3 h. ago Paediatrician warns of 'nightmare toy' they would never give to a child

Dr Laura Steelman has explained the dangers and what action you need to take

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3 d. ago Child cast of BBC Narnia series say they were warned about Jimmy Savile

The disgraced entertainer was in the studio next to where they were filming the 1988 children’s show, says actor

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5 d. ago ‘Every disappearance is a warning sign’: The important next steps after a missing child is found

With a child reported missing every 2.5 minutes in the UK, it is vital to address the cause behind their disappearance. As part of our SafeCall campaign, The Independent looks at what help is needed to ensure missing children are happy and safe

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6 d. ago Meet Bluey's REAL parents: Actors who voice megastar cartoon dog's family are unmasked

The actors who voice the characters of Bluey's parents, Chilli and Bandit, in the hit TV show, Melanie Zanetti and Dave McCormack, appeared on The One Show this week.

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7 d. ago BREAKING UK school swarmed by police, paramedics and fire crews as major incident unfolds

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

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1 week ago Parents warned of major school changes with attendance targets

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson will announce a roadmap for every school to ramp up efforts to support pupils back to class amid a third of schools are still failing to improve

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1 week ago Flu strain 'KILL' warning with healthy kids getting 'very, very poorly' after infection

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has issued a major warning to parents to give kids a nasal spray vaccine, over H3N2 flu strain fears amid the ‘worst ever’ flu season

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2 w. ago James Bulger's dad warns: 'Jon Venables will kill another child'

Murderer Jon Venables could be released from jail before Christmas but James Bulger's dad has issued a plea to prison bosses to keep the 'predatory paedophile killer' locked up

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2 w. ago Child 'cracks the code' for frustrating claw machines but some issue warning

A young girl has figured out exactly how you need to play a claw machine arcade game to win every single time, but some have warned it may land you in hot water...

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2 w. ago The inside story of what really happened in the Rudakubana household hours before monster Axel launched his sick killing spree... and all the chilling signs

July 29, 2024, dawned warm and overcast, an otherwise ordinary day at the start of the long summer holidays.

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2 w. ago School hit by major explosion with at least 55 people injured in horror blasts

A school has been rocked by multiple explosions, according to locals reports, as Indonesian authorities said they have identified a 17-year-old boy believed to be the suspect

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2 w. ago Daughter lived with parents' corpses for 4 years after chilling explanation for murder

Virginia McCullough, 36, murdered her parents in a house in Great Baddow, Essex, and carried on living with their bodies, telling neighbours they were away or unwell

Society

2 w. ago Gordon Brown to issue warning on ‘shameful epidemic’ of child poverty in Britain

The ex-Labour leader will also call for Rachel Reeves to raise taxes on gambling firms to cover the cost of lifting the two-child benefit cap

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2 w. ago 11 major school changes that parents need to know in curriculum shake

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has promised that her major shake-up of the school curriculum will prepare kids for a world that is 'changing more rapidly than ever'

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2 w. ago Major school changes as parents given chilling warning over child safety

Primary school children will be taught how to spot fake news, deal with money and about the climate crisis under a major shake-up of the school curriculum published today

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3 w. ago UK primary school forced to close as major incident sees police swarm area

Dafen CP School in Llanelli, Wales, has been closed today due to 'threatening messages' being made online - police are currently at the scene and in the surrounding area

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3 w. ago Dodgy baby scans warning after pregnant woman wrongly told her child was ‘dead’

Society of Radiographers warning about unregulated clinics after distraught mum was 'knocking back the wine all weekend' before learning her baby was alive and well

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3 w. ago Is it true that consuming too much sugar can make you hyperactive?

There is no solid scientific proof, but it would do us all good to cut back on sweet treatsIt’s a warning passed down the generations: give a child too many sweets and they’ll be bouncing off the walls. But is there any scientific proof that sugar sends us into overdrive? Not yet, says Amanda Avery, an associate professor in nutrition and dietetics at the University of Nottingham.She says there are theories linking sugar to behavioural changes. One stems from how sugar activates the body’s reward system, triggering a burst of dopamine – the “feelgood” neurotransmitter. “Increases in dopamine levels can be linked to behavioural changes, which can include periods of hyperactivity,” says Avery. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Reeves warned she must end child benefit cap altogether or face rise in poverty

A report by the Resolution Foundation will fuel demands from Labour MPs for the chancellor to find another £3.5bn to tackle end the two child benefit cap

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3 w. ago Mum's chilling discovery on CCTV leads to 'every parent's worst nightmare'

Gary Lewin has been jailed for 13 years after he manipulated and abused a teenage girl, with the victim's mum saying he "stole her daughter's innocence".

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