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Parent school donations 'exacerbating inequality'
Wednesday 11th December 2019In 2017-18, the average school in London raised £43,000 from donations...
Liam Payne on alcohol: 'My family were very worried'
Wednesday 11th December 2019The star talks about sobriety, splitting from Cheryl, and being accused of trivialising bisexuality...
York dads' 'hair school' brings families closer
Wednesday 11th December 2019A group for dads in York is helping them to style their daughter's hair and make new friends...
Eastleigh grotto for families priced out of Santa visit
Wednesday 11th December 2019A community is making sure children from all backgrounds get a chance to tell Santa what they want...
School funding: 'No more' savings possible in some NI schools
Wednesday 11th December 2019The head of the Education Authority says she acknowledges principals' growing frustration over funding...
Free grotto for families priced out of a Santa visit
Wednesday 11th December 2019A community is making sure children from all backgrounds get a chance to tell Santa what they want...
Crossing Divides: York dads' 'hair school' brings families closer
Wednesday 11th December 2019A group for dads in York is helping them to style their daughter's hair and make new friends...
Woman and child, 4, spotted on M62 in West Yorkshire
Wednesday 11th December 2019The pair, thought to be asylum seekers, walked to Hartshead Services in West Yorkshire on Tuesday...
Family 'frightened' after Ickenham sex attack on boy
Wednesday 11th December 2019The primary school pupil was assaulted in his bedroom at the flat in west London, on 22 November...
Jaden Moodie: The child groomed and killed in London's drug war
Wednesday 11th December 2019Jaden Moodie's mother explains the despair of losing her 14-year-old son in London's drug gang war...
General election 2019: Do EU state aid rules stop school bus services?
Wednesday 11th December 2019Claims about EU state aid rules causing problems for school bus provision fact-checked...
Fifteen-year-old maths star accepted for Edinburgh PhD
Wednesday 11th December 2019Wang Pok Lo goes to his local comprehensive school but has already completed a masters in statistics...
'Heroes' praised for Glenlee mum and child flood rescue
Wednesday 11th December 2019Nikki Birgit Campbell and her 23-month-old daughter, Rhea, were pulled from their car as it filled with flood water...
Health workers' strike: Nurses begin further 48 hours of action
Tuesday 10th December 2019Members of the Royal College of Nursing are refusing to do things like working unpaid hours...
Air pollution: Cars, wood-burning stoves and industry targeted
Tuesday 10th December 2019Public Health Wales estimates air pollution contributes to up to 1,400 deaths a year in Wales...
General election 2019: Jonathan Ashworth insists Jeremy Corbyn criticism was 'banter'
Tuesday 10th December 2019The shadow health secretary says he was "joshing" in a secret recording leaked by a Tory friend...
GP Manish Shah guilty of sex assaults on 23 female patients
Tuesday 10th December 2019Manish Shah cited Angelina Jolie and Jade Goody to instil fear in his patients about their health...
General election 2019: Jonathan Ashworth apologises after Corbyn criticism leak
Tuesday 10th December 2019The shadow health secretary says he was "joshing" in a secret recording leaked by a Tory friend...
Care home owner John Allen guilty of child sex abuse
Tuesday 10th December 2019John Allen, who is already serving a life sentence, abused five boys between 1976 and 1992...
Harley Watson's classmates pay tribute to Loughton car death pupil
Tuesday 10th December 2019A minute's applause is held at Harley Watson's school, a week after his death...
Laurent Simons: Belgian child prodigy drops out of university
Tuesday 10th December 2019His parents removed him after the university said he wouldn't graduate before turning 10...
Dorchester rape inquiry police release CCTV of suspect
Tuesday 10th December 2019A 15-year-old girl was attacked on a school field by a man who reportedly carried a pocket knife...
General Election 2019: NI parties clash during BBC election debate
Tuesday 10th December 2019The parties discuss Brexit, healthcare and the collapse of the assembly during the BBC debate...
Mental health: North Wales A&E support scheme extended
Monday 9th December 2019A "life-changing" mental health service in hospitals is now being rolled out to GPs surgeries...
Should children watch toy unboxing videos?
Monday 9th December 2019Millions of kids are watching toy unboxing videos in the run-up to Christmas...
Health workers strike: Nurses at Altnagelvin Hospital to join protests
Monday 9th December 2019Unison nurses at the Londonderrry hospital will join the ongoing action over pay and conditions...
Serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences
Monday 9th December 2019Mr Justice Edis said he had no doubt he was "a threat to children and a paedophile...
Health workers strike: Nurses at Altnagelvin Hospital join protests
Monday 9th December 2019Unison nurses at the Londonderry hospital are joining the ongoing action over pay and conditions...
Tyler Peck drugs death: Family feud 'erupted over funeral cash'
Monday 9th December 2019A crowdfunding page was set up by a school attended by Tyler Peck's siblings, to pay for his funeral...
Morpurgo's Christmas (fire) cracker
Sunday 8th December 2019A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the yuletide offering from children's author, Sir Michael Morpurgo...
General Election 2019: Parties clash during UTV election debate
Sunday 8th December 2019The parties clash over Brexit, healthcare and the collapse of the assembly during the UTV debate...
Stormont parties in election debate
Sunday 8th December 2019The parties clash over Brexit, healthcare and the collapse of the assembly during the UTV debate...
NHS e-health systems 'risk patient safety'
Saturday 7th December 2019The use 21 separate electronic record systems in NHS hospitals across England 'could lead to errors'...
Peter Pan pantomime stars say it is 'hardest job in show business'
Saturday 7th December 2019A children's TV star and a Strictly dancer will be putting in three performances a day...
Health strikes: 'Significant disruption' expected
Saturday 7th December 2019The Belfast Health Trust cancels 900 routine outpatient appointments on Monday...
I watched friends needlessly die from drug addiction
Friday 6th December 2019Former addict Annemarie Ward will lead tributes as hundreds of wooden crosses are planted to remember drugs death victims...
Health strike: Action continues after pay offer rejected
Friday 6th December 2019The South Eastern Trust is warning of afternoon outpatient department closures at its sites...
Torture charges against former Liberia leader's ex-wife dismissed
Friday 6th December 2019Agnes Reeves-Taylor was facing charges over a string of torture offences - some involving children...
Joseph McCann guilty of sex attacks on 11 women and children
Friday 6th December 2019Joseph McCann was accused of 37 offences against victims aged between 11 and 71 over two weeks...
Lucy-Anne Rushton death: Child 'heard shouting and hitting'
Friday 6th December 2019The child woke to hear a man in a "mean mood" attacking his estranged wife, jurors hear...
Footballer David Cox on verge of quitting over mental health taunts
Friday 6th December 2019Teammates of Cowdenbeath striker David Cox say they will walk off the pitch if the abuse continues...
Health strikes: Expected continued action to cause more 'significant disruption'
Friday 6th December 2019The Health and Social Care Board says there could be further appointment cancellations from Monday...
Seizures of illegal diazepam tablets double in a year
Thursday 5th December 2019Doctors warn people cannot trust the authenticity of drugs bought from rogue online pharmacies or dealers...
General election 2019: How do Grimsby's food-bank users want to vote?
Thursday 5th December 2019Ed Thomas meets voters living in an area where half of the children grow up in poverty...
General election 2019: How do Grimsby's food bank users want to vote?
Thursday 5th December 2019Ed Thomas meets voters living in an area where half of the children grow up in poverty...
Health strike: Julian Smith to meet with striking unions
Thursday 5th December 2019Limited outpatient appointments and surgeries will go ahead in Belfast on Thursday due to strike action...
Long waits 'leave mental health patients in limbo'
Thursday 5th December 2019NHS leaves patients stuck on 'hidden' waiting lists for months, a BBC investigation shows...
Health strike: Julian Smith to meet striking unions
Thursday 5th December 2019Limited outpatient appointments and surgeries will go ahead in Belfast on Thursday due to strike action...
Norovirus closes 1,100 hospital beds in England
Thursday 5th December 2019Don't go to work or send children to school until 48 hours after symptoms have gone, NHS bosses say...
Health strike: Unions have 'positive' meeting with Julian Smith
Thursday 5th December 2019Limited outpatient appointments and surgeries will go ahead in Belfast on Thursday due to strike action...
Health strike: Unions set for new talks with department
Thursday 5th December 2019Limited outpatient appointments and surgeries will go ahead in Belfast on Thursday due to strike action...
Poor children lose out on exercise, research suggests
Thursday 5th December 2019Significant inequalities remain in the areas of family affluence, gender and race, Sport England says...
Health strike: Unions hold new talks with department
Thursday 5th December 2019Limited outpatient appointments and surgeries will go ahead in Belfast on Thursday due to strike action...
Storey Arms instructor guilty of assaults against boys
Thursday 5th December 2019Robert Pugh, 75, has also been found not guilty of three charges of historical child abuse...
Health strike: Fresh pay offer from Department of Health
Thursday 5th December 2019The Department of Health makes a new pay offer, but no agreement has been reached yet...
Health strike: Fresh pay offer rejected by unions
Thursday 5th December 2019The Department of Health makes a new pay offer, but the unions said it fell short of what they had wanted...
How to get kids to read books
Wednesday 4th December 2019Harwich and Dovercourt High School is focused on the benefits that reading books outside the classroom can bring...
'Integrate to survive' says primary schools report
Wednesday 4th December 2019Smaller rural schools should consider integrating to ensure their futures, suggests newly published research...
Health strike: Further industrial action by workers
Wednesday 4th December 2019Some Ulster Hospital appointments are cancelled while services will be affected in the Western Trust...
UK patient diagnosed with monkeypox
Wednesday 4th December 2019It is believed the patient contracted the infection while visiting Nigeria, Public Health England said...
Farieissia Martin 'has hope' over right to appeal murder conviction
Wednesday 4th December 2019Farieissia Martin's mental health was not evaluated when she was convicted of murdering her ex...
Health strike: NI Secretary Julian Smith says health service crisis is unacceptable
Wednesday 4th December 2019Julian Smith is in Belfast where he met the NI Civil Service and unions over ongoing industrial action...
Peebles High School fire: Boy faces wilful fireraising charge
Wednesday 4th December 2019It comes after a fire which left a secondary school in Peebles severely damaged...
