15 h. ago Devastated family accuse airline of killing vegetarian by wrongly serving him a meal with meat before he choked to death

Cardiologist Asoka Jayaweera, 85, had been flying Qatar Airways from Los Angeles to Sri Lanka when he was allegedly denied the vegetarian meal he had ordered.

Events

32 h. ago Which vitamin supplements do kids really need? An expert explains

Leading health bodies advise that children who consume a varied diet do not need additional supplementation

Politics

38 h. ago Experts on how to talk with kids about violence in the news: ‘No topic is off limits’

The Guardian spoke with therapists, media experts and journalists about helping kids process bad news and develop healthy media habitsWhen rightwing commentator Charlie Kirk was killed last month, footage of his shooting spread rapidly across social media. Today, anyone with a smartphone can access gruesome videos and images – as well as troves of misinformation. Though some experts have been sounding the alarm about the potential harm of smartphones on children and teen’s mental health, the fact is most young people still have access to phones – and the often disturbing content that flows out of them.The Guardian spoke with seven experts on how best to speak with kids about upsetting content and news, at what age to start those conversations – and what to avoid.Anya Kamenetz, journalist and publisher of The Golden Hour newsletterEugene Beresin, MD, psychiatrist and executive director of the Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at Massachusetts general hospitalTara Conley, assistant ...

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38 h. ago How do you talk to kids about violence in the news? We asked experts

The Guardian spoke with therapists, media experts and journalists about helping kids process bad news and develop healthy media habitsWhen rightwing commentator Charlie Kirk was killed last month, footage of his shooting spread rapidly across social media. Today, anyone with a smartphone can access gruesome videos and images – as well as troves of misinformation. Though some experts have been sounding the alarm about the potential harm of smartphones on children and teen’s mental health, the fact is most young people still have access to phones – and the often disturbing content that flows out of them.The Guardian spoke with seven experts on how best to speak with kids about upsetting content and news, at what age to start those conversations – and what to avoid.Anya Kamenetz, journalist and publisher of The Golden Hour newsletterEugene Beresin, MD, psychiatrist and executive director of the Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at Massachusetts general hospitalTara Conley, assistant ...

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50 h. ago WHO accuses vape manufacturers of hooking a generation of children on e

Vape manufacturers were last night accused of hooking a generation of children on e-cigarettes as the number of people globally who use the devices exceeded 100million.

Politics

61 h. ago What every parent should know before giving their child supplements

Leading health bodies advise that children who consume a varied diet do not need additional supplementation

Society

68 h. ago Children as young as 6 influenced by gender stereotypes over what job they want to do

Research took place over three years and included pupils from 1,400 primary schools

Society

5 d. ago Trump administration offers migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to home countries

The Trump administration is offering migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to their home countries, dangling a new incentive in efforts to persuade people to self-deport

Politics

5 d. ago Rick Stein confirms restaurant closure after axing coffee shop as celebrity chef's business empire faces mounting losses

The Marlborough High Street branch will serve its last meals on Sunday, October 5, after the group confirmed the site was no longer viable. The closure ends almost a decade in the town.

Economics

6 d. 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

6 d. ago Study challenges notion that Covid is ‘mild’ for children — finds life

More than 6 million American children suffer from long Covid which can lead to life-threatening complications

Politics

6 d. ago Young people in Wales with mental health problems feel 'isolated and hopeless'

Less than half of children know where to get mental health support

Politics

7 d. ago NHS slammed for treating children who need A&E care as ‘second

Many emergency departments lack the infrastructure to meet the growing needs of child patients, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said

Politics

7 d. ago Troubling trend found in children who have Covid twice challenges notion that virus is ‘mild’ for kids

More than 6 million American children suffer from long Covid which can lead to life-threatening complications

Events

7 d. ago Children who have Covid twice double their risk of long Covid

More than 6 million American children suffer from long Covid which can lead to life-threatening complications

Events

7 d. ago Scientists uncover potential CURE for epilepsy as AI detects tiny brain lesions in children with the condition

A new artificial intelligence tool that can detect tiny brain lesions that cause epilepsy in children could help speed up diagnoses, paving the way for a potential cure  experts revealed today.

Politics

8 d. ago Covid exercise messaging left children stuck indoors, UK inquiry hears

Children not allowed out partly because their exercise – playing – looked too much ‘like fun’, says campaignerChildren were stopped from playing outside during Covid partly because it looked “like fun” and did not fit with the seriousness of the restrictions, the UK’s inquiry has heard.Alice Ferguson, the founding director of Playing Out, which campaigns for children’s freedom to play outside, told the inquiry that play was fundamental for children’s health and wellbeing, especially play outside with other children. Continue reading...

Politics

8 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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9 d. ago John Lennon’s son slams 'ridiculous' claim that Yoko Ono split up the Beatles

Sean Lennon, 49, said he often sees online trolls saying his mum, 92, was the reason the iconic band broke up in 1974, despite suggesting the claim is 'ridiculous'

Politics

9 d. ago The children’s diet swapping bananas for bone broth as America’s protein obsession rages on

The focus on children’s intake has increased amid America’s long-running protein obsession and the fear that no one is getting enough. Brittany Miller reports

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