44 h. ago Twisted dad killed wife then made kids open presents round her dead body

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Za'Zell Preston, 26, suffered years of brutal domestic abuse before her husband William Wallace beat her to death on Christmas Eve in Anaheim, California

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5 d. ago Dad gives kids 'Nokia brick phone' to keep them off social media

Ben Pickles, a teacher and father-of-two, has banned his kids from using smartphones and social media

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7 d. ago ‘My daughter is addicted to her phone – only a social media ban for under

The UK government has announced plans to consult on a social media ban for under-16s – but will it solve the problem? Nicole Wootton-Cane speaks to parents about whether they would support the measures

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8 d. ago Children in UK face social media ban, addictive app restrictions and tough Ofsted phone checks

Keir Starmer is ramping up action to tackle online harms amid mounting pressure to introduce a social media ban for under 16s after Australia did so last month

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1 week ago ‘Chore jackets for your feet’: why a pair of gardening clogs is taking over city streets

The Gardanas, a pair of mucus-coloured hemp shoes, are a somewhat paradoxical current must-have. But their appeal goes deeper than the topsoil• Don’t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThere is every chance that 2026 will be the year you see your first pair of Gardana gardening clogs in the wild. In fact, if you spend much time on TikTok, or live in Brooklyn, you’ve probably already been seeing them for months, if not years. I saw my first pair a few weeks ago. I watched a dad dropping his kids off at school in head-to-toe Carhartt, a pair of Gardanas peeping out from below his trousers like a shy frog.Pliable, but with a sturdy sole, they go for as little as £25. The work of French “environmental poet” André Ravachol, who founded the Plasticana brand behind the clogs in 1998, they’re made from 100% recycled PVC and hemp, which gives them their earthy-caramel or, as Vogue put it, “bird-pooey” hue. They have since been called “maybe the coolest shoes in London...

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2 w. ago Final moments of mum and kids killed in Boxing Day fire as dad 'tried to save family'

Fionnghuala Shearman, 38, known as Nu, and her children, Eve, seven, and four-year-old Ohner, were all killed in a house fire in Brimscombe, near Stroud, Gloucestershire on Boxing Day

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2 w. ago Mum strangled by husband as kids slept ‘because she planned on leaving’, claims dad

Knight finally admitted the killing at Northampton Crown Court on Friday. He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on January 29

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2 w. ago Traitors star Fiona Hughes stopped by police after strange request

Someone suggested that Fiona got a new phone for her social media upon joining The Traitors, although this ended up with Fiona having a run in with the police

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2 w. ago Dad donates kidney to save baby son's life after tot diagnosed with rare condition

Little Archie, from Inverness, was diagnosed with Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency, an extremely rare condition which meant his body was unable to break down excess protein.

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3 w. ago Boxing Day fire's 'anguish and trauma' laid bare as dad grieves for wife and kids killed in blaze

Tom Shearman attempted to rescue his wife and two children from the fire but was beaten back by the severity of the flames

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3 w. ago Policeman dad heartbroken after wife and kids, 4 & 7, die in house fire

Policeman Tom Shearman has paid tribute to his wife and two children after they died in a house fire on Boxing Day. Mr Shearman urged people to hug their loved ones

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4 w. ago Dad has 'nothing left' after horror blaze kills both young kids and wife

Dad-of-two Tom Shearman tried to save wife Fionnghuala and children Eve, seven and Ohner, four, but all three perished in the fire at their Gloucestershire cottage

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last month Texas dad helped rescue his kidnapped teenage daughter by tracking her mobile phone, police say

A 23-year-old man was arrested after the girl, 15, was found in a pick-up truck in a wooded area two miles away

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last month Hero dad rescues kidnapped daughter after tracking her phone on Christmas Day

A 15-year-old girl who was kidnapped at knife point in Texas was rescued thanks to her quick-thinking dad as he was able to locate her using parental control on her mobile phone

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