16 h. ago Woman who refused to eat for the first decade of her life choked on her own vomit, inquest hears

Tia-Mae McCarthy, 21, from Fordingbridge, Hampshire, baffled doctors as a child with her refusal to eat, surviving on tube feeds until she was a teenager.

Politics

46 h. ago Families’ back to school purchases ‘could end up in lost property within weeks’

Tech items, school shoes and school blazers topped the list of items that parents said are the most costly to replace.

Society

59 h. ago Parents occupy community centre with buggy blockade in protest over cost of childcare

Families and youth workers occupy recently closed centre run by Living Under One Sun in Tottenham in protest over lack of affordable childcare and school holiday support

Events

7 d. ago Feeding teenagers is a 'bottomless pit' costing parents a staggering amount

Parents in the UK with kids aged 13-18 say the big weekly shop adds up to £189 per week, with a quarter saying it is the biggest expense after the mortgage or rent.

Politics

7 d. ago The colossal cost of feeding teens revealed as kids 'eating parents out of the house'

Teens are literally eating their parents out of the house, according to a new report.

Society

3 w. ago Parents urged to check for £500 cash help as summer childcare costs rise to over £1,000

The average cost of summer childcare in Scotland is now £186 per week.

Economics

3 w. ago Tommy Freeman reveals his Lions dream has proved costly after pledge to parents

The wing promised he fly his mum and dad – Sara and Cliff – Down Under in business class if he were to make the British and Irish Lions squad.

Politics