Mother of Salcombe teen who died was 'off her face'
Wednesday 4th December 2019Holly Strawbridge denies two counts of supplying a class-A drug and two counts of child cruelty...
Loughton school crash: Man arrested after fatal collision
Tuesday 3rd December 2019A man wanted in connection with a hit-and-run crash in which a 12-year-old boy died has been arrested...
Loughton school crash: Man held over collision which killed boy, 12
Tuesday 3rd December 2019A man, 51, is detained on suspicion of murder after the crash in Loughton left a boy, 12, dead...
Jewish schools 'pressurise parents to take children out of sex ed lessons'
Tuesday 3rd December 2019Two state-funded schools are accused of pressurising parents to take their children out of lessons...
Child homelessness at Christmas up 46% in 4 years
Tuesday 3rd December 2019About 1,600 children will spend the festive period in B&Bs and hostels, a charity predicts...
Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry: Migration hearings to start
Tuesday 3rd December 2019The inquiry is due to hear evidence via video-link from former child migrants who were sent overseas...
Loughton hit-and-run: Murder arrest over fatal crash
Tuesday 3rd December 2019Four teenagers and a 53-year-old woman were also struck by a Ford KA outside a school in Essex...
Health strike: Nurses start industrial action on pay and staffing
Tuesday 3rd December 2019Health trust executives warn there is a risk to patient safety due to strikes, but nurses deny that...
Ellie Goulding: 'I used alcohol to be more funny and interesting'
Tuesday 3rd December 2019The singer says she turned to alcohol after struggling to cope with life in the spotlight...
Pisa tests: UK rises in international school rankings
Tuesday 3rd December 2019The UK moves upwards in global school league tables - but with low levels of life satisfaction...
Why do Estonian children start school at seven years old?
Tuesday 3rd December 2019The Baltic nation is one of the top performers in global education tests, but how does that process begin?Read full story...
Loughton hit-and-run: Harley Watson named as victim
Tuesday 3rd December 2019Four teenagers and a 23-year-old woman were also struck by a Ford Ka outside a school in Essex...
Donald Trump on the UK's National Health Service
Tuesday 3rd December 2019Speaking at the 70th anniversary of Nato trump said that the NHS is not on the trade talk table...
Health strike: Safety warning as nurses start industrial action
Tuesday 3rd December 2019Health trust executives warn there is a risk to patient safety due to strikes, but nurses deny that...
NHS: Donald Trump on the UK's National Health Service
Tuesday 3rd December 2019Speaking at the 70th anniversary of Nato trump said that the NHS is not on the trade talk table...
Health strike: Safety warning as nurses take industrial action
Tuesday 3rd December 2019Health trust executives warn there is a risk to patient safety due to strikes, but nurses deny that...
Meningococcal infection: Two children admitted to hospital
Tuesday 3rd December 2019Other children and staff at a primary school near Portadown are given antibiotics as a precaution...
Seven charts on the £73,000 cost of educating a child
Monday 2nd December 2019A population boom and a spending squeeze has changed the way we spend money on schools...
Health strike: Patients set to be hit by week of cancellations
Monday 2nd December 2019More than 10,000 outpatient appointments and surgeries will not go ahead on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday...
Margate's multilingual art club for kids
Monday 2nd December 2019When a group of artists moved to town, they started a group for local children who were curious what they were doing...
Labour pledges to cut rail fares by a third
Monday 2nd December 2019The party vows to slash rail fares and make travel free for young people under the age of 16...
Thousands of homes in Falkirk could be without gas for days
Monday 2nd December 2019Heaters and portable cookers are being distributed to vulnerable residents and 14 schools and nurseries are closed...
Turner prize town builds bridges through art
Monday 2nd December 2019When a group of artists moved to town, they started a group for local children who were curious what they were doing...
Peebles High School fire: Home learning plan put in place
Monday 2nd December 2019Peebles High School will be shut until at least Christmas after it was badly damaged in a fire last week...
Health strike: Action could delay cancer diagnoses, trust claims
Monday 2nd December 2019More than 10,000 outpatient appointments and surgeries will not go ahead on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday...
Child life expectancy projections cut by years
Monday 2nd December 2019Children born this year expected to live shorter lives than previously thought, say official stats...
Debden Park High School: Several hurt in crash outside school
Monday 2nd December 2019The air ambulance says it helped treat "a number of patients" after the crash in Loughton...
Debden Park High School: Boy, 12, dead and five hurt in hit-and-run crash
Monday 2nd December 2019Police launch a murder investigation following the fatal crash near a school in Essex...
Loughton school crash: Boy, 12, dies in 'deliberate' hit-and-run
Monday 2nd December 2019Five others were hurt and police want to speak to Terry Glover, 51, about the crash near a school...
'Cruel' Super Bowl and schools' bomb hoaxer jailed
Monday 2nd December 2019Andreas Dowling admitted carrying out a campaign of bomb hoaxes in Britain, US and Canada...
Restored 100-year-old RAF bear keeps 'lovely, wonky smile'
Sunday 1st December 2019Bobby Bear was the beloved childhood toy of Joe Mack, an RAF Pathfinder wireless operator in WW2...
Glasgow health chief reassures parents over hospital infection fears
Sunday 1st December 2019The head of Glasgow's health board insists the city's largest hospital is safe, after details emerged of another child death...
Labour pledges to cut rail fares by a third
Sunday 1st December 2019The party vows to slash rail fares and make travel free for young people under the age of 16...
'Clearly intoxicated' North Bristol nurse suspended
Saturday 30th November 2019Dawn Harley smelled of alcohol and was slurring words, a Nursing and Midwifery Council panel heard...
Parents demand answers over troubled Glasgow hospital
Saturday 30th November 2019Families of patients treated at Glasgow's children's hospital say they have no confidence in the health board...
Smartphone 'addiction': Young people 'panicky' when denied mobiles
Friday 29th November 2019Psychiatrists warn a quarter of young people have addictive behaviour towards their smartphones...
Children under 12s can no longer 'commit crime' in Scotland
Friday 29th November 2019The age of criminal responsibility in Scotland has raised from eight to 12 following a change in the law...
Met Police Ch Supt Simon Ovens facing probe over child abuse clip contact
Friday 29th November 2019An inquiry is looking into Ch Supt Simon Ovens' contact with another officer prior to her conviction for possession of an indecent image...
Harvey Proctor: Former MP secures £900k Met payout over 'Nick' claims
Friday 29th November 2019Harvey Proctor was compensated following a police inquiry into false claims of child sexual abuse...
Children under 12 can no longer 'commit crime' in Scotland
Friday 29th November 2019The age of criminal responsibility in Scotland has raised from eight to 12 following a change in the law...
How a single-minded schoolboy made his dream reality
Friday 29th November 2019Jadon Sancho is one of Europe's most highly rated footballers - at the age of 19...
Harvey Proctor: Former MP secures £900,000 Met payout over 'Nick' claims
Friday 29th November 2019Harvey Proctor says he will aim to repair his "damaged life" after false claims of child sex abuse...
Storey Arms instructor not guilty of child abuse charges
Friday 29th November 2019Robert Pugh is still facing 10 charges of indecently assaulting boys in the 1980s and 90s...
Peebles High School 'closed until Christmas' after fire
Friday 29th November 2019Investigations continue into the cause of the blaze at Peebles High School, which caters for 1,200 pupils...
Storey Arms instructor not guilty of three child abuse charges
Friday 29th November 2019Robert Pugh is still facing 10 charges of indecently assaulting boys in the 1980s and 90s...
Teenagers beat pensioner Alasdair Forsyth to death with tools
Friday 29th November 2019Keirin McMillan and two others carried out the "scandalous murder" while high on drugs in Edinburgh...
Health strike: Belfast Trust cancels outpatient appointments and surgery
Friday 29th November 2019Belfast Trust announces move as health chief calls for an end to ongoing strike action...
General election 2019: 'Mental health system fails people'
Thursday 28th November 2019A gym owner who helps the homeless has called on all the politicians to reshape the mental health service...
The parents raising their kids on the road
Thursday 28th November 2019Two families describe showing their children the world, while one mum-to-be explains why she hopes to follow suit...
General Election 2019: Tories 'saying more nurses' not 'new nurses' says Hancock
Thursday 28th November 2019The Health secretary says pledge to recruit 50,000 more nurses includes "measures to improve retention"...
Notre Dame: Boys to be admitted to Scotland's last all-girl state school
Thursday 28th November 2019Councillors in Glasgow voted unanimously to allow boys to study at Notre Dame High School from 2021...
Great Yarmouth Community Trust: Parents 'panicking' over nursery closures
Thursday 28th November 2019About 450 families must find new nursery places for children after a Norfolk and Suffolk chain shut...
'Severe' fire takes hold at Peebles High School
Thursday 28th November 2019Firefighters were called to Peebles High School while pupils were evacuated...
Bullying: Teachers share their stories in video for pupils
Thursday 28th November 2019Staff at Perins School in Hampshire hope it will help pupils who are being bullied themselves...
'Severe' fire forces Peebles High School closure
Thursday 28th November 2019Peebles High School will remain shut after the blaze which saw more than 40 firefighters called out...
Prince William talks mental health with West Bromwich Albion players
Thursday 28th November 2019During a training ground visit, the prince said men were "really bad" at discussing mental health...
NI health system 'at point of collapse' says Royal College of Surgeons
Thursday 28th November 2019Royal College of Surgeons says situation is "unacceptable" as NI waiting times reach all-time high...
Nine NI schools close due to winter vomiting bug
Thursday 28th November 2019One principal said special measures were being put in place for pupils unable to sit transfer tests...
OneSchool Global network: Evangelical church plans grammar school
Wednesday 27th November 2019The OneSchool Global network was established by the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church...
General election 2019: How you can vote as a mental health patient
Wednesday 27th November 2019Louise Evans thought being admitted to a psychiatric unit meant she could not vote...
Rushcliffe mayor sparks fury with 'Santa's not coming' comments
Wednesday 27th November 2019The mayor is branded a "Grinch" for telling children "mummy and daddy" would be helping Santa...
