46 h. ago Harry and Meghan's hopes for Archie and Lilibet's royal future 'met with bemusement'

Whether Prince Harry's children Archie and Lilibet will ever play a role in the Royal Family is yet to be seen, but an insider has hinted at what the future might hold

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3 d. ago Third of children do not play outdoors after school, UK research finds

Study finds outdoor play has positive effect on children’s social and emotional skillsOne in three children do not play outdoors after school and a fifth do not at the weekend, according to research that found outdoor play has a beneficial impact on young people’s developing social and emotional skills.The University of Exeter study looked at data from 2,500 children between sevenand 12 from the multiethnic Born in Bradford research programme, which tracks the health, development and wellbeing of mothers and children from pregnancy onwards. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Regatta reduces back to school range as parents race to snap up coats from £12

From rainy days running around the playground, to field trips in the great outdoors, Regatta's back to school offer on coats, jackets and fleeces has everything covered for the new term

Economics

2 w. ago ‘The children in Gaza are too weak to play or sing: hunger has stolen their childhood’

As a hunger crisis in Gaza shows no signs of abating, Bryony Gooch speaks to workers at a camp where the children ‘still have hope’

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2 w. ago Man is found dead in children's play area 'after attacking his partner with an iron bar and leaving her fighting for her life'

Shona Blackburn, 46, was brutally beaten with an iron bar yesterday before her gym-goer boyfriend ran off - sparking a huge manhunt.

Events

2 w. ago Man found dead in children's park after woman left with serious head injury

Locals have been left alarmed after a police found a man's body in a children's play ground in a quiet village shortly after a woman was air-lifted to hospital with a serious injury in the same park

Events

3 w. ago Time this week children should not be allowed to play outside

The UK is set for another heatwave this week and the NHS has issued advice on when children should not be allowed to play outside - and when parents should worry

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3 w. ago Hand in an old Fire Tablet and Amazon will cut 20% off model for the school holidays

Amazon is offering a 20% saving on one of its latest kids' tablets for your children to play and watch movies on during the summer holidays

Events

4 w. ago Swinney welcomes bringing Gaza children to UK but ‘regrets’ it wasn’t sooner

The First Minister said Scotland will play its part to help the children harmed by Israel during the war in Gaza.

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