7 h. ago Majority of UK children will be overweight or obese in nine areas by 2035

Nine worst affected areas predicted to see child obesity rates rise above 50 per cent over next decade

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13 h. ago Majority of children will be overweight or obese in nine areas of England by 2035, study shows

Exclusive: Analysis by Royal Society for Public Health suggests obesity rates will rise in 90% of the countryThe majority of children will be overweight or obese in nine areas of England by 2035, according to “deeply concerning” projections showing child obesity rates are set to worsen across 90% of the country.More than a third of primary school children (36%) are already overweight or obese, figures from the government’s national child measurement programme show. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Blue Peter star Richard Bacon unrecognisable 27 years after being sacked in huge scandal

Former Blue Peter icon Richard Bacon has undergone a major image overhaul since his days on the children's TV show after being fired for his drug use while on the BBC programme

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3 d. ago GBBO's Briony May reveals secrets to getting children involved in cooking

A study of 1,000 parents with children aged 2-10, found the majority agreed that getting their kids involved in the kitchen is important but four in ten struggled to do so

Society

5 d. ago Coronation Street return from the dead twist 'sealed' and Dev will be gobsmacked

Coronation Street fans are convinced Sunita Alahan is set to make a major return from the dead in a huge twist for her children Aadi and Asha Alahan

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9 d. ago More migrants arrive in UK after blundering Labour minister claimed majority on small boats were women and children

More people have been spotted arriving in the UK via small boats after making the dangerous crossing of the English Channel from France after a Labour Minister had to issue the clarification.

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9 d. ago Labour minister who claimed majority of Channel migrants were women and children now says he was only talking about ONE boat

Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, made the claim during Thursday's programme before hastily 'clarifying' he was referring to one specific boat.

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1 week ago Minister agrees small boats crossings mainly men after Question Time claim

Darren Jones faced criticism after suggesting on the BBC’s Question Time that the majority of small boats crossings are ‘children, babies and women’.

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1 week ago Government ‘focused’ on tackling smuggling gangs after minister’s boats claim

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said the majority of people crossing the Channel in small boats are ‘children, babies and women’.

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1 week ago Myleene Klass shows off 'new office' after revealing major personal move after saving children's lives

The Loose Women star has been praised as she revealed a major personal achievement away from her music career and TV roles

Society

1 week ago 'I took my baby to Disneyland Paris and was surprised at the rides he could do'

Disneyland Paris is on most families' bucket lists but the majority of people will wait until their children are a bit older - but it's actually a brilliant spot for a baby-friendly holiday

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2 w. ago 'Thousands of children' in Manchester will benefit from major free school meal change

The changes will come into effect next year

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2 w. ago Ozempic raises risk of 'silent cancer' that is surging in young people, study finds

The findings come as part of the world's largest study of weight-loss drug users, which looked at 86,000 obese or overweight patients tracked for up to ten years.

Events

3 w. ago Denying joint operations to obese patients is counterproductive

Editorial: Rationing healthcare inevitably means difficult choices, but hip and knee replacements can help people lose weight

Science

3 w. ago Segregated classrooms are not a thing of the past – look at what is happening in Slovakia | Kamila Gunišová and Michal Zálešák

As activists against segregation, we’ve been told it’s about language, or behaviour, or choice. In reality, it’s pure discriminationIt may come as a surprise to many, but racial segregation in schools exists today in several countries in the EU. In Slovakia, more than 60% of Roma children attend schools where they are in the majority. Worse still: segregation is being rebranded, not removed.In nearly a quarter of all primary schools, Roma children are separated into “Roma schools” or “Roma classes” – often in overcrowded buildings, with lower academic expectations, higher drop-out and grade repetition rates, and with little or no clear path to equal participation in life. Furthermore, Roma pupils are often placed in schools and classes for children with mental disabilities.Kamila Gunišová is a researcher at Amnesty International Slovakia and Michal Zálešák is a legal consultant for the European Roma Rights Centre and attorney-in-law working in Slovakia Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Major supermarket issues safety alert over children's clothes due to terrifying injury risk

Customers are urged to stop using the product and return them to your nearest from for a full refund.

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