Edinburgh office staff given self-service alcohol area
Wednesday 27th November 2019Councillors in Edinburgh approve the drinks plan for We Work offices on George Street...
Cleveland Police: Final warning for dumped child sex files sergeant
Wednesday 27th November 2019Documents with details of child sex abuse victims were found outside Martin Skirving-Chehab's home...
Driver convicted of causing schoolgirl's death on crossing
Wednesday 27th November 2019Kieran Kennedy, 20, struck Megan Scott, 15, in East Kilbride a second after the traffic lights changed...
The rise of children joining high-IQ society Mensa
Tuesday 26th November 2019The number of under-11s joining British Mensa has increased by more than half in five years...
Call for mental health support for young offenders
Tuesday 26th November 2019Holyrood's justice committee calls for assessments to be made within days of youngsters' move into custody...
Violence in children's relationships 'a public health issue'
Tuesday 26th November 2019One domestic abuse charity says help for children "isn't bespoke enough for what they need"...
General election 2019: Child poverty 'could rise' under Conservative plans
Tuesday 26th November 2019New analysis of election manifestos shows no major UK party's plans would reduce child poverty...
General election 2019: Child poverty 'will rise' under Conservative plans
Tuesday 26th November 2019New analysis of election manifestos shows no major UK party's plans would reduce child poverty...
LGBT teaching row: Protests cannot resume outside primary school
Tuesday 26th November 2019Activists against inclusive lessons began picketing Birmingham's Anderton Park School in February...
Fermanagh child abuse: Victim of alleged paedophile ring speaks out
Tuesday 26th November 2019Kevin Brown says from the age of 12 he was abused by at least 20 men in Enniskillen...
LGBT teaching row: Birmingham primary school protests permanently banned
Tuesday 26th November 2019Activists against inclusive lessons began picketing Birmingham's Anderton Park School in February...
General election 2019: Labour plans to teach British Empire injustice in schools
Tuesday 26th November 2019The party also wants to tackle the black and ethnic minority pay gap in its "faith and race manifesto"...
Pregnant woman among 10 found in Cambridgeshire lorry
Tuesday 26th November 2019Two children are among those found at a service station on the A14 near Godmanchester...
Demonstrations banned in LGBT school row
Tuesday 26th November 2019Demonstrations against LGBT inclusive education have been permanently banned outside a primary school...
Ketamine may reduce heavy drinkers' craving
Tuesday 26th November 2019It may help to change habits and memories linked to alcohol, researchers believe...
Kamala Harris school plan: The two hours costing US parents thousands
Tuesday 26th November 2019A proposal to keep US schools open longer has led to a polarised debate over childcare nationwide...
Living near busy road can stunt children's lung growth, study says
Monday 25th November 2019A King's College London study finds children's lung development can be reduced by up to 14%...
Unison healthcare workers to begin strike action
Monday 25th November 2019The first phase of the strike by Unison members over pay and staffing levels will run until 18 December...
General election 2019: Celebrities urge young people to vote in election
Monday 25th November 2019Lady Leshurr and Maverick Sabre back Rize Up - a campaign encouraging young people to vote...
Cleveland Police: Officer's mother-in-law 'threw out' child sex files
Monday 25th November 2019A misconduct hearing is told how the material was left unsecured in the officer's house...
General election 2019: Labour plans to teach British Empire injustice in schools
Monday 25th November 2019The party also wants to tackle the black and ethnic minority pay gap in its "faith and race manifesto"...
General election 2019: Politicians 'seem childish to the working class'
Sunday 24th November 2019A window cleaner who helps keep his town tidy wants politicians to stop being indecisive...
Trelya charity was the 'family I chose'
Sunday 24th November 2019A young mother says she cannot imagine life without a charity that supports her and her children...
General election 2019: Tories to unveil manifesto 'to get Brexit done'
Sunday 24th November 2019Pledges include axing some hospital parking fees, expanding childcare and not raising personal taxes...
General election 2019: Tories unveiling manifesto 'to get Brexit done'
Sunday 24th November 2019Pledges include "getting Brexit done", expanding childcare and not raising personal taxes and VAT...
What happened to Mary Boyle? No body recovered
Saturday 23rd November 2019How can a six-year-old child vanish without a trace for more than 40 years – the story of Ireland’s Mary Boyle?Read full story...
Election battleground: Norwich
Friday 22nd November 2019Mental health and drugs are high up the list of local people's election priorities in Norwich...
Scottish Labour promises free school meals for all pupils
Friday 22nd November 2019Scottish Labour have announced plans for primary and secondary school pupils to get free school meals...
Syria conflict: UK to repatriate orphaned children
Friday 22nd November 2019They will be the first UK citizens to be repatriated from an area formerly under the control of IS...
General election 2019: Scottish Labour calls for free school meals for all pupils
Friday 22nd November 2019Scottish Labour says every pupil in Scotland should be able to receive a free school meal 365-days a year...
'Special measures' for Glasgow's health board
Friday 22nd November 2019The health secretary said the board would be escalated to stage four of the NHS Board Performance Escalation Framework...
Glasgow health board placed in 'special measures'
Friday 22nd November 2019The health secretary said the board would be escalated to stage four of the NHS Board Performance Escalation Framework...
Jonathan King child abuse trial: Surrey Police criticised over collapse
Friday 22nd November 2019Pop mogul Jonathan King was acquitted of 23 historical serious sex offences against teenage boys...
Government refuses law change on child-abuse retrials
Thursday 21st November 2019Current double-jeopardy laws do not allow child-abuse suspects to be retried if new evidence emerges...
Officer left with PTSD after investigating child abuse
Thursday 21st November 2019PC Glen Baird said his day-to-day experience at work was "most people's worst nightmare"...
General election 2019: Voting activist wants 'youthquake'
Thursday 21st November 2019Jerahl Hall is on a mission to persuade more young people to get out and vote in the election...
Northern Ireland Hospitals cancel operations due to staff shortages
Thursday 21st November 2019Three health health trusts postpone operations but emergency surgery will not be affected...
Leeds woman reveals 'trauma' of mental health detention
Thursday 21st November 2019Megan Alikhanizadeh has been chased, tackled and held down by the police after escaping from hospital...
Syria conflict: UK to repatriate orphaned children
Thursday 21st November 2019They will be returned to the UK from an area formerly under the control of IS in the coming days...
Health secretary to make statement on crisis-hit Glasgow NHS board
Wednesday 20th November 2019The health secretary is facing calls to put the Glasgow health board into "special measures"...
Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Mum's fight for diagnosis
Wednesday 20th November 2019Catherine Griffiths eventually discovered her children had Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder...
General election 2019: Lib Dems promise 20,000 more teachers
Wednesday 20th November 2019The party is promising billions more for schools in England, taken from a £50bn so-called "Remain bonus"...
General election 2019: Lib Dems promise £50bn 'windfall' from stopping Brexit
Wednesday 20th November 2019The "Remain bonus" will go on schools and cutting poverty, Jo Swinson is to say at a manifesto launch...
Joseph McCann trial: Rape accused 'threatened to slit mum's throat'
Wednesday 20th November 2019Joseph McCann tied up a mother and sexually abused her children in a separate room, a court hears...
Health secretary issues apology over child deaths in Glasgow hospital
Wednesday 20th November 2019Jeane Freeman expressed her "deepest sympathies" to the families of two children who died in a Glasgow hospital...
Charlotte Church's 20-pupil home school plan approved
Wednesday 20th November 2019A council approves plans for the singer to open a school for 20 children at her home in Dinas Powys...
General election 2019: Tories back 'whole life orders' for child murder
Tuesday 19th November 2019The party wants to tackle "sickening injustice" but the final decision will remain with judges...
Election 2019, Your Questions Answered: Education and tuition fees
Tuesday 19th November 2019Your questions answered on university tuition fees, school funding and more...
NHS health board Cwm Taf Morgannwg 'prioritised targets over safety'
Tuesday 19th November 2019A review finds wider problems at Cwm Taf Morgannwg, where the maternity unit is in special measures...
Liverpool child, 7, asks Father Christmas for 'a home and food'
Tuesday 19th November 2019The little girl's letter was left in a Christmas postbox at a community centre in Everton...
Sixty pupils hit by flu-like virus at Bristol school
Tuesday 19th November 2019About a third of the pupils at Backwell Junior School have been affected...
Hospital review has examined water contamination
Tuesday 19th November 2019The investigation into Glasgow's largest hospital will be published in the spring, the health secretary tells MSPs...
Sri Lankan bombings: British victims 'unlawfully killed' says coroner
Tuesday 19th November 2019Anita Nicholson and her two children were among the victims on Easter Sunday...
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital: Babies and mums died 'amid toxic culture'
Tuesday 19th November 2019A leaked report into maternity care claims children were left disabled amid substandard care...
Elsie Frost murder: 'No justice' for family after death of suspect
Tuesday 19th November 2019A detective told a coroner he was "convinced" child killer Peter Pickering murdered Elsie Frost...
General election 2019: Lib Dems promise 20,000 more teachers
Tuesday 19th November 2019They party proposes an extra £10bn a year for schools in England, taken from a £50bn "Remain bonus"...
General election 2019: Lib Dems pledge £560m schools cash boost for Wales
Tuesday 19th November 2019The party says it would urge Welsh ministers to give children "the best start in life"...
GCSEs: Qualifications Wales urges exams to be kept in reforms
Monday 18th November 2019The exams should be kept, says a watchdog, as the school curriculum in Wales heads for major reforms...
Good grades and a desk 'key for university hopes'
Monday 18th November 2019High parental expectations and being happy at school are also important factors, a study suggests...
General Election 2019: Ex-MPs talk about abuse and mental health
Monday 18th November 2019Two politicians reflect on the impact public abuse has on their mental health...
Unite's health workers to vote on industrial action
Monday 18th November 2019The ballot of Unite's 4,000 NHS workers begins on Monday and follows a RCN decision to strike...
Health Secretary had no prior knowledge of hospital death
Monday 18th November 2019Health Secretary Jeane Freeman refuses to rule out government intervention at Glagow health board...
Health Secretary refuses to rule out 'special measures' option for NHS Glasgow
Monday 18th November 2019Health Secretary Jeane Freeman refuses to rule out government intervention at Glagow health board...
