8 h. ago Princess of Wales is elegant in green suit designed by VB on the day her Netflix series launches

Kate chatted with individuals associated with the Oxford-based organisation, which is committed to promoting the welfare of families with children under five.

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10 h. ago UK poverty crisis laid bare as 500,000 children living in families trapped in benefits debt cycle

Exclusive: Tens of thousands of families are forced to take out loans to cover the five-week wait until their first Universal Credit payment – but many struggle to pay it back

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3 d. ago EastEnders' Kellie Bright says fight to secure education for autistic son ‘felt like a battle’

The soap star presents a BBC Panorama documentary about Send families fighting for the right education for their children

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3 d. ago Getting right support for autistic son ‘felt like a battle’ – EastEnders actress

Kellie Bright presents a BBC Panorama documentary about Send families fighting for the right education for their children.

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3 d. ago Westwood Golf Club coins in £55k for Children's Hospices Across Scotland

Westwood Golf Club is proud to support the incredible work CHAS does for children and families across Scotland.

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3 d. ago Children as young as 6 influenced by gender stereotypes over what job they want to do

Research took place over three years and included pupils from 1,400 primary schools

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4 d. ago Welsh school introduces 'pay as you can' food shop to battle hunger

Children are learning about food sustainability and money while families can buy food at low prices at the shop

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8 d. ago Ricky Hatton's son says boxing icon's death has left his devastated family 'hit for six' and heartbreakingly reveals they had 'so many plans' for the future

The former world light-welterweight and welterweight champion fondly known as 'The Hitman' was found dead at his home in Hyde, Greater Manchester.

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9 d. ago Trapeze artist falls to her death in front of horrified families at German circus

This is the first picture of the Spanish trapeze artist who died during a circus performance in front of families with young children in Germany.

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9 d. ago ‘It’s hard to know what day it is’: families tell of grim Ice detention in Texas

Anxiety high as parents and children tell of lack of clean water, inadequate medical care and poor food in ‘prison-like’ conditionsAt the South Texas Family Residential Center, guards allegedly refer to detained immigrant families as “inmates”, spouses aren’t allowed to hold hands, and children don’t know where they can kick around a ball without getting in trouble, according to a stark court filing.Yet those are minor indignities compared with accounts given to outside monitors of a lack of clean drinking water, sleep, healthy food, privacy, hygiene supplies and appropriate healthcare. Alongside government admissions of what attorneys called “prolonged unexplained detention” at the facility in the remote town of Dilley, Texas anxiety levels for detainees are high. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Study links greater inequality to structural changes in children’s brains

Researchers say findings show inequality creates toxic environment and reducing it is ‘a public health imperative’Scientists have linked the impact of living in an unequal society to structural changes in the brains of children – regardless of individual wealth – for the first time.The study of more than 10,000 young people in the US discovered altered brain development in children from wealthy and lower-income families in areas with higher rates of inequality, which were also associated with poorer mental health. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'Unusual' twist in tragedy of circus acrobat who plunged to her death as crowds watched

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Circus performer Marina B, 27, tragically fell 16ft during a solo trapeze performance and instantly died in front of crowds of children and families

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1 week ago 5 signs of your child has a junk food addiction – and how to help

Here is some expert advice on how to distinguish between normal cravings and more problematic behaviours

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1 week ago Labour peer who escaped Nazis as a child makes powerful Gaza 'splitting up families' plea

Lord Alf Dubs has pleaded with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to rip up rules barring students from Gaza from bringing spouses and children to the UK, saying it will tear families apart

Society

1 week ago At least 4 dead and more still missing as devastating flash floods hit Arizona

Officials are particularly concerned with hundreds of propane tanks, which may have been washed downstream, causing a ‘major hazmat issue’

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1 week ago Three dead and more still missing as devastating flash floods hit Arizona

A state of emergency was declared Saturday in the city of Globe, around 90 miles east of Phoenix

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1 week ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner strikes fear among families

Christian Brueckner's release from prison - and presence in a city in northern Germany - has gripped families, who fear it is unsafe to take their children to the park

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1 week ago Starmer says government will introduce digital IDs to ensure Britain’s ‘borders are more secure’ – UK politics live

Prime minister says the UK is facing a choice between patriotic renewal and toxic divideDeputy prime minister David Lammy has called the conflict in Gaza “inhumane” and “utterly unjustifiable”.Addressing the United Nations general assembly in New York, Lammy said:What is happening in Gaza is indefensible, it is inhumane, it is utterly unjustifiable and it must end now.Better than the horrific acts by Hamas on 7 October that left children without their parents and parents without their children.Better than the torment of families waiting desperately for the return of their loved ones from the most barbaric captivity. Better than the fanatical rule by Hamas, a vile, pitiless terrorist organisation that must have no future in Gaza. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Keir Starmer says digital ID cards are an ‘enormous opportunity’ and will make it tougher to work illegally

Prime minister says plans for a new digital ID held on people’s phones will become mandatory to prove the right to workDeputy prime minister David Lammy has called the conflict in Gaza “inhumane” and “utterly unjustifiable”.Addressing the United Nations general assembly in New York, Lammy said:What is happening in Gaza is indefensible, it is inhumane, it is utterly unjustifiable and it must end now.Better than the horrific acts by Hamas on 7 October that left children without their parents and parents without their children.Better than the torment of families waiting desperately for the return of their loved ones from the most barbaric captivity. Better than the fanatical rule by Hamas, a vile, pitiless terrorist organisation that must have no future in Gaza. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump’s absurd Tylenol claims heighten the suffering of pregnant women in the US | Moira Donegan

There is no evidence to support the president’s assertions about autism. But they exploit fears that already come with pregnancyRobert F Kennedy Jr continued his futile search for a single pharmaceutical cause of autism on Monday, when the Trump administration claimed that distorted recent studies and misstated scientific evidence to allege a link between women’s Tylenol use during pregnancy and the development of autism in children. Kennedy has long spoken with disturbing disgust about autistic people, claiming at one press conference that autistic children “destroy families” and “will never pay taxes. They’ll never hold a job. They’ll never play baseball. They’ll never write a poem. They’ll never go out on a date.” He had previously pledged to find the cause of autism by this month.As part of his apparent quest to eliminate this vast and varied group of people – who do, in fact, pay taxes, hold jobs, play baseball, write poems, go on dates, and function as beloved and caring membe...

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