Poor families in England are being ‘priced out’ of keeping their homes warm, putting their health and well-being at risk, a report by children’s charity Barnardo’s claimed today. Cold homes: Barnardo’s urged the Government to require landlords to make their properties energy-efficient to tackle fuel poverty by the root Households with the bottom 10 per [...]
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Poor families are ‘priced out’ of keeping their homes warm, report claims | Mail Online
Posted on 22 February 2012.
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Travelodge survey reveals 35 per cent of British adults still take a teddy to bed with them | Mail Online
Posted on 22 February 2012.
They’ve been keeping children happy for years and are a godsend for many parents when trying to keep their little ones quiet. But it would seem it is not just youngsters who appreciate the soothing benefits of the teddy bear – it still occupies a special place in the hearts of many grown-ups too. Research [...]
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Family’s terror chase as road rage lorry driver rammed couple’s car while they drove their sick baby to hospital | Mail Online
Posted on 21 February 2012.
A lorry driver used his vehicle as a weapon in an ‘appalling’ road rage attack on a couple who were driving their sick baby to hospital. Michael Constantine, 26, from Glossop, Derbyshire, rammed the driver’s side door of the Mark Creacall’s car as he and his partner took their son for treatment. The impact of [...]
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BBC asks children to organise their parents’ weddings – Telegraph
Posted on 20 February 2012.
Traditionally, it was the parents of the bride who worried about planning their daughter’s big day. Now it is the children who are being asked to organise their parents’ wedding, in a BBC “reality” show. In Marrying Mum & Dad, children as young as seven will be allowed to spend up to £10,000 on each [...]
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How middle-class are you? Take this quiz – Telegraph
Posted on 20 February 2012.
‘We’re all middle-class now,” said John Prescott in 1997, halfway through his rise from working-class ship’s steward, to middle-class thug, to peer of the realm. And yet Prescott, for once, failed to get to the subtle heart of a complex issue. While there might appear to be fewer aristocrats around these days, there’s still lower-middle, [...]
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Pickpocket family ‘trawled trains at night to target sleeping commuters’ | News
Posted on 15 February 2012.
Six Romanian family members targeted sleeping commuters in a bout of late-night pickpocketing, a court heard today. They swept through trains stealing mobile phones and cash from dozens of exhausted or tipsy victims, jurors were told. Many victims were making their way home after a night out, travelling on trains between Charing Cross and Gravesend, [...]
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Mother dying of cancer spends her last weekend watching daughter marrying after couple organise dream wedding in a WEEK | Mail Online
Posted on 15 February 2012.
A mother who battled cancer for two years died just hours after watching her beloved daughter become a bride. Linda Stace clung on to life and watched her oldest child Jamie-Lee and Harry Hopwood become happily married. The couple planned to marry later this year, but moved the wedding forward and arranged it in just [...]
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Warning over multiple family risks | News
Posted on 07 February 2012.
More than one in four youngsters in the UK are growing up in families facing multiple challenges such as parental depression and financial hardship, according to new research. Some 28% of families faced two or more of 10 risk factors seen as harmful to children’s development, the study from the Institute of Education, University of [...]
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‘An aunt gets the best of all worlds’ | Life and style | The Guardian
Posted on 05 February 2012.
Years ago, before I had kids of my own, I’d occasionally be entrusted with the care of my niece. My sister-in-law would invariably return home to find me and Rhiannon, her daughter, hopped up on butter icing, having failed to eat anything even vaguely containing a nutrient, and the kitchen approximating a Jackson Pollock reject [...]
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Should we let children run wild? – The Independent
Posted on 31 January 2012.
A few years ago I found a small, cold, barefoot child on Hampstead Heath early on a Sunday morning. It was a forlorn sight, as he picked his way across the gravel path, and other dogwalkers turned to look at him because it was so unusual to see such a small child alone. I decided [...]
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Children in one in four homes share bedrooms – Telegraph
Posted on 31 January 2012.
In London, this figure rises to 35 per cent of households. Among young couples in Britain, the proportion is 38 per cent. Nearly one in three parents think their home is too small, according to the study of 2,000 adults by property website FindaProperty.com. Research also found that of the million people in Britain who [...]
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New year, new fake partners for China’s young singletons with parents to please | World news | guardian.co.uk
Posted on 24 January 2012.
Finding a new man to take home for the holidays proved surprisingly easy for Lily Li. He had to be reliable, taciturn – and available for a few hundred yuan. “I was not looking for some perfect guy to marry. Just someone tall – my parents like tall guys a lot – honest and not [...]
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Write for us about … large families and the benefits cap | The people’s panel | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
Posted on 23 January 2012.
