Man ‘tries to snatch two-year-old girl’ from children’s play park

Man ‘tries to snatch two-year-old girl’ from children’s play park before her shocked mother steps in to rescue the child Man approached a young child in Royal Wootton Bassett play park on Sunday Mother immediately grabbed her daughter and suspect walked away from pair  Police launched an investigation into the ‘suspicious incident’ at around 11.30am  … Read more

Pregnant mother-of-three reveals her children’s £1,947 bedroom transformation

A mother has shared the adorable moment she unveiled her children’s brand new bedroom transformation to them during lockdown.  Emma Louise Russell, 27, from Doncaster, set about performing a total refurbishment on her children’s bedroom with her partner Titch, 30, after the family’s plans to build an extension were put on hold due to coronavirus.  … Read more

Have a whale of a time! SALLY MORRIS picks the best children’s reads this summer

PICTURE BOOKS  MINI RABBIT MUST HELP by John Bond (HarperCollins £12.99) Another outing for the willing but accident-prone Mini Rabbit who is tasked by his surprisingly trusting mother with urgently posting a very important letter in the nearby town . . . Chaos ensues, of course, but there’s a funny ending and the pictures are … Read more

Children’s Minister Vicky Ford accused of ‘demonising’ parents

Tory Children’s Minister Vicky Ford is accused of ‘demonising’ poor families by tweeting claim that ‘some parents are using free school meals vouchers for alcohol’ Minister claimed the meal vouchers were being spent on alcohol not food  By Dan Sales For Mailonline Published: 16:44 BST, 8 July 2020 | Updated: 00:22 BST, 9 July 2020 … Read more

Children’s Minister Vicky Ford accused of ‘demonising’ families in school vouchers for alcohol claim

Tory Children’s Minister Vicky Ford is accused of ‘demonising’ poor families by tweeting claim that ‘some parents are using free school meals vouchers for alcohol’ Minister claimed the meal vouchers were being spent on alcohol not food  By Dan Sales For Mailonline Published: 16:44 BST, 8 July 2020 | Updated: 16:44 BST, 8 July 2020 … Read more

Parents reveal their children’s unintentionally hilarious works of art

Not one for the fridge! Parents share their children’s VERY funny drawings – from ‘Mummy with her lady bits’ to a questionable Mickey Mouse Sophie Law , from the UK, shared son’s amusing drawing of her on Twitter Revealed she made ‘famous depiction’ of her into keyring to be kept for eternity  Others took to … Read more

Did fiancé who killed millionaire children’s author Helen Bailey murder his first wife too?

The fiance who killed children’s author Helen Bailey appeared in court yesterday accused of previously murdering his wife. Ian Stewart, 59, was jailed for life in 2017 for the murder of Miss Bailey, 51, who wrote the Electra Brown books. A court heard he wanted to get her near-£4million fortune. He has now been charged … Read more

Best-selling children’s author sacked after posting hashtag ‘I stand with JK Rowling’ on Twitter

Best-selling children’s author Gillian Phillip is sacked – after adding hashtag ‘I stand with JK Rowling’ to her Twitter handle amid bitter row over transgender rights JK Rowling has become embroiled in a transgenders rights row in recent weeks  Children’s author Gillian Phillip tweeted her support for the Harry Potter author  Ms Phillip has since … Read more

Princess Anne reads Thomas and the Royal Engine for Save the Children’s fundraising initiative

Save the Children Patron The Princess Royal, has marked the end of Save the Children’s hugely successful Save With Stories initiative by reading ‘Thomas and the Royal Engine’. The video, which has been shared on Save the Children UK’s Instagram page, is the final installment of the fundraising initiative which has seen over 70 well-known … Read more