87 m. ago Grooming gangs: Children in London being sexually and criminally exploited, damning Casey review reveals

Baroness Casey found ‘deep-rooted failures’ to protect children from rape, exploitation, and violence, with continued fragmentation in the authorities' response

Events

18 h. ago The cheap children's sunglasses with little to no UV protection

A third of children's sunglasses bought from popular online marketplaces are unsafe and do not provide the required protection, an investigation has found.

Politics

59 h. ago 'I'm protecting my children by starving to death this summer'

EXCLUSIVE: Emma Bray, 42, has been given just months to live after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease two years ago. She has now made the heartbreaking decision to end her life this summer

Events

7 d. ago Social media 10pm curfew and App Cap could both be imposed to protect children from addiction, says minister

The Government is considering a ‘package of measures’ to safeguard youngsters from the dangers of social media addiction

Politics

7 d. ago Social media 10pm curfew and App Cap could be imposed to protect UK children from addiction, says minister

The Government is considering a ‘package of measures’ to safeguard youngsters from the dangers of social media addiction

Politics

9 d. ago Tom Daley rules out having more children as he opens up on 'protecting' son Robbie

Tom Daley and his husband Dustin Lance Black are parents to sons Robbie, seven, and two-year-old Phoenix but the former Olympic diver has ruled out expanding their brood

Events

1 week ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Children are being killed because we are too scared of being called racist. When will this dangerous madness end?

We've been here before and we'll be here again. Twenty-five years ago, a tragic eight-year-old girl called Victoria Climbie was tortured, starved and beaten to death while the authorities did nothing.

Events

1 week ago Fear of being branded racists may have stopped authorities from saving starving toddler: Boy, three, was 'invisible and lost from view' of police and child services

Police and social workers' fear of being seen as discriminatory may have contributed to the death of Abiyah Yasharahyalah, three, who died in early 2020 from a respiratory illness.

Economics

1 week ago Mother who starved boy, 3, on extreme vegan diet admits her beliefs caused his death

A report revealed she now wished she had done more research about diet and healthcare

Events

1 week ago Inside house of horrors where parents starved boy to death with ominous sign on door

Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah subjected their son Abiyah to a cruel diet that led to his death - the family lived in squalor with images revealing the shocking state of their home

Events

1 week ago Pet dogs could prevent common condition in children and 'protect future generations'

Having a pet dog at home could help kids most at risk of the debilitating condition

Politics

1 week ago Mother who starved boy, 3, on vegan diet admits her beliefs caused his death

A report revealed she now wished she had done more research about diet and healthcare

Events

1 week ago Parents starved boy, 3, to death with harsh vegan diet then buried him in garden

Abiyah Yasharahyalah suffered severe malnourishment, rickets, anaemia and stunted growth before his death in 2020 - he'd been starved to death by his parents Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah

Events

1 week ago Boy, three, starved to death by parents ‘had become invisible to authorities’

A review has warned ‘the safeguarding of children being impacted by harmful cultural practice is paramount’.

Events

1 week ago British tourists 'scramble' to protect children as 5.8mag earthquake hits Turkey

An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit Marmaris, Turkey, during the early hours of this morning - killing one 14-year-old girl and leaving many injured

Society

2 w. ago Loose Women's Gloria Hunniford says 'there is no blueprint' as she opens up about daughter's death

The panellist shared how they decided to protect her daughter's children from learning about her terminal illness

Events

2 w. ago Mothers fight to protect children from drugs as ‘hotspotting’ takes hold in Lesotho

Women campaign against needle-sharing and ‘bluetoothing’ in African state with one of the world’s highest rates of HIVPontso Tumisi remembers seeing crystal meth for the first time in her daughter’s bedroom several years ago. When her daughter said the crystals were bath salts, she believed her. Now, she regrets that naivety.Tumisi says a lack of knowledge about drugs among parents and guardians has allowed many children’s use of dangerous substances to go undetected. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago The Guardian view on Trump and children: protect the innocent from this dark vision of the US soul | Editorial

Republicans say they want more babies, but seek to strip away healthcare and food support, undermine migrant families and remove labour protections for the young“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children,” Nelson Mandela observed 30 years ago. Though the ugly heart of the Trump administration has hardly been hidden, there is an especially grotesque contrast between its vaunted family values and its treatment of the young.On the campaign trail, Donald Trump declared: “I want a baby boom.” JD Vance, his vice-president, says he wants “more happy children in our country”. Maga pro-natalists are pushing incentives for families to have more children. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Brave mum who plans to end her life after daughter’s exams says decision is her ‘last bit of parenting’

A mum with motor neurone disease is planning to starve herself to protect her 'amazing' children from seeing her 'brutal' death, after being diagnosed with the terminal illness two years ago.

Politics

2 w. ago Israeli attack on Palestinians near Gaza aid distribution centre kills at least 31, officials say

Israel accused of opening fire from tanks on starving Palestinians attempting to reach aid distribution site

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