57 h. ago Poorer children more likely to age faster than affluent counterparts, study finds

Biological disadvantages may be shaped in first decade of a child’s life depending on family affluenceChildren from poorer backgrounds are more likely to experience biological disadvantages such as ageing faster than their more affluent counterparts, according to a study.Academics at Imperial College London looked at data from 1,160 children aged between six and 11 from across Europe, for the study published in the Lancet. The children were scored using an international scale of family affluence, which is based on a number of factors including whether a child had their own room and the number of vehicles per household. Continue reading...

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1 week ago County lines blitz on drug gangs exploiting children as young as nine at London rail station

Vulnerable youngsters enticed with vape pens after being recruited on social media apps such as Snapchat and TikTok

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1 week ago Rail police blitz on drug gangs exploiting kids as young as nine

Rail police blitz on drug gangs exploiting kids as young as nine  London Evening Standard

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1 week ago Hollyoaks fans 'work out' second death twist as sick exploitation gang exposed

DI Alistair Banks' sick exploitation gang has finally been exposed and the corrupt copper has seemingly met a grisly end in Hollyoaks but fans think he's not the only one

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1 week ago Jewish Children Attacked in London, Harassed in New York Amid Rising Antisemitism

Jewish Children Attacked in London, Harassed in New York Amid Rising Antisemitism  Algemeiner.com

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1 week ago London tragedy: Pakistani mother burnt to death with three children was pregnant

London tragedy: Pakistani mother burnt to death with three children was pregnant  Gulf News

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1 week ago Mother, children of Pakistani origin killed in London house fire

Mother, children of Pakistani origin killed in London house fire  The Express Tribune

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1 week ago Police name mother and three children who died in London house fire

Nusrat Usman, 43, Maryam Mikaiel, 15, Musa Usman, eight, and Raees Usman, four, were pronounced dead at scene in BrentFour people who died after a fire in north–west London on Saturday have been named by police.Nusrat Usman, 43, and three of her children, Maryam Mikaiel, 15, Musa Usman, eight, and Raees Usman, four, died at the scene of the fire which gutted two homes in the Stonebridge area of Brent in the early hours of Saturday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Mother and three children killed in house fire are named as schoolgirl, 13, remains fighting for her life: Man arrested over blaze is detained under mental health act

A mother and her three children who died in a London house fire have been named.

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1 week ago Mother and three children who died in house fire in London named

Mother and three children who died in house fire in London named  Daily Express

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1 week ago Mother and three children who died in house fire in London named by police

Mother and three children who died in house fire in London named by police  Sky News

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1 week ago Mother and three children killed in London house fire named by police

Nusrat Usman, daughter Maryam Mikaiel and two sons Musa and Raees Usman died in Stonebridge

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1 week ago Girl, 13, fighting for life after escaping north London house fire which killed mother and three children

Police are continuing to question a 41-year-old man on suspicion of murder

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1 week ago Brent fire tragedy mum who died with her three children 'was pregnant'

Neighbours have expressed how devastated they are following a fatal fire in Brent, London - a mum and three young children died in the blaze that occurred on Saturday morning

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1 week ago Teenager in critical condition after a mother and three of her children die in London fire

Man, 41, arrested at scene of fire in north-west London on Saturday remains in custody, Metropolitan police sayA teenage girl injured in a fire that killed a mother and three of her children in north-west London on Saturday is in a critical condition in hospital, police have said, as officers continue to question a man suspected of their murders.A 43-year-old woman, a 15-year-old girl and two boys aged eight and four died at the scene of the fire which gutted two homes in the Stonebridge area of Brent in the early hours of Saturday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Hero neighbour saved two from house fire where mother and three children died

Hero neighbour saved two from house fire where mother and three children died  London Evening Standard

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1 week ago Heroic neighbour saved two from house fire that killed mother and three children in north London

Victor Pedra, 33, said: ‘I saw people standing around watching huge flames but I had to act’

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1 week ago Pakistani origin mother and children killed in London house fire, suspect arrested

Pakistani origin mother and children killed in London house fire, suspect arrested  The Express Tribune

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2 w. ago Heidi Alexander will 'strain every sinew for trains to be decent value for money'

Heidi Alexander insists newly created body to run trains won't be 'British Rail mark 2', as she commits to keep station ticket offices open

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2 w. ago London house fire: Brent murder arrest as mum and children die

London house fire: Brent murder arrest as mum and children die  BBC

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