12 h. ago 'Struggling' mum ditches regular diets to lose 4 stone with 3 children under five

Makeda, from London, suffered from joint and back pain but turned to a health app to change her lifestyle

Events

53 h. ago Lollipop man told to stop giving children high fives by council

East Riding of Yorkshire Council said it was important children learn to cross the road ‘safely, concentrating without any distractions’

Politics

3 d. ago Kelsey Parker thinks late husband Tom 'picked' her new partner after his death

The 34-year-old star - who had children Aurelia, five, and Bodhi, four, with The Wanted singer Tom before his death aged 33 from a brain tumour in 2022 - has since found love with tree surgeon Will Lindsay, with the couple expecting their first baby together.

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4 d. ago Five Scarlet fever symptoms to spot as illness that mostly affects children spreads

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has shared the symptoms to watch for in a social media post as the government agency has warned that it can become serious if it is left untreated

Science

4 d. ago Inside Charlotte Dawson's sweet wedding plans to fiancé Matt after sexting scandal

The late great Les Dawson's daughter Charlotte Dawson has candidly revealed her plans to marry Matt Sarsfield, following a five year engagement and three children

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4 d. ago Charlotte Dawson's shock health battle as she 'still looks pregnant' three months after baby's birth

Charlotte Dawson opens up on life as a mum of three children under the age of five, her recently-diagnosed postpartum condition and plans to marry fiancé Matt Sarsfield

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6 d. ago British mother Beth Martin's 'cause of death' is revealed: Tragic update on holidaymaker, 28, who collapsed on plane before 'two star' Turkish hospital removed her HEART

Beth Martin, 28, from Portsmouth, was rushed to hospital after she became 'delirious' just one day into a dream trip away with her husband Luke and two children, aged eight and five.

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7 d. ago Heartbreak as youngest named victims of Air India crash so far are revealed to be in British family

Harrods brand ambassador Mariam Ali Syed, 35, her husband Javed - a hotel - and their children, Zayn, five, and Amani, four, died on the flight.

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1 week ago Groomed terror suspect not treated as a ‘vulnerable child’, says her mother

Rhianan Rudd died in a children’s home five months after her terrorism charges were dropped.

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1 week ago Opportunities were missed to save teenage terror suspect, says coroner

Rhianan Rudd died in a children’s home in May 2022, five months after terrorism charges against her were dropped.

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1 week ago Five essential lessons every Scottish parent should teach their children about dogs

Parents in Scotland are being given urgent expert advice over how to teach their kids to be safe around dogs.

Society

1 week ago Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill is built on falsehoods about low

Republicans portray those in poverty as lazy people who make poor decisions. They’re using that trope to justify huge cuts to the social safety netAs they race to deliver Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax bill, Republicans in Congress are using familiar tropes to justify massive cuts to the safety net that will leave millions of low-income children and families without healthcare or sufficient food. The programs, they argue, are rife with waste, fraud and abuse, and the people who use them just aren’t working hard enough. So work requirements are necessary to force the obviously lazy “able-bodied” people to get to work.Here’s the reality check: a majority of those receiving this aid who can work are already working. More than 70% of working-age people who receive nutrition benefits or Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income children and adults that covers one in five Americans, are already working, according to the Government Accountability Office. Those who aren’t w...

Politics

1 week ago Bill to keep child kidnap and murder plot trio in Scots jail hits £1m

They are still within the ­ Scottish prison after losing a last-ditch appeal against their extradition to the US, after the FBI identified them as being behind a twisted scheme to kidnap five ­children and kill their parents.

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1 week ago Two children die after horror M4 minibus crash with five other kids injured in slip road chaos

Othniel Adoma, 11, is confirmed to be the second child to have died in a grim crash on the M4, police have confirmed - a minibus overturned during the incident on May 11

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1 week ago Why do so many slugs and snails appear after it rains? The kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzesSubmit a questionMolly Oldfield hosts Everything Under the Sun, a podcast answering children’s questions. Do check out her books, Everything Under the Sun and the new Everything Under the Sun: Quiz Book. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Alexsandro sold litter to provide for his family. Now he’s in the Brazil team

Alexsandro’s road to the top was tough – picking through rubbish, jobs on building sites and being rejected by almost every club in Brazil – but he would not let his family downIn 2021, Alexsandro wrote down five dreams in his notebook: to marry and have children with his wife, to live in a big house, to take his family out of the favela, to play for a big club and to save some money for his holidays. This year, he has been called up to the Brazil squad for the first time, and now hopes to play at the 2026 World Cup. “Now that I’ve turned those human dreams into reality, it is time to work on my professional dreams even more,” says the Lille defender.Alexsandro, who grew up the eldest son of a single mother in a poor family, knew the meaning of the word work. They lived in the Dique II community, a favela to the north of Rio de Janeiro, where they had to find items in the “Rampa”, a rubbish tip, to make ends meet. His whole family worked by recycling things. They picked up plastic, ...

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2 w. ago Official White House X account targets Boulder attack suspect’s family with deportation threat

The wife and five children of Mohamed Sabry Soliman mocked with ‘final boarding call’ tweet

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2 w. ago Public warned 'do not approach' Travis Decker after his young girls are found dead

Travis Decker's children; Paityn, nine, Evelyn Decker, eight, and five-year-old Olivia were reported missing and then found deceased, deaths police in Wenatchee, Washington are investigating

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2 w. ago Sir Terry Wogan's wife Lady Helen leaves huge sum in her will after sad death

Sir Terry Wogan's wife Lady Helen has left a huge sum in her estate, which will be shared between her three children and five grandchildren

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2 w. ago Kristi Noem says DHS investigating if Boulder suspect’s family knew attack plan amid moves to deport his wife and kids

The DHS Secretary announced on Tuesday that the wife and five children of Mohamed Sabry Soliman had been taken into custody by ICE agents

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