9 h. ago 'I took my kids to a farm shop with the biggest play areas I've ever seen'

With vast indoor and outdoor play areas, it's the perfect day out if you've got kids to entertain

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19 h. ago 'The kids were playing on the trampoline... then we heard this big bang'

A car almost landed in a garden after falling down the edge of a nearby car park

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4 d. ago Ruben Amorim ready to play Man Utd’s kids as Europa League takes precedence

The Europa League offers a chance for United to salvage their season and qualify for the Champions League.

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4 d. ago Hickory's Smokehouse opens first site in Greater Manchester with play area and kids cinema

The company has family-friendly restaurants in Poynton and Wilmslow

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5 d. ago Body found in bags at play park as police scour near school for more remains

"Tiny kids were playing right next to literal bits of human arm."

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5 d. ago Body and human remains found in bags near Lewisham kids playground

A body and human remains have been found inside several bags near a children's school and playground in Lewisham, South East London, with police continuing to investigate

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5 d. ago Lewisham human remains: Horror as body found in bags near kids playground

The discovery of human remains was made just metres from where children were playing in Lewisham, South East London. Police are continuing to investigate

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6 d. 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 d. ago When dust settles on PSG exit Aston Villa will be proud of their progress | Ben Fisher

The disappointment on show after a valiant quarter-final defeat shows just how far Unai Emery’s team have comeIt was the 57th minute when Unai Emery made a series of small circles with his hands as the pulses of everyone else in this stadium began to race that little bit quicker. Emery tapped his temples, reminding his Aston Villa players to stay focused, but, really, who was he kidding? Ezri Konsa had just side-footed a shot in off a post to earn Villa the lead on the night and, with the help of a tail wind from the Holte End, this stadium felt liftoff. And not for the first time. The noise was so loud and the atmosphere so fervent that it seemed worth checking on the foundations of this grand old ground.Villa won the match and, though they lost the tie, this was a night they will always remember. It is also an evening when, once they have fully digested the drama of rousing from 5-1 down on aggregate, they will surely reflect on the strides they have made, particula...

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6 d. ago Kids, 4 and 5, suffocate to death inside locked car while playing at grandparents' house

Children Abhinaya Sree, four, and five-year-old Tanmayi Sree, suffocated after accidentally locking themselves in a car outside their grandparents' home while they played

Society

7 d. ago Football club "parts ways" with Scots player convicted of squeezing kids' necks

Dale Anderson, 29, was found guilty of assaulting a seven-year-old boy and eight-year-old girl.

Sport

8 d. ago ‘Don’t you besmirch Super Mario Bros!’: how video game adaptations became prestige TV

From The Last of Us to Fallout, the days of ropey dramas stemming from consoles is over. Television insiders open up about why high-end shows and gaming now go hand-in-handTwo teenagers plan how to dispatch their latest undead enemy: a kill-shot to the head, or a knife in the side of the neck? One of them throws a glass bottle, distracting their prey. Then she goes in for the kill with all the breezy confidence of a kid playing a video game on easy.It’s a rare moment of playfulness in the second-season opener of The Last of Us, a show that generally takes its storytelling deadly seriously. While the wildly lucrative Minecraft movie strip-mines its IP for laughs, this celebrated HBO series, adapted from the PlayStation titles of the same name, is as focused on taut character drama as the thrills and spills of the zombie genre. Continue reading...

Culture

1 week ago The quirky farm shop village with free play area, tearooms and treasure trove stalls

It boasts treasure trove shops, a huge cafe with outdoor seating and a free play area for kids and is not far off the M6

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1 week ago A quarter of Scottish kids don't play unsupervised in green spaces

A new survey reveals that a quarter of Scottish children aged 3–11 never play outside in green spaces unsupervised and neuroscientists say it could be damaging their development.

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1 week ago The beautiful Victorian park in Greater Manchester you need to visit on a sunny day

This grade-II listed park has several features kids will love including water fountains, a play area and an aviary

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1 week ago Manchester City's Erling Haaland goes undercover to surprise young fans

Erling Haaland was joined by Man City team-mates Ilkay Gundogan and Josko Gvardiol as well as a number of EFL players as they surprised kids at a photoshoot

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1 week ago Six people knew a teen was kidnapped and tortured by couple who played mini golf and ate Popeyes after allegedly killing her: warrant

Steven Gress and Michelle Brandes are accused of killing 16-year-old Miranda Corsette

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2 w. ago The forest near Greater Manchester with a play area kids will love this Easter holiday

It has a free activity trail, a new play area and walks for all the family

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2 w. ago Cops 'aware' of mounting concerns over men filming kids in Scots play parks as three charged

The force has issued a statement after three men were recently charged in connection with alleged breaches of the peace.

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2 w. ago Man found dead near popular kids' playground as cops launch investigation

Police in Gloucester are now investigating, after they were called to Hempsted earlier this week after a local resident discovered a man's body close to a children's playground

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