14 h. ago Child Benefit payment warning to parents ahead of important deadline this month

Some parents will need to update their claim if their child is continuing in full-time education.

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23 h. ago Death of influencer Emilie Kiser's son is the latest high profile child drowning tragedy: Now experts issue urgent safety warning to all parents

Trigg Kiser, three, drowned at the home of his parents, social media star Emilie Kiser and her husband Brady, in May - accident prevention experts have since issued a stark warning to parents.

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36 h. ago I thought I had stomach cramps but found out I was pregnant at 16 and gave birth 10 hours later

Verity McConnell, 27, from Aberdeen, was just 16 when she found herself going into labour and giving birth to a baby girl one Saturday night.

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36 h. ago Pregnant Shaughna Phillips hits third trimester as she enjoys last holiday with daughter Lucia as a family of two before welcoming second child with jailed boyfriend Billy Webb

The Love Island star, 31, is expecting a baby girl with her jailed boyfriend Billy Webb, who is also father to Lucia, two.

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41 h. ago Coroner warns parents at inquest into daughter's cancer death

Paloma Shemirani, 23, died after refusing treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma

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52 h. ago Parents who advised daughter against chemotherapy warned over inquest behaviour

Paloma Shemirani, 23, collapsed last July and was taken to hospital where she died five days later having earlier declined cancer treatment.

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59 h. ago E4 Married At First Sight UK star gives birth and shares first snap of newborn

Married At First Sight star Rozz Darlington has given birth to a baby girl with partner Jordan Morris and the couple have shared the first photo of their newborn.

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61 h. ago Urgent warning issued to Brit parents over 'dangerous' viral Labubu toy copies

The highly sought-after collectables were found in Yorskshire in a crackdown on 'dangerous counterfeits' - as it's feared they're being flogged all over the UK

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3 d. ago Child Benefit: UK parents warned to act within days to beat HMRC 2025 deadline and avoid losing payments

Miss the Deadline and you could wave goodbye to thousands in support 💸

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3 d. ago Married At First Sight star Rozz Darlington gives birth and shares newborn's first pic and name

Married At First Sight UK star Rozz Darlington has given birth to a baby girl and has shared her beautiful name. Rozz welcomed her first child with her partner Jordan Morris

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3 d. ago DWP and HMRC making major change to 10 benefits including Universal Credit

The DWP is to make changes to ten benefits payments within days - following the bank holiday adjustment, parents with children continuing their education have been warned to update HMRC by this date

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5 d. ago Parents who share photos of kids on social media given identify theft warning

One mum has shared an identity theft warning with any parents who share photos of their children on social media. The Instagram influencer often shares tips on how to keep kids safe online

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6 d. ago Urgent warning to parents as expert reveals the cuddly toys you should NEVER put in the washing machine

Most parents would agree that their child's cuddly toy can get a bit mucky sometimes. But an expert has revealed there are some you should never put in the washing machine.

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7 d. ago Outlander star Nell Hudson reveals childbirth left her 'broken in two' as she shares graphic hospital snap after welcoming a baby girl with Max King

Nell took to Instagram on Wednesday to reveal she had become a mother, sharing a sweet snap of her baby girl's hand and calling for 'a new word for love'.

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7 d. ago Parents warned over 'dangerous' teen trend that can lead to tooth loss

Parents need to watch out for these viral social media dental hacks which an orthodontist claims have been injuring teens and which even risk causing tooth loss

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9 d. ago Quadruple murder suspect Austin Drummond is finally CAPTURED after 'killing four and dumping their baby girl on front lawn'

Austin Robert Drummond, 28, a Tennessee man suspected of murdering four family members in a vicious attack, has been arrested after almost a week on the run.

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9 d. ago Steven Gerrard's daughter Lilly, 21, shares first snaps of her baby girl after welcoming child with Irish gangster's son

Steven Gerrard's daughter, Lilly-Ella, welcomed her first child, a baby girl, two weeks ago.

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9 d. ago Supernanny Jo Frost urges parents to quit bad habit now as it's 'causing chaos'

Jo Frost – also known as television personality Jo Frost – had some words of advice for parents. She said all families "need to hear" her warning, as there's a habit that's causing chaos

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9 d. ago Parents warned over 3 food illnesses that can turn 'serious' in young children

The UK Health Security Agency is urging parents to be aware of some early symptoms of three specific infection that could become serious in young children

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1 week ago ‘Children are entering a hellscape’: the terrifying film about grieving parents taking on social media giants

Sextortion, suicide scenarios, unwanted sexual advances – all this and more is served up to teens on their phones. Can’t Look Away tells a devastating story of bereft parents trying to hold the likes of Snapchat to accountIn 2020, Amy Neville found her 14-year-old son Alexander dead in his bedroom. He had taken what he thought was an oxycodone pill, bought – according to Neville – from a drug dealer he met on Snapchat. The pill was a fake, laced with fentanyl. Four years later, his mum stood up in the California high school where Alex would have been a student to warn other parents and teenagers about social media. “We give our kids these smartphones. We let them have these apps. And that is the equivalent of dropping them off in the worst neighbourhood in our area.”Neville is featured alongside other bereaved parents in Can’t Look Away, a terrifying new documentary about kids and social media directed by Matthew O’Neill and Perri Peltz, based on extensive investigative reporting by...

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