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Tim Peake: I banned my children from gaming in the week - it worked
58+ min ago The British astronaut opens up about the complexities of fatherhood, lacking confidence as a child - and the day he was launched into space Each week we ask a public figure to delve into their childhood and look at how their…...
‘My daughter was four – we were meant to be worrying about scraped knees, not cancer’
1+ hour, 58+ min ago Young Lives vs Cancer" supported us every step of the way, and without them, we would have been lost, says Amie, whose daughter Eleanor was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer at age four Like many four-year-olds, Eleanor Stringer had always…...
We adopted a son - but had to do 'work experience' in a nursery first
2+ day, 6+ hour ago The social media stars discuss the highs and lows of adoption and new parenthood in their frank new podcast Ryan and his husband, Matthew Mackinnon, are best known as social media content creators with more than 10million followers. The couple, who…...
Return of Erasmus student exchange scheme 'won't save cash-strapped universities"
2+ day, 21+ hour ago The UK rejoining the Erasmus student exchange scheme will not save financially struggling universities, The i Paper has been told. Insiders said the programme would at best have a "marginal" impact on the cash-flow of British universities " despite the Government…...
Parents sleeping in hospital corridors drove one family to change world of childhood cancer
3+ day, 4+ hour ago Rachel Woodward Carrick reveals how her father founded the charity CLIC, now Young Lives vs Cancer, after his experience as the parent of a child with cancer Bob Woodward's son Robert was diagnosed in 1974 with stage four neuroblastoma at the…...
'Your whole world comes crashing down': Holly, four, went from a rash to leukaemia
4+ day, 6+ hour ago When Holly Hall was diagnosed 'it was like a tornado hit', says her mum Toni. Then Young Lives vs Cancer stepped in to help Holly Hall was on holiday with her family in Majorca when she first developed a rash…...
Erasmus deal opens door for 18-30 'youth exchange' Brexit reset scheme with EU
4+ day, 13+ hour ago UK and EU still wrangling over cost of university fees for under-30s migration A "570m deal for the UK to rejoin the EU's Erasmus student exchange scheme has raised hopes for Sir Keir Starmer's wider Brexit reset, including a new under…...
Brexit reset Erasmus deal to allow Britons to study in EU is imminent
5+ day, 18+ hour ago Student exchange scheme deal could be signed as soon as Wednesday A Brexit reset deal is on the verge of being agreed for the UK to rejoin the EU's Erasmus programme, EU sources have indicated, meaning student exchanges can restart…...
I had cancer as a child - now I help families facing their last Christmas together
1+ week, 2+ day ago Sophie's own childhood experience has fuelled her mission to help others as a partnership fundraiser for Young Lives vs Cancer A Christmas visit to the cinema is a memorable treat for many children. For Sophie Hartley, a festive screening of…...
Too many children are coddled by WFH parents – they need resilience
1+ week, 3+ day ago The simple truth is that children whose parents have to work away from home sometimes get a raw deal It should be a magical time. You sit on the edge of your sleepy child's bed, tucking the soft duvet around…...