61 m. ago Starmer warned children will be at risk if he agrees to US demands to get trade deal

Revelations that vice president JD Vance is still pushing for online safety and hate speech laws to be repealed have alarmed campaigners

Events

96 m. ago Gabby Logan's addresses 'daily romps' with husband Kenny and reveals kids' reaction

BBC Sports presenter Gabby Logan has opened up about her sex life with husband Kenny, and joked that her children would be "mortified" if she said too much

Culture

96 m. ago Children are developing 'Fortnite accents' after spending too much time playing the video game, experts warn

Experts have warned that some children are spending so much time playing the game that they're developing 'Fortnite accents'.

Events

1 hour ago The three routes to avoid this Easter as Traffic Wales warns 'plan ahead'

Drivers have been told to allow extra travel time for their journeys over Easter weekend

Events

1 hour ago Christine McGuinness 'devastated' as she makes £6.5m 'decision' after Paddy split

Christine McGuinness has spoken out about her 'devastation' at having to sell the £6.5million home she shared with ex-husband Paddy and their three children for the past five years

Economics

2 h. ago The Greater Manchester area where 95 per cent of parents are sending child to first choice primary school in September

Just 19 children due to start school in 2025 in the borough have not been given a place at one of their three preferences

Society

2 h. ago Ofsted inspection system placing teachers in ‘imminent serious danger’ – union

The claim was made at the annual conference of the National Education Union in Harrogate.

Politics

4 h. ago American women and children are in crisis. Republicans are about to make it worse | Karen Dolan

Donald Trump’s budget could gut Medicaid, cut food assistance for millions and lead to 40,000 kids losing childcareWomen and children are under threat in America.Jocelyn Smith of Roswell, New Mexico, knows this too well. “I’m disabled, taking care of my disabled daughter. I work, and I volunteer to help feed and house my community,” she told me. “Yet I need assistance affording meals for my family. Something is broken.”Karen Dolan is a federal safety net expert and a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago BREAKING: Suspect, 54, named after crossbow horror on Salford street

Roy Leader has been charged following the incident on Monday night

Events

4 h. ago I cancelled my holiday 24 hours after arriving because my children were acting so bratty

The mother-of-three was so upset by her squabbling children and unsupportive husband that she decided she had to go home and so packed up and left, taking everyone with her.

Politics

5 h. ago Graeme Dott appears in court over child sex abuse allegations

The 47-year-old, who won the world title in 2006, is accused of charges involving two children dating between 1993 and 2010.

Events

5 h. ago The Diamond Heist review – Guy Ritchie’s thrilling tale of the failed Millennium Dome jewel robbery

This three-part documentary about the attempt to steal hundreds of millions of pounds’ worth of diamonds is pacey and stylish – but it definitely didn’t need to glamorise the real-life violenceI suppose the wonder is that it has taken Guy Ritchie so long to get around to telling the story of the Millennium Dome robbery, in which – way back at the turn of the century, children – a group of south-east London criminals ram-raided a national joke in pursuit of the 203-carat Millennium Star diamond worth £200m, which De Beers had unaccountably agreed to display in the capital’s gangster heartland.Strictly speaking, Richie himself is not telling it; the three-part documentary The Diamond Heist comes from Oscar and Emmy award-winning company Lightbox and is executive produced by Ritchie. But the subject matter is so perfectly him that any meaningful separation in your mind as you watch it collapses quicker than a Greenwich exhibition venue’s shutters under the weight of a JCB driven at spe...

Events

5 h. ago Taking the creepy out of crawlies: Forest Holidays launches Ugly Bug Hunts as 61% of children in Scotland can't spot a moth

New research commissioned by B Corp certified holiday company Forest Holidays has found that only 39 per cent of children aged six-to-11 in Scotland would be able to name a moth if they saw one in real life.

Politics

6 h. ago UK's teaching union is condemned for claim that Reform is 'racist and Far Right' and accused of indocrinating children with 'Marxist' ideology

Delegates at the NEU's annual conference demanded its political funds be used to oppose Nigel Farage 's candidates.

Society

6 h. ago Food hall opens soft play so adults can eat street food and drink cocktails while children play

This new adventure soft play is perfect for adults and children

Society

6 h. ago Kilmarnock man taking on London Marathon to raise funds to help feed hungry children

Graeme Quinn will run the 26.2 mile route across the capital this month to fundraise for Mary’s Meals.

Politics

6 h. ago Pigeons are scared of colour that will keep them away from the garden

It's a simple method that involves a certain colour to keep the birds away, rather than harsh chemicals or strenuous tasks. The colour tricks the birds into thinking they are in danger

Politics

7 h. ago Primary school offer day 2025: how to appeal if your child misses first choice

Children starting reception in September will find out on Wednesday which school they’ll be attending

Politics

7 h. ago 'Britain's most dangerous killer' asked for prison pet and promised not to eat it

Born in Liverpool, Robert Maudsley has lived in isolation in Wakefield Prison for decades and once made a bizarre request about a pet which was denied

Events

7 h. ago The Legend of Ochi review – visually dazzling throwback kids movie

There’s an 80s vibe to this ET-adjacent family adventure with Willem Dafoe and Emily Watson, relying on impressive practical effectsThe Legend of Ochi creates such a complete visual experience that studio heads who have led countless multimillion-dollar trips to the green-screen warehouse should hang their heads in shame when they see it.It’s not that writer-director Isaiah Saxon and his collaborators have abstained, monk-like, from modern technology in assembling this children’s fantasy film; though it consciously throws back to puppetry, matte paintings and other practical effects that were more common in live-action family films of the 1980s, The Legend of Ochi clearly makes use of digital tricks, too. (When its trailer first dropped, online hordes were even convinced – wholly incorrectly – that its relatively low-budget world-building must be the product of generative AI tech.) But all of these non-AI techniques, as well as vivid location shooting in Romania, have been pulled to...

Politics