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Warrington children enjoy snow day fun – in pictures
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (108+ words) THE beginning of the year has brought snow and icy conditions, and families around Warrington have been enjoying the wintery weather. Here are 11 pictures of your little ones enjoying the outdoors. Hugo, aged seven, walking in the snow for the…...
Jesy Nelson says twin babies unlikely to ever walk due to rare genetic condition
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (565+ words) Former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson has said her twin babies are unlikely to ever be able to walk due to a rare genetic condition. The 34-year-old singer gave birth to twins Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson-Foster prematurely in…...
Online ‘brainrot’ isn’t ruining children’s minds – it’s a new way of navigating the modern internet
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (591+ words) Brainrot" is what many people call the chaotic, fast-moving memes, sounds and catchphrases that spread across TikTok, Roblox and online gaming and into playgrounds. An example is the endlessly repeated chant of six-seven", which still echoes through houses and schools…...
Many viral trends on social media harm dogs
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (758+ words) What seems harmless or entertaining to humans is often serious for dogs. They don't know a video is being made. They only experience the moment'and that moment can be unsettling. Many social media trends are based on stimuli, surprise, or…...
Charity for neuro diverse people gifted £3,000 donation ahead of 21st year milestone
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (314+ words) A charity supporting neuro diverse people have received a generous donation to help continue their work in the community. Stockton-based charity Neuro Kay has been presented with "3,000 through a housebuilder's Community Champions scheme from Persimmon Homes. The charity, which supports…...
Recruiting new foster carers in Swindon could save taxpayers £300,000 - here's how
1+ week, 4+ day ago (642+ words) Recruiting more foster carers would be good for the children in Swindon Borough Council's care, but also good for the council itself and the borough's council tax payers. The recently appointed head of the council's children's department Brenda McInerney said:…...
6 parenting hacks for the Twixmas downtime - how to keep kids entertained
1+ week, 5+ day ago (757+ words) The period between Christmas and the New Year (or "Twixmas, as its become known) is often a bit of a limbo phase when nothing really seems to be going on " which can be boring and frustrating for kids. With the…...
Edinburgh and Lothians families welcome first Christmas Day babies
1+ week, 6+ day ago (372+ words) The first Christmas babies have been born in hospitals across Edinburgh and the Lothians. Santa's journey across the globe included several special visits to maternity units up and down the country to deliver extra wonderful bundles of joy. At the…...
'The best gift ever': Baby is born after the rarest of pregnancies, defying all odds
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (728+ words) Suze Lopez holds her baby boy on her lap and marvels at the remarkable way he came into the world. Before little Ryu was born, he developed outside his mom's womb, hidden by a basketball-sized ovarian cyst " a dangerous situation…...
Young hipsters are adopting Churchill’s favourite prop – this is why
4+ week, 10+ hour ago (256+ words) Seeing a young person cut the cap off a cigar and sit down to puff away on it in a pub's smoking area is hardly a common sight " at least not in the pubs I go to. Yet the smoking…...