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<p>Mother points out ridiculousness of new library law that bans children from adult section</p>

Mother reveals new library law that bans children from adult section

<p>A family court judge has had to decide whether a mother has been concealing the birth of her child </p>

Family court judge delivers verdict on whether twins exist

<p>A woman says she’d give up having children if it meant her cat could live forever (Getty Images) </p>

Woman says she’d give up having children if her cat could live forever

<p>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reveal safety fears for Archie and Lilibet in new video.</p>

Harry and Meghan reveal safety fears for Archie and Lilibet

<p>‘Kelce Mix’ combines Jason and Travis Kelce’s favorite cereal brands into one bowl </p>

Health & Families

Jason Kelce addresses claim his cereal venture ‘destroys kids’ health

Opera - Eden in Olympia

Joyce DiDonato stars in `Eden in Olympia' coinciding with Paris Games, a call to climate action

<p>Has reading has gone out of fashion?</p>

I’m an adult who has stopped reading and I’m horrified

<p>Mother sparks outrage after letting other children blow out daughter’s birthday candles
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Mom sparks debate after her kids blow out daughter’s birthday candles

Two-child benefit cap impact revealed in new survey of families

<p>Listen Up is an organisation established to amplify lesser heard children in child protection research, policy and practice</p>

‘I was fobbed off’ – Black missing children are failed by authorities

<p>The Government should provide extra funding for schools and colleges providing courses for disadvantaged over-16s (Ben Birchall/PA)</p>

Department of education spent £9bn failing to close attainment gap

<p>Social Media Parent Tips</p>

Pressure mounts on Labour over smartphones for under-16s - new survey

Stickball-America's Oldest Game

Physicality and endurance win the World Series of perhaps the oldest game in North America

Warning disabled children may be at risk of exploitation by gangs

<p>Ultra-processed foods are often convenient, cheap, and hyper-palatable (Alamy/PA)</p>

Ultra-processed foods account for two-thirds of children’s calories

There are plenty of free outdoor events for children during the summer holidays (James Dobson/National Trust Images/PA)

Family-friendly gardens to visit during the school holidays

<p>Chief inspector Charlie Taylor warned of a ‘dramatic’ deterioration at Feltham YOI </p>

Children’s prison ‘now the most violent prison in the country’

<p>When asked why students were leaving school without key financial skills, teachers said other subjects took priority</p>

Children are leaving school without learning a crucial lesson

<p>Eric Cadogan has been arrested on multiple child abuse charges. </p>

Investigation reveals house of horrors on boat after dad’s arrest

<p>The property in Rexburg, Idaho, has been listed almost five years after Chad Daybell’s triple murder. </p>

Chad Daybell’s home where wife and lovers’ two kids murdered ‘sold’

Haiti Children Displacement

Haiti's gang violence has displaced 300,000 children, the UN says

Mongolia Explainer

5 things to know about Mongolia, a windswept democracy in the shadow of authoritarian giants

Teacher Fired Abortion

New Hampshire teacher says student she drove to abortion clinic was 18, denies law was broken

Israel Palestinians Gaza Sewage

In the searing heat of the Gaza summer, Palestinians are surrounded by sewage and garbage

<p>Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria make their way along the East Gallery to attend the state banquet for Emperor Naruhito and his wife Empress Masako of Japan at Buckingham Palace (Aaron Chown/PA)</p>

Keir Starmer shares ‘only thing he really worries about’ in election

<p>Rather than remove the two-child benefit cap, perhaps child support should first be means-tested </p>

Why should pensioners pay for other people’s children?