Mother, 35, urges other parents to look for warning signs after her six-month-old son tests positive for coronavirus Laura Pearson, 35, described how she found her six-month-old son Gruff was ill He developed an ‘on-and-off’ dry cough and began feeling very hot to the touch Hospital workers told the family to go home and self-isolate … Read more
Parents are urged to ‘play fair’ by not sending their children to school on Monday as companies are warned don’t ‘put profit over people’ and interpret key workers lists ‘for their ends’ Unions begging parents to ‘play fair’ and not send their children to school The Government ordered mass school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic … Read more
Families and schools are split over who qualifies as key workers during the Pandemic Crisis as headteachers urge parents to keep children away from schools. The Government has published a sweeping list of key workers who are required to keep crucial public services and sectors of Britain’s economy afloat. Divided into eight categories, the list … Read more
The heartbroken parents of two terminally-ill children have launched legal action to get a potentially life-saving drug on the NHS. Oliver, eight, and Amelia Carroll, six, suffer from fatal neuro-degenerative condition Batten disease. There is no cure for the condition, which is estimated to affect 30 to 50 children in the UK, meaning Oliver and … Read more
Gavin Williamson today didn’t rule out keeping schools closed until September but there was scant detail about how children will be graded Gavin Williamson today didn’t rule out keeping schools closed until September because of coronavirus but gave no detail about how GCSE and A-Levels students will be graded without any exams. The Education Secretary has … Read more
Father-of-six who hit his children with chair legs and belts will escape punishment because he has diplomatic immunity… as judge admits he is powerless to protect the youngsters or take them into care Husband and wife will escape punishment because he has diplomatic immunity Father hit children with broken chair legs and dragged his daughter … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
The potential for holiday relaxation did not look good. Baby Lily, 12 months, was waking five or six times a night, frantic with teething pain. Adding to the agony, newly walking, she resembled a small drunk, staggering haphazardly with zero care for her physical safety. Despite my fantasy of lying on a lounger, head in … Read more
Head teachers reported significant pupil absences yesterday despite the Government not authorising school closures. They said as many as four in ten children were kept home by parents fearful of sending them to class. It came as Boris Johnson warned against big gatherings to curb the coronavirus spread but still refused to shut schools. On Monday … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak ignored calls to increase financial support for parents in the Budget last week. Last year, the Conservatives pledged to create a fund to create more affordable childcare. The cost of childcare has outstripped inflation in the last year and many parents face the prospect of giving up work, thanks to the struggles … Read more