3 d. ago Clowns and musicians bring the joy of Carnival to sick children in a Rio hospital

Clowns complete with red noses and tutus sung Carnival songs to sick children on the pediatric ward of a Rio de Janeiro hospital on Tuesday, bringing the ebullient festivities normally found on the streets straight to the young patients and their carers

Politics

7 d. ago You be the judge: My partner hates being around kids. Should he be more tolerant of them?

Peter doesn’t want friends to bring their children to social events. Alexis fears his attitude will get the couple shunned. You decide if the kids are alright – or notFind out how to get a disagreement settled or become a jurorI’m afraid our friends who have kids will ostracise us because of Peter’s attitude Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Couple who paid £85,000 for surrogate twins in Cyprus face battle to bring children home to UK

Damian, 33, and Pasan Fernando, 36, from St Albans, Hertfordshire, welcomed their son and daughter on New Year's Eve, but have been unable to leave Cyprus with the babies.

Society

9 d. ago Couple who paid £85,000 for surrogate twins in Cyprus admit they didn't meet birth mother until after delivery and wondered 'how do you hold a baby?' Now they face battle to bring children home to UK

Damian, 33, and Pasan Fernando, 36, from St Albans, Hertfordshire, welcomed their son and daughter on New Year's Eve, but have been unable to leave Cyprus with the babies.

Society

3 w. ago UN tribunal judge deceived a young Ugandan woman into coming to the UK to work as her slave and look after her children while she studied for a PhD in law at Oxford, court hears

Ugandan High Court judge Lydia Mugambe conspired with deputy High Commissioner John Leonard Mugerwa to bring the woman to the UK to look after her children for free, prosecutors said.

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3 w. ago Young, old, refugees and returnees: thousands fleeing violence cross border into South Sudan

Makeshift hospitals and informal settlements deal with daily influx of those escaping the war in neighbouring SudanPhotographs by Diego Menjíbar ReynésAt the Joda border crossing between Sudan and South Sudan, movement is constant. Just 100 metres separate the two border checkpoints – on the Sudanese side, three raised flags welcome newcomers; on the South Sudanese side, a sign in Arabic and English marks the entrance to the country.Women arrive carrying their children, with their belongings balanced on their heads. Some families bring bed frames, nightstands, food, chairs and suitcases, loading them on to carts pulled by donkeys and crossing into South Sudan to escape war in Sudan.The entry point for refugees from Sudan to South Sudan; in the background is the border. In December, more than 5,000 people crossed this point each day Continue reading...

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