When seven-year-old Chloe Dennis’ mother went into labour, she didn’t call the midwife… she did the job herself. The youngster was awoken by mother Rachael’s screams as contractions began in the middle of the night. With nobody else around, she leapt into action and grabbed a towel to keep her newborn sister clean and warm. [...]
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Archive | Child heros
Is this Britain’s youngest midwife? Schoolgirl, 7, delivers baby sister in family’s bathroom after mother goes into labour | Mail Online
Posted on 14 May 2012.
Posted in Child heros, Family, Just Mums, Kids, Midwives, Pregnancy, Pregnancy and Childbirth0 Comments
Hero girl, six, wins award for risking her life after pushing three-year-old sister out of path of car only to be knocked down herself | Mail Online
Posted on 03 May 2012.
A heroic six-year-old dramatically saved her younger sister’s life by pushing her out the way of an oncoming car – seconds before she was mown down herself. Ramona Gibbs leapt to the rescue when she spotted a vehicle driven by an OAP hurtling down the pavement as she played outside her home with sister Trixie [...]
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Schoolboy, 16, thwarts B&Q thief’s bid to steal £1,000 by snatching cash from his hand mid-raid | Mail Online
Posted on 20 April 2012.
A crime-fighting schoolboy was hailed a hero after thwarting a would-be thief in the middle of a £1,000 raid. Brave Dominic Stickley managed to grab the cash from the hands of the raider who had snatched the money from the till at a branch of B&Q. The 16-year-old, who dreams of becoming a policeman when [...]
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Why the Famous Five had the perfect austerity diet |The Guardian
Posted on 19 April 2012.
Why the Famous Five had the perfect austerity diet Enid Blyton’s heroes, now 70 years old, had an approach to food that we could all learn from Share 215 Comments (78) Josh Sutton guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 18 April 2012 20.00 BST Article history Tuck in … the Famous Five Photograph: Josh Sutton Seventy years ago this [...]
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The Guardian and Hot Key Books launch new children’s fiction prize | Guardian
Posted on 18 April 2012.
The quest is on to find the JK Rowlings, Anthony Horowitzes and Roald Dahls of the future as the Guardian and publisher Hot Key Books launch a new writing prize looking for the next generation of children’s fiction writers. Hot Key Books, which will release its first titles this August, is on the hunt for [...]
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney – review | guardian.co.uk
Posted on 18 April 2012.
The book Diary of a Wimpy Kid is an international bestseller; I think this is because it is really funny and very easy to read. This book would appeal to children who love cartoon characters and funny books. The book is written for children aged 9 and above and I think both girls and boys [...]
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Muppets become New York tourism ambassadors – Telegraph
Posted on 17 April 2012.
Muppets become New York tourism ambassadors Tourist officials for New York City have unveiled a new ploy to woo visitors with children – by making the Muppets its “family ambassadors”. It is hoped the muppets will bring more families to New York Photo: ALAMY 11:31AM BST 17 Apr 20121 Comment In an attempt to increase the [...]
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Disney Iron Man 3 film to be made in China – Telegraph
Posted on 17 April 2012.
Disney Iron Man 3 film to be made in China Iron Man 3, starring Robert Downey Jr, will be partly filmed in China say Walt Disney. Iron Man 3 will be co-produced by a Chinese film company and partly filmed in China, the Walt Disney Co announced today, as Hollywood seeks to tap into the [...]
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JK Rowling: I have started Harry Potter encyclopedia – Telegraph
Posted on 17 April 2012.
JK Rowling says she has begun work compiling her long-awaited encyclopedia of the Harry Potter world. In the ‘frequently asked questions’ section on her new author website, Rowling said that “for a long time I have been promising an encyclopedia of Harry’s world, and I have started work on this now – some of it [...]
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What ever happened to the original Matilda?As musical dominates Olivier awards, we look at cute child movie star Mara Wilson, 24, as she abandons acting | Mail Online
Posted on 17 April 2012.
What happened to the original Matilda?As musical dominates Olivier awards, former child star Mara Wilson, 24, rants about how film acting ‘is tedious’ She will always be remembered as the adorable seven-year-old with a magic finger able to move items around the house. But like several child stars before her, Mara Wilson has shunned an [...]
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Child heroes tuck into chocolate dream egg – Evening Standard
Posted on 13 April 2012.
Young carers enjoyed a treat Willy Wonka would have been proud of when they were presented with the world’s most expensive chocolate egg. The £7,000 confection, weighing 110lb, was donated to Hackney Young Carers project, which gives nearly 200 youngsters a break from looking after seriously ill parents or other relatives. Project manager Vera Beining [...]
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Four-year-old girl joins Mensa – The Independent
Posted on 13 April 2012.
A four-year-old girl has been accepted into Mensa after achieving a score of 159 on an IQ test. Heidi Hankins was spotted as being of a “genius level” of intelligence after she taught herself to read, add and subtract and was able to count to 40 at the age of two. Her father, Matthew Hankins, [...]
