7 h. ago The Welsh theme park without queues 'kids love so much they don't want to leave'

It's not often you find a theme park with such an enviable setting

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31 h. ago 'I'm pregnant and in love with baby name but my husband says it's for strippers'

A woman is seeking advice after sharing how she is 'head over heels in love with' with a particular baby name - but her husband says it's reserved for strippers

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7 d. ago 'I spent the day at Alton Towers and couldn't believe length of queue times'

A theme park enthusiast has given a little insight into the lengthy queues at Alton Towers as parents search for fun days out to keep kids entertained during the holidays

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8 d. ago The Greater Manchester park with a splash fountain and pedalos kids will love during the hot weather

This stunning park is a great place to cool off in the heat during the school holidays

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9 d. ago Bella Thorne’s honest playlist: ‘I wrote an essay about why I admire Lil Wayne for school’

The actor has a soft spot for Olivia Rodrigo and can’t listen to any of her exes’ music, but which wintry Christmas hit did she sing at a summer karaoke?The first song I fell in love with When I was a kid, my mom gave me her iPod, and I fell in love with all her music from the 70s and 80s. I’d sing Call Me by Blondie at the top of my lungs, jumping on the bed. What a great song.The first single I downloaded I was in [Disney sitcom] Shake It Up when I started falling in love with hip-hop. I went on a binge and discovered BedRock by Young Money. I was so obsessed that I ended up writing an essay about why I admire Lil Wayne for school. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago The magical woodland theme park with no queues that my kids didn't want to leave 90 minutes from Manchester

An idyllic location, unique rides and no queues? Our writer thinks she's found the perfect family attraction worth the drive to

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1 week ago Tommy Fury doesn't want daughter on Love Island and wants 'forty' kids with Molly

Former Love Island star Tommy Fury found his true love, Molly-Mae Hague, in the ITV villa but he's admitted he'll try and stop her going on the show

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1 week ago Care worker denies wanting 'love bite' from boy, 15, because she 'had a husband'

Lindy Leah, 44, allegedly 'fell in love with' a teenage boy at the kids' home where she worked, and is said to have encouraged him to 'go missing' so they could spend time together

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2 w. ago Carer, 44, 'urged boy at kids' home to go missing so they could have night away'

Lindy Leah, 44, allegedly 'fell in love with' a teenage boy at the kids' home where she worked, and was said to have encouraged him to go 'missing from care' so they could spend time together

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2 w. ago Sue Radford stops daughter Katie from visiting home with young son as she admits 'struggles'

Sue Radford was seen giving her daughter Katie some "tough love" in the latest episode of 22 Kids and Counting

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3 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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