33 h. ago Teacher shares exact time kids should go to bed each night but parents are divided

A teacher has shared an informative guide on the exact time kids should be going to bed each night, depending on their age - and it's divided parents right down the middle

Society

36 h. ago Minecraft paedophile Scot who groomed kids faces more time behind bars in US

Jordon Kemlo, 28, from Peterhead, is facing further charges in an Arizona prison that could extend his 42-year sentence for child sex crimes.

Politics

57 h. ago Primark launches popular Click & Collect service at Lanarkshire stores

Shoppers in East Kilbride, Hamilton and Motherwell can now browse and shop a wide selection of Primark products online for the first time, spanning women’s, men’s, kids and homeware, before collecting their order in-store.

Politics

4 d. ago Tesco F&F announces 25% off sale start date– but there's even bigger news for shoppers

Tesco F&F's next 25% off sale is back, so if you want to refresh your summer wardrobe or hunt down affordable kids' bits, now's the time to plan a trolley dash...

Economics

5 d. ago ‘Had I poisoned my children?’ How a widow’s grief sent her spiralling into delusion

When Mary Ann Kenny lost her husband, she hoped therapy or medication would help. But soon she was losing touch with reality – and panicking about what she might be doing to her two young sons Mary Ann Kenny first met her husband in 2000, at a conference in Dundee. “It was a coup de foudre – ‘a bolt of lightning’,” the 60-year-old languages lecturer says with a smile. “We had finally found what had taken both of us a very long time to find.”John was from Chester, Kenny was from Dublin, and the couple had a long-distance relationship until he moved to Ireland to live with her in 2008. “We had our two small kids, our lovely house, our friends; it just seemed like we had all our ducks in a row. It had taken a long time to get there – we had our kids a little bit later in life – but I felt that everything was perfect. Then John left my life just as suddenly as he entered it; one day he was there, then he was gone.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Doctor Who: The Interstellar Song Contest – season two episode six recap

As a song contest on a space station descends into terror, Ncuti Gatwa gives his most disturbing performance yet – and the Doctor in rage mode is terrifyingFor an episode that started out like a joyfully camp romp into the world of Eurovision, Juno Dawson turned in a script that truly had ice in its heart, in just the way the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) told Kid (Freddie Fox) that the Time Lord now had ice in his hearts.Doctor Who stories often feature alien invasions, conquest, destruction and the desire for revenge, but they have seldom so bleakly painted the determination to carry out a mass casualty terrorism event. That in turn provoked one of the most extreme reactions we have ever seen from the lead character. Continue reading...

Culture

7 d. ago Mum, 30, begs for more time with her two kids as tumours spread in her brain lining

Mum-of-two Amy Rainbow was just 26 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Now the disease has spread to her brain, her last hopes rest on a progressive treatment that is too expensive to be offered on the NHS

Politics

9 d. ago Helen Flanagan's emotional reunion with kids after spending time with dad Scott

Former Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan, was delighted she had 'got her babies back' after they returned to the UK following a holiday with their dad, Scott Sinclair.

Politics

2 w. ago I won’t be taking exam leave to support my teens – just hovering, worrying and driving them mad | Zoe Williams

Exam pressures on both kids and parents are at an all-time high, but I’m glad that at least parents are more engaged these daysWhen I was doing GCSEs and my sister was doing A-levels, we were on our way to school for my physics and her maths exams when we had a huge fight at the bus stop. I can’t remember what it was about, but she definitely started it. I took a different route and was 20 minutes late for my exam while she took the original bus and spent the first quarter of her paper getting asked by teachers if she knew where I was. The beauty of this story is that I got an A and she got a B, but the relevant bit is that our mum didn’t know any of this – didn’t know we’d fought, didn’t know I’d been late, didn’t know my sister had got distracted, didn’t know why I was laughing so hard on the third Thursday of August.Parents are now asking for “exam leave” from work to get through their children’s GCSEs and A-levels. The sheer emotional investment – never mind the time, energy and...

Politics

2 w. ago Has you child done the 20 things they should do before 10 years old? asks expert

Parents have been advised by an expert on outdoor activities every child should do before the age of 10, as research shows a worrying concern on kids spending more time indoors

Politics

2 w. ago Kula Shaker on making Govinda: ‘Crowds would sing the lyrics as, “Go cash your giro giro”’

‘It was great to get a song that’s entirely in Sanskrit on Radio 1. It has a power that’s beyond us. We’re just the vessels’It’s not our song; it’s as old as the hills. The first time I heard it was in a Krishna temple as a kid. George Harrison was the first person I know of who recorded it – it’s the last track on 1971’s The Radha Krsna Temple album. We were all living together as a band in Swiss Cottage, London, and that record got played all the time. So I had it absorbed. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'House of Horrors’ dad who kept his three kids prisoner since Covid seen for first time

Christian Steffen, 53, and his wife Melissa Ann Steffen, 48, were arrested after their three boys, twins and their brother, were found imprisoned in their home in Oviedo, Spain

Events

3 w. ago Original Gone Girl makes bombshell claim as she breaks silence for the first time in almost a decade after kidnapping hoax that captivated the world

Sherri Papini vanished from her home in California, on November 2, 2016, sparking a frantic search until she turned up three weeks later.

Events

3 w. ago Heidi Klum again poses in lingerie with daughter Leni... a year after they were blasted for 'awkward' move

Heidi, 51, was in an ivory bra and underwear set with a silky robe while her mini-me kid, 20, had on a black bra and undies. The last time they posed in their lingerie side by side they were blasted.

Events

3 w. ago 'Fantastic' kids mini trampoline is reduced to £68 from £200 in time for the heatwave week

Keep your kids entertained during the heatwave with this 4.5 foot mini trampoline that fits two children and is now on sale with almost £150 off at Debenhams

Economics

3 w. ago Real Housewives' Tanya Bardsley lays bare struggles and says 'not for fainthearted'

Real Housewives of Cheshire star Tanya Bardsley has revealed her footy-mad kids' hobbies are like a 'full-time job' for her, as her sons follow in their footballer dad's footsteps

Politics