23 h. ago Liam Payne’s sister says she feels ‘plunged underwater’ without her brother

The singer died in October last year after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina.

Politics

24 h. ago In Sweden, I got paid time off to settle my child at school. Here’s why I want US families to have the same right

Parents can do inskolning as part of their 480 days of paid leave per child – as an American abroad, this was a foreign concept. But here’s what the US could learnAbout a month ago, I sat on a tiny wooden chair, hand-embroidering a thick cotton pillowcase in dim candlelight. Eight Swedish children softly sang a good morning song over tiny cups of peach-colored herbal tea.This is not a tale of a tradwife textile artist living off the grid in the Swedish countryside or the opening of some eerie Midsommar-style folk horror scene. It was the first day of my three-year-old’s inskolning, the introductory period to her new daycare/preschool. Continue reading...

Society

56 h. ago NSPCC advice on when you should leave your child alone with their brother or sister

The UK's leading children's charity has offered guidance for parents

Politics

7 d. ago Netflix documentary on 'dark side' of child influencers leaves viewers 'utterly disgusted'

Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing has left viewers feeling 'disgusted'

Technology

7 d. ago Paedo 'manipulated' mum so she'd leave him alone with naked child who called him 'dada'

A twisted pedophile who failed to tell his new partner that he had previously been caught with child abuse images – and was left alone with her child – now faces more time in jail

Politics

7 d. ago Worst House On The Street viewers rage 'look at the state of it!' as couple who 'don't have a clue' fumble eye

The Channel 4 series sees property developers Scarlette and Stuart Douglas, who are brother and sister, help people transform their family homes without breaking the bank.

Politics

7 d. ago NSPCC advice on what age you can leave your children at home alone

The children's charity has advice on whether leaving children alone at home is appropriate or not

Society

8 d. ago ‘It is about all of humankind’: Ukrainian violinist Valentina Goncharova on her cosmic call to compose

Born in Kyiv, trained in a Soviet conservatory and inspired in a Mongolian temple, the experimental musician describes the impulse that led to her first original album in 30 yearsOn 7 October 2023, Kyiv-born, Tallinn-based violinist and electronic musician Valentina Goncharova “woke up in a bad state”, she says. “I felt something terrible was happening on our planet I called my sister and brother in Ukraine. Nothing had happened to them. But I continued to feel some kind of uncontrollable violence.“An inner impulse told me: ‘You must urgently return to work.’ I turned on the electric violin, put on Tibetan percussion instruments, and began recording,” she says. Then, later that day, she opened the news “and found out what had happened in Israel”. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Legal age young children can be left home alone as Easter Holidays near

The law does not say an age when you can leave a child on their own, but it's an offence to leave a child alone if it places them at risk and just because you can doesn't mean you should

Society

2 w. ago The Repair Shop fans 'in tears' as family are finally 'brought peace' by restoration with heartbreaking twist

Brother and sister duo Zaff and Nasari became emotional as their restoration was unveiled, both tearing up.

Society

2 w. ago The world is missing out on the real Yemen: we are not just war, headlines or suffering | Nada Al

After a decade of conflict, loss is constant, as is fear for our children’s future. But we are more than thisA decade of war in Yemen has left us in a place we never could have imagined. Our biggest worries were once exams, work and weddings. Today, we live with the weight of constant fear. You wake to the sound of explosions or the silence of grief, leave your home uncertain if you will return, look at your child and wonder what kind of future awaits.Yet life goes on. We carry our losses, our broken hearts, our grief, and we continue. Ten years of war, ten years of mourning, of learning to survive with a lump in our hearts. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Death of brother and sister in south London treated as suspected murder

Pair found dead at flat in Thamesmead died of stab wounds, police say

Events

2 w. ago How to fund your children through university: From student loans to how much you REALLY need to save

Do you dream of one day sending your child off to university, but shudder at the thought of them leaving tens of thousands of pounds in debt just as they start out in life?

Society

2 w. ago How to fund your children through university: from beating rip

Do you dream of one day sending your child off to university, but shudder at the thought of them leaving tens of thousands of pounds in debt just as they start out in life?

Politics

2 w. ago Worried by Adolescence? NSPCC boss gives advice to scared parents after Netflix show

Netflix show Adolescence has given parents a whole new host of things to fear for their children, and the NSPCC gave some 'tips and tricks' to spot worrying signs and keep kids safe

Politics

2 w. ago The truth about rags to riches trader Gary Stevenson's poverty

The former trader had a humble upbringing living with his parents, his brother and sister in a tiny three bedroom mid-terraced house with a back garden overlooking railway tracks in Ilford, Essex.

Politics

3 w. ago Kid's homework question so hard adults with 'advanced degrees' can't solve it – can you?

A question taken from a child's homework sheet has been going viral after leaving even the smartest adults confused as they can't work out the answer - can you solve it?

Politics

3 w. ago Gaza’s children: what can the future possibly hold for them?

Tens of thousands of children have been wounded in Gaza, which now has the most child amputees per capita in the world. Even those evacuated for treatment face an impossible pathWhen I entered the home in north-east Philadelphia, Elias, a lively four-year-old boy, grabbed the pack of KitKats I had brought with me and began swinging it over his head. He whirled around in circles, hollering something unintelligible. In a familiar scene – I have small children of my own – his mother tried to impose order, but yielded to the greater force of a kid on sugar kept indoors by a cold snap.Elias, his five-year-old sister Taline and nine-year-old brother Khaled were in the US because Elias and Taline needed urgent medical care. They had sustained staggering injuries when Israel’s military shot a missile at the house they were taking refuge in. The explosion cleaved Elias’s right leg off below the knee. Taline’s injuries were also severe; she arrived in the US with external fixators – pins and ...

Politics

3 w. ago There are more child amputees in Gaza than anywhere else in the world. What can the future hold for them?

Tens of thousands of children have been wounded in Gaza. Even those evacuated for treatment face an impossible pathWhen I entered the home in north-east Philadelphia, Elias, a lively four-year-old boy, grabbed the pack of KitKats I had brought with me and began swinging it over his head. He whirled around in circles, hollering something unintelligible. In a familiar scene – I have small children of my own – his mother tried to impose order, but yielded to the greater force of a kid on sugar kept indoors by a cold snap.Elias, his five-year-old sister Taline and nine-year-old brother Khaled were in the US because Elias and Taline needed urgent medical care. They had sustained staggering injuries when an Israeli pilot or drone operator shot a missile at the house they were taking refuge in. The explosion cleaved Elias’s right leg off below the knee. Taline’s injuries were also severe; she arrived in the US with external fixators – pins and steel in her legs – as she battled infection. ...

Politics

3 w. ago BGT child stars who lost to Spellbound leave fans stunned over appearance

The street dancers wowed the nation with their moves on Britain's Got Talent over 15 years ago.

Politics