England’s children’s commissioner says Prevent failing to help young people ‘fixated with violence’
Report by Rachel de Souza finds 71% of children referred to UK anti-terror programme do not have a clear ideologyThe children’s commissioner for Engla...
New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567m over harms to children’s mental health
Judge’s ruling comes after landmark trial in March that found social media company enabled harm against usersA New Mexico court has ordered Meta, the ...
An increasing number of people seem to agree the internet is terrible for children - allegedly addictive, destructive to self-esteem, possibly a porta...
Contaminated children’s play sand sold in Australia can release toxic airborne asbestos, research finds
Exclusive New study contradicts statements that play products removed from shelves because of asbestos concerns were ‘low risk’Get our breaking news e...
Parents shocked after children’s paper hedgehogs found to contain pages from explicit novel
Handmade creations distributed to raise funds for charity prompt complaints to policeAt first, the cute paper hedgehogs seemed like a kind gesture. An...
England facing children’s mental health ‘crisis’ as referrals hit 1m
Commissioner calls for overhaul of state support after reporting 10% rise in young patient referrals last yearMore than 1 million children were referr...
Children’s watchdog rebukes Home Office plan to crackdown on refused asylum seekers
Proposals including use of force on minors will cause ‘significant harm’, says England Children’s CommissionerShabana Mahmood has been told that her c...
Therapy ferrets used to kill rats at UK’s largest children’s prison
Prison officers’ union calls for immediate end to practice at HMYOI Wetherby over fears for child and animal welfarePet ferrets kept as therapy animal...
Catherine, Princess of Wales Questions Digital Screens’ Role in Children’s Lives
The princess published an essay Friday warning against a childhood “mediated by screens,” days after Britain announced a ban on social media for child...
All My Children’s Paul Avery & Wife Sheila Avery Killed in House Fire
A house fire in New Jersey has taken the lives of an All My Children fan-favorite and his wife.
Paul Avery—who played Foxy's bartender Hughie on the s...
‘Tax break tart’: hospitality tipped to exploit summer VAT cut on children’s meals
As bosses ridicule the chancellor’s scheme, one venue is offering a £25 ‘kids’ menu of snails and anchovy butter toastRestaurants and pubs are expecte...
Starmer gives tech firms ultimatum to block explicit images on children’s phones
Companies such as Apple and Google have until September to install software or face legislation, says PMUK politics live – latest updatesApple and Goo...
Search for lesbian grandmothers who inspired children’s book
Mama G wants to dedicate her book, The Proudest Bird in the World, to pair after chance Blackpool Pride encounterA search is under way for two lesbian...
Reeves’s tax cut on children’s meals a political ‘soundbite’, say restaurateurs
Chancellor’s measure to help families save money during summer holidays ‘won’t make any difference’Cutting tax on children’s meals is a political “sou...
