63 m. ago Sex offender used false name to travel to Ireland and hid trip from police

Paedophile Steven Allen has been breaching court orders designed to protect children for two decades

Events

73 m. ago Kate breaks royal schedule to share sweet moment with school children

The Princess of Wales stepped out on a solo visit to a family-run weaving mill, where she stayed longer than scheduled to meet with locals who waited for her.

Politics

90 m. ago If you're laughing about children dying you've lost your humanity

When dead children prompt laughing emojis, the problem isn't just politics - it's something far deeper, writes Rob Williams.

Events

1 hour ago The four symptoms of chickenpox that parents should look out for as children return to school and nursery

Children can catch and carry chickenpox before symptoms show 🐔

Society

1 hour ago I've spent 45 years being bullied and struggling to make friends. It was only this year that I discovered why

My lifetime of social exclusion began with a game of tag at school. I must have been about five. A girl in the playground asked me if I wanted to join in with her and her friends.

Politics

1 hour ago Watch: Scottish schoolchildren team up with TikTok viral sensation Kabin Crew in rap song on Gaelic heritage

The Edinburgh children are pupils at the Gaelic primary school

Culture

2 h. ago French lawmaker calls for criminal inquiry into TikTok’s effect on children

Move comes after parliamentary committee finds platform like a ‘slow poison’ to young people A French lawmaker has asked the state prosecutor for a criminal investigation into whether TikTok was responsible for “endangering the lives” of its young users.Arthur Delaporte, a Socialist MP, said he co-chaired a six-month French parliamentary inquiry into TikTok’s psychological effects on minors and heard testimony from families, social media executives and influencers. Continue reading...

Society

2 h. ago ‘Healthy’ woman diagnosed with rare autoimmune disorder after rash

Tia Rey now struggles to walk or stand for long periods and is often breathless

Science

2 h. ago Charlie Kirk's 'incredibly strong' wife is too heartbroken to tell her children that 'daddy isn't coming home'

Kirk was shot in the neck while speaking in Utah on Wednesday, leaving behind his wife Erika and their two kids, a three-year-old daughter and a 16-month-old son.

Society

2 h. ago Start time for Pokemon Go September Community Day and everything you can expect from Flabébé's event

Pokemon Go's latest Community Day event is here, and it's all about the adorable Flabébé, with some special moves, and the chance to get coloured variations of it. Here's what you need to know

Politics

2 h. ago Samantha was desperate to be a YouTuber. When fame eluded her, she turned on her husband... Her final act of betrayal was so unfathomably evil, she was locked away for 99 years

I knew I didn't like my brother's girlfriend when I first met her. But nothing could have prepared me for what this evil narcissist would eventually do to the father of her children.

Politics

2 h. ago I’m exhausted but am surviving. How can I heal from burnout without expensive time off? | Leading questions

Lots of us are desperate to come off the watch, advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith writes. One strategy might be to cut the corners you canRead more Leading questionsHow can I heal from burnout while having to do the exact same things that contributed to burnout? Over the past seven years I have worked in government roles and endured intense bullying and misogyny. At the same time, nice colleagues were also scared or bullied into silence. I am on a contract with a truly lovely team but it is short-term and I’m now having to apply for yet more jobs.I have lovely friends and we all support each other, I utilise the work employee support service and have an excellent therapist, and I feel comfortable financially as long as I keep earning what I’m earning. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago West Lothian primary school pick up Gold School Sports Award

Children at Southdale Primary were able to try a whole host of sports including basketball, gymnastics, boccia and taekwondo.

Events

3 h. ago Pupils moan that their school is 'like a prison' and compared it to Squid Game after new rule was brought in to make sure they get to next lesson on time

Pupils returned to Cowes Enterprise College last week to find toilets now locked during lesson time, flavoured drinks banned and a 'drill sergeant' forcing pupils to stand outside in the rain.

Events

3 h. ago Spanish schools to teach pupils how to cope with climate crisis disasters

Children as young as three will have lessons on wildfires and flooding under 10-point emergency response planSpanish children will be taught how to respond to floods, wildfires, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in a drive to help prepare them for the growing impact of the climate emergency.The plan was unveiled on Thursday after a summer of forest fires killed four people and less than a year after catastrophic floods claimed more than 220 lives in eastern parts of the country. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago Where Charlie Kirk stood on guns, the LGBT+ community and the future of the United States

Turning Point founder, an anti-abortion Christian and Second Amendment advocate, Kirk was known for his loyalty to Donald Trump and his ‘America First’ agenda

Politics

4 h. ago Jared Harris: ‘Dad knocked out an Irishman then brought him round by throwing Guinness in his face’

Ahead of his new film Brave the Dark, the star of Mad Men and The Terror (and the son of Richard Harris) answers your questions about his favourite pub, feeling seasick in Hamlet and playing John LennonYou seem to have a predilection to play real-life characters who die prematurely. Who would you like to play who lives to old age? NeilHVWell, I don’t know if that’s true. Captain Crozier [from The Terror] didn’t die, and Lane Pryce [from Mad Men] wasn’t real. I would love to play [the 19th-century US president] Ulysses S Grant. His history has largely been written by southern US historians and so his achievements have largely been denigrated. But his campaigns are taught in all the military academies around the world. Despite a pretty disastrous presidency, he still managed to [sign a] Civil Rights Act – and he destroyed the Ku Klux Klan.When the civil war broke out he sold firewood by the side of the road to try to put food on the table for his family. Eight years later, he was pres...

Politics

4 h. ago Five terrifying surprises inside 'house of horrors' where kids were trapped in filth

A woman has been arrested for child neglect after police found her three children living in a squalid, bug-infested home with lice, ticks, and unsafe conditions

Events

4 h. ago Where Charlie Kirk stood on guns, the LGBTQ+ community and the future of the United States

Turning Point founder, a pro-life Christian and Second Amendment advocate, was known for his loyalty to Donald Trump and his ‘America First’ agenda

Politics

4 h. ago George Russell 'giving Toto Wolff his own medicine' in fresh contract stand

Mercedes have yet to confirm contract extensions for drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, despite both being on deal which expire at the end of this season

Politics