Will YOU take on Prince Charles’s half-term nature challenge? Royal sets inquisitive youngsters six tasks from spotting birds to planting seeds during school break Prince of Wales has encouraged kids to search for ‘common shapes’ in nature Daily tasks will be set via Charles’ Clarence House Instagram page next week Charles said he was ‘frustrated’ at … Read more
Record number of youngsters who need mental health care as doctors blame the crisis on school closures, cancelled exams and lockdowns Royal College of Psychiatrists warned pandemic could create ‘lost’ generation 4,615 per 100,000 were referred to child and adolescent mental health services NHS research also shows that one in six children now have a mental … Read more
‘Simply untrue’: London children’s hospital consultant blasts ‘irresponsible’ nurse who gave dramatic BBC radio interview claiming her hospital has ‘a whole ward of children’ Paediatrician Dr Ronny Cheung blasted ‘lies’ around children with Covid-19 He said there were not ‘wards’ filled with children suffering from coronavirus A matron at a London hospital claimed she was … Read more
‘Best Christmas present ever’: Grandmother of girl, eight, ‘who was kidnapped by her babysitter and man’ toasts the youngster’s safe return after 16-hour manhunt The girl, 8, called Tiolah but known as Tillie, vanished on Wednesday afternoon Annmarie Lawton, 29, and man called Adam were later spotted on CCTV with girl The pair were last night … Read more
Marcus Rashford has launched his own book club to encourage disadvantaged children to read. The Manchester United star, 23, will help pick out books, with a diverse array of characters, which he feels will appeal to youngsters under the new initiative. The titles picked to be a part of the Marcus Rashford Book Club will be sold … Read more
Just for kicks! Low-flying paraglider plays football with man on the ground and gives him a high-five as he swoops past A paraglider flying down a hill spots a group of people on the ground with a ball The pilot swoops down to a few feet above the ground and asks for a pass The … Read more
Disabled youngsters are being ‘locked up’ and barred from seeing their parents amid growing chaos over coronavirus restrictions in UK care homes. Scores of anguished families have contacted The Mail on Sunday with harrowing stories of their children, many of whom have complex needs, self-harming. This is a reaction, say experts, to the loneliness, fear … Read more
Police failed to break up a 100-strong house rave in Brighton at the weekend claiming they were too busy. Youths flouted Covid rules and partied the night away in the house and garden and spilled out onto the street as desperate neighbours called police only to be told it was not a priority. Residents were … Read more
Youngsters brilliantly troll BBC reporter with ‘glitch in the Matrix’ trick as he films report in Germany – and even the journalist has to praise their audacity Two young men pranked BBC cyber reporter Joe Tidy in Frankfurt, Germany The youngsters walked backwards in the background as he talked to the camera Mr Tidy said … Read more
The most powerful tool for better health is education. To get our country off its sickbed and functioning again, it is crucial that we fully reopen both our schools and our universities. But that won’t happen as long as millions are terrified of returning to normal life. The Government urgently needs to send out a … Read more