Did UK Special Forces murder Afghan children?
Monday 18th November 2019Should Special Forces soldiers have been prosecuted over the killing of children in Afghanistan?Read full story...
Stop and search: 9,000 under-18s in Wales checked
Sunday 17th November 2019A seven-year-old is among thousands of children searched by police officers in Wales...
Meet Mani Love - the basketball player who's 4ft 5in tall
Sunday 17th November 2019Mani Love is the shortest person to play for the Harlem Globetrotters in New York and is visiting school's in the West Midlands...
Royston Jackson: Double murderer stockpiled drugs and overdosed
Sunday 17th November 2019Royston Jackson, who died from cancer, should not have been able to stockpile drugs, a report says...
Glasgow hospital death of three-year-old boy probed by police
Sunday 17th November 2019The boy died in 2017 at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus, three weeks before the death of another child...
Children In Need 2019: Star-studded BBC appeal raises £47.9m
Saturday 16th November 2019Celebrities from the worlds of TV, music, film and sport took part in this year's BBC charity show...
School breakfast clubs: Charges 'unfair' on parents
Saturday 16th November 2019Parents are asked to make a contribution to school breakfast clubs, which are meant to be free...
NHS board special measures call over child's hospital death
Saturday 16th November 2019MSP Anas Sarwar says Glasgow's health board is "not fit for purpose" over its handling of infection problems...
'I was agony but couldn't get a breast reduction on the NHS'
Friday 15th November 2019Women in Scotland say they are falling through the cracks of health care despite suffering chronic pain...
Severe allergic reactions rise in children in England over past five years
Friday 15th November 2019The parents of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who died in 2016, call the increase "deeply alarming"...
Election 2019, Your Questions Answered: What are parties saying on childcare?
Friday 15th November 2019What are the parties promising to do about childcare costs, and more of your questions answered...
Homelessness: Two former homeless people describe what life was like
Friday 15th November 2019Home affairs correspondent June Kelly talks to two young people who used to live rough...
Short-sightedness: Genetic test could help at-risk children
Friday 15th November 2019One in 10 people are genetically pre-disposed to severe short-sightedness...
'I was in agony but couldn't get a breast reduction on the NHS'
Friday 15th November 2019Women in Scotland say they are falling through the cracks of health care despite suffering chronic pain...
BBC Children in Need: NI set for Friday fundraisers
Friday 15th November 2019Presenters Holly Hamilton and Stephen Clements will join Pudsey for the Northern Ireland appeal...
Health secretary Jeane Freeman faces resignation call over child death
Friday 15th November 2019The health secretary knew a child died as a result of an infection potentially linked to water two months ago...
General election 2019: Boris Johnson quizzed on Russia, flooding and his children
Friday 15th November 2019Boris Johnson answered questions from the public in a special BBC programme...
Child cruelty charges: Parents charged over injuries to four-week-old baby
Friday 15th November 2019The couple is charged after their four-week-old suffered a fractured skull and broken ribs...
Cwm Taf health board to pay £18m for disabled girl's birth
Friday 15th November 2019The girl, now seven, needs 24-hour care, has learning difficulties and uses a wheelchair...
South Korean grannies keeping a school alive
Friday 15th November 2019Facing a year without any first graders, a school in South Korea opened its doors to grandmothers...
Children In Need 2019: Strictly, Star Wars and soaps help charity appeal
Friday 15th November 2019Celebrities from the worlds of TV, music, film and sport unite for this year's BBC charity appeal...
Ripon school matron jailed for sexually assaulting boy
Friday 15th November 2019Susan Bramwell appeared at York Crown Court where she was jailed for two years and eight months...
Milly Main death: Mother 'let down and lied to' by health officials
Friday 15th November 2019The mother of a young girl who died at a Glasgow hospital is "100%" certain contaminated water killed her...
Teen Instagrammers open up on mental health chat
Thursday 14th November 2019Harry and Samuel post videos with advice and tips for sufferers in the hope others will open up...
History: Children 'must learn Wales' story' in school
Thursday 14th November 2019There are fears the new curriculum may mean some schools leave out topics such as black history...
One in 50 'children in need' are not yet born
Thursday 14th November 2019Rising numbers of children are being officially labelled as vulnerable before they are even born...
My Money: 'I used the same nappy for my nine children'
Thursday 14th November 2019As part of a new BBC blog series, Katie Holden shares what she spent her money on this week...
Swindon's Health Hydro gets new Grade II* listed status
Thursday 14th November 2019The change in status means the Health Hydro cannot be converted into housing without agreement...
General election 2019: Is the NHS the best health service possible?
Thursday 14th November 2019The major parties in England have pledged billions more for the NHS over the next five years...
Child's hospital death 'linked to contaminated water'
Thursday 14th November 2019A whistleblower claimed a cancer patient died as a result of contaminated water at Scotland's largest hospital...
Illegal steroid operation gang jailed over £65m distribution
Thursday 14th November 2019The drugs are said to have been sold to bodybuilders, gym goers and possibly professional athletes...
Jeane Freeman did not make child infection death public
Thursday 14th November 2019The health secretary knew a child died as a result of contaminated water but kept patient confidentiality...
The recurring nightmare of my daughter's anorexia
Wednesday 13th November 2019Simon Brown lost his eldest child to the eating disorder - now he is working with those who handled her care...
Prescription drugs review call after Bedford man's death
Wednesday 13th November 2019A man died after being told to keep taking two medicines together despite having a severe reaction...
Rylan raises £845,000 with 24-hour Children In Need karaoke feat
Wednesday 13th November 2019The presenter is recovering from his marathon singing challenge in aid of Children In Need...
Kids' social media app ad banned on health grounds
Wednesday 13th November 2019The advertisement for PopJam is banned for encouraging children to gain followers and likes...
Rylan raises £928,000 with 24-hour Children In Need karaoke feat
Wednesday 13th November 2019The presenter is recovering from his marathon singing challenge in aid of Children In Need...
Joseph McCann: Alleged rapist 'hid in tree to evade police'
Wednesday 13th November 2019Joseph McCann denies 37 offences against 11 women and children over a two-week period...
Emma Brown: My daughter's anorexia was a 'descent into hell'
Wednesday 13th November 2019Simon Brown lost his eldest child to the eating disorder - now he works with those who handled her care...
Inside the primary school class with 63 pupils
Tuesday 12th November 2019What is it like to be a primary school pupil in a class of 63 children?Read full story...
Shiregreen murders: Sarah Barrass killed teenage sons
Tuesday 12th November 2019Sarah Barrass and Brandon Machin murdered the two teenagers and conspired to kill four other children...
Frank Dobson: Ex-Labour minister dies aged 79
Tuesday 12th November 2019Mr Dobson served as health secretary under Tony Blair before losing out in a bid to be London mayor...
Joseph McCann: Man embarked on 'series of depraved sex attacks'
Tuesday 12th November 2019Joseph McCann is accused of 37 offences against 11 women and children over three days...
Children 'become less active during primary years'
Tuesday 12th November 2019Between the ages of six and 11, children became 17 minutes less active per week every year - study...
Rylan Clark-Neal is reliving his X Factor days as he takes on a singing marathon.
Tuesday 12th November 2019Presenter Rylan Clark-Neal is taking on his biggest challenge to date...
Andy Neal: Ex-soldier held in Dubai over drugs to be released
Tuesday 12th November 2019Andy Neal, a former corporal from Nottingham, was jailed in Dubai in 2018 over drugs allegations...
Shiregreen murders: Parents strangled two teenage sons
Tuesday 12th November 2019Sarah Barrass and Brandon Machin murdered their two teenagers and conspired to kill four other children...
Sarah Barrass and Brandon Machin jailed for murdering sons
Tuesday 12th November 2019Sarah Barrass and Brandon Machin murdered the two boys and conspired to kill their four other children...
Young singers to turn gang violence story into opera
Tuesday 12th November 2019Ali, 15, is among 700 children set to perform at the Royal Albert Hall...
Shiregreen murders: Murder plot survivor 'fears becoming a killer'
Tuesday 12th November 2019The child is scared they too will become a murderer "because that's what mum and Brandon did"...
Cannabis-based medicines: Two drugs approved for NHS
Monday 11th November 2019The drugs, used to treat epilepsy and multiple sclerosis, are recommended for use by the NHS in England...
Climate change: Speed limits for ships can have 'massive' benefits
Monday 11th November 2019Cutting the speed of ships by 20% can benefit health, protect whales and limit warming, say campaigners...
Bullying: Fifth of young people in UK have been victims in past year - report
Monday 11th November 2019Research reveals the extent of bullying in the UK and explores the behaviour behind it...
Steve McQueen's Year 3 children exhibition unveiled at Tate
Monday 11th November 2019The Oscar-winning filmmaker and artist and his team photographed more than 75,000 Year 3 children...
Black henna: Kent children 'blistered and scarred' after Egypt trip
Monday 11th November 2019Twins from Margate could be left permanently scarred after getting black henna tattoos in Egypt...
Election 2019: Labour pledges counsellors in every secondary
Monday 11th November 2019Labour says its Healthy Young Minds plan will ensure early prevention and identification of psychological issues...
Tyler Peck death: Mum 'gave son, 15, drink and drugs'
Monday 11th November 2019Tyler Peck, 15, drank alcohol and liquid morphine and sniffed an aerosol, a court hears...
National Education Union wants aggression against teachers tackled
Sunday 10th November 2019Even one attack is too many, a teaching union says, calling for schools to display warning posters...
Remembrance Day: What does it mean to this D-Day veteran and schoolboy?
Sunday 10th November 2019Jack Mortimer, 96, meets Leeds schoolboy Sinar, 10, discuss what Remembrance Day represents...
Robert Urwin 'trapped' in Ukraine over bounced cheque
Saturday 9th November 2019Robert Urwin's family say they worry about his mental health and the UK government needs to do more...
Election 2019: Labour and Lib Dems pledge extra childcare support
Saturday 9th November 2019Jeremy Corbyn pledges £1bn to open new Sure Starts, while Lib Dems offer childcare from nine months...
