65 h. ago Calls for UK drivers to face new ban over 'threat to children's safety'

Campaigners want lawmakers to introduce a cap on bonnet height

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3 d. ago SUVs are a 'growing threat to public safety' and drivers can't see children as old as nine directly in front of them

SUVs are more likely to hit an adult's vital organs and a child's head in a collision - and they increase the risk of dragging a pedestrian under the moving vehicle in crashes, a new report said.

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4 d. ago Shocked school trip to France discovers two migrant stowaways in the wheel arches of their coach after hearing cheering when they returned to England

The men, believed to have climbed under the bus when it stopped at a beach near Calais, were accused of 'bullsh**ing' about their ages by the hero driver when they claimed to be children themselves.

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4 d. ago Moment two illegal immigrants are discovered in wheel arches of coach packed with Brit schoolchildren returning from France

The men, believed to have climbed under the bus when it stopped at a beach near Calais, were accused of 'bullsh**ing' about their ages by the hero driver when they claimed to be children themselves.

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5 d. ago Third Chinese scientist charged with smuggling illegal biological pathogen into US from Wuhan

Chengxuan Han was arrested on Sunday at Detroit Metropolitan airport and charged with smuggling goods into the US.

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5 d. ago New Madeleine McCann documentary uncovers chilling evidence linked to suspect Christian Brueckner

A chilling new documentary has unearthed disturbing evidence linked to Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner — including children’s items, a damning hard drive, and a story describing a girl “not older than five.”

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5 d. ago If we want kids to get off screens, adults have to do the same

As a group of schools tells parents to limit their smartphone usage, Helen Coffey argues that our behaviour is just as important when it comes to helping the next generation get off their devices and into the real world

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8 d. ago Moment driver nearly ploughed into group of children caught on camera

A local has hit out over incidents in the area.

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9 d. ago Primary school bans smartphones after 9,000 messages sent in just one night in children's WhatsApp group

Shocked at the discovery, executive headteacher Simon Botten started a debate with parents on whether smartphones should be allowed in schools - and now pupils can't bring them in at all.

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1 week ago Phones banned after discovery on pupil's device left at school over night

Parents have been told smartphones will no longer be allowed

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1 week ago Potential ‘agroterrorism weapon’ fungus smuggled into US by Chinese scientists, FBI alleges

Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu charged after allegedly smuggling a fungus to US that can cause serious illness and billions of dollars in crop lossesTwo Chinese scientists have been charged with smuggling a toxic fungus into the United States that they planned to research at an American university, the justice department has said.Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, are charged with conspiracy, smuggling, false statements, and visa fraud, the US attorney’s office for the eastern district of Michigan said in a statement on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Warning after delivery van driver 'touches children's faces' and asks for personal information

The incident was reported in Shaw

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2 w. ago As Ice deports children, what futures do we lose? | Ariel Dorfman

I was forced to flee my homeland as a child; so were my own children. So the horror can be grasped by our celebrity-driven society: are we removing the next Mozart?Two children – a nine-year old boy and his six-year old sister – are playing at “house”, pretending to be their father and mother. Absorbed in the game, they repeat the words their parents have been whispering to each other when they thought their progeny were not listening.Playing like innocent children all over the world play and have played since the beginning of history. But, here and now, in America, the words some endangered children may be exchanging are far from innocent.Ariel Dorfman, an emeritus distinguished professor of literature at Duke University, is the Chilean-American author of the play Death and the Maiden and, more recently, the novels The Suicide Museum and Allegro. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Brave father reveals how he saved the life of his two children, 10 and 11, as 'drug driver' ploughed into crowds during Liverpool's title celebrations

Liverpool fan Anthony Claypole, 42, was in the middle of the crush with children Evan,11, and Sydney , 10, when the Ford Galaxy smashed into the crowd.

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2 w. ago Dozens injured as car ploughs into crowd at Liverpool FC victory parade – video

Liverpool FC’s Premier League victory parade descended into chaos on Monday evening after a car collided with pedestrians in the city centre leaving nearly 50 people injured including children. A British man believed to be the driver of the vehicle was arrested at the scene of the collision in the heart of the city, after roads had been reopened following the main paradeA day of joy and celebration for Liverpool turned into one of horrorDozens injured as car ploughs into crowd at Liverpool FC victory parade Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Four children among 47 hurt in Liverpool parade horror: 'White Brit' driver, 53, tore through crowd at 30mph leaving 250

Authorities have confirmed the incident is not being treated as terrorism, and the man in custody, a white British male from Liverpool, is believed to have been the driver of the vehicle.

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2 w. ago Liverpool parade car crash latest: Children among dozens injured after car drives into fans and man arrested

A 53-year-old white British man has been arrested who Merseyside Police believe to have been the driver in the traffic collision

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2 w. ago Liverpool parade carnage: Driver smashed into men, women and children at league title party before bystanders screaming 'kill him' dragged driver out

LIVE BLOG: Emergency services rushed to Water Street within minutes as dramatic images surfaced showing police cordons and a strong presence of officers, ambulances and a fire engine at the scene.

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2 w. ago Liverpool parade incident LIVE as four children injured after car driven at crowd

Cops detained a male at the scene after the vehicle stopped.

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2 w. ago Man on '120mph drive with kids in smashed windscreen car put children at risk'

Police in Northern Ireland arrested a man after he allegedly travelled at speeds of up to 120mph with his kids were in the car - the vehicle is also said to have had a smashed windscreen when he was driving it

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