45 h. ago Parents' fury over shock closure of nursery found 'failing to keep children safe' by Ofsted

Parents say they have been left stuck without childcare

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6 d. ago Nursery closes suddenly as Ofsted says it was 'failing to keep children safe'

The council said it had 'concerns' about the nursery

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8 d. ago Popular Loch Lomond aerial adventure attraction to reopen after shock closure

The former TreeZone high rope adventure course on the banks of Loch Lomond is to re-open under new ownership.

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1 week ago ‘Impossible’ to make smartphones safe for children, Sophie Winkleman warns

Netflix drama Adolescence has fuelled a debate about phones in schools.

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1 week ago LAURA TROTT: Labour MUST issue guidance to keep our children safe

Ten months ago, the Education Secretary (pictured) had no issue with trans women using female toilets.

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2 w. ago ‘Where is the adult?’: how Leonardo Van Dijl filmed the story of a child tennis star’s abuse

Julie Keeps Quiet casts real-life tennis ace Tessa Van den Broeck as a teenage player facing peril ignored by adults. The director explains how telling the story well required a care the sport itself neglectsLeonardo Van Dijl smiles: “If you told me a year ago that I’d be speaking to the Guardian, I’d have asked: ‘What about?’” Last May, the 34-year-old from Belgium took his debut film Julie Keeps Quiet to Cannes. (Where, he says, everyone was much friendlier after a four-star review in the Guardian.) Ever since, he has been living out of a suitcase, grabbing five or six hours’ sleep. It’s not just media interviews and Q&As keeping him busy: “We are a small movie. I’m the in-house graphic designer. I do the social media ” He stops, looks down at my phone, recording. “But I don’t really want to talk about that. I’m grateful, and it’s not that interesting.”What Van Dijl really does want to talk about is the urgent issue his film raises about safe spaces for children. Julie Keeps Q...

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3 w. ago Toothpaste widely contaminated with lead and other metals, US research finds

Most of 51 brands tested, including those for children, contained dangerous heavy metalToothpaste can be widely contaminated with lead and other dangerous heavy metals, new research shows.Most of 51 brands of toothpaste tested for lead contained the dangerous heavy metal, including those for children, or marketed as green. The testing, conducted by Lead Safe Mama, also found concerning levels of highly toxic arsenic, mercury and cadmium in many brands. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Under 16s should be restricted from using smartphones to keep them safe from harm, the Children's watchdog warns, as it emerges the majority of England's schools have now imposed bans on mobiles

It comes as a major new survey of 19,000 schools and colleges found that the vast majority already restrict mobile phone use during the school day.

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4 w. ago Prince Harry's 'life and safety is at stake' over security protection appeal

Prince Harry has argued he can not bring his wife and two children Archie, five and Lilibet, three, because he does not feel safe, despite being offered security if there is a specific threat

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4 w. ago Prince Harry's 'life at stake' when court makes dramatic appeal decision

Prince Harry has argued he can not bring his wife and two children Archie, five and Lilibet, three, because he does not feel safe, despite being offered security if there is a specific threat

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4 w. ago Full list of Morrisons stores closing next week amid widespread cuts

Morrisons announced last month the shock closure of 17 stores and 52 of their cafes across the UK, with supermarkets suffering due to rapidly rising prices, see below for next week's closures

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