2 h. ago Notorious paedophile jailed for abusing girls allowed to live metres from children's playground with no knowledge from probation service

Todros Grynhaus was imprisoned for more than 13 years in 2015, found guilty of seven offences against two young girls between 1996 and 2004.

Events

3 h. ago Pontins holiday ruined by 'drunk parents and drugs everywhere' in nightmare Southport stay

Michelle Waddington visited the Pontins Southport holiday camp for three nights with her partner, Ian, and his children, but the summer getaway sooner turned into a nightmare

Events

4 h. ago The Guardian view on child poverty: free school meals are a help, but not a panacea | Editorial

Giving lunch to more pupils is a good move – but poor nutrition points to deeper problems that ministers must faceIt was Ellen Wilkinson, education minister in the Attlee government, who announced in 1946 that free school dinners would be introduced, along with free school milk, at the same time as child benefit. No doubt Rachel Reeves, who has a picture of Wilkinson on the wall of her office, is aware of this – and also that the Treasury subsequently decided the policy was unaffordable. The meals were subsidised instead.Despite these initial charges, and later price rises, poorer children did gain, and keep, an entitlement to free school meals. The announcement last week that this is being extended in England to all those whose parents or carers claim universal credit – rather than restricted to families with incomes lower than £7,400 – should be welcomed by all objectors to child poverty. Being assured of a hot lunch in the middle of the school day makes pupils’ lives be...

Politics

7 h. ago Palestinians say Israeli fire kills 5 near aid sites. Israel says it fired warning shots

Palestinian health officials and witnesses say Israeli fire killed at least five people as they headed toward two aid distribution points in Gaza

Events

10 h. ago Teens could be restricted to two hours of social media under new law

The 'app cap' would also ban children from accessing social media during school hours or after 10pm

Politics

10 h. ago Children could be handed a social media 'curfew' under 'app cap' plan to increase online safety being considered by ministers

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle indicated he was considering an 'app cap' to restrict how much time youths spend on their phones.

Politics

11 h. ago Whatriggs Early Childhood Centre receives 'good' report following inspection

Nursery received 'good' grades for learning, teaching and assessment as well as for securing children’s progress.

Politics

12 h. ago The chilling ways your alarm clock, photo frames and smoke alarms are spying on you: Secret recordings are on the rise...and it's NOT against the law

EXCLUSIVE: Spy cameras and listening devices hidden in items like phone chargers, photo frames, alarm clocks and pens are available in huge numbers on Amazon and eBay.

Events

12 h. ago Asylum seeker 'who recruited child soldiers' wins appeal to stay in Britain despite being refused refugee status in France because he's an alleged war criminal

The Sri Lankan, who remains unnamed after he was granted anonymity, faces claims he 'enlisted children under the age of 15' to separatist terrorist group Tamil Tigers.

Events

12 h. ago Joe Swash in 'bizarre' confession about family life with Stacey Solomon

Former EastEnders star Joe Swash has lifted the lid on family life with wife Stacey Solomon and their six children.

Politics

12 h. ago Convicted paedophile deported to Pakistan after being caught at Manchester Piccadilly

'Those who seek to harm children will not only face justice in the UK, but will also be removed from our communities'

Events

12 h. ago Legal age parents can leave children alone as summer holidays approach and what NSPCC advises

Parents may be wondering if their child is ready to stay at home alone or go out unsupervised this summer

Society

13 h. ago Activists fear low turnout threat to Italy referendum on easing citizenship rules

Parties denounce lack of public debate on move to make it easier for Italian-born children of foreigners to be citizens Italians are voting in a referendum on whether to make it easier for children born in Italy to foreigners to obtain citizenship, with activists saying apparently low public awareness risks rendering the vote invalid if turnout is not high enough.Campaigners for the change in the citizenship law say it will help Italians born in the country to non-European Union parents better integrate into a culture they already see as theirs. Continue reading...

Politics

13 h. ago Kate Middleton's surprise omission when cheeky child asks who she is on school visit

During a royal outing to a primary school in Scotland, the Princess of Wales charmed the children in an honest yet unexpected response to a child asking who she was

Politics

13 h. ago Death Clock inventor makes one big change after app predicts 'worst fear' could come true

Brent Franson created the Death Clock, which predicts when and how users will meet their end – and was horrified after it told him he could die in the worst way he could imagine

Events

15 h. ago Joe Swash says 'what's the point' branding part of marriage to Stacey Solomon 'bizarre'

Former EastEnders star Joe Swash has opened up on family life with wife Stacey Solomon and their six children as he admits one part of their marriage is 'bizarre'

Politics

16 h. ago Notorious paedophile allowed to live just 24 steps from a children's playground

EXCLUSIVE: Todros Grynhaus was jailed for 13 years in 2015 after a campaign of sexual abuse against two teenage girls - now he's living just yards from a playground. Nicole Wootton-Cane reports.

Society

16 h. ago Italians vote on citizenship and job protections amid low awareness and turnout concerns

Italians vote over two days on referendums that would make it easier for children born in Italy to foreigners to obtain citizenship, and on providing more job protections

Politics

18 h. ago The 'calm and focused' North London school where pupils volunteer with disabled children

The 'calm and focused' North London school where pupils volunteer with disabled children  MyLondon

Politics

18 h. ago ‘I owed £300,000 in debts that weren't mine after my identity was stolen age 6’

A quarter of children will have their identities stolen before the turn 18, according to new research

Economics