided the agencies’ offices in the Houthi-controlled capital on Sunday morning. “WFP reiterates that the arbitrary detention of humanitarian staff is unacceptable,” Etefa said. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Houthis detain at least 11 UN workers in raids on two agencies in Sana’a

UN condemns ‘arbitrary detentions’ by Iran-backed group at World Food Programme and Unicef offices in Yemen’s capitalThe Iranian-backed Houthis raided offices of the UN’s food, health and children’s agencies in Yemen’s capital, detaining at least 11 employees, as the rebels tightened security across Sana’a after the Israeli killing of their prime minister and several cabinet members.The UN envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said on Sunday evening: “I strongly condemn the new wave of arbitrary detentions of UN personnel today in Sana’a and Hodeidah ... as well as the forced entry into UN premises and seizure of UN property. At least 11 UN personnel were detained.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Children and pregnant women in England to start receiving flu vaccinations

Expectant mothers and all children aged between two and 16 years are eligible for the vaccine in the rollout ahead of winter

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6 d. ago Benidorm and Emmerdale star Bobby Knutt 'snubs two of his children in £350,000 will' following death aged 71

The four times married actor, best known for his role as Eddie Dawson in the ITV sitcom, passed away in 2017 during a holiday in The South of France aged 71.

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6 d. ago Benidorm star Bobby Knutt snubs two of his children in £350,000 will

Emmerdale and Benidorm star Bobby Knutt died at the age of 71, but instead of leaving his four children his estate, he divided it between his sister and two friends

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7 d. ago JOHN MURDOCH'S DRIVE TIME: We get behind the wheel of Subaru's Forester and reveal that Chinese giant BYD is about to launch another all

A reliable workhorse and family car, the Forester has all you need and a lot of frills that you don't and that is why it is very popular in rural communities.

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