All news on the topic: Children

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A 2-year-old boy was killed in a tragic fireplace accident while dancing, after his mother left him and his siblings home alone
A two-year-old boy has died in a freak fireplace accident whilst playing with his sister at their home in Wigan, Manchster - leaving the community in shock and mourning
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A children’s football team was attacked with acid by a group on mopeds, authorities report
A children’s football team and their parents had ‘acid thrown on them’ as they got ready to begin a training session.
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Girl died from sepsis after being sent home twice by her GP
An eight-year-old girl died from sepsis after she was sent home from the GP twice in four hours, her parents said.
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Rogue otter pulls child underwater during morning walk with mother
A river otter dragged a child on a dock underwater and viciously attacked the mother who intervened in the near-drowning.
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Lucy Letby described as ’the elephant in the room’ at hospital with spike in baby deaths, inquiry reveals
The Thirlwall Inquiry heard that doctors did not discuss neonatal mortality or concerns raised about Letby until the new year following a pivotal board meeting in 2016
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Kiernan Hughes-Mason: Ex-Millwall footballer sentenced for assault on two-year-old girl
The girl’s family has described how the brain damage she suffered in the attack has affected her ability to communicate, and she needs to be fed through a tube.
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Tributes to ‘beautiful’ girl, 6, killed in house fire after teenager is arrested
Tributes have poured in after a six-year-old girl was killed in a catastrophic house fire.
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Four-year-old girl attacked by two ’XL Bullies’ while playing in the park with her mother
A girl, four, has been mauled by two ‘XL Bullies’ while out in a park with her mum in Sheffield.
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Superbug, doctor shortages, and neonatal unit failures at Lucy Letby hospital revealed
As the Thirwall hearings approach, the Guardian has discovered concerns were repeatedly raised about alarming shortcomings at Countess of Chester
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Great Ormond Street Hospital launches major investigation after 721 children were treated by a ’rogue surgeon’
An investigation is ongoing at Great Ormond Street Hospital after parents of young patients who were treated by the same surgeon raised concerns over their children’s health
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The bodies of babies and children have been discovered in a mass grave
More than 300 bodies including hundreds of children and babies have been found in a mass grave in Oldham.
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A shooting at a Georgia high school has left four dead and nine injured
Sheriff’s office reports one suspect in custody after incident at Apalachee high school, 50 miles north-east of Atlanta
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Five children have been arrested in connection with the murder of an 80-year-old man in Leicestershire
Three girls and two boys held on suspicion of murder after alleged serious assault in Braunstone Town park
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Scrapping the two-child benefit limit ‘would still leave 100,000 young Britons in poverty’
Impact of abolishing policy would be dented unless overall cap is reformed, figures show
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Three children and a man found dead at a house in Surrey
Three children and a man have been found dead at a house in Surrey.
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Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after ‘child she lived with’ is found dead
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a child was found dead at a house in Swansea.
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Boy, 13, stabbed to death in Birmingham as police condemn ’absolutely tragic’ murder
A residential street in Oldbury was sealed off overnight following a stabbing as emergency services and police rushed to Lovett Avenue in Lion Farm estate at around 4pm on Thursday, August 29
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Nine children hospitalized after chemical leak at pool
A leisure centre was evacuated after a chemical leak in a London pool injured nine children and two adults this afternoon.
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Boy, 11, among 14 arrested over riots in Middlesbrough and Hartlepool
Man, 20, jailed for trying to instigate riot in Huddersfield; boy, 15, admits throwing glass bottle in unrest in Bolton
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Girl, 9, had tip of her nose bitten off in dog attack
A nine-year-old girl needed emergency surgery after a dog mauled her face, a court has heard.
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5 strategies to reduce back-to-school expenses
You might be looking forward to your children returning to school this month, but chances are your bank balance is not.
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Young girl ‘aged 8’ stabbed at block of flats with two arrested
A young girl has been stabbed in a block of flats in Christchurch, Dorset.
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UK schools are removing LGBTQ+ books after complaints from parents
A special investigation reveals more than half of UK school librarians surveyed by Index have been asked to remove books from their shelves.
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Girl, 13, died after taking sip of Costa Coffee hot chocolate
Hannah Jacobs died within hours of drinking a hot chocolate that was supposed to be made with soya milk in February 2022, a coroner is told. Her mother says she informed staff her daughter had a severe dairy allergy when ordering the drink.