6 h. ago Snake surprise: Mum finds live snake in daughter's Peppa Pig birthday gift

Jennifer Baker, 30, thought it was a prank by one of her sons when a bright orange snake fell out of her daughter's new toy box after celebrating her birthday on Sunday (August 10)

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5 d. ago I was forced to ban Peppa Pig after my toddler continued to repeat one rude word

As a parent I have had to take drastic measures and ban Peppa Pig for good after my daughter continued to repeat and awful word

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6 d. ago Mum trades her busy UK life to live in luxury in huge villa in Spain with a pool and private  gym

British mother Bridie has wowed thousands after giving a virtual tour of her huge new home in Spain. The lavish villa cost £100,000 less than her Essex home.

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2 w. ago ‘There’s an overwhelming bond of love’: the grandparents whose kids rely on them to raise a family

With many parents struggling to afford childcare, an army of grandparents have stepped up. They speak about the joys – and burdens – of caring for their grandkids at a time when they could be taking it easierWhen I first call Rita Labiche-Robinson, a 59-year-old retired project manager, she can’t chat because she is with her nine-year-old granddaughter. Rita looks after Nia two days a week – Thursdays and Fridays. Today is a Tuesday, but they live together, along with Nia’s mum, and Labiche-Robinson is too in the thick of it to talk.The three of them have been in the same home since March last year, when Labiche-Robinson’s daughter and granddaughter moved back from Canada. “While they’re waiting to be housed, they’re staying with me,” she says. On her designated days, she gets Nia up and takes her to school – a 10-minute walk from her home in Hackney, east London. At the end of the day, she picks Nia up, prepares her dinner and reads to her before bed. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Rachel Booth missing LIVE: Urgent search for mum, 38, last seen on 3.50am jog

Cheshire Police are growing increasingly concerned for 38-year-old Rachel Booth, who was last seen after a 45-minute jog in the early hours of Saturday morning

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3 w. ago Rachel Booth missing LIVE: Urgent search for mum, 38, enters its third day

Cheshire Police are growing increasingly concerned for 38-year-old Rachel Booth, who was last seen after a 45-minute jog in the early hours of Saturday morning

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4 w. ago Prince Harry steps into live minefield like mum Diana after 60,000 blown up

The Duke of Sussex followed in his mother's footsteps by walking in the live minefield - almost 30 years after Princess Diana made the same trek in 1997

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