The horrific accident happened at a retail park where the mum had been shopping. A UK mother who threw her baby to safety from an oncoming car accident has suffered life-changing injuries that included losing her leg. Ruby Flanagan, from Wallasey, had travelled to Bidston Moss Retail Park in Merseyside with her grandmother and her […]

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“She fights every single day to survive so why should she have to fight for her basic right to education?” A mother has vowed to fight for her child’s right to education after she was told her daughter with special needs would be unable to start Montessori school on Monday. Tracy Carroll, from just outside […]

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While no set is identical, their headmaster hopes they’ll wear different coloured shoes. Between yesterday and today, schools across the country are welcoming new junior infants to the world of primary education. For one rural town, the new academic year brought an influx of twins. Just 19 children started in Kilmurry National School in Kerry […]

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Hello, You… A due date is always something we await with bated breath. And now, we finally know the date that Joe Goldberg’s little bundle of joy will be arriving. Yep, Netflix has finally released a teaser for the highly-anticipated third season of its hit series You, and oh baby, does it look like we’re in […]

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The tot was just 10 months old when the blaze destroyed his family’s lives. A US toddler who survived a devastating fire that claimed the lives of his mother, sister and grandfather has celebrated his 3rd birthday alongside the firemen who saved him. Little Liam Rodriguez was left with burns on over 95% of his […]

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Police met the child “in the company of a woman.” A toddler who was allegedly abducted from Lancashire and taken to Spain has safely returned home to the UK. Lancashire Police launched an urgent appeal on Friday for missing two-year-old Gracie-May Rogers. This morning, they announced in a statement that the girl was “in the […]

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The actress gave birth at 23 in 1999. Reese Witherspoon has opened up about her past struggles as a first-time mother after her daughter Ava was born in September, 1999. Speaking on the We Are Supported By… podcast, the actress revealed she “became delirious” during the first few months of motherhood, when she was just 23, […]

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“You’re always doubting if you’re doing the right thing or not.” Joe Swash has opened up about becoming a dad for the third time, admitting he still doubts himself as a parent. The former Eastenders star is set to welcome his first daughter with fiancée Stacey Solomon, with whom he shares 1-year-old son Rex. Joe, […]

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Experts say modern relationships require emotional intelligence from both parties to survive. Once upon a time, girls and women were taught that marriage and being a wife were the be-all and end-all. Little girls were told to dream of a Prince Charming who’d sweep them off their feet and give them their fairytale wedding. Yet […]

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“I have no words to describe how we’re all feeling.” A man has spoken out about the pain of losing his partner and two of their children in an explosive car crash that occurred outside an Australian hospital last week. Craig, who does not wish to disclose his family’s surname, also thanked his community for […]

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Their mothers struck up a friendship and a tradition was born. Three babies who were born on the same day at the same hospital have reunited for their 30th birthday. Caoimhe Whelan, Eoin Conlan and Patrick Quinlan were all born within twelves hours of one another in August 1991 at the Coombe Women & Infants […]

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“Now my days are spent in a field going ‘one, two, three gooo’ as we go up and down a hill on a tractor.” We all know that life changes when you have kids. Suddenly, a life that was once yours belongs to them. We know that, of course. But were any of us really […]

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“If you choose not to be vaccinated, you’ve made a choice for my daughter too.” A nurse in the US whose toddler was admitted to ICU with Covid-19 has said she is “angry” that working with unvaccinated patients has exposed her family to the virus. Amelia Cannon, from Oklahoma, usually works in her hospital’s Emergency […]

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The supermarkets remain closed. A council in west London is urging members of the public to dispose of any food items bought from three supermarkets after a man was arrested on suspicion of contaminating food with syringes. Hammersmith & Fulham Council issued an emergency alert on its social media accounts on Wednesday evening regarding the […]

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“I say this because sometimes, as teachers, our tests are not as important as our student’s personal life.” For most teachers, having a student doze off at their desk is a big no-no that might lead to punishment. Yet one teacher in the US went viral for a video encouraging teachers to let their students […]

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“Oh my god, you’re Irish?! My dad’s brother’s neighbour is Irish too!” Niall Horan had a big opportunity to clear up many Americans’ “misinformed” ideas about Ireland, and by God did he take it. Filling in as a guest host on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the singer said that Americans love hearing that he’s from Ireland […]

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A prince’s schooling is an important part of royal tradition. As the first-born son of Prince William, Prince George has a pretty defined future ahead of him already: he will be King of England one day. The older he gets, the more his parents have to think about this future, and one aspect of that […]