General election 2019: Labour and Lib Dems pledge extra childcare support
Saturday 9th November 2019Jeremy Corbyn pledges £1bn to open new Sure Starts, while Lib Dems offer childcare from nine months...
General election 2019: 'Absolute clarity' on Brexit deal Irish Sea trade
Saturday 9th November 2019Health minister says the PM's comment to "bin" forms does not contradict earlier outlined plans...
General election 2019: Tory peer accuses Hancock of 'whitesplaining'
Saturday 9th November 2019The health secretary says others take a "more balanced approach" on Islamophobia than Baroness Warsi...
General Election 2019: SNP to launch campaign with 'NHS Protection Bill'
Friday 8th November 2019The SNP will table an NHS Protection Bill to block the health service from being part of trade deals...
Teen in Dudley school drag act ban puts on own talent show
Friday 8th November 2019Lewis Bailey, 15, put together Proud To Be Different at a working men's club...
General election 2019: Labour's £500m NHS claim fact-checked
Friday 8th November 2019Jeremy Corbyn claims a Brexit trade deal with the US could mean much higher drugs prices for the NHS...
Ellie Gould murder: 'I'll never forget that phone call'
Friday 8th November 2019Murdered schoolgirl's mother recalls the moment she found out her daughter had been murdered...
Election 2019: Labour promising 1,000 new children's centres
Friday 8th November 2019Jeremy Corbyn pledges £1bn to open new Sure Starts - and LibDems offer childcare from nine months...
General election 2019: Labour plans to shift power and investment north
Thursday 7th November 2019John McDonnell pledges billions for schools and hospitals - but Chancellor Sajid Javid calls it a "fantasy"...
General election 2019: Labour and Tories to unveil economic plans
Thursday 7th November 2019John McDonnell pledges billions for schools and hospitals - but Chancellor Sajid Javid calls it a "fantasy"...
City traders: We want to work 9 to 4
Thursday 7th November 2019Trader associations say the long hours are bad for mental health and are not exactly female-friendly...
Does UK lag behind other rich nations on health and care?
Thursday 7th November 2019NHS praised as being accessible, but it gets by with fewer staff, and elderly care is lacking...
Nativity play school polling stations row deepens
Thursday 7th November 2019Election officers hit back angrily at call to stop using schools for polling stations...
Monk accused of Scottish child abuse loses extradition appeal
Thursday 7th November 2019Fr Denis Alexander, who taught at the Fort Augustus Abbey, has lost his case for a judicial review...
Flu-vaccine nasal spray delayed for some schoolchildren
Thursday 7th November 2019At-risk children in affected schools are advised to go to their GP for an injection...
General election 2019: Labour's £500m NHS claim fact-checked
Thursday 7th November 2019Jeremy Corbyn claims a Brexit trade deal with the US could mean much higher drugs prices for the NHS...
Children in Need boss 'saddened' by charity album's chart exclusion
Thursday 7th November 2019A charity album featuring Jodie Whittaker and Olivia Colman is removed from the main UK album chart...
Paul Ridd Foundation petition prompts debate over health inequalities
Wednesday 6th November 2019Paul Ridd's sister wants mandatory training for staff caring for people with learning disabilities after his death...
Mental-health beds shortage 'causing distress'
Wednesday 6th November 2019Psychiatrists call for more hospital beds to end the practice of sending patients miles away for care...
Mental health beds shortage 'causing distress'
Wednesday 6th November 2019Psychiatrists call for more hospital beds to end the practice of sending patients miles away for care...
Ana Kriégel murder: What next for Irish youth justice?
Wednesday 6th November 2019In an unprecedented case, how does a system serve justice while upholding a legal obligation to protect young people?Read full story...
Nativity play warning over school polling stations
Wednesday 6th November 2019Schools should not be used as places to vote in case it disrupts Christmas plays, says minister...
Child sex abuse inquiry: Catholic Church 'shocked to core by evil of clergy'
Wednesday 6th November 2019The Church has struggled to cope with the "evil" of some of its members, an archbishop tells an inquiry...
Domestic abuse 'biggest threat to child protection'
Tuesday 5th November 2019Councils largely blame a 53% rise in cases in 10 years on domestic violence and substance abuse...
HMP Bronzefield: 'Severe shortage' of nurses at baby death jail
Tuesday 5th November 2019Britain's largest women's prison has issues with rehabilitation and mental health care, a report says...
Food banks: 'It means I can eat, it means I can get healthy'
Tuesday 5th November 2019These three people talk about resorting to using food banks, after experiencing financial difficulties...
Torquay nursery children 'possible sex assault victims'
Tuesday 5th November 2019More than 100 families are contacted by police investigating claims of assault at a nursery in Torquay...
Drayton Manor Death: Evha Jannath 'clung to barrier' after water fall
Tuesday 5th November 2019Evha Jannath, 11, died after falling from Drayton Manor's Splash Canyon on a school trip in 2017...
Jack and Jill Torquay: Nursery children 'possible sex assault victims'
Tuesday 5th November 2019More than 100 families are contacted by police investigating claims of assault at a nursery in Torquay...
General election 2019: Labour's £500m NHS claim fact-checked
Tuesday 5th November 2019Jeremy Corbyn claims a Brexit trade deal with the US could mean much higher drugs prices for the NHS...
Young child suffers serious burns in bonfire night accident
Tuesday 5th November 2019The fire service said a shopping trolley fell from the bonfire and on top of the child in Liverpool...
General Election 2019: Don't politicise health service - NHS boss
Monday 4th November 2019The head of NHS providers urges politicians to avoid making "empty promises" over the health service...
NHS given extra £10m to ease winter pressures
Monday 4th November 2019The Scottish government says the cash will ease pressure on the health service in the coming months...
Holocaust survivors share experiences with NI schoolchildren
Monday 4th November 2019Two people who were held in Nazi concentration camps during WW2 speak to schoolchildren in NI...
Sir Andy Murray and wife Kim celebrate birth of third child
Monday 4th November 2019The couple, who married in 2015, already have two daughters, Sophia, three, and Edie, two...
Isle of Wight waves almost drag man and child into sea
Monday 4th November 2019The man was knocked off his feet while carrying a child during stormy weather on the Isle of Wight...
Drayton Manor death: Girl unsupervised on ride before she drowned
Monday 4th November 2019Evha Jannath, 11, died after falling from a ride at Drayton Manor Theme Park on a school trip in 2017...
Kidnapped from an unregulated care home
Monday 4th November 2019Figures obtained by BBC News suggest young people are increasingly going missing from unregulated care homes...
Care children sexually abused or exploited while missing from homes
Monday 4th November 2019More than 60 young people have been sexually abused or exploited while missing from unregulated homes...
Scotland's papers: Racism in schools and 'election of a lifetime'
Sunday 3rd November 2019Discrimination at schools across Scotland and Nicola Sturgeon's indyref2 rallying cry, make the front pages...
Health services in Northern Ireland at risk of 'collapse'
Saturday 2nd November 2019A Westminster committee warns services are struggling to meet the needs of an ageing population...
Murder arrest after baby girl dies in Farnworth
Saturday 2nd November 2019The 10-month-old child was found "unresponsive" at a property by emergency services, police say...
'End human rights abuse' in mental-health hospitals
Friday 1st November 2019Report reveals "terrible suffering" of people with autism or learning disabilities detained in hospitals...
Allergies: Teenagers needing hospital treatment up 65% in five years
Friday 1st November 2019There are calls for the government to introduce legislation on how schools should manage allergies...
Mental health hospitals 'abusing human rights'
Friday 1st November 2019Report reveals "terrible suffering" of people with autism or learning disabilities detained in hospitals...
'Horrific' treatment of my autistic daughter
Friday 1st November 2019Father of autistic child calls for government action to stop 'horrific' detentions...
Suffolk artist's sketches raising funds for farmers' mental health
Friday 1st November 2019A Suffolk artist challenged herself to do 100 drawings in 100 days for a rural health charity...
Therapy horse Smurf wows people at Cramlington care home
Friday 1st November 2019The 30-year-old miniature Shetland pony is trained to visit care homes, schools and hospices...
What does a blue pumpkin signify?
Thursday 31st October 2019Why some children might be trick or treating with a blue bucket...
Technical schools 'half full and perform less well'
Wednesday 30th October 2019These schools have received £792m but are less likely to be rated as good or outstanding by Ofsted, a watchdog warns...
New safety issues found at children's hospital
Wednesday 30th October 2019The latest NHS review of the Sick Kids facility in Edinburgh finds problems with fire and electrical systems...
General election 2019: NHS claims fact-checked
Wednesday 30th October 2019The health service was a major talking point at Prime Minister's Questions...
Brain illness spread by ticks has reached UK
Tuesday 29th October 2019Public Health England says it has found tick-borne encephalitis virus in ticks in the UK for the first time...
Pupil background 'should be part of league tables'
Tuesday 29th October 2019Ethnicity, free school meals and special needs should be factored in, Bristol University research says...
How I beat drugs, violence and life in a Glasgow gang
Tuesday 29th October 2019Action for Children are rolling out a project across the UK to divert young men from organised crime...
Sperm donors should waive anonymity, fertility regulator says
Tuesday 29th October 2019A man who has fathered up to 110 children says it is impossible for sperm donors to be anonymous...
Cockroaches, mould and drugs on London estate
Tuesday 29th October 2019Residents in a 1960s block surrounded by redevelopment say they are "being left to rot" by Barnet Council...
Former Dulwich College Shanghai head given drugs sentence
Tuesday 29th October 2019Damien Charnock was ordained as a priest before a successful career in UK and overseas schools...
'Take in your grandchildren or you won't see them again'
Tuesday 29th October 2019A grandmother, 72, says social services gave her no option but to take in a relative's six children...
Cystic fibrosis Orkambi drug will 'transform lives' of young people
Tuesday 29th October 2019Approval of life-extending drugs is "best Christmas present ever" for young people with the disorder...
Mums describe heartbreak of giving up adopted children
Monday 28th October 2019The mothers said nothing prepared them for the reality of bringing up a traumatised child...
Trecwn: The village living off bottled water for seven months
Monday 28th October 2019Families fear the health effects of their tap water that has been branded "unfit" by an expert...
