childrens

Prison teacher wrote to inmate in her children’s names saying ‘thank you for making mummy happy’

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The husband of a prison teacher exposed her affair with an inmate after finding 107 messages between the pair on a secret mobile phone SIM card, a court heard today. Melissa Frost, 36, exchanged letters, phone calls and text messages with the prisoner while having a relationship with him at Wayland Prison near Thetford, Norfolk. … Read more

Where’s best for your children’s Xmas cash? There’s plenty of clever ways to make a gift last longer

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If your children or grandchildren received cash for Christmas, now could be the perfect time to help get them into the savings habit. Whether you invest on their behalf or encourage them to open their own bank account, a lesson in budgeting and saving is a gift that will last a lifetime. Here, Money Mail … Read more

Five former Laureates reveal their favourite children’s book

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It’s 20 years since Ted Hughes and Sir Michael Morpurgo called for a post of Children’s Laureate. Here, five former Laureates reveal their favourite children’s book By Sarah Oliver Published: 22:02 BST, 11 May 2019 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 11 May 2019 It’s 20 years since War Horse author Sir Michael Morpurgo and the poet … Read more

Boston Children’s Hospital sues Saudi Prince for $3.5 million in medical bills

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Boston Children’s Hospital is suing a Saudi Arabian prince for $3.5 million in medical bills for a child whose care he offered to pay for.  Prince Abdelilah bin Abdelaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Faisal Al Saud is being sued for allegedly dodging charges related to a two-year-old Saudi girl.  The little girl suffers from type 1 spinal … Read more

Health claims on children’s food ‘are confusing’, study finds

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Three quarters of ‘healthy’ children’s food claiming to have ‘one of five-a-day’ fruit and vegetables DOESN’T have the recommended portion size –and may be fuelling obesity Researchers from the University of Glasgow tested 332 supermarket products They found 41 per cent of them were less healthy than they claimed to be Claims of no added … Read more

WHAT BOOK would children’s author and illustrator Nick Butterworth take to a desert island?

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WHAT BOOK would children’s author and illustrator Nick Butterworth take to a desert island? Nick Butterworth is currently re-reading George Orwell’s Coming Up For Air He would take Tolkien’s The Lord Of The Rings to a desert island He revealed The Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T. E. Lawrence left him cold  By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:10 BST, … Read more