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Students win dream McLaren F1 prize at karting championship
Posted on 11 April 2012.
Over 600 teams with more than 1850 students entered the British Schools Karting Championship (BSKC) this year for a chance to not just win a trophy but to win a visit to the famous McLaren Technology Centre. Thanks to Vodafone McLaren Mercedes’ sponsorship, the champions will get the chance to see where the F1 cars [...]
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Explorer Jaimie Donovan, 8, becomes youngest person to reach the North Pole | Mail Online
Posted on 11 April 2012.
The eight-year-old daughter of an endurance runner has become the youngest person to reach the North Pole. Jaimie Donovan flew out to the Arctic with her father Richard, braving -26C temperatures to stand on the ice with her teddy bear at 5.30am on Easter Sunday. The youngster, from Galway, Ireland, broke the record set by [...]
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Artemis Paterson, 11, chops her 3ft-long hair off in her first ever haircut – and donates the fairytale locks to children’s wig charity | Mail Online
Posted on 03 April 2012.
An 11-year-old girl with hair almost as long as she is tall has lopped off her fairytale locks for the first time in her life – so it can be made into wigs for children with cancer and alopecia. Artemis Paterson, 11, experienced her first ever haircut on her school stage in front of her [...]
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‘I’m her big brother and I have to protect her’: 10-year-old boy runs back into flaming home rescuing sister | Mail Online
Posted on 21 March 2012.
A 10-year-old boy is being hailed a hero after rescuing his younger sister from their burning home Sunday. Antoine Burks initially escaped the blaze consuming his Newburg Kentucky home but after realizing his younger sister Trinity, 6, had not escaped, he went back in. ‘I thought what if something bad happens to her, it might [...]
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BBC News – West Kirby student named UK’s top young scientist
Posted on 19 March 2012.
A Merseyside student has been named as the UK Young Scientist of the Year. West Kirby Grammar School’s Kirtana Vallabhaneni beat 360 other entrants to be awarded the prize at The Big Bang Fair at Birmingham’s NEC on Friday. The 17-year-old was part of University of Liverpool’s research project aimed at identifying the harmful cells [...]
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BBC News Video – Lucie Balchin is crowned UK’s youngest shop owner at 17
Posted on 09 March 2012.
The British Independent Retailers Association claims Lucie Balchin could be the youngest person to own a shop. Due to age restrictions the shop bank account is in her mother’s name and she cannot sign company cheques. via BBC News – Lucie Balchin is crowned UK’s youngest shop owner at 17. » Inline Ad Purchase: Intext Link
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Girl born with no kidneys has finally finished with surgery after 27 major operations | Mail Online
Posted on 05 February 2012.
A ten-year-old girl who was born with no kidneys and has endured 27 major operations is celebrating after having her final operation. Alice Skinner, from Hartlepool, was born with stumps for kidneys after they failed to develop in the womb. But after years of treatment, tests and surgery, she is now looking forward to her [...]
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Ten-year-old discovers ‘new molecule’ while tinkering with educational model | Mail Online
Posted on 04 February 2012.
A 10-year-old Missouri girl may be the youngest in history to discover a new molecule after a brief introduction on molecular formation by her middle school science teacher. Clara Lazen of Kansas City was piecing together over-sized atoms from an educational model in her Border Star Montessori School classroom when she composed something her teacher [...]
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Ollie Turrell: Britain’s youngest surfing champion aged just EIGHT (who first climbed on a board at 18 months!) | Mail Online
Posted on 03 February 2012.
A schoolboy has triggered a tsunami of excitement after being hailed the ‘youngest surfing champion in the UK’ aged just eight. Gifted Ollie Turrell was first taken surfing at 18 months by his dad Richie, a Royal Navy lieutenant. He quickly developed a talent for the sport and beat a local surf team and several [...]
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This will take some topping! Girl, 7, saves unconscious mother by slapping her with piece of pizza | Mail Online
Posted on 25 January 2012.
As stories go, this one is gonna take some topping… When seven-year-old Rita Lawlor couldn’t wake her mother up, she did what many have probably never thought of doing. She slapped her with a slice of pizza. via This will take some topping! Girl, 7, saves unconscious mother by slapping her with piece of pizza [...]
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Girl, 12, catches burglar with camera hidden in her bedroom | Mail Online
Posted on 16 January 2012.
It’s a natural impulse for any pre-teen to suspect her siblings of dirty tricks. But when 12-year-old Hallie Pritchard set up a hidden camera to test her theory, she was in for a surprise. The person stealing from her was not one of her sisters – but a man she had never seen before, who [...]
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Hero schoolgirl, 11, rescues sleeping sister, 4, after ‘arsonists’ set fire to home | Mail Online
Posted on 16 January 2012.
A heroic young girl saved her sleeping sister’s life after a suspected arsonist set fire to their home. Kaitlin Ord, 11 and her four-year-old sister Abbie Wright had been left alone in their house for only 10 minutes when ‘something flammable’ was pushed through the letterbox. Quick-thinking Kaitlin spotted the flames and woke her sleeping [...]
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