62 h. ago Pet dogs could prevent common condition in children and 'protect future generations'

Having a pet dog at home could help kids most at risk of the debilitating condition

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3 d. ago British tourists 'scramble' to protect children as 5.8mag earthquake hits Turkey

An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit Marmaris, Turkey, during the early hours of this morning - killing one 14-year-old girl and leaving many injured

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4 d. ago Loose Women's Gloria Hunniford says 'there is no blueprint' as she opens up about daughter's death

The panellist shared how they decided to protect her daughter's children from learning about her terminal illness

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4 d. ago Watch live: Zelensky and Rutte hold press conference as Ukraine and Russia peace talks take place

Watch live as Volodymyr Zelensky and Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte address the media following a round of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.

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4 d. ago Man United star alerted that Matheus Cunha is poised to 'take his shirt' despite hold up

Matheus Cunha has completed his £62.5million transfer to Manchester United from Wolves and already has his eyes set on his new number, according to one Red Devils icon

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4 d. ago Mothers fight to protect children from drugs as ‘hotspotting’ takes hold in Lesotho

Women campaign against needle-sharing and ‘bluetoothing’ in African state with one of the world’s highest rates of HIVPontso Tumisi remembers seeing crystal meth for the first time in her daughter’s bedroom several years ago. When her daughter said the crystals were bath salts, she believed her. Now, she regrets that naivety.Tumisi says a lack of knowledge about drugs among parents and guardians has allowed many children’s use of dangerous substances to go undetected. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago The Guardian view on Trump and children: protect the innocent from this dark vision of the US soul | Editorial

Republicans say they want more babies, but seek to strip away healthcare and food support, undermine migrant families and remove labour protections for the young“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children,” Nelson Mandela observed 30 years ago. Though the ugly heart of the Trump administration has hardly been hidden, there is an especially grotesque contrast between its vaunted family values and its treatment of the young.On the campaign trail, Donald Trump declared: “I want a baby boom.” JD Vance, his vice-president, says he wants “more happy children in our country”. Maga pro-natalists are pushing incentives for families to have more children. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Brave mum who plans to end her life after daughter’s exams says decision is her ‘last bit of parenting’

A mum with motor neurone disease is planning to starve herself to protect her 'amazing' children from seeing her 'brutal' death, after being diagnosed with the terminal illness two years ago.

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6 d. ago 'I plan to starve myself to death after my daughter finishes exams to protect my kids'

A mum is planning to starve herself to protect her 'amazing' children, aged 14 and 15, from seeing her 'brutal' death from motor neurone disease after her diagnosis two years ago

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6 d. ago Mum with motor neurone disease starving herself to death to 'protect' her kids

A mum is planning to starve herself to protect her 'amazing' children, aged 14 and 15, from seeing her 'brutal' death from motor neurone disease after her diagnosis two years ago

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1 week ago From Kyiv to the Kelpies: Dad conquers fear of heights to protect Scotland’s children

A brave dad who was forced to flee his home in Ukraine is hoping to conquer his fear of heights by abseiling down Scotland’s largest equine sculptures to raise funds for Children First, Scotland’s national children’s charity.

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2 w. ago Children are speaking to strangers online – and grooming is on the rise. This is how to protect them | Devi Sridhar

Parents are used to worrying about walking home alone and sleepovers, but games and messaging apps pose new risksWhen we look at what causes poor mental health, we often think of stress, genetics, poverty or loneliness. These are all contributing factors, but there’s another, more hidden cause that isn’t talked about enough: abuse, especially during childhood. I recall Chad Varah, the founder of Samaritans, reflecting that there were many things that drove people to call the charity’s suicide helpline. But abuse was a prominent reason.Abuse isn’t an easy subject to raise or talk about. It brings up issues of gender dynamics – a colleague studying global sexual abuse told me: “The vast majority of perpetrators are men; the victims are equally boys and girls.” These are hard issues to think about, harder still to discuss and difficult to address. They challenge notions of safety, trust, family and community. But if we want to make progress in addressing poor mental health, we have to ...

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2 w. ago 'Disaster zone' Spanish tourist hotspot airports swamped by bed bugs, prostitution and drugs

The housing crisis in Spain is so bad that airports in tourist hotspots have been overrun with homeless people sleeping rough in the terminals as they have nowhere else to go

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2 w. ago Mum's fury as new law 'fails to protect children from paedophile parents'

'I had to pay thousands for my daughter to get the same level of protection that was being given, for free, to every child in the UK but her'

Society

2 w. ago Nice reach Champions League in the one season Jim Ratcliffe stays away

With Ineos busy at Manchester United, Nice finished fourth in Ligue 1 and set up their first European Cup run in 65 yearsBy Get French Football News“He hasn’t seen a Nice match this season,” retorted Nice manager Franck Haise to denigrating comments from the club’s own owner Jim Ratcliffe. Had the Manchester United shareholder watched Nice this season, he would have seen a team that has instilled principles and structures that have thus far failed to take hold at Old Trafford – and a side not reliant on a one-game shootout to secure their place in next season’s Champions League.When Manchester United and Nice both qualified for the Europa League this season, Uefa stipulated that no one involved in one club’s management, administration or sporting performance could have a decisive influence in the other club. Ineos concentrated on Manchester United and left Nice to their own devices. It has worked out well for the French club. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Kate Middleton's 'unprecedented step' to protect children after seeing 'damaged' William

Kate Middleton took the rare step of becoming her family’s main photographer to protect her children from the press after seeing the lasting impact media scrutiny had on Prince William

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2 w. ago How 'the Kate effect' will take hold when Princess of Wales is able to give her favourite brands an official royal warrant

For the royal family it is a chance to give brands an ultimate seal of approval and for the rest of us it allows a rare insight into the Windsor shopping basket.

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3 w. ago Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie's 'big fight' that forced mother Sarah Ferguson to step in

Beatrice and Eugenie spoke about their close bond during a joint interview on the Lessons From Our Mothers podcast.

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3 w. ago Smacking ban is needed to protect children, health experts say

Leading medics and health organisations have urged the Government to outlaw ‘the physical punishment of children’.

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3 w. ago Charlie Gard's grieving mother launches legal fight to lift life

Connie Yates, 39, hopes to overturn the injunction, which threatens prison for anyone who dares to 'publish or reveal' the names of the Great Ormond Street Hospital clinicians.

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