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Point-of-sale recall notices are to be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batches. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued a recall of a popular ice-cream sold in stores nationwide due to the presence of an unauthorised pesticide. A batch of Milka Vanilla and Chocolate Swirl ice-cream sticks was found to contain […]

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His son was sadly stillborn in 2014. Content warning: This article contains mentions of child and neonatal loss. Ben Fogle has shared an emotional tribute to his baby son Willem on the seventh anniversary of his stillbirth. The baby boy was tragically stillborn at 33 weeks on August 24, 2014, leaving Ben his wife Marina […]

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His wife died suddenly of cancer on August 10. A French widower has discovered the remains of three infants whilst clearing out his home following his wife’s death. The unnamed man called police on Monday after finding one set of remains in a closet at the property in Mézeray, near the city of Le Mans, […]

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The suit comes 30 years after the album’s release. The man whose baby photo was featured as Nirvana’s infamous Nevermind album cover is now suing the band for child sexual exploitation. Spencer Elden, now 30, claims he’s the naked baby pictured in a swimming pool on the 1991 album artwork – and that the image […]

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She has been on a ventilator for over two weeks. A mother in the US is fighting for her life after testing positive for Covid-19, forcing her to have an emergency C-section. In the middle of last month, Cierra Nicole Abbington-Chubb, from Florida, showed cold-like symptoms around 48 hours after her kids complained of headaches, […]

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He died on August 12 after sustaining serious injuries the day before. The family of a two-year-old boy who died from serious injuries sustained at a house in Bridgend, south Wales, have paid tribute to the ‘perfect’ toddler. Little Reid Steele was taken to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff after police were called […]

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“The girl was weak, bitten by insects, but most importantly alive!” A 22-month-old Russian toddler has been found after miraculously surviving three nights alone in the woods, rescuers said. Lyudmila (Lyuda) Kuzina went missing in the Smolensk area – around 400km west of Mosco – last Tuesday after wandering away from her family. Over 1,000 […]

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Heartbreaking news. A woman who passed away after contracting Covid-19 following the birth of her daughter was laid to rest at the same time her baby was baptised. Mourners at the funeral for Derry woman Samantha Willis were told how “death and life were all interwoven” as her two-week-old daughter Eviegrace was also baptised on […]

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Neither woman received jail time. Two women have returned to an Edinburgh court for sentencing on Monday after footage of them appearing to force-feed a bottle of alcohol to a 16-month-old child appeared online and caused distress to viewers. The women, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had previously pleaded guilty to an amended […]

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From fine motor skills to recognising their own name, these are the seven simple skills to work on before they head to primary school. Back to school season is almost upon us again and will see many kids start “big school” for the very first time. For many parents, this is a time of anxiety […]

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“You left me one last gift, the gift of being a father.” A man who became a dad on the day his wife was killed has recreated their maternity shoot with their daughter one year later. Yesenia Alvarez tragically died on August 11 last year after being struck by a drunk driver. The baby girl […]

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Footage shows kids as young as 10 or 11 partaking in this terrifying trend. There have been plenty of dangerous crazes to sweep the internet throughout the years. From ingesting hot chillis and laundry detergent pods to bursting blood vessels trying to achieve lips like Kylie Jenner to straight-up choking each other until someone passes […]

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“It’s not that much of a ‘gift’ when you can’t spell simple words and need spell check 24/7.” Parents and people who have dyslexia have mixed feelings towards Princess Beatrice referring to the condition as a “gift.” The royal previously opened up about having the condition for Hello! magazine’s back to school issue. “What inspired […]

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Support services are now in place for those who witnessed incident. A mother and two of her children have been killed in a devastating car crash outside an Australian hospital. The 20-month old boy, eight-year-old girl and the 35-year-old woman were killed when their car hit a curb and crashed into a power pole outside the […]

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The Department of Justice recognised the kids were targeted “because of their race and national origin.” A woman in the US who admitted to purposely driving into two children because of their race has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison. Nicole Poole Franklin, a white woman from Iowa, pleaded guilty in April to federal […]

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“I wasn’t given that choice.” Nicole Kidman has revealed she would have had more children if she was given the opportunity. In an interview for Marie Claire Australia’s 25th birthday Issue, the Academy Award-winner revealed that not having more kids was her one regret over the past five years. “I wish I’d had more children, […]

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The Bad Teacher star spoke of parenting her daughter, who’ll turn two later this year. Cameron Diaz has called mothers who don’t have childcare “superheroes” as she opened up about motherhood. The actress and mother of 20-month-old daughter Raddix sat down with comedian Kevin Hart for an episode of his talk show, Hart to Heart. In […]

