All news on the topic: Children

A 14-year-old boy has gone missing while swimming with his friends at a beach on the River Mersey.

A boy found dead by a canal in Birmingham shot himself after accidentally killing his friend, an inquest has heard.

Sixty-eight minors, five with cancer, allowed to enter Israel before travelling to Egypt and elsewhere for treatment

The lad somehow sustained only a small cut to his head

Children who stayed at Gordonstoun school overnight were “exposed to risks of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse”, according to findings from the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry

Three children have gone missing after a day out at Thorpe Park.

A senior staff member at an independent school for children with special educational needs has been recorded by BBC Panorama saying how he wanted to drown a pupil in a bath “like a kitten”.

In the spring of 2024, the Russian Society of Psychiatrists proposed new clinical guidelines for the treatment of pediatric autism.

In a special investigation, Tom Watling tells the story of five teenagers who were taken into Russia or Russian-occupied territory before eventually being rescued. Many others are still believed to be trapped

A childminder who admitted shaking and killing a nine-month-old baby boy she was supposed to be looking after has been jailed for 12 years and seven months for manslaughter.

Authorities searching for a missing 9-year-old Ukrainian girl have paused their search after a body was found.

Two adults have been questioned by police after an 11-year-old boy died while taking part in a ‘TikTok challenge gone wrong’.

Formal identification has now taken place

Both boys, who cannot be named because of their ages, have been found guilty of murdering 19-year-old Shawn Seesahai at Wolverhampton’s Stowlawn playing fields after pointing the finger at each other

There’s one harrowing memory that sticks in Michael White’s mind. It was a cold winter’s evening, when his 15-year-old son walked through the door after spending the night with ‘friends.’

A childminder has admitted shaking and killing a nine-month-old baby she was supposed to be looking after.

A 52-year-old British tourist rushed into the water to aid two youngsters, aged six and seven, along with others after they began to struggle in the water - the tourist has sadly died

A body has been pulled out of a river months after two-year-old Xielo Maruziva fell into the River Soar in Leicestershire.

Two-year-old Bronson Battersby was found dead alongside his father Kenneth in Skegness, Lincolnshire, on January 9. An inquest has been held into the tragedy

A nine-year-old boy has been found dead in woods close to his home.

A newborn baby found earlier this year in Newham, east London, is the third child abandoned by the same parents, the BBC can report.

A nine-year-old girl who was having dinner with her family is in critical condition after being shot in a Hackney Turkish restaurant yesterday evening.

The 11 year old suffered a fractured skull and was taken to Alder Hey hospital for surgery. He is now recovering. The incident happened at about 7.20pm on Monday