Northern Ireland school transgender guidelines criticised
Monday 28th October 2019Education Authority board member Nelson McCausland said the guidelines were 'flawed'...
Adoption breakdown: 'No support' for violent children
Monday 28th October 2019Three mothers talk about why they felt they had no choice but to give up their adopted children...
Northamptonshire Council 'failed' grandmother by demanding £11k
Monday 28th October 2019The woman's MP said it painted "a picture of children's services in absolute chaos"...
Melissa Tate: Man admits schoolgirl's hit-and-run death
Monday 28th October 2019Connor Marsden was travelling at 47mph in a 20mph zone when he struck 10-year-old Melissa Tate...
Health bosses' 'serious concerns' over homeopathy
Monday 28th October 2019The UK's largest group of registered homeopaths should not be accredited, NHS bosses say...
Thomas Hogg: Former DUP mayor in court over child sex offences
Monday 28th October 2019Thomas Hogg, 31, from Brae Hill Park in Belfast denies the charges...
Scotland's papers: Football 'heading ban' for children
Sunday 27th October 2019New measures to improve safety in football and a bid to break the deadlock in parliament make Scotland's front pages...
Scottish FA considers ban on children heading balls after dementia study
Sunday 27th October 2019It follows a study which found that former players are three and half times more like to die of dementia...
Molly Russell: Did her death change social media?
Sunday 27th October 2019Ian Russell meets other parents bereaved by suicide; he wants tech firms to protect children more...
The make-up artist who's gone on the school run as Freddy Krueger
Saturday 26th October 2019Make-up artist Rachael Whiting says creating the ghoulish looks also helps her deal with her anxiety...
Rain causes travel disruption in Wales and Shropshire
Saturday 26th October 2019There have been rescues from cars - including a mother and child - and rail disruption due to flooding...
Flooding causes travel disruption in Wales, Shropshire and Staffordshire
Saturday 26th October 2019There have been rescues from cars - including a mother and child - and rail disruption due to flooding...
Flooding disruption in Wales, Shropshire, Staffordshire and Manchester
Saturday 26th October 2019There have been rescues from cars - including a mother and child - and rail disruption due to flooding...
Artist illustrates children's book using only his mouth
Saturday 26th October 2019Ian Parker has spent two years painting 35 illustrations for a children's book using just his mouth...
Overhaul exclusions to beat knife crime, say MPs
Friday 25th October 2019Too many excluded school pupils get only a couple of hours teaching each day, says their report...
JK Rowling calls for end to 'orphanage tourism'
Friday 25th October 2019The Harry Potter author says volunteering in orphanages can unwittingly support child cruelty...
Milton Keynes pupils tackle hearing-impaired 'isolation'
Friday 25th October 2019School friends make a film about the challenges they face as young people with hearing problems...
Adults 'ignorant' over children's access to drugs
Friday 25th October 2019Children's commissioners are concerned by the number of youths using cheap class A drugs...
Colchester Hospital apology over stillbirth 'mistakes'
Friday 25th October 2019Baby Rosie's parents had visited the hospital several times concerned about their child's lack of movement...
Nurse paid breaks row: Anger over £2,000-a-day director
Friday 25th October 2019An AM questions a health board's spending amid a row to cut nurses' paid breaks...
East African children found in Belfast 'cold and hungry'
Friday 25th October 2019A lawyer who has met some of the children found at Belfast Harbour says they are "coping well"...
Dementia: New Alzheimer's drug 'could slow rate at which disease progresses'
Friday 25th October 2019Scientists believe they could be on the cusp of a breakthrough, after a drugs firm said it had the first treatment of its kind for Alzheimer's...
Depop: Can pre-loved clothes make fast fashion sustainable?
Friday 25th October 2019How young people are combating the environmental costs of fast fashion with bedroom-based business...
Free school meals: Double earnings threshold, say AMs
Thursday 24th October 2019The earnings level for families entitled to the benefit should double in 2020, a committee says...
Give more children free school meals - Welsh AMs
Thursday 24th October 2019The earnings level for families entitled to the benefit should double in 2020, a committee says...
Teen guilty of trying to murder Colwyn Bay schoolboy
Thursday 24th October 2019The victim was stabbed in the shoulder in a corridor in a random attack, a trial heard...
Ealing Abbey: Paedophile priests acted 'like the mafia'
Thursday 24th October 2019The Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse describes St Benedict's School as a "beastly place"Read full story...
Ofcom: BBC must do 'much more' for young audiences
Thursday 24th October 2019Broadcasting regulator Ofcom says the corporation needs to make more effort to attract young people...
Colwyn Bay stabbing: Boy guilty of trying to murder fellow pupil
Thursday 24th October 2019The victim was stabbed in the shoulder in a school corridor in a random attack, a trial heard...
Pregnant mum and child killed by 'abhorrent' speeding driver
Thursday 24th October 2019Anna Kirsopp-Lewis and her unborn baby died when her car was struck on her way to see a midwife...
Children and adults fall ill at Mullion Holiday Park
Thursday 24th October 2019Mullion Holiday Park in Cornwall says 38 people, including 30 children, are unwell...
Children 'travelled to Northern Ireland in a shipping container'
Thursday 24th October 2019It is thought at least 10 teenagers from east Africa were found in Belfast's harbour area...
East African children taken into care in Belfast
Thursday 24th October 2019It is thought the teenagers from east Africa were found in the city in recent weeks...
Vaccine reminder system 'inconsistent', report concludes
Thursday 24th October 2019A National Audit Office report investigated the reasons for falling pre-school vaccine uptake...
School results: Pupils' years changed 'to improve school results'
Thursday 24th October 2019The watchdog is concerned some pupils may be moved off registers to improve school exam performance...
Schools 'failing to diagnose at least 80% of dyslexic pupils'
Thursday 24th October 2019Parents are paying hundreds of pounds for their child to be diagnosed, a report found...
'Unlawful practices and buck passing' over special needs
Wednesday 23rd October 2019Families of children with special educational needs face a "treacle of bureaucracy, MPs say...
Should children with type 2 diabetes be offered a gastric band?
Wednesday 23rd October 2019More UK children are getting type 2 diabetes. Will we follow the US and offer them gastric surgery?Read full story...
Richard Bacon: 'I think I am an addict'
Wednesday 23rd October 2019The presenter says alcohol caused "chaos, difficulty and uncertainty" in his life...
Should children with type 2 diabetes be offered a gastric op?
Wednesday 23rd October 2019More UK children are getting type 2 diabetes. Will we follow the US and offer them gastric surgery?Read full story...
New Jersey pupils with $75 lunch debt banned from prom and field trips
Wednesday 23rd October 2019A school district in the US city rejects a businessman's offer to pay off pupils' debts...
Alexander McCartney: 'Thousands of new victims' found in child abuse case
Wednesday 23rd October 2019Court hears US is seeking to extradite NI student in UK's biggest ever "catfish" investigation...
People 'more likely to feel pain on humid days'
Wednesday 23rd October 2019Researchers hope the study will steer work into why those with long-term health issues are affected...
Children in care warning from justice commission in Wales
Wednesday 23rd October 2019The review of justice in Wales also finds "stark inequalities" in the rate across the country...
Ellie Goulding on climate change: 'The backlash grows ever uglier'
Wednesday 23rd October 2019Singer Ellie Goulding spoke at the One Young World summit encouraging young people to stay positive...
Life skills should be taught in school, Youth Parliament says
Tuesday 22nd October 2019Pupils must not leave school as "A* robots with no real-world knowledge," says the Youth Parliament...
Youth parliament: schools must teach more life skills
Tuesday 22nd October 2019Schools should teach life skills like managing money and coping with grief, says Youth Parliament...
Exeter schoolboy searching for size 16 rugby boots
Tuesday 22nd October 2019Fourteen-year-old Hamish Bell, from Devon, has size 15 feet and is still growing...
Council leaders back intake of boys at all-girls state school
Tuesday 22nd October 2019The ruling SNP group on Glasgow City Council supports the intake of boys at Notre Dame High School...
Compulsory mental health detentions in Scotland at record high
Tuesday 22nd October 2019Some of the fastest growth in emergency treatment in Scotland is among young people, new statistics show...
Drugs: UK should consider legalising possession, MPs say
Tuesday 22nd October 2019The UK's position on drugs is "clearly failing" and a "radical new approach" is required, MPs say...
Woman finds her childhood book in museum
Monday 21st October 2019Zoe identified her childhood copy of The Secret Garden by the hieroglyphics she wrote on the cover...
Bath pupil, 15, dies on Spain school exchange trip
Monday 21st October 2019Local media in Cordoba reports the boy died in a fall from a window in an apartment block...
Life skills should be taught in school, Youth Parliament says
Monday 21st October 2019Pupils must not leave school as "A* robots with no real-world knowledge," says the Youth Parliament...
Channel migrants: Boat containing 13 people intercepted
Sunday 20th October 2019The migrants, including children, were transferred to a Border Force vessel off the Kent coast...
Measles, mumps and rubella: How do we eliminate them?
Sunday 20th October 2019A future free of the three diseases is "within reach" despite recent outbreaks, a health boss says...
Primary schools give free food to hungry families
Saturday 19th October 2019The biggest primary school academy trust is setting up food banks in its schools to feed families...
'County-lines gangs fuelling' child slavery rise
Friday 18th October 2019Figures reveal an 807% increase in the number of known child victims of modern slavery...
Police arrest 743 in blitz on 'county lines' drugs gangs
Friday 18th October 2019A week of raids across England and Wales netted cocaine, crack and heroin worth over £400,000...
'Mumps' outbreak among south Wales university students
Friday 18th October 2019Public Health Wales says it is investigating at least 28 suspected cases among students...
'County lines': Aberdeenshire, Perthshire and Highlands targeted by drugs gangs
Friday 18th October 2019Police crackdown on dealers using children to move class A drugs to the Highlands, Aberdeenshire and Perthshire...
Suspected mumps among south Wales university students
Friday 18th October 2019Public Health Wales says it is investigating at least 28 possible cases of the virus...
Dad who raped daughters given 40-year term at Swansea Crown Court
Friday 18th October 2019The man from south west Wales fathered at least six children with one of his daughters...
