76 m. ago Federal appeals court rules Trump administration can't end birthright citizenship

A federal appeals court in Boston has ruled the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily

Politics

31 h. ago UK government owes children apology for damaging Covid errors, inquiry hears

Children’s commissioner during pandemic says long lockdowns caused explosion in vulnerability among youngThe government should apologise to children for the damaging mistakes and policy errors it committed during the pandemic, the former children’s commissioner for England has told the Covid-19 inquiry.Giving evidence to the inquiry’s public hearing on Thursday, Anne Longfield said a “doom loop” of fatalism among ministers meant the government failed to do more to help children. She argued that the prolonged lockdowns and school closures were responsible for the explosion in mental health, welfare and behaviour difficulties still being experienced by children and young people. Continue reading...

Politics

42 h. ago 'Entitled neighbour tells their kids to play in my garden for annoying reason'

A woman has blasted her neighbour for allowing their children to play in her garden and use their toys - and people have urged her to put a stop to it as soon as possible

Politics

63 h. ago Crowded camps, stagnant water and not enough doctors: first the floods, now disease stalks millions in Pakistan

As the waters recede, a surge in cases of cholera, diarrhoea, malaria and dengue has compounded the misery of people who have already seen their homes and crops disappearOn a sweltering afternoon in Head Muhammad Wala, a riverside village near the Pakistani city of Multan, Rubina Nawaz is nursing a sick child in a temporary home of damp blankets and plastic sheeting.Her two-room house disappeared under flood waters in September when the Chenab River burst its banks in the torrential rains that have been deluging parts of Pakistan since late June. More than 6 million people have been affected, with nearly 1,000 killed, including 250 children, according to the UN. Nearly 2.5 million people have been displaced. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Trump gives Hamas ‘three or four days’ to respond to Gaza peace plan or face ‘a very sad end’ – live

Ultimatum comes as Netanyahu says he did not agree to Palestinian state as part of Trump Gaza plan, and IDF will remain ‘in most of territory’What’s in Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza?The Gaza health ministry has announced on Telegram that 453 people, including 150 children, have died of famine and malnutrition in Gaza.Since the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) declared famine in Gaza in August, a further 175 deaths have been recorded, among them 35 children. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Study links greater inequality to structural changes in children’s brains

Researchers say findings show inequality creates toxic environment and reducing it is ‘a public health imperative’Scientists have linked the impact of living in an unequal society to structural changes in the brains of children – regardless of individual wealth – for the first time.The study of more than 10,000 young people in the US discovered altered brain development in children from wealthy and lower-income families in areas with higher rates of inequality, which were also associated with poorer mental health. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Covid inquiry hears lockdowns led to increase in kids’ suffering and abuse

Chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett said the pandemic’s impact on children and young people had been 'severe' with some kids being subjected to 'grievous harm' by carers during lockdown

Events

5 d. ago Covid inquiry to shift focus to pandemic’s impact on children and young people

Schools were closed to most children in the pandemic amid fears over spread of the coronavirus.

Events

8 d. ago Instagram still poses risk to children despite new safety tools, says Meta whistleblower

Meta rejects review findings, which claim two-thirds of new features designed to protect young people are ‘woefully ineffective’Children and teenagers are still at risk from online harm on Instagram despite the rollout of “woefully ineffective” safety tools, according to research led by a Meta whistleblower.Two-thirds (64%) of new safety tools on Instagram were found to be ineffective, according to a comprehensive review led by Arturo Béjar, a former senior engineer at Meta who testified against the company before US Congress, New York University and Northeastern University academics, the UK’s Molly Rose Foundation and other groups.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other in...

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1 week ago Trump’s absurd Tylenol claims heighten the suffering of pregnant women in the US | Moira Donegan

There is no evidence to support the president’s assertions about autism. But they exploit fears that already come with pregnancyRobert F Kennedy Jr continued his futile search for a single pharmaceutical cause of autism on Monday, when the Trump administration claimed that distorted recent studies and misstated scientific evidence to allege a link between women’s Tylenol use during pregnancy and the development of autism in children. Kennedy has long spoken with disturbing disgust about autistic people, claiming at one press conference that autistic children “destroy families” and “will never pay taxes. They’ll never hold a job. They’ll never play baseball. They’ll never write a poem. They’ll never go out on a date.” He had previously pledged to find the cause of autism by this month.As part of his apparent quest to eliminate this vast and varied group of people – who do, in fact, pay taxes, hold jobs, play baseball, write poems, go on dates, and function as beloved and caring membe...

Politics

1 week ago Major change to vapes packaging demanded to curb children's use

Vapes are seen as a key tool to help people quit cigarettes but their spiralling use among children and young people who have never smoked has been a major cause for concern

Politics

1 week ago Venice police fine parents of children who played football in public square

Murano resident reported children, aged between 12 and 13, to the policeItaly might be a football-loving country but that did not stop police in Venice from pursuing a group of unlikely targets: 14 children who fell foul for playing the game in a public square, leading to fines presented to their parents, in a move that has sparked a debate about the rights of young people to play outdoors.The children, aged between 12 and 13, were playing football earlier this month in Pino Signoretto square in Murano, an island of about 4,500 inhabitants in the Venetian lagoon, when a resident, annoyed by the noise they were making, reported them to the police. Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago Israel kills 34 people in Gaza ahead of UN meeting, where countries will recognize Palestinian state

Israeli strikes have killed at least 30 people in Gaza City, including children, according to health officials

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2 w. ago Barnardo's urges political parties to 'be brave and bold for children'

Ahead of the Scottish Parliament Election to take place in Spring 2026, the country’s leading children’s charity has urged political parties to put children and young people at the forefront of their election manifestos.

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2 w. ago Young people’s bereavement charity launches new text service

The UK’s first children and young people’s bereavement charity, Winston’s Wish, is calling on the local community to spread the word about its new bereavement text service designed especially for young people.

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2 w. ago Anger over 'absurd and dangerous' Ofsted guidance suggesting autistic pupils could become terrorists

In training notes for inspectors, the education standards body states: 'Children and young people with autism are at increased risk of being susceptible to extremism.

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2 w. ago Vaccine producer pledges to raise 10,000 for West Lothian charity partner

Employees from across Valneva Scotland have come together to raise funds and awareness for Team Jak Foundation, a Livingston-based charity that supports children and young people with cancer, and their families.

Politics

2 w. ago ‘I’ve seen at first hand that stopping the boats is an impossible task – no matter how much money we throw at it’

After a week in which four people, including two children, died while attempting the perilous journey across the English Channel in small boats, May Bulman watches the seemingly futile attempts being made to stop them from leaving French shores

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2 w. ago ‘I’ve seen firsthand that stopping the boats is an impossible task – no matter how much money we throw at it’

After a week in which four people, including two children, died while attempting the perilous journey across the English Channel in small boats, May Bulman watches the seemingly futile attempts being made to stop them from leaving French shores

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3 w. ago Valneva Scotland makes strides toward £10K fundraising goal in support of charity partner Team Jak

Scotland’s largest vaccine producer, Valneva Scotland, has pledged to raise 10k for its charity partner, Team Jak Foundation, a Livingston-based charity that supports children and young people with cancer, and their families.

Economics