22 h. ago Small Canadian town reels after teen boy allegedly assaults eight

Police initially thought the girl was attacked by an animal due her injuries, but later arrested a 17-year-old boyA small rural community in Canada is reeling after police said the horrific attack of an eight-year-old girl was not caused by an animal, as they had suspected, but allegedly by a teenage boy who they have now charged with attempted murder.The residents of Quadeville, a town of a few hundred people in southern Ontario, are questioning local law enforcement’s handling of the case after officials initially told them to keep their children indoors to protect them against a possible offending animal. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago NHS cuts could lead to another Baby P or Victoria Climbie as safeguarding staff face axe, doctors warn

Exclusive: NSPCC calls on Wes Streeting to protect safeguarding roles to help keep children safe

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50 h. ago Mum who starved rather than suffer 'worst death' leaves behind powerful message

Emma Bray wanted to protect her children from seeing her die a "terrible" death from motor neurone disease, so made the heartbreaking decision to starve herself to death instead

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50 h. ago Dignity in Dying campaigner Emma Bray dies after vowing to starve herself to death 'to protect her children'

Dignity in Dying campaigner Emma Bray spent her final days in a hospice this summer after voluntarily deciding to stop eating and drinking.

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50 h. ago Mum with MND dies after starving herself to 'protect her children'

The news of Dignity in Dying campaigner Emma Bray's death was shared in an emotional post on social media.

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51 h. ago Emma Bray who vowed to starve herself 'to protect her children' has sadly died

Emma said she starved 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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53 h. ago Brave mum Emma Bray's final days after deciding to starve herself to death for sake of her kids

Dignity in Dying campaigner Emma Bray has died after making the heartbreaking decision to starve herself to death. Just last month, she spoke with the Mirror about her poignant hopes for her final days

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2 d. ago She left a fundamentalist Mormon cult. Then her children went missing

After escaping a fundamentalist polygamous group, Elizabeth Roundy fought to rebuild her life and protect her children. Now, they are missing — and she believes the FLDS is behind it. As more mothers come forward with similar stories, a chilling pattern is emerging, Andrea Cavallier writes

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4 d. ago She left a fundamentalist Mormon cult. Then her children went missing. ‘Somebody came by the shop and hauled off with them’

After escaping a fundamentalist polygamous group, Elizabeth Roundy fought to rebuild her life and protect her children. Now, they are missing — and she believes the FLDS is behind it. As more mothers come forward with similar stories, a chilling pattern is emerging, Andrea Cavallier writes

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4 d. ago Ofcom boss: Tech firms not given much power over how to protect children online

Ofcom’s chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes defended reforms coming into effect on July 25.

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7 d. ago New Hampshire judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order

Judge certifies class-action lawsuit that’s one of many challenging order denying citizenship to those born to undocumented parents in the USUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship suffered a courtroom defeat on Thursday as a federal judge in New Hampshire blocked the controversial executive order nationwide and certified a sweeping class-action lawsuit that could protect tens of thousands of children.Ruling from the bench on Thursday, Judge Joseph LaPlante announced his decision after an hour-long hearing and said a written order will follow. The judge, an appointee of George W Bush, said a written order would follow later in the day, with a seven-day stay to allow for appeal. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Junk food sponsorship of sports should be banned to protect children’s health, experts say

Junk food firms have more than 90 current sponsorship deals within top UK sports

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2 w. ago Father of boy, nine, and girl, seven, found in nappies on remote Italian farm 'hid the family away to protect them from COVID' and reveals why his children wore diapers in full interview

The nine-year-old boy and his seven-year-old sister had never been registered with a school or doctor and were completely unknown to the outside world.

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2 w. ago Starving newborn baby left alone for days after mum died is rescued in nick of time

Police officers in Phoenix, Arizona, discovered a newborn baby "clinging to life" after the child's mother died and the infant was left alone in the home for several days

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2 w. ago Radical trans ideology could finally be banned from schools with Labour told 'stop dithering' and protect children

Shadow ministers are putting forward legislation which would make the 2023 trans guidance for schools legally binding.

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2 w. ago AD FEATURE: If you're thinking of buying alcohol for someone under 18, It'll Cost You. You could face a £5000 fine, prison

This campaign aims to protect children from harm, reduce crime and antisocial behaviour, and make communities safer

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on annihilation in Gaza: the deaths mount, but the pressure has ebbed | Editorial

Israel’s attack on Iran overshadowed the ongoing carnage. Its allies are complicit in the horror; they must instead help to build a future for Palestinians“We cannot be asking civilians to go into a combat zone so that then they can be killed with the justification that they are in a combat zone.” It defies belief that the Unicef spokesperson, James Elder, should have needed to spell that out this week. And yet each day Palestinians continue to be killed while attempting to collect aid for their families from food hubs in Gaza, forced to make a lethal choice between risking being shot and letting their families slowly starve. More than 500 have died around the centres since the system was introduced – yet, with attention fixed on Israel’s attacks on Iran, there has been little to spare for recent deaths.The Israeli military has given shifting accounts of events. But soldiers told the newspaper Haaretz that commanders ordered troops to shoot at crowds that posed no threat. The Israel...

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3 w. ago Porn sites to use ‘highly effective’ age checks next month to protect children

Major providers including Pornhub, Stripchat and Jerkmate have agreed to the stronger measures as part of the Online Safety Act.

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3 w. ago Global vaccination efforts stall, leaving millions of children vulnerable to preventable diseases

Global efforts to protect children against diseases like measles, polio and tuberculosis have stalled since 2010, leaving millions vulnerable to deadly infections

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4 w. ago Simple mistake parents make during a heatwave could be deadly for your child

We've all got our children's best interests at heart but efforts to protect them could be putting them in danger

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