4 h. ago Children are left 'screaming' after hardcore porn appears on ferry's TV during crossing from France to Britain

The ferry company, DFDS, issued an apology after the pornographic film was mistakenly broadcast during the journey from Dieppe to Newhaven last month.

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4 h. ago Ferry firm apologises after showing 'adult film' to 'screaming' kids during journey

Children were left screaming after the 'hardcore' film was accidentally aired on public TV screens on the ship from Dieppe, in France, to Newhaven in Sussex

Culture

7 h. ago Ferry company apologises after children left ‘screaming’ by pornographic film

DFDS says film was broadcast mistakenly to passengers who had been watching F1 race on France-UK serviceA ferry company has apologised after children were left “screaming” when a pornographic film was played on one of its ships from France to Sussex.DFDS said it was “very sorry” over the incident, which happened onboard the ferry from Dieppe in France to Newhaven. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Children left screaming as ‘hardcore porn’ mistakenly played on ferry

DFDS says it is ‘very sorry’ about the incident

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24 h. ago Dad jailed after leaving four kids inside sweltering 52C car to visit sex shop

A dad who left his four young children trapped in a scorching 52°C car for nearly an hour while he visited a sex shop has dodged a lengthy prison sentence

Events

30 h. ago Dame Jilly Cooper's heartbreaking cause of death with children blindsided by tragedy

Riders author Jilly Cooper died unexpectedly at the age of 88 after a fall at home with her children left in 'complete shock'

Events

4 d. ago 'No one listened': Havering Council to pay £7,000 to homeless mother left in unsafe housing

The Housing Ombudsman found repeated failings after a homeless mother and her children were left living in unsafe accommodation for nearly two years

Economics

5 d. ago Families left devastated after council take items from children's graves

Grieving mothers have complained to the council for removing personal items from their children's graves

Society

6 d. ago 22 Kids and Counting's Sue Radford shocks fans with massive weekly food bill for family

22 Kids and Counting star Sue Radford has shared the weekly food shop she does to feed her 22 children and their family, and the amount left fans floored

Society

9 d. ago From the childcare scandal to regressive ‘tough on crime’ policies, Australia is failing to protect its children | Anne Hollonds

There is an urgent need to make child safety, rights and wellbeing a national priority and to fix the accountability gaps putting them at riskLooking back at the past five years since I began in the role of national children’s commissioner, I am struck by how difficult it has been throughout this time to get political attention on the unmet needs of our most vulnerable children, who continue to be “left behind”.Far too many of these children end up in the overwhelmed child protection and justice systems because of poverty, disabilities, health and learning problems, discrimination and disadvantage. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Afghan knifeman who attacked a group of toddlers, stabbing one to death and killing a man who tried to intervene, is placed in psychiatric care in Germany

The stabbings nine months ago in a park in the western city of Aschaffenburg killed a two-year-old boy and a 41-year-old man who tried to protect the children, and left three others wounded.

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2 w. ago Who you gonna call? Trading standards! Halloween 'Glasghost' event is branded the 'New Wonka Experience' and a 'waste of money'

Just a year after an 'immersive' Willy Wonka show in Glasgow left children sobbing when it turned out to be a tiny bouncy castle and a small lollipop, another let-down has arrived in town.

Economics

2 w. ago Nigel Farage blasted for 'disgusting insult' to Covid bereaved with call to end Inquiry

The Reform UK leader complained the Covid Inquiry, which was set up to learn lessons from the devastating pandemic that killed some 227,000 people, was too expensive

Politics

2 w. ago Age you can legally leave children at home alone in England this October half term

THE exact age children are allowed to be left home alone in England has been revealed. As the October half term enters its mid way point, it can be hard to reliably find someone to keep an eye on their kids. October half term for most UK schools is from Monday 27 October to Friday 31...

Society

2 w. ago Covid inquiry becomes most expensive in British legal history

Financial reports published on Monday showed £110.8 million has been spent on lawyers and chairman Baroness Heather Hallett has been paid £794,000 and received £41,000 in expenses payments

Politics

2 w. ago BBC Halloween show which left children terrified was completely banned

On Halloween night, 33 years ago, the BBC broadcast a chilling one-off programme deemed too terrifying to ever show again - but it carried tragic real life consequences

Events

2 w. ago Boy, 1, tragically drowns in bath as mum 'loses track of time and leaves him'

A mum said she had 'lost track of time' when she left her two children unattended in a bath for nearly 15 minutes. She quickly changed her story when interviewed by police, according to the authorities

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2 w. ago Ryan Gosling leaves mums swooning at the school gates after relocating to affluent London neighbourhood with wife Eva Mendes and their two daughters

For many parents, the most exciting thing at the school gates will be some light gossiping. But some mothers have been left swooning after Ryan Gosling appeared to pick up his children.

Culture

3 w. ago 'Firearm' suspect who saw Bognor Regis school locked down and 'left children sobbing' was a 14

Pupils at a secondary school in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, were kept inside following reports that a man had been seen with a firearm.

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3 w. ago Covid Inquiry reveals ‘forgotten’ children left disabled by Long Covid

Long Covid Kids supports 7,000 children whose parents say they have been 'gas lit' by NHS, schools and social services, as the inquiry uncovered pandemic-era advice against diagnosing the condition

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