2 h. ago Lorraine Kelly urges public to ‘help a child reach safety’ as she backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Lorraine Kelly has backed The Independent’s SafeCall campaign, which aims to raise £165,000 to support the 70,000 children who go missing every year in the UK.

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2 h. ago China introduces ‘condom tax’ as it tries to get people to have more children

Beginning January, contraceptive medicines and devices, including condoms, will be subjected to a 13% value-added tax for first time since 1993

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6 h. ago People abuse me for how little I spend on my children at Christmas

Sadie keeps the cost low with B&M bargains and second-hand gifts from Vinted

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9 h. ago ‘Going missing is a sign that something is very wrong’: Lorraine Kelly backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Lorraine Kelly is lending her support to The Independent’s SafeCall campaign as she urges people to donate to help fund a lifeline for missing children in crisis

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26 h. ago Columbus fire sees 2 adults and 3 kids rushed to hospital in 'critical condition'

The Columbus Division of Fire race to the scene of a major house fire on the 500 block of South Harris Avenue as five people have been rushed to hospital, including three children

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43 h. ago California police search for suspect who killed four including three children at family party

Victims who died in Stockton attack reportedly between ages eight and 21, while 11 others were woundedPolice are searching for the suspect who killed four people, including three children, and injured 11 in a shooting at a family gathering in Stockton, California, on Saturday night – and they are appealing to the public for any tips people may have.“If you have surveillance footage, if you’re a local business here, if you’re in the area, live in the area, or maybe you’ve heard rumors – please contact the sheriff’s office,” said Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin county sheriff’s office. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Stockton shooting all we know as four dead and 10 injured with suspect at large

A shooting at a children's birthday party in Stockton, California, has left four people dead and 10 injured. Police have launched a manhunt for the suspect who remains at large

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50 h. ago 'I know why Paul Doyle changed his plea and tragic motive for Liverpool crash'

In dramatic scenes, Paul Doyle changed his plea to guilty after ploughing his car into crowds at the Liverpool victory parade, injuring 134 people including children

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52 h. ago Everything we know about Paul Doyle's wife from 'important job' to neighbour's fear

Liverpool attacker Paul Doyle has admitted to ploughing his car into fans at a football parade, injuring 134 people - including children. Here's what we know about the dad-of-three's wife and family

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53 h. ago Dairy Queen horror as 4 killed at kids' party and 10 others hurt as cops hunt suspect

Four people, including children and adults, have been killed with at least 10 more wounded after a suspected targeted mass shooting erupted at a children’s birthday party at an American ice cream shop

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56 h. ago ‘We need to speak collectively’: can parliament solve the problem of ‘deprivation bingo’ in the UK’s seaside towns?

Labour knows it needs to win over the ‘sea wall’ cohort of coastal voters in the next election. But as anger over inequality grows, time is running outIt is a lovely sunny autumn day in Ramsgate on Britain’s Kent coast, and quintessential seaside chippy Peter’s Fish Factory is doing a roaring lunchtime trade. Across the road, at the entrance to the town’s pier, local MP and chair of the newly reformed coastal parliamentary Labour party (PLP), Polly Billington, is having her photo taken.In between shots she shows us the community art project that adorns the fence along the entrance to the pier. It is made up of pictures, drawn primarily by local children and young people, of the 65 little ships that set sail earlier this year from Ramsgate to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Vogue Williams drops Spencer Matthews baby hint after life change

I'm A Celeb's Vogue Williams and former Made in Chelsea star Spencer Matthews share three children, with Vogue previously admitting people think she is 'mad' for considering a fourth

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3 d. ago Pensioner with dementia in debt 'mess' convicted over unpaid TV Licence bill in fast

Ailing pensioners, people with mental health struggles, grieving families and children have all been caught up in the Single Justice Procedure scandal

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3 d. ago Pensioner with dementia convicted over unpaid TV Licence bill in latest Single Justice Procedure scandal

Ailing pensioners, people with mental health struggles, grieving families and children have all been caught up in the Single Justice Procedure scandal

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3 d. ago David Beckham wows children with football skills during India visit

Sir David Beckham met with children and young people during a visit to Mumbai, India, with the charity Unicef.

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3 d. ago David Beckham ‘humbled’ by children he met on first Unicef trip since knighthood

Sir David attended the Cooperage Football Grounds in Mumbai on Friday where he met children and young people from underserved communities.

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4 d. ago Unpaid work projects in North Lanarkshire helping schoolkids enjoy hands

Children and young people from local schools have enjoyed visits to allotment sites that are supported by the efforts of squads of people sentenced by courts to undertake Community Payback Orders.

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7 d. ago My wife died when lethal water which made kids vomit & killed pets poured from our taps we’re still suffering 40yrs on

IT was the biggest mass poisoning in British history as a toxic cocktail poured out of the taps of 20,000 homes. Distraught mums reported their children vomiting and babies’ skin blistering after baths, people’s mouths burned after drinking the water and hands even stuck together after washing them. Fish lay dead in the river, farm...

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8 d. ago Missing People CEO on why SafeCall will be a lifeline for children

The Independent and Missing People’s SafeCall will be a lifeline for children, the charity’s CEO said.

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8 d. ago National recognition for South Lanarkshire’s Family Support Hubs

Family Support Hubs provide an early intervention social work response for pregnant women, babies, children and young people up to 18 years old.

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