All news on the topic: Children

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Man arrested after two-year-old boy killed in ’stolen Porsche hit-and-run’ in Smethwick crash
West Midlands Police said a man has been arrested after a two-year-old boy was killed in a collision in Smethwick on Saturday evening - he is currently being questioned
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Smethwick crash: Boy, 2, killed in stolen Porsche hit-and-run; police launch manhunt
West Midlands Police are hunting a hit-and-run driver after a two-year-old boy was killed in a horror car crash involving a stolen Porsche in Dartmouth Road, Smethwick
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Monster who stamped 2-year-old girl to death and paraded her body in a pram jailed for life
Isabella Wheildon was just two years old when she was found dead in a shower, covered in blankets after suffering "extensive external traumatic injuries" by her mum’s boyfriend
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Police van hitting 13-year-old boy with a water pistol off his bike was ’reasonable force,’ inquiry finds
Armed cops who swarmed a 13-year-old boy after his water pistol was mistaken for a real gun have been cleared of wrongdoing by the police watchdog.
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Baby girl fights for life after attack by ’XL Bully’ dog
A baby girl is fighting for her life in hospital after being bitten by an ‘XL Bully-type’ dog in Kent.
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Father and stepmother of 10-year-old Sara Sharif found guilty of her murder at their Surrey home
Urfan Sharif, 42, and Beinash Batool, 30, flew to Pakistan after killing Sara.
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Schoolgirl, 13, ’falls from pod’ on 60ft Ferris wheel in shocking video footage
Terrified onlookers whipped out their phones and captured the moment a 13-year-old girl was forced out of a Ferris wheel pod and left dangling out the side for a gruelling few minutes
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Four-year-old boy dies after being struck by bus in Tipton
Officers are seeking dash cam footage of the incident which happened shortly before 4.55pm on Friday in High Street, Tipton, in Sandwell.
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Parents who dropped out of society created their own ’kingdom’ and embalmed their 3-year-old son’s body before burying him in their garden
A couple, who invented their own religion and lived off-grid, buried their son in a back garden after he died through ’breathtaking neglect’.
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Evangelical pastors implicated in charity fraud scheme
Several evangelical pastors in East and North-East London exploited children’s charity funds to steal over 1 million British pounds, betraying the trust of their communities.
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Schoolgirl, 8, stabbed to death while ’trying to protect mum’ pictured for first time
Malika Noor Al Katib is said to have tried to defend her mum from an intruder at their home in New Ross, Co Wexford, Ireland, on Sunday night
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Two-year-old girl who drowned in bin in London was failed by council, coroner finds
Social workers declined to provide short-term foster care for Mazeedat Adeoye whose mother had overstayed visa
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Three-month-old boy dies after being discovered unresponsive at a Seacombe, Wirral home
Police are treating the death of a young child as “unexpected” after they were found unresponsive at home in south London.
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Little Hulton dead baby found in snowy field named as police issue heartbreaking update
A baby found dead by a dog walker in Little Hulton, Salford, was a girl, with the cause of death still undetermined and further tests will be needed, said Greater Manchester Police
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Australia adopts groundbreaking law prohibiting under-16s from using social media, despite safety concerns
Bill passes amid warning that process has been rushed and that a ban could push teenagers towards the dark web or into isolation
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Baby boy fighting for his life after being found injured and unresponsive at home, with a man and woman charged
A baby boy is fighting for his life after being found injured and unresponsive at home. Police rushed to a house in Seacombe, Wirral, on Sunday following reports of concern for a child.
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Boy, 3, found buried in his garden, ’died due to parents’ shocking cruelty
A three-year-old boy whose parents ‘secretly’ buried him behind their home was ‘dreadfully neglected’, a court has heard.
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Body of young baby found in field after large area is cordoned off
A baby has been found dead in a field in Greater Manchester.
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Newborn baby dies after being exposed to heroin and cocaine by mother
A mother has been jailed after exposing her baby daughter to heroin and cocaine before her death from a cardiac arrest.
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Child in critical condition after suspected hit-and-run driver ’fled on foot’
A child has been left in critical condition after a suspected hit and run crash in Bristol.
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One-year-old boy dies after High Court orders withdrawal of life support
A one-year-old boy who has a severe and irreversible neuromuscular disease has died after a High Court judge ruled his treatment should stop.
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Teenager sentenced to prison for shaking partner’s baby to death
The baby suffered "catastrophic" brain injuries after being shaken by Alesbrook, who had met his mother just weeks earlier. She has also been sentenced to time in prison for child cruelty offences.
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Bus carrying schoolchildren collides with lorry on major road
Sixteen people have been injured after a bus carrying schoolchildren was involved in a crash.
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Sara Sharif’s father admits to beating her over the head with a phone months before her death but claims he did not intend to kill her
Sara Sharif’s father told jurors he "did not intend to kill" his daughter, despite admitting he repeatedly hit Sara over the head with a mobile phone in the run-up to her death.
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Boy, 15, dies after collapsing suddenly during school football match
A 15-year-old boy has died after collapsing during a school football match in Manchester.