Large families are once again in the spotlight as the £26,000 annual benefits cap proposed by work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith would hit them the hardest. Tim Leuning explains on Comment is free: “The worst hit, of course, are large families in the south-east, where rents are higher. Even in Tolworth, described by [...]
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Half a million children unhappy, says church-backed report – Telegraph
Posted on 12 January 2012.
The study published by the Children’s Society following interviews with 30,000 under-16s claims those who have deeply negative feelings about their lives are at higher risk of bullying, depression and eating disorders. It says those who suffer instability, moving from one family member to another, are twice as likely to be unhappy although household structure [...]
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As family who led life of privilege face up to £5m debt, who said the upper crust were recession-proof? | Mail Online
Posted on 12 January 2012.
Five years ago, Charles and Iona Cole led a gilded life that most people could only dream of. Home was a £2.25 million Devon manor house set in 214 acres, with his and hers luxury cars on the sweeping driveway, not to mention the portfolio of 84 buy-to-let properties they owned in Yorkshire. With their [...]
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Clues in DNA reveal how long you’ll live – and they can be read when you’re a baby | Mail Online
Posted on 11 January 2012.
Scientists have found a way to predict how long someone will live – by measuring their genes as a baby. Life expectancy is written into our DNA and is there to be seen from the day we are born. It all depends on the length of the telomeres, which are described as ‘acting like the [...]
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Benefit cap: 190 families with 10 children cost taxpayers more than £11m A YEAR | Mail Online
Posted on 09 January 2012.
Scores of workless families with ten or more children are living on state benefits worth more than £60,000 a year. Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show that there are 190 families with at least ten under-18s where one or both of the parents gets an out-of-work benefit. These families are eligible for [...]
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My daughter and her husband fight in front of me. Should I get involved? – Telegraph
Posted on 09 January 2012.
My daughter and her husband row much more than in the past, often in front of me. Their fights are usually kicked off by my son-in-law being bossy or lazy (‘When’s dinner going to be ready?’ or similar) and if I get involved he tells me it’s none of my business. But she’s my daughter [...]
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Tim Dowling: it’s official, we are a problem family | Life and style | The Guardian
Posted on 07 January 2012.
We are on our annual end-of-year journey west, to visit friends and, in many respects, to disappoint them. “Look at their faces,” I say as we emerge from the car at our second stop. “They’ve forgotten we have two dogs.” “We’ve had a dreadful journey,” my wife says. This is true; it ended with my wife [...]
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Girl, 17, who married biker aged FIFTY celebrates five years of wedded bliss | Mail Online
Posted on 04 January 2012.
A girl who married her 50-year-old biker lover in a secret civil ceremony has celebrated five years of marriage. Kayley Simock, now 23, was just 17 years old when she wed twice-divorced Philip Nash in 2007, a year after meeting him at a religious service where she was playing the guitar. The pair, who have [...]
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Family of murder victim, 15, tells his killers: We are praying for you
Posted on 27 December 2011.
The family of an aspiring teenage actor stabbed to death by a gang outside his school said today they would pray that his killers “can be reformed”.
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Families face travel chaos as rail shutdown goes on and London Underground strike begins
Posted on 26 December 2011.
The rail network will remain at a halt in most of the country today, bringing the prospect of widespread travel chaos.
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We don’t need to dream! Meet the only family in the UK who WILL have a white Christmas
Posted on 25 December 2011.
Brailsfords buy in snow machine to guarantee a dusting of the white stuff
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Fifteen children and counting…
Posted on 25 December 2011.
Family life takes on a whole new meaning for Noel and Sue Radford, who have 15 children. Three are pre-schoolers in nappies, seven are at primary school, three are at secondary school and two go out to work.. Photographs by
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Up to £300m of child maintenance debts to be written off
Posted on 25 December 2011.
More than £300million worth of historic child maintenance debts is to be written off, in a new move by ministers.
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Runaway juror: I had to be locked in my cell for my own protection
Posted on 24 December 2011.
Fellow inmates found out I was gay, says student who skipped trial to see West End show
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Girl Scout leaders resign after seven-year-old boy is admitted to troop
Posted on 24 December 2011.
US Girl Scout leaders have resigned in protest after a seven-year-old boy, who lives as a girl, was allowed to join a troop.
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The end of ‘pester power’
Posted on 24 December 2011.
David Cameron is preparing new curbs on “unscrupulous” companies and shops that expose children to sexualised advertisements and exploit “pester power” to sell goods.
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Check under your floorboards! Boxing Day’s new version of The Borrowers rings so true you’ll believe they really do exist, says its star-studded cast
Posted on 24 December 2011.
