Children

Children are struggling to learn as result of hunger and parents’ financial issues, headteachers warn 0
- BUSINESS
- May 4, 2019
Young children are struggling to learn and enjoy school as they are burdened with their parents’ financial problems and are arriving hungry with only mouldy bread for lunch, headteachers say. The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) says three in four school leaders have seen a rise in the number of parents asking schools for
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Measles: Half a million UK children missed jab 0
- BUSINESS
- April 25, 2019
Image copyright PA Image caption Experts say children should have two doses of the measles vaccine to fully protect against the disease More than half a million children in the UK were not given a crucial measles jab between 2010 and 2017, an analysis by children’s charity Unicef reveals. It comes as NHS chief Simon
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How two British fathers embraced at Sri Lankan morgue while searching for their children 0
- BUSINESS
- April 24, 2019
Two fathers who saw their British children killed in the Sri Lankan terror attacks embraced as they searched for their families in the bloody aftermath of the Easter Sunday bombings. Matthew Linsey told yesterday how he met Ben Nicholson as they searched for their children in a hospital. Mr Linsey, 61, told the Mail: ‘We
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Denmark to deny citizenship to children of Islamic State members 0
- BUSINESS
- March 29, 2019
Children born to Danish Islamic State members in Syria will no longer automatically receive Danish citizenship, the country’s immigration ministry has ruled in a decision which has drawn strong criticism from human rights groups. “Their parents have turned their back on Denmark, so there is no reason why their children should become Danish citizens,” the country’s
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Children develop PTSD when they ‘overthink’ their trauma 0
- HEALTH
- March 29, 2019
Children are more likely to suffer Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) if they think their reaction to traumatic events is not ‘normal’ – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.While most children recover well after a traumatic event, some go on to develop PTSD that may stay with them for months, years,
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Measles outbreak: New York county bans unvaccinated children from all public spaces 0
- BUSINESS
- March 27, 2019
A New York county has banned unvaccinated children from all public spaces as the state battles its largest measles outbreak in decades. Officials in Rockland County declared a countywide state of emergency Tuesday, announcing that the ban will begin at midnight and remain in place for 30 days or until unvaccinated minors receive the measles,
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