16 h. ago Baby shower descends into chaos after game "Would Mummy Rather" sparks fury

There was hostility between the relatives of the couple having the baby throughout what should have been a fun family get-together.

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42 h. ago Mum's fury at Butlin's 'nightmare' holiday with blood on bed and half empty beers

The family had a 'holiday from hell' at Butlin's in Skegness after finding blood on the mattress, leftover beer bottles and more unpleasant discoveries

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65 h. ago Farmers' fury at Mummy Pig's birth story: Outcry from farming community as they point out piglets are born in litters not individually

The news that Mummy Pig has given birth has caused upset among the farming community, with some claiming the show has been disenguinine in depicting how pigs give birth.

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3 d. 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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3 d. ago The UK is failing on hunger — Labour must put the right to food into law

Writing for The Mirror, Labour MP Ian Byrne and Just Fair's Alex Firth call on the Government to act to tackle demand on food banks

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4 d. 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'

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4 d. ago Texas lawmakers OK former Uvalde mayor's effort to fix police failures in Robb Elementary attack

Texas lawmakers have passed a plan carried by Uvalde’s former mayor to fix police failures laid bare in the hesitant law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary School shooting in 2022

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5 d. 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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8 d. 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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1 week ago Mum's school uniform fury as daughter, 12 'faints after overheating in blazer'

Debbi Kinder says her 12-year-old daughter was forced to wear a blazer and tights during a heatwave claiming she fainted after 'four teachers refused to let her remove blazer'

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1 week ago Russia responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, UN aviation council rules

Russia ‘failed to uphold its obligations under international air law’

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1 week ago Fury as breastfeeding mum filmed on bus by man who replies 'F*** off...I'm English'

Hamidat Soliu, originally from Nigeria but lives in Manchester, was met with offensive language after she confronted a passenger who filmed her as she breast feed her baby

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2 w. ago Bill Gates roasts Elon Musk during Colbert interview and says he ‘looks forward’ to Trump meeting

‘He’s headed to Mars,’ Microsoft co-founder jokes of fellow tech billionaire as he expresses disbelief at DOGE’s actions hindering efforts to protect children from deadly diseases

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2 w. ago Bill Gates doubles down on criticism of Elon Musk during Colbert interview and ‘looks forward’ to Trump meeting

‘He’s headed to Mars,’ Microsoft co-founder jokes of fellow tech billionaire as he expresses disbelief at DOGE’s actions hindering efforts to protect children from deadly diseases

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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann's parents had heartbreaking wish after Christian Brueckner was named prime suspect in daughters case

Madeleine McCann's parents had one heartbreaking wish for their daughter when paedophile Christian Brueckner was named as the prime suspect in her disappearance

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2 w. ago Venezuela Fury, 15, reveals she is 'jealous' of mum Paris during lavish family trip

Tyson Fury's wife Paris is a style icon, and her 15-year-old daughter Venezuela is clearly in awe of her glamorous mum, as she gushed over a photo of her on Instagram

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2 w. ago Children under 16 will be BANNED from social media to protect them from 'harmful content' under plans put forward in New Zealand

The draft bill, drawn up by National Party MP Catherine Wedd, is modelled on strict legislation recently passed by Australia.

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2 w. ago Trump reveals the wild reason he decided to reopen notorious Alcatraz prison

Trump said after his surprise announcement of a plan to reopen Alcatraz that the prison represents 'law and order,' invoked the movies, and described a failed escape with a grim end.

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2 w. ago Vile paedophile who groomed and blackmailed victims online caught after parents pretended to be children to snare him

A paedophile has been jailed for 20 years after being caught out by parents who pretended to be his victims.

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2 w. ago Two favourites pushing to become the next Pope are accused of mishandling child sex abuse claims

Italian cardinal Pietro Parolin and Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, cannot be trusted to protect children from abuse, according to a campaign group.

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