30 h. ago Mother of transgender teen accuses Queensland government of privacy breach that could have ‘outed’ her child

Revelation comes as LNP accused of ‘intimidation’ after demanding sensitive medical details from parents of transgender childrenGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland government released private information about the mother of a transgender teenager – information she says potentially “outed” her child – to a stranger.The revelation came as the state government was accused of “intimidation” and “an invasion of privacy” after demanding confidential medical information from parents of transgender children who are considering a further legal challenge to its controversial ban on puberty blockers. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Maths out, Mozart in: Why your child will be the next musical maestro

After years of side-lining, music, dance and design are back in classrooms - and the Royal Ballet and Opera is cheering

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4 d. ago 'My niece chose awful name for her baby now I'm saving her from humiliation'

A man is on a mission to get his niece to change the name she's picked out for her baby, as he believes the child will face 'tons of humiliation' if the original moniker stays

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5 d. ago Parent pulls child out of nursery over alleged drug dealing neighbours

The owner of the nursery shared serious concerns about alleged drug dealing and anti-social behaviour in the neighbouring building

Society

5 d. ago Bella Culley walks free: Pregnant teen accused of drug smuggling is released from Georgia prison

Bella May Culley, 19, who is eight months pregnant, looked overwhelmed as she was released from custody on Monday

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6 d. ago Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues

The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving many working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the nation’s neediest children out of preschool

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6 d. ago Rocker Ozzy Osbourne’s son Jack has signed for I’m A Celeb months after death of dad but has ‘full support of family’

ROCKER Ozzy Osbourne’s son Jack has signed up for this year’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! The youngest child of Sharon Osbourne and the Black Sabbath singer, who died this summer aged 76, is set to head Down Under for the ITV show, which starts on November 16. Dad-of-four Jack, 39, is likely...

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9 d. ago Coronation Street Maggie Driscoll's secret child 'unveiled' and they are on the cobbles

Coronation Street’s Maggie Driscoll could be set for a shock secret child twist as fans have ‘worked out’ her long-lost daughter

Society

9 d. ago Brazil police are accused of 'decapitating teen gangster and displaying his head' in favela crackdown before COP 30 delegates including Prince William arrive

Officers have been accused of beheading a teenage gangster and hanging his head from a tree after the country's bloodiest-ever favela raid.

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9 d. ago 'Genius' way to solve multiplication sums leaves parents and kids baffled

Parents and kids have been left baffled by a little-known method to work out complicated multiplication in seconds - and it could help your child with their maths homework

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1 week ago Mary Berry says 'I am totally aware' as she addresses controversial Donald Trump claims

Former Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry, who was hospitalised with polio as a child, has spoken out about her views after Donald Trump made a controversial claim

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1 week ago HMRC cuts child benefit for 35,000 families based on incomplete travel data

UK tax agency apologises after flagging people as having emigrated, often when they return via different routesParents who went from Liverpool to Amsterdam with their autistic children are among thousands who have had their child benefit wrongly stopped as part of a crackdown on benefit fraud, it has emerged.The error by HM Revenue and Customs emerged 48 hours after the Guardian and the Detail reported on hundreds of families in Northern Ireland who had child benefit stopped after they returned home from holiday via Dublin airport, leaving HMRC with the impression they had taken a one-way ticket out of the country and were fraudulently collecting child benefit. Continue reading...

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1 week ago HMRC cuts child benefit for 23,500 families based on incomplete travel data

UK tax agency apologises after flagging people as having emigrated, often when they return via different routesParents who went from Liverpool to Amsterdam with their autistic children are among thousands who have had their child benefit wrongly stopped as part of a crackdown on benefit fraud, it has emerged.The error by HM Revenue and Customs emerged 48 hours after the Guardian and the Detail reported on hundreds of families in Northern Ireland who had child benefit stopped after they returned home from holiday via Dublin airport, leaving HMRC with the impression they had taken a one-way ticket out of the country and were fraudulently collecting child benefit. Continue reading...

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1 week ago I met child sex offender David Coote before the truth came out

I had many questions for David Coote. Why did a once respected referee, seemingly at the top of his game, see fit to film himself snorting a white powder while on duty at last summer's Euros?

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1 week ago Ben Affleck's child Fin, 16, continues to copy actor's signature style while out with mom Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner enjoyed some one-on-one time with her and Ben Affleck's middle child Fin Affleck, 16, on Saturday afternoon.

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2 w. ago Search underway for piano teacher to Hollywood kids who slipped out of country after child sex abuse conviction

John Kaleel is accused of fleeing the country on October 8, the same day he was found guilty

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2 w. ago Grooming gangs inquiry in chaos: Labour probe into child sex abuse falling apart as potential chairman and three victims pull out amid 'cover

In a farcical development, a candidate to lead the child sexual abuse review pulled out at a late stage. Three victims have also resigned from an advisory group, labelling it a 'cover-up'.

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2 w. ago Grooming gangs inquiry in chaos: Labour probe into child sex abuse falling apart as potential chairman and three victims pull out amid 'cover

In a farcical development, a candidate to lead the child sexual abuse review pulled out at a late stage.

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2 w. ago Get 25% off kids’ Halloween costumes with this Tesco Clubcard deal

Get your child decked out in spooky attire for less this Halloween

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2 w. ago NSPCC issues advice on when your child can go out on their own

The charity has outlined four key factors to consider

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