13 h. ago The legal age children can be left home alone ahead of summer holidays

The NSPCC has issued guidance for parents considering leaving their children at home alone

Society

15 h. ago Legal age for children to be left at home alone as summer approaches

As the summer holidays approach, many parents will be wondering if their child is old enough to be left home alone. The NSPCC has shared some guidance to help parents

Society

42 h. ago Children plummet from bouncy castle blown away in front of terrified parents

Two children were left with injuries after the untethered bouncy castle was carried high into the air by a gust of wind at a school event in Krugersdorp, South Africa

Society

45 h. ago Foraged mushrooms, fatal doses and food binges: the week Erin Patterson told her story to triple murder trial

Accused told court the moment she realised she could be blamed for harming her in-laws came before they even diedAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn Erin Patterson’s telling, the moment she realised she could be blamed for harming her in-laws came before they even died.According to evidence Patterson gave at her triple-murder trial this week, she was in a Monash hospital room alone with her estranged husband, Simon, after their two children had left to buy food from a vending machine, when he asked her: “Is that how you poisoned my parents, using that dehydrator?”Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Events

60 h. ago School locked down and police 'everywhere' after reports of man with knife

A school was left in lockdown with parents urged to pick up their children if they usually walk home after reports of a man with a knife nearby emerged - armed police responded

Events

3 d. ago Katie Price dealt crushing blow as kids 'told to distance themselves' from star

Reality star Katie Price has reportedly been left heartbroken as her children Junior and Princess have allegedly been advised to keep their distance from Katie in public

Economics

3 d. ago Two children left orphaned after parents hit by car while at Boxing Day sales

Anthony Hogg and his wife Georgina Hogg-Moore were struck by a car while crossing a road near the entrance to Blanchardstown Shopping Centre in Dublin on December 26

Society

4 d. ago How to grow a bumper crop of strawberries to rival Wimbledon

As the tennis championships approach, all thoughts are on this favourite summer fruit.

Politics

5 d. ago 'You're a danger to your children': Shocking comment a doctor made to SARAH VINE after the trials of motherhood and marriage left her balding, struggling to shift the baby weight and full of self

I fell for Michael Gove's modesty, the fact that his physical bumbling was in such contrast to his razor-sharp brain and his wit: there is no funnier person in the room.

Society

5 d. ago Children left seriously ill after parents follow influencer’s advice to ‘cure’ autism with bleach

Kerri Rivera claims her chemical ‘protocol’ rids children of parasites — but experts warn it poses serious health risks

Society

7 d. ago From Ekitike to Garnacho: transfers to look out for this summer

With the first summer window fast approaching, we look at 10 of the top talents who could be on the moveIt’s good news for anyone who enjoys the chaos of transfer deadline day: this summer there’s not one but two to look forward to in the Premier League. Due to an unique registration period for the expanded Club World Cup, the window will open on Sunday 1 June until Tuesday 10 June before closing for a few days. It will then reopen on Monday 16 June until Monday 1 September. Here are a selection of players who could be on the move. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Four Premier League targets for Wrexham as Phil Parkinson outlines new transfer plan

Wrexham are preparing for life in the Championship next season, and manager Phil Parkinson is ready to change his transfer approach ahead of the summer window opening

Politics

9 d. ago Nazi hunter who left fortune to his third wife after cutting his children and grandchildren out of his will was not victim of 'undue influence', court rules

Self-styled 'Lord' Peter Eden changed his will the year before his death aged 99 so that all his shares in his property company were left to 'Lady' Joy Eden, 85.

Events

9 d. ago My four children have all been left disabled after doctors told me I HAD to take this drug during pregnancy to avoid killing them

EXCLUSIVE: Karen Buck, 53, was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was 12 years old and was initially pumped with two drugs that completely 'zombified' her.

Events

9 d. ago Princess Anne's surprising wish for her two children that made the Queen 'anxious' and left a lasting legacy to this day

For many fans of the royals , it would be a dream come true to become a member of the most famous family in Britain.

Politics

1 week ago Evil foster carer starved children and left boy to eat paint at Glasgow home

Yvonne Keenan, 56, was caged for 32 months for the abhorrent abuse of four children in her care between 1994 and 2004.

Society

1 week ago Police naming Liverpool parade suspect’s ethnicity may cause future ‘challenges’

Former superintendent Dal Babu says although decision was correct, to counter misinformation, it may be exploited by far rightMerseyside police’s decision to release details of the ethnicity of the suspect in the Liverpool parade collision could raise “difficulties and challenges” for forces in the future, a former superintendent has said.Merseyside police said they arrested a 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area about two hours after the incident that left dozens of people, including four children, injured. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Witness says driver who smashed into Liverpool parade had just left a BAR: Footage shows man's car being attacked moments before the carnage that left 47 hurt including four children

Authorities have confirmed the incident is not being treated as terrorism, and the man in custody, a white British male from Liverpool, is believed to have been the driver of the vehicle.

Society

1 week ago Heroes of Liverpool parade crash 'rescued children from under cars' and gave CPR to victims

Emergency services have praised those who rushed to help following the incident - which left 27 people including four children needing hospital treatment

Events

1 week ago Dear Coleen: My children have left the nest and my life feels empty

Dear Coleen

Politics