38 h. ago That ‘90s show: Parents are turning to childhood for tips on raising their kids in tech age

Watching a movie rented from Blockbuster, threading a charm bracelet, and taking on your friends with a game of Hungry, Hungry, Hippo. Those 90s trends we miss so dearly are the ones that are inspiring millennial parents, Amber Raiken finds

Society

1 week ago Raising kids in poverty: The UK’s ‘inhumane’ two child limit

Child poverty in the UK is now at record levels, with 4.5 million kids living in poverty. One of the biggest drivers of this is the controversial two limit child policy, which caps universal credit and tax credits to a family’s first two children . With the Labour government’s Child Poverty Strategy due imminently, many charities and campaigners have called for this brutal policy to be scrapped, but what’s life actually like for mums under the limit and will the government listen to growing calls to abolish the austerity-era policy? Journalist and poverty campaigner Terri White speaks to women in her area of greater Manchester to find out. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Gen Z is leaning towards one parenting trend when raising their kids, new study reveals

New survey looked at 2,000 parents’ approaches to raising their kids

Events

2 w. ago Matt Beard's heartbroken wife and kids see huge sum raised within hours as TV presenter steps in

Ex-Liverpool Women's manager Matt Beard's sudden death at the age of 47 has prompted an outpouring of tributes, with a JustGiving page set up to support his wife and family

Politics

2 w. ago After 36 years of paying taxes and raising kids in America, they’re self

Holly Baxter speaks to a family who are packing up nearly four decades of their lives and voluntarily leaving the country before they can be detained

Economics

2 w. ago Stacey Solomon admits 'hardest thing' of sharing a blended family with rarely

Stacey Solomon has spoken about raising six kids within her blended family as son Zach celebrates his 17th birthday at Pickle Cottage and invites his dad Dean Cox

Politics

3 w. ago Barratt and David Wilson Homes East Scotland raises £160,000 in support of Cash for Kids

Barratt and David Wilson Homes East Scotland has marked a major fundraising milestone in support of Cash for Kids this month, raising an incredible £160,000 so far this year through its charity partnership.

Economics

3 w. ago ‘The old white patriarchy isn’t knocking on my door!’ Sandra Oh on joy, despair – and going viral with a euphoric dance

In her apocalyptic new film, everything’s sorted – but you have to die at the age of 50. The actor talks about tech shocks, doomscrolling and the agent who told her to go back to CanadaThis summer, Sandra Oh stood behind a lectern at a graduation ceremony in New Hampshire, preparing to give university-leavers words of hope at a time of permacrisis. She rose to the challenge, opening up about her past battles with depression and anxiety, before making a heartfelt case for embracing discomfort and kindness “so we can meet cruelty again and again and not lose our humanity”. This was increasingly important, she explained, when many world leaders “claim power through fear and oppression”. And then came the moment that would go viral. Oh instructed everyone to stand up and do something Cristina Yang, her career-making character on Grey’s Anatomy, used to do when times got tough. “Dance it out!” she exhorted as David Guetta’s Titanium washed over the crowd. “Remember this feeling!”“I was v...

Events

3 w. ago As a dark chapter closes, NZ reckons with fugitive father Tom Phillips’ four years on the run

Phillips’ three children were rescued from the wilderness this week as the complex case stirs emotions and questions remain over how it unfoldedIn a dark, grimy dugout in the middle of the freezing New Zealand bush, the three Phillips children lived with their father. Childhood is measured in increments; birthdays, lost teeth, certificates, a felt tip on a height chart. In the version of reality Tom Phillips created and controlled for his children, it’s hard to know how time was marked. But from 9 December 2021, when their father took them from their mother and the rest of their family, it would be 1,368 sleeps before the children were rescued.This week, after almost four years on the run, Phillips was found on his way back from a robbery with one of his children. He was shot dead after being stopped by road spikes and opening fire on police, shooting an officer in the head and shoulder. This sparked an urgent search for the two children remaining in the bush. They were found with t...

Politics

4 w. ago Dad snatched kids and raised them in wild for four years after 'clash with ex'

The children of fugitive Tom Phillips have been found safe just hours after their dad was shot dead by police after almost four years spent living off grid in the New Zealand bush

Politics