All news on the topic: Children
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Horror house fire in Wolverhampton kills two children as police arrest woman in her 30s
A woman has been arrested in connection with the deaths of two young children in a Wolverhampton house blaze.
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Meghan under fire for ‘merching’ royal titles of her children in new brand launch
Critics are criticizing Meghan Markle for allegedly profiting not just from her children but from their royal titles, with increasing calls for King Charles III to finally intervene and stop her from benefiting from their regal status.
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Father kills eight children in Louisiana mass shooting before being shot dead by police
A father who shot dead eight children in the worst mass shooting in the US in two years has been identified.
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Woman in custody after tragic death of 14-week-old baby sparks police probe
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect after a baby girl died on Saturday.
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Calls to ban under-16s from social media rejected again as MPs vote against Lords amendment
A social media ban for under-16s has been rejected by MPs for the second time.
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Police oversight body investigates Met officers regarding fatal school crash investigation
The police watchdog is investigating complaints made against 11 police officers over their handling of an inquiry into a road crash that killed two schoolgirls.
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Roblox tightens child safety rules with new age-based accounts after global criticism
On April 13, the video game platform Roblox announced it will create customized accounts for young users to enhance online safety, as it faces intense global scrutiny over child endangerment concerns.
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Horror in Hagenbach as a 9-year-old boy is found after being locked in his father’s van for 18 months, suffering severe neglect and abuse
A nine-year-old boy has been rescued after being locked inside his dad’s van for nearly 18 months.
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In the US, a school bus driver was fired after a train narrowly missed hitting a bus carrying 27 children at a railway crossing
A school bus driver has been fired after allegedly shouting ‘I’m not gonna stop for no train’ before her vehicle narrowly avoided being hit on a railway crossing.
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Greece moves to block under-15s from social media over addiction fears
Greece is set to ban under-15s from accessing social media under a new law that’s set to come into effect next year.
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“He was just a child”: unseen photo adds to allegations of abuse against Michael Jackson in new lawsuit
A newly surfaced and troubling photo shows a half-dressed boy grimacing as Michael Jackson holds him
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Child, 17 months, injured after wolf instinctively seizes hand at Pennsylvania zoo amid alleged parental distraction
A toddler’s hand was grabbed by a wolf after the child slipped into a restricted area at a US zoo while their parents were allegedly distracted by their phones.
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Digital marketplace for abuse: how Meta became a battleground over child exploitation
It began with a tip-off. While reporting on the trafficking and exploitation of migrant workers in the Gulf, I was contacted by a source I had known for over a decade.
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UK detained 76 “age-disputed” children under migrant swap scheme
More than 70 children from various conflict zones whose ages were disputed by the Home Office have been held in detention centres in the UK in preparation for forced removal.
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Nearly 200 children struck down in “apocalyptic” outbreak at Plagne 1800 ski resort
Nearly 200 children, including pupils from a British private school, have fallen ill in a major sickness outbreak at a French ski resort.
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9,000 cases of child abuse to be reexamined as investigation targets institutions
The long-awaited inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal will "explicitly examine" whether the ethnicity, culture, or religion of perpetrators directly influenced offending, the Home Secretary vowed today.
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UK iPhone users must prove they are 18 to access some Apple services
Millions of Apple iPhone customers in the UK will now have to confirm they are 18 or older to access all available services, including by showing a credit card or scanning an ID.
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Trans girls ordered out of Girlguiding by September after court ruling on biological sex
Transgender girls must leave Girlguiding by September 6, the organisation has said following its announcement in December that membership would be restricted to girls and young women.
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New affidavit details alleged abuse by Duggar during Panama City Beach trip
Joseph Duggar allegedly confessed to molesting a 9-year-old girl during a monitored phone call with the child’s father and a police detective, according to a newly surfaced affidavit, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
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Mother-of-ten jailed for 13 years for keeping teenage girl as a slave for 25 years
A mother of ten who forced a teenage girl to work as a house slave for 25 years has been jailed for 13 years.
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Ofcom recovers just £55,000 of more than £3m in child safety fines
Broadcast regulator Ofcom has recovered just £55,000 of fines out of over £3 million imposed on companies in breach of child safety laws.
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School bus driver dies after coach carrying 40 children overturns in Northern Ireland
The driver of a school bus that flipped off a country road while carrying dozens of children has died.
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Boy arrested over double stabbing at Kingsbury High School identified as former pupil, police confirm
A 13-year-old boy suspected of stabbing two boys at a secondary school is a former pupil, police have confirmed.
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Two boys stabbed in revenge attack at Kingsbury High School as blood-smeared classroom window leaves pupils traumatised and police arrest 13-year-old suspect
A mum has told how her daughter saw blood ‘smeared over the window’ after two pupils were stabbed in a ‘revenge attack’ at Kingsbury High School in north London.
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Millions in public money, illegal homes and no oversight: how a care company kept operating outside the law
A company that has received millions of pounds in public funding to care for vulnerable children was found to be housing a child in an unregistered, dilapidated property where they slept on a mattress on the floor.
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