Prince William: 'Pakistan security work keeps UK safe'
Friday 18th October 2019The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge tour an army dog training school on the last day of their tour...
Genetic tests: Experts urge caution over home testing
Thursday 17th October 2019People should not make health decisions based on genetic tests they do at home, experts warn...
Defiant head vows to keep unregistered school open
Thursday 17th October 2019Nadia Ali calls the pupils "happy learners" and denies the school, in south London, is breaking the law...
BA passengers: Cabin fumes affected our health
Thursday 17th October 2019Passengers on a British Airways flight to Valencia which filled with smoke mid-air have told the BBC they are still experiencing breathing difficulties two months on...
School's mobile phone ban relaxed to 'ease friction'
Wednesday 16th October 2019A head teacher says the outright ban detracted from pupils' education...
More children caught bringing knives into school
Wednesday 16th October 2019Knives, swords and machetes are among the weapons taken into school, police figures show...
Mobile phone ban in school relaxed to 'ease friction'
Wednesday 16th October 2019A head teacher says the ban detracted from pupils' education - but other schools take a different view...
Child, 4, among 1,383 pupils caught with weapons
Wednesday 16th October 2019Knives, swords and machetes are among the weapons taken into school, police figures show...
Mental health sick leave rises for emergency workers
Wednesday 16th October 2019More police, firefighters and ambulance workers are having to take time off for mental ill health...
Child, four, among pupils taking weapons to school
Wednesday 16th October 2019Knives, swords and machetes are among the weapons taken into school, police figures show...
How dad saved son from 'scalding cuppa' scars
Wednesday 16th October 2019Each year hundreds of young UK children end up in hospital with severe but avoidable coffee and tea scalds, like Archie...
Richard Huckle: Paedophile killed in prison 'strangled and stabbed'
Wednesday 16th October 2019The sex offender, who abused as many as 200 children, was found dead in prison on Sunday...
Career ambitions 'already limited by age of seven'
Tuesday 15th October 2019Young people are often trapped by a lack of knowledge about job options, a report says...
Home education a 'huge undertaking for parents' - Ofsted
Tuesday 15th October 2019Home educating is often a last resort for parents whose children have had problems at school, Ofsted says...
Braille books for schoolgirl made by Maghaberry prisoners
Tuesday 15th October 2019Men at the Braille unit in Maghaberry Prison are making much-needed books for schoolgirl...
William and Kate meet schoolchildren in Pakistan
Tuesday 15th October 2019The five-day tour will be the royal couple's "most complex" to date because of security concerns...
Prince William speaks about mental health on Pakistan school visit
Tuesday 15th October 2019On the first full day of a royal tour, the duke and duchess visit a school for disadvantaged children...
Child gambling a 'growing problem' - study
Tuesday 15th October 2019Two-fifths of 11- to 16-year-olds have gambled in the past year, research suggests...
Police Scotland stopped and searched 3,000 children
Tuesday 15th October 2019Analysis of Police Scotland data shows that officers found nothing in almost two thirds of cases...
Racist abuse of England players 'utterly disgusting'
Tuesday 15th October 2019Pupils at Raheem Sterling's old school give their reaction to the abuse England players faced in Bulgaria...
Prince Harry has an emotional moment during speech
Tuesday 15th October 2019Prince Harry talks about becoming a father at the WellChild Awards...
Mental health sick leave rises for emergency workers
Tuesday 15th October 2019Officers are urging police, ambulance and fire service colleagues to "seek help" after traumatic events...
Harry's emotional moment during speech over Meghan's pregnancy
Tuesday 15th October 2019Prince Harry takes a moment as he talks about becoming a father at the WellChild Awards...
Mum's life a 'living hell' after son's death
Tuesday 15th October 2019Henry Curtis-Williams took his own life five days after being discharged by a health trust...
'I rebel so I can look my grandchildren in the eye'
Tuesday 15th October 2019Despite a London-wide police ban, a group called Extinction Rebellion Grandparents continue to protest...
Labour's nationalisation price tag would start at £196bn, CBI says
Monday 14th October 2019The CBI employers' group claims Labour's plans would cost the combined health and education budgets...
Queen's Speech: New laws on crime, health and the environment planned
Monday 14th October 2019Crime and health will take centre stage in Boris Johnson's new programme - but Labour call it a "stunt"...
Queen's Speech: New laws on crime, health and the environment
Monday 14th October 2019Crime and health take centre stage in Boris Johnson's new programme - but Labour call it a "stunt"...
Paedophile Richard Huckle stabbed to death in Full Sutton Prison
Monday 14th October 2019A man who abused up to 200 children is found dead in his cell at Full Sutton Prison, near York...
Paedophile Richard Huckle stabbed to death at Full Sutton Prison
Monday 14th October 2019The ex-photographer, who abused up to 200 Malaysian children, was attacked with a "makeshift knife"...
More families needed for children awaiting adoption
Monday 14th October 2019More than twice as many children in England are waiting to be adopted as there are families willing to adopt...
What Brexit means for half-term holiday plans
Monday 14th October 2019Costs, paperwork, and the healthcare safety net may all be affected...
Children illegally sold vaping products
Monday 14th October 2019Almost 40% of sellers targeted by councils sold vaping goods to under-age teenagers in 2018-19...
Families affected by school refusal share their stories
Sunday 13th October 2019A boy's experience of "school refusal" prompts others to tell their similar stories...
Having children more a priority for Westerners - Swansea uni study
Sunday 13th October 2019People in Western countries are more likely to look for a partner who wants children, a study finds...
British orphans found trapped in IS Syria camp
Sunday 13th October 2019The BBC discovered three children from the same family stranded after their parents died in the fighting with Islamic State...
British orphans found trapped in Syria IS camp
Sunday 13th October 2019The BBC discovered three children from the same family stranded after their parents died in the fighting with Islamic State...
West Belfast shooting: Young child traumatised after 'brutal attack' on father
Sunday 13th October 2019The child ran to a neighbour's house after his father, who is in his 40s, was shot in both ankles...
What Brexit means for half-term holiday plans
Sunday 13th October 2019Costs, paperwork, and the healthcare safety net may all be affected...
Labour's nationalisation price tag would start at £196bn, CBI says
Sunday 13th October 2019The CBI employers' group claims Labour's plans would cost the combined health and education budgets...
Disease threat row over imported Romanian dogs
Sunday 13th October 2019A woman who has rescued hundreds of stray dogs from Romania says they pose no health threat...
Manchester Arndale stabbings: Man detained under Mental Health Act
Saturday 12th October 2019A man held over the stabbing of three people in Manchester is being assessed by specialist doctors...
Rapper Jack Grange says music releases ADHD 'anger'
Saturday 12th October 2019Jack Grange was diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety after being excluded from school...
Staffordshire special schools face residential care cuts
Saturday 12th October 2019Funding cuts threaten "vital" residential care at special schools, teachers and parents say...
Identity checks on Nantes 'murder suspect'
Saturday 12th October 2019Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes is suspected of killing his wife and four children in Nantes in 2011...
Washing out hate crime graffiti in London
Saturday 12th October 2019A group of young people have decided to wash off hateful words and graffiti from walls in their local area...
Swansea toddler's UK visa denial inhumane, mother says
Friday 11th October 2019Lindsay Dutton has a British passport, but her daughter's child visitor visa has expired...
Greenock murder: Mum shielded children from dad's body with tea towels
Friday 11th October 2019Christopher Nicol was stabbed to death at his Greenock flat in front of his two children, aged five and six...
Manchester Arndale stabbings: Man arrested after five hurt
Friday 11th October 2019A man initially arrested on suspicion of terror offences is detained under the Mental Health Act...
French murder suspect arrested at Glasgow Airport
Friday 11th October 2019Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes is suspected of killing his wife and four children in Nantes in 2011...
Sir Andy Murray and wife Kim Sears expecting third child
Friday 11th October 2019The two-time Wimbledon champion said his wife could give birth as early as next weekRead full story...
Staffordshire special schools face residential care cuts
Friday 11th October 2019Funding cuts threaten "vital" residential care at special schools, teachers and parents say...
Thirteen charged over UK's 'biggest drugs conspiracy'
Thursday 10th October 2019The charges follow an investigation into the alleged smuggling of billions of pounds of drugs into the UK...
Ban and tax our way out of obesity - top doctor
Thursday 10th October 2019The outgoing chief medical officer warns ministers will fail on obesity unless they take bold action...
Brexit: What will happen to European Health Insurance Cards?
Thursday 10th October 2019The scheme works in 31 countries but only three have agreed to cover UK tourists if there is no deal...
Obesity: Ban snacking on public transport, top doctor says
Thursday 10th October 2019England's top doctor also wants to see extra taxes placed on unhealthy foods to tackle child obesity...
YouTuber Jessica Kellgren-Fozard: 'It's OK not to be OK'
Thursday 10th October 2019Disabled presenter Jessica Kellgren-Fozard's secrets of happiness on World Mental Health Day...
Thousands of building snags found at unusable hospital
Thursday 10th October 2019Files show there were 2,000 snags at Edinburgh's new children's hospital months after it was "completed"...
Ed Sheeran and Prince Harry team up for World Mental Health Day
Thursday 10th October 2019The two famous redheads release a video in support of World Mental Health Day...
Prince Harry questions future of exams during school visit
Thursday 10th October 2019The Duke of Sussex said he did not know if exams had a future, during a school visit in Nottingham...
Andrew Griggs murder trial: Debbie Griggs 'would not have abandoned children'
Thursday 10th October 2019Andrew Griggs thought his wife Debbie was pregnant with another man's baby, a court hears...
Father guilty of raping daughters, Swansea Crown Court hears
Thursday 10th October 2019The man from south west Wales fathered at least six children with one of his daughters...
Child obesity: Should snacking be banned on public transport?
Thursday 10th October 2019England's outgoing chief medical officer suggests the idea could help to tackle child obesity...
Student mental health: 'You'd seek help for a broken leg'
Thursday 10th October 2019Lucinda Graham, who experienced various mental health issues, wants others to speak out and seek help...
Brexit uncertainty raises NHS concerns in Wales
Thursday 10th October 2019Public Health Wales says there could be disruption to medical supplies and price hikes on food...
