20 h. ago ‘Honour their memory’: Dolly Parton shares her advice on grief for Kelly Clarkson after ex

Pop singer’s former husband Brandon Blackstock, who was the father of her two children, died last week

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58 h. ago Four children arrested after boy, 14, died in warehouse fire will face no further police action

Layton Carr was found dead after emergency services rushed to a blaze near the Fairfield Industrial estate in the Bill Quay area of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, on the evening of May 2.

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66 h. ago EastEnders and children's TV legend Ray Brooks has died, aged 86

Brooks was responsible for one of the biggest EastEnders storylines and was also known for his film roles

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67 h. ago Blue Peter legend Biddy Baxter dies aged 92 as tributes pour in for children's TV pioneer

Baxter took over as editor of Blue Peter in 1965, several years after the programme’s launch

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68 h. ago BBC Blue Peter legend who turned children's show into institution dies

The icon became a household name as generations of children tuned in going through endless 'sticky back plastic' as they turned washing up bottles into new creations

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68 h. ago Blue Peter icon Biddy Baxter dies aged 92: Tributes pour in for the 'pioneer' of children's television

A statement was released on Monday that read: 'We are sad to report that longtime Blue Peter Editor Biddy Baxter has died at the age of 92.'

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2 d. ago EastEnders, Coronation Street and children's TV legend dies, aged 86

Brooks earned himself a number of film credits

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3 d. ago Maryland house fire: Six dead, including four children, after horror fire

Authorities confirmed two adults and four children sadly died in the house fire. One adult escaped, and two more were not home when the fire broke out on Sunday morning

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3 d. ago One of Britain's worst paedophiles dead at 72: Monster who filmed himself abusing children as young as three dies in prison

Anthony Barron, formerly of Grove, Oxfordshire, was sentenced to life in prison in 2007 after pleading guilty to 87 charges of sexual offences against children.

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3 d. ago Ray Brooks, British actor and voice of Mr Benn, dies aged 86

The EastEnders and Cathy Come Home actor had been diagnosed with dementia, his family revealedRay Brooks, the British actor who starred in EastEnders, Ken Loach’s drama Cathy Come Home and narrated the 1970s children’s TV show Mr Benn, has died at the age of 86.Brooks died peacefully on Saturday with his loved ones at his bedside after a short illness, according to a statement shared by his family with the BBC. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago UN warns Gaza faces ‘starvation, pure and simple’ as child deaths mount – latest updates

Humanitarian office says 37 children have died from acute malnutrition since July, as overall toll nears 100See all our Middle East crisis coverageIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to hold a press conference with international media in Jerusalem at 4:30pm local time (13:30 GMT; 14:30 BST).He will likely be asked about the security cabinet’s controversial decision on Friday to expand its assault on Gaza and take control of Gaza City.Following the alerts activated in the Gaza Envelope, it is likely that two launches from the Gaza Strip crossed into the country’s territory, interception attempts were made, and their results are under review. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 'Truly amazing' children's TV icon died after battling cancer

Carol Lee Scott's Grotbags appeared among a line-up of characters on Emu's World.

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3 d. ago BBC drama hailed 'phenomenal' lands on Netflix with impressive critic reviews

Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones stars in the BBC drama, which is now available to stream on Netflix, Disney+ and BBC iPlayer.

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3 d. ago Children's TV star hailed as 'truly amazing' tragically died after health battle

Carol Lee Scott was the actress behind the iconic character Grotbags, who was a regular on our TV screens in the 1980s and 1990s

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4 d. ago British father, 54, dies in crash while on holiday in Greece

Craig Bloomer, 54, who ran a café in Wolverhampton, died after he was caught in a scooter crash while in Greece .

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5 d. ago Regional accents are dying out in the UK as children pick up on American phrases from TikTok, Netflix and Disney, author warns

Regional English accents are dying out because children are picking up American phrases from TikTok, Netflix and Disney, author Nicola Chester has warned Countryfile Magazine.

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6 d. ago Kelly Clarkson's last poignant interview about Brandon Blackstock resurfaces

Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson's ex-husband and father to their children, died of cancer on Thursday, and tributes have sinced poured in to the star, from Fort Worth, Texas

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7 d. ago Suicidal girl, 14, died on children's mental health ward that had half its staff off work when inexperienced agency worker left her unsupervised, inquest told

Ruth Szymankiewicz was being treated for an eating disorder at Huntercombe Hospital in Berkshire but died on February 12, 2022.

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7 d. ago Hospital worker tears up as she recalls death of girl, 14, left alone on ward

Ruth Szymankiewicz died after she was left unsupervised at a children’s mental health hospital by an inexperienced agency worker.

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8 d. ago ‘No one could compete’: readers remember the magic of Allan Ahlberg’s stories

A godsend to teachers winning children over to books, they have also provided precious shared family fun and ‘jolts of warmth and home’Allan Ahlberg, beloved children’s author, dies aged 87‘I worked with kids who struggled – this one boy would listen with rapture’ Continue reading...

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