5 h. ago 'My son ditched my 40th birthday for his lover – I know how David Beckham feels'

EXCLUSIVE: Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz are in the middle of a 'feud' after snubbing David Beckham's 50th birthday - one woman can relate to the 'heartbreak' of the parent

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9 h. ago Kingsmill in talks with Hovis parent company over bread takeover

Bread companies have been left struggling in recent years as high inflation and changing consumer habits have hit sales

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10 h. ago Woman warned to keep her son away from his 'unhinged' grandmother and 'change the locks' after her 'toxic' behaviour

Taking to Reddit , the parent, thought to be from the US, recounted how she invited her newborn son's grandmother to the hospital; but the special moment was not enough.

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10 h. ago Kingsmill owner confirms talks with Hovis parent company over bread takeover

Associated British Foods said its Allied Bakeries business ‘continues to face a very challenging market’ and that it is in talks with Hovis’s owner.

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21 h. ago Alec Baldwin's wife Hilaria calls out 'very famous actress' that drunkenly shamed her parenting

Hilaria Baldwin detailed the excruciating moment she was publicly shamed by a fellow celebrity parent in front of her husband, Alec, that left her 'heart pounding.'

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28 h. ago "Every parent's nightmare": Monster travelled around country to target children

Michael Lymath groomed children as young as 12

Society

40 h. ago How to stop yourself being annihilated by your teenager's demands

Our teenagers are in trouble. Mental health conditions affecting young people are on the rise. Suicide is the biggest killer of under-35s in the UK.

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49 h. ago This is the intimate conversation EVERY mother must have with their teenage daughter... before it's too late (and it's not what you're thinking)

As a parent I've always felt able to talk to my two daughters about almost everything. Open, honest communication is, in my view, the lifeblood of strong family relationships.

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52 h. ago Inside Gabby Logan's life off screen from family tragedy to husband's health battle

Gabby Logan has become a household name thanks to her presenting work, but away from the cameras she is also a devoted wife and parent alongside her famous husband.

Society

58 h. ago Baby food pouch hysteria? It’s just another way of making mothers feel guilty | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

We need a society that supports parents and makes good food choices achievable – not more lecturing of exhausted mumsLike many modern mothers, I have on occasion piped cold bolognese directly from a pouch into my small child’s open mouth and, radical though it may seem, I refuse to feel guilty about it. There is a lot of panic about ultra-processed foods (UPFs), and baby food pouches, with their high sugar content and dubious nutritional value, are the latest targets. Researchers at the University of Leeds School of Food Science and Nutrition found that 41% of main meals marketed for children had sugar levels that were too high and that 21% of ready-to-eat fruit products, cereals and meals were too watery and not providing adequate nutrition.It’s not great. But is it news? No parent picks up something called “Heinz fruity banana custard” believing it a fantastic alternative to actual mashed banana, yet this is being treated as the Watergate of the under-4s sandpit crowd. I’m startin...

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4 d. ago Why every child who says they're trans must be screened for autism: Brain expert PROF GINA RIPPON reveals what every parent must know

When it comes to the medical care of vulnerable children, you would think it would not be controversial to say no stone should be left unturned in pursuing an accurate diagnosis.

Society

4 d. ago Childminder admits to 'neglecting' baby after shocked parent's discovery

The baby was left alone and restrained in a car seat with a dog in the house.

Society

4 d. ago Real Betis legend jokes he will 'kidnap' Antony as Man Utd star keeps up hot form

Antony has proved to be a huge hit at Real Betis and club icon Joaquin is ready to kidnap him from parent club Manchester United with his future still uncertain

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4 d. ago Child minder tells police 'I'm going to admit it' after shocked parent's discovery

Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard that registered childminder Andrea Ward left a 'crying infant' strapped to a car seat at her home as she left with other children

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5 d. ago 'I found my boy, 8, dead in bedroom on his birthday – please heed my warning'

Joshua Dunbar was celebrating his eighth birthday at home in Birkenhead when the "most tragic" accident struck - turning the day into a 'a parent's worst nightmare'

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7 d. ago Primark says it is not raising prices despite tax and wage cost hikes

It came as parent firm Associated British Foods said it saw ‘weaker sales’ across the budget fashion chain’s UK and Ireland stores.

Economics

7 d. ago Women deported with US citizen kids denied chance to transfer custody, says lawyer

Mothers and kids held in ‘complete isolation’ and unable to coordinate childcare before being put on flight to HondurasTwo women who were deported to Honduras alongside their US citizen children were held in “complete isolation” and denied any opportunity to coordinate the care and custody of their children before being put on a flight, according to one of the lawyers representing them.The mothers were unable to contact attorneys or loved ones, and were not allowed the option to transfer the custody of their citizen children to another parent or caregiver, said Gracie Willis, an attorney with the National Immigration Project who is representing one of the families and coordinating with the team representing the other family. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Mothers deported by Trump ‘denied’ chance to transfer custody of children, lawyer says

Two women and their children, who are US citizens, held in ‘complete isolation’ before being put on flight to HondurasTwo women who were deported to Honduras alongside their US citizen children were held in “complete isolation” and denied any opportunity to coordinate the care and custody of their children before being put on a flight, according to one of the lawyers representing them.The mothers were unable to contact attorneys or loved ones, and were not allowed the option to transfer the custody of their citizen children to another parent or caregiver, said Gracie Willis, an attorney with the National Immigration Project who is representing one of the families and coordinating with the team representing the other family. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Father runs London Marathon with 20kg weight to reflect ‘burden of grief’ after losing son to cancer

Ceri Menai-Davis said he wanted the challenge to reflect ‘what it is like to carry the weight of your child and the weight of a parent’s grief’

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8 d. ago Injured Marcus Rashford expected to miss remainder of Aston Villa’s season

Manchester United loanee suffered hamstring injuryVilla object to Spurs’ request to change date of league gameMarcus Rashford is expected to miss the rest of Aston Villa’s season because of the hamstring injury that forced him out of their FA Cup semi-final defeat by Crystal Palace on Saturday. The on-loan England forward will have a scan but is not thought to require surgery.There is a slim possibility Rashford, whose injury rehabilitation will take place at Villa, could return to face Tottenham on 18 May, but he is ineligible for their final game of the season against Manchester United, his parent club. Continue reading...

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