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Parents of teens, take note… Getting kids and teens to clean their rooms can be quite the task. As they grow older, they spend more and more time in their bedroom, which often become pits of clothes-strewn floors and empty dishes or snack wrappers. A lot of the time, parental warnings about the likelihood of […]

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The boy died of an asthma attack in 2017. The mother of a 7-year-old boy found dead outside his UK home in ice cold temperatures has pleaded not guilty to gross negligence manslaughter. Laura Heath, 39, pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter and child cruelty charges over the death of her son, Hakeem Hussain, in Birmingham […]

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“Months later and little accountability has been taken.” Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were unhappy with the queen’s response to some of the issues they discussed in their Oprah interview back in March, according to a biography. A new epilogue to Finding Freedom, an unauthorised biography about the couple’s departure from their roles as senior […]

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“This silver can save lives, instead of collecting dust in a closet.” Polish javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk won silver at the Tokyo Olympics, but her heart is clearly made of nothing but gold. The 25-year-old athlete, who came second in the women’s javelin throw at 64.61-metres, saw an online fundraiser for the surgery of an 8-month-old […]

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“I wouldn’t call it a miracle, I would call it a medical triumph.” A survivor of a conjoined twin separation has given birth to her own child at the same hospital where she was born and later separated from her sister. Charity Lincoln Gutierrez-Vazquez and her twin sister Kathleen were separated by a team of nearly […]

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Pregnant people earlier than 14 weeks are not yet eligible to receive the vaccine. Minister for Education Norma Foley is under pressure to publicly explain why teachers in the early stages of pregnancy are expected to return to school when the new academic year commences. Pregnant women between 14 and 36 weeks have been offered […]

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“Groomers will exploit any vulnerability to increase the likelihood a child or young person will become dependent on them.” R Kelly appeared in court on Wednesday for opening statements in a long-awaited federal trial over sex abuse allegations. The R&B singer, who has for years been the subject of accusations of sex crimes, faces charges […]

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“I was having doubts and questions about the guilty element of being away for work and things like that.” Queen of the I’m a Celeb castle Giovanna Fletcher says she isn’t the only royal to experience mum guilt – apparently the Duchess of Cambridge does, too. Kate Middleton appeared on Giovanna’s podcast Happy Mum Happy […]

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“The only thing I could do for them was provide milk.” A mother in the US has shown just how much milk it takes to feed triplets, admitting she is “pumping around the clock.” Nina Dufrenne, from Missouri, says feels “emotionally attached” to breastfeeding as a result of not being able to hold her babies […]

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The CBB star branded suggestions of language inclusivity as “insanity.” Content warning: This article contains mentions of transphobia. Kirstie Alley is currently being criticised for a string of transphobic posts to Twitter. The actress took to the platform to criticise new guidelines from The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, which suggested medical professionals should consider using more […]

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The general public was made aware of the allegations through social media and a Lifetime documentary. Content warning: This article mentions details of child sexual abuse. R Kelly will be back in a criminal court today for opening statements in a long-awaited federal trial over sex abuse allegations. The R&B singer has for years been […]

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This is most likely due to behavioural differences in each age group. Though babies and toddlers are less likely to bring coronavirus into the home, they’re more likely to spread it once it’s in the home, according to a new study. The study, conducted in Ontario, Canada from June 1 to December 31, 2020, examined 6,280 […]

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The Roscommon man says his family needs to come home. A 25-year-old Irishman living in Vietnam has called on the Department of Foreign Affairs to provide emergency, temporary documentation so his recently-born daughter can leave the country with him. James Burke, from Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon, had been teaching English in Ho Chi Minh City, where he […]

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A spokesperson for the musician says the allegations will be “vigorously defended.” An unnamed woman is suing Bob Dylan, alleging he gave her drugs and alcohol before sexually abusing her when she was twelve years old. The lawsuit, filed with the New York Supreme Court on Friday, alleges Dylan “befriended and established an emotional connection with […]

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The Love Island winner gave birth to her first child in January. Dani Dyer has shown her appreciation for the support she’s received from family whilst raising her son Santiago alone. The former Islander shares the seven-month-old with ex Sammy Kimmence, who was recently jailed for three and a half years for defrauding two OAPs of […]

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“They will both be forever missed and loved.” A British police officer and his toddler son have been found dead in unknown circumstances. The bodies of Dave Louden, 39, and his son Harrison, 3, were discovered Friday morning at their home in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Concerned relatives had asked police to do a welfare check on […]

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