German leader Merz says he ‘would not advise my children to go’ to US
Chancellor says he no longer views US as land of opportunity amid ‘deeply polarising’ social climateFriedrich Merz, the German chancellor, already emb...
NSPCC reports sharp rise in children being blackmailed over sexual images in UK
Charity says calls to its Childline service about online sexual abuse and exploitation have risen 36% in a yearChildren reported a rise in online blac...
NHS drugs go-ahead offers lifeline to children with rare muscle-wasting disease
Medicines watchdog approves two treatments for patients with spinal muscular atrophyHundreds of children with a rare muscle-wasting disease will be ab...
Crisis of First Nations children in care will worsen under NT child protection reforms, advocates warn
Legal and child advocates have criticised the changes, which include eroding the Aboriginal child placement principle, as ‘dangerous, ignorant and wro...
Teen bedroom art installation shines spotlight on Ukraine’s stolen children
Since the start of the current conflict, more than 20,500 Ukrainian children have been taken by RussiaIt looks like a typical teenager’s bedroom: foot...
More than 6,000 children treated at obesity clinics in England, figures show
Hundreds of four-year-olds among ‘extremely overweight’ patients at 39 specialist centres since 2021More than 6,000 children living with obesity, incl...
Can CCTV really stop children being abused in nurseries?
With reports of abuse and deaths fuelling concern among parents, questions are growing over whether CCTV can offer real protection for children - or n...
Two Australian states prepare to resettle children from Syrian detention camp with most bound for Melbourne
Four women and nine children expected to return to Australia on Thursday with all apart from a mother and her child expected to go to VictoriaGet our ...
Women and children from alleged IS-linked families about to return to Australia from Syria, Tony Burke says
Home affairs minister says government continues to refuse to assist the group of 13, who are expected leave Syria soonThe Albanese government has conf...
‘They came to kill us’: royal commission hears horrific accounts of antisemitism faced by Jewish children in Australia
Jewish children face antisemitic abuse, swastikas etched on school walls and other students performing Nazi salutes, hearing toldJewish children in Au...
‘Deplorable’: ICE hires firm accused of ‘torture’ to track down undocumented children
Exclusive: Contractor denies allegations including ‘enforced disappearance’ and will help locate unaccompanied minorsUS Immigration and Customs Enforc...
Meta Charged With Failing to Keep Children Off Instagram and Facebook in Europe
European Union regulators said the company did not have effective controls to check a user’s self-declared date of birth, in violation of an online sa...
Meta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off platforms
European Commission says tech company does not have effective measures to keep under-13s off Facebook and InstagramThe tech company Meta has been foun...