Cape Town, South Africa, and one of our finest actors, Christopher Eccleston, has just finished a day’s filming on his latest project.
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‘Where’s Chloe?’: Nine-year-old girl left stranded ALONE for five hours in wrong city after flight is diverted… and airline didn’t tell her mother
Posted on 24 December 2011.
It was a mother’s worst nightmare – her nine-year-old daughter’s flight arrived without her on it and attendants didn’t know what had happened to the child.
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Cheering couple who forced two sobbing young children under eight to fight with weapons as they filmed brawl are jailed
Posted on 24 December 2011.
Girl in pink dress is ordered to beat a boy with a broom which was bigger than her as the defendants laughed and cheered
Ian Barclay, 20, and Gemma Mattinson, 26, are jailed for just eight months
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Are our girls suffering from ‘Princess Syndrome’?
Posted on 23 December 2011.
Disney heroines teach us to trade on our looks and value material things, claims new book
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Oh Posh! Why suddenly so coy about your cute children?
Posted on 23 December 2011.
Christmas cards are my big festive failing. I can never get organised enough to get them bought, written, addressed, stamped and sent out in time.
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‘Where’s Chloe?’ Nine-year-old’s flight leaves her stranded alone for five hours in wrong city… and they didn’t tell her mother
Posted on 23 December 2011.
It was a mother’s worst nightmare when her 9-year-old daughter’s unaccompanied flight arrived without her on it and the Southwest attendants couldn’t say where she was.
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Bernard Matthews bugged my car, claims animal welfare campaigner
Posted on 23 December 2011.
An animal welfare campaigner has accused turkey farmer Bernard Matthews of using private detectives to spy on her by putting a tracking device on her car.
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Awkward Christmas family photos (Part II)
Posted on 23 December 2011.
Feast on these outfits, cheesy grins and just plain wrong festive poses
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Residents of recession-hit Spanish town conga down the street after winning £332,000 EACH on ‘The Fat One’ lottery
Posted on 23 December 2011.
A recession-hit Spanish village was celebrating today after locals scooped a staggering £600 million in the world’s biggest lottery.
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Ed Balls attacks politicians who do photoshoots with children – after Ed Miliband photographed at home
Posted on 23 December 2011.
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has expressed distaste at politicians doing photoshoots with their children – the day after Ed Miliband was pictured at home with his family.
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Homeless girl serenades Wills and Kate and asks
Posted on 22 December 2011.
When do you get to be normal?
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Girls Scout troops disband in protest over allowing seven-year-old transgender to join group
Posted on 22 December 2011.
Three Girl Scout leaders have resigned and disbanded their troops after a transgender child was allowed into the organisation.
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‘I’ve never asked for any help’
Posted on 21 December 2011.
Christmas comes early for mother-of-thirteen as her home is given a charity make-over
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Sick joyrider mows down and kills 15 pregnant sheep ‘for thrills’ in barbaric 4×4 rampage
Posted on 21 December 2011.
Devastated farmer believes his animals were targeted by twisted thrill-seekers playing a game
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You must stop knocking the family, Nick Clegg
Posted on 21 December 2011.
Mr Clegg’s comments will offend any parent struggling to keep the family together, says Cristina Odone.
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Evicted! The mother and daughter team who made neighbours’ lives a misery with all-night drunken parties
Posted on 20 December 2011.
Kim O’Horo, 39, and her daughter Katie, 17, thrown out of Burnley home
Neighbours complained of one guest walking down the street with an axe
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Young offenders jailed after riots attacked by fellow inmates who worried their family homes had been targeted
Posted on 20 December 2011.
Inspectors noted a sharp rise in young offenders put on suicide watch following disturbances
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Apple iTunes to add parental advisory warnings
Posted on 20 December 2011.
The ‘Explicit’ logo present on physical CDs and DVDs will now be present on the same songs and videos across digital stores such as iTunes, Amazon and HMV.com. Parents will now be able to clearly see if the digital content their children are trying to buy or stream is too old for them or may [...]
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You won’t fit this lot around a manger
Posted on 19 December 2011.
Almost 300 people create huge nativity scene
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Former racehorse trainer jailed for three years for contacting her daughter, 7, after bitter custody battle
Posted on 19 December 2011.
Judge accuses her of ‘dirty’ court fight
Rap for Earl of Huntington’s letter of support
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No-win, no-fee, no common sense
Posted on 19 December 2011.
Judge’s fury after five-year dispute over leaking pipe leads to £225,000 bill
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The ground-breaking art class that helps deprived youngsters
Posted on 18 December 2011.
A pioneering project is changing the lives of vulnerable youngsters through art – attracting the attention of the Duchess of Cambridge in the process, as Madeleine Kingsley reports
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