Mark Maciver: The celebrity barber 'shaping up' young people
Wednesday 9th October 2019Mark Maciver is barber to the stars, but he also wants to make a difference to his wider community...
LGBT teaching row: Government issues advice on handling school protests
Wednesday 9th October 2019The leaked document advises councils on handling disruption over the teaching of LGBT relationships...
Teaching assistant cuts in Wales 'heartbreaking' for pupils
Wednesday 9th October 2019A generation of school children have been let "down by the system", says head teacher Jane Jenkins...
Coastal Erosion: Cornwall’s dental problem
Wednesday 9th October 2019Thousands of children in seaside areas are having multiple teeth extractions in hospital because of tooth decay...
Candidates battle it out to replace Commons Speaker Bercow
Wednesday 9th October 2019Tory candidates attack his record - and a deputy speaker says he believes Parliament has a drugs problem...
M4 fatal school bus crash lorry driver 'had seconds to react'
Wednesday 9th October 2019A lorry driver says he had "seconds" to react when the minibus appeared on the road before him...
Center Parcs: Investigation after children hurt by raft flip
Tuesday 8th October 2019A girl, a boy and their uncle are injured on the Tropical Cyclone ride in Wiltshire...
How do you breathe less pollution on school run?
Tuesday 8th October 2019Going on foot, by bike or by car? Three Sheffield families took part in a test to find out...
Surge at mental health website after royal ad
Tuesday 8th October 2019The dukes and duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex voiced a promotional film which aired on television...
Police arrest 13 over 'biggest UK drug conspiracy'
Tuesday 8th October 2019An 18-month investigation tracked drugs allegedly smuggled into the UK in lorry loads of vegetables and juice...
Extinction Rebellion 'not sorry' after Wiltshire chalk horse defaced
Tuesday 8th October 2019The Extinction Rebellion logo was laid on the horse at Alton Barnes which was recently restored by children...
Police arrest 13 over UK's 'biggest drug conspiracy'
Tuesday 8th October 2019An 18-month investigation tracked drugs allegedly smuggled into the UK in lorry loads of vegetables and juice...
Teaching assistant cuts in Wales 'heartbreaking' for pupils
Tuesday 8th October 2019A generation of school children have been let "down by the system", says head teacher Jane Jenkins...
Bikespace: 'Learning to fix bikes the only reason I sat GCSEs'
Tuesday 8th October 2019Special constable Jack Edgecombe was thrown out of school three times before finding bicycle repairs...
High Court to rule on special-needs funding challenge
Monday 7th October 2019The legal action has been brought by three children with special educational needs and disabilities...
Three-week-old baby dies after North Tyneside stabbing
Monday 7th October 2019The child and its mother were attacked at an address in North Tyneside last week...
Mental health website struggles after royals feature in advert
Monday 7th October 2019The dukes and duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex voiced a promotional film which aired on television...
Harry, Meghan, William and Kate voice mental health advert
Monday 7th October 2019The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are backing the "Every Mind Matters" campaign...
Police investigation into historic abuse claims
Monday 7th October 2019New leads are being pursued by officers probing claims Maryanne Pugsley was abused as a school pupil...
Police investigation into historical abuse claims
Monday 7th October 2019New leads are being pursued by officers probing claims Maryanne Pugsley was abused as a school pupil...
Jon Roberts became author to help daughter with autism
Sunday 6th October 2019Jon Roberts wrote a children's book for his daughter's school and never expected it to be published...
Bake Off's Nadiya Hussain reveals childhood sexual assault
Sunday 6th October 2019The Bake Off winner says the trauma she experienced as a five year old played a role in her PTSD...
Kongthong: The Indian village where babies get a song for a name
Sunday 6th October 2019In this Indian village, mothers give their children a unique tune and it becomes their "name" for life...
Empty nest syndrome: The unexpected grief
Saturday 5th October 2019Parents whose children have left home question why no-one told them it would hurt so much...
Hundreds of Greater Manchester children's details lost in data breach
Saturday 5th October 2019A hospital trust apologises after a document with 425 children's personal details is "misplaced"...
Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda recalls childhood tragedy
Saturday 5th October 2019Lin-Manuel Miranda says the death of his childhood best friend shaped his plays and his outlook...
Biggest NHS flu campaign under way
Friday 4th October 2019Nearly half the UK population is being offered a winter flu vaccine - with all primary school pupils eligible for the first time...
Drugs charge after £75,000 haul found by Dyfed-Powys Police
Friday 4th October 2019A package found in a car contained more than 300 deals of heroin and 400 of crack cocaine...
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to send daughter home to UK
Friday 4th October 2019Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is giving up weekly visits from her daughter so she can start school in the UK...
Viktorija Sokolova: Schoolgirl 'wanted to die'
Friday 4th October 2019A fresh picture of Viktorija Sokolova's "unhappy" life has emerged in a serious case review...
The Hundred: Cricket tournament criticised over snack deal
Friday 4th October 2019Health campaigners criticise The Hundred for targeting families and children with KP Snacks' brands...
Man arrested over Dundee Overgate assault on three-year-old
Friday 4th October 2019It follows an incident involving a three-year-old child at the Overgate Shopping centre in Dundee...
Children in Need: Olivia Colman to sing Portishead for starry album
Friday 4th October 2019The Oscar winner is releasing her version of the trip-hop track as part of an all-star covers album...
Children in Need: Olivia Colman to sing Portishead song for starry album
Friday 4th October 2019The Oscar winner is releasing her version of trip-hop track Glory Box for an all-star covers album...
Technology targeting drugs-impregnated prison mail
Friday 4th October 2019HMP Winchester guards now have a machine that detects the likes of spice impregnated in inmates' mail...
Katarina Johnson-Thompson: Killing Eve star 'proud' of school friend
Friday 4th October 2019Jodie Comer congratulates Katarina Johnson-Thompson who took heptathlon gold at the World Championships...
Michael Morpurgo on keeping right on to the end of the road
Friday 4th October 2019The former children's laureate turns 76, but isn't downhearted - he draws inspiration from others who've stayed active to the end...
Snapchat: Dos and don'ts for Boris Johnson
Thursday 3rd October 2019The Prime Minister has joined the social network popular with young peopleRead full story...
Bournemouth flat fire: Boy, 13, arrested after family escape
Thursday 3rd October 2019A family with three children had to be rescued from their third-floor flat on Tuesday night...
We Are Stoke-on-Trent: Helping students who are truanting
Thursday 3rd October 2019Merit in Stoke-on-Trent helps children who truant often because of struggles with their mental health...
Tafida Raqeeb: Who decides the fate of sick children?
Thursday 3rd October 2019Barts NHS Trust had applied to the courts to withdraw life support for five-year-old Tafida Raqeeb...
Tafida Raqeeb: Who decides the care of sick children?
Thursday 3rd October 2019Barts NHS Trust had applied to the courts to withdraw life support for five-year-old Tafida Raqeeb...
Abortion ruling is 'hugely significant'
Thursday 3rd October 2019BBC NI's health correspondent Marie Louise Connolly provides analysis on the high court's decision...
Scotland becomes first UK country to ban smacking
Thursday 3rd October 2019The Scottish Parliament votes overwhelmingly to make it a criminal offence for parents to physically punish their children...
Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools exam errors: 'Solution agreed' by test provider
Thursday 3rd October 2019Pupils who took the 11-Plus exam last month will have the last six questions discounted...
Facebook encryption threatens public safety, says minister
Thursday 3rd October 2019Priti Patel says extra security in messages will hamper attempts to fight terrorism and child abuse...
Former DUP mayor Thomas Hogg charged with child sex offences
Wednesday 2nd October 2019Thomas Hogg, 31, was arrested after a dance music festival in the grounds of a park on Saturday...
Thomas Hogg: Former DUP mayor charged with child sex offences
Wednesday 2nd October 2019Thomas Hogg, 31, has resigned from the DUP and Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council...
Theo Treharne-Jones: Kos hotel doors 'opened easily by a child'
Wednesday 2nd October 2019Theo Treharne-Jones, five, died after being found in a pool at a holiday village in Kos in June...
Scotland to be first in UK to ban smacking
Wednesday 2nd October 2019A change in the law will make it a criminal offence for parents to use any physical punishment on their children...
Scotland to be first UK country to ban smacking
Wednesday 2nd October 2019A change in the law will make it a criminal offence for parents to use any physical punishment on their children...
The siblings who escaped the Children of God cult
Wednesday 2nd October 2019Verity and Jonathan grew up in a cult which has faced claims of sexual and physical abuse of children...
Life inside The Children of God cult
Wednesday 2nd October 2019A brother and sister speak out about the abuse they suffered while being brought up in a cult...
'Sadfishing' social media warning from school heads
Tuesday 1st October 2019Schools report growing worries about young people being tricked by emotional appeals online...
Man stabbed to death in front of children in Greenock flat
Tuesday 1st October 2019Christopher Nicol, 27, was found inside the property on Maple Road in Greenock on Thursday...
Music school pupil abused by violin teacher at 15
Tuesday 1st October 2019Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse hears evidence from former music school pupils...
Man stabbed to death in front of his children in Greenock flat
Tuesday 1st October 2019Christopher Nicol, 27, was found inside the property on Maple Road in Greenock on Thursday...
One in ten children had drunk alcohol in previous week - NHS survey.
Tuesday 1st October 2019An NHS survey suggests one in ten schoolchildren had drunk alcohol during the previous week...
School inspections: Over 1,000 not visited for a decade
Tuesday 1st October 2019Ofsted will inspect "outstanding" schools again amid concerns some no longer meet standards...
More than 60,000 waiting to join Scouts amid 'volunteer shortage'
Tuesday 1st October 2019The amount of children waiting to become Scouts, Beavers, Cubs or Explorers rose by 20% since 2017...
One in 10 children 11-15 had drunk alcohol in previous week - NHS survey
Tuesday 1st October 2019An NHS survey suggests one in 10 children aged 11-15 had drunk alcohol in the previous week...
Ofsted: 1,010 'outstanding' schools not inspected for a decade
Tuesday 1st October 2019The top rated state schools have been exempt from routine inspection but this is going to change...
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