Family

Council chief resigns over Baby P

Haringey Council leader, George Meehan, and cabinet member for children and young people, Liz Santry, have resigned over the Baby P case, sources said. The resignations come as an independent report into what went wrong has...

Armed police in fake gun incident

A group of teenagers sparked an armed operation in Devon by filming themselves with fake guns for a project, police said. Witnesses reported seeing two teenagers with weapons in the South Hill area of Plymouth on Sunday...

'Trapped' abroad

The officials can advocate for women who feel unable to face their families For officials from the High Commission in Islamabad, rescuing forced marriage victims is a tough, frontline job. Their latest case takes them on a...

Couple save first kiss for marriage

Wedding: a really bad time to find out the other person has bad breath Won't kiss on the first date? How about waiting until marriage? Chicagoans Melody LaLuz, 28, and Claudaniel Fabien, 30, shared their first kiss Saturday at...

Pictured: The heavily pregnant investment banker who went into labour after being violently mugged

Merchant banker gives birth after attack outside £1.5m home By Martin Delgado A top woman investment banker has given birth to a baby girl just hours after suffering a vicious assault outside her £1.5million home. Heavily...

Families face winter fuel poverty

Thousands of children may be living in fuel poverty this winter and a leading charity wants assembly members to adopt a strategy to tackle the issue. Save the Children says almost 50% of families with children in Northern...

Infant mortality 'lowest in UK'

Suffolk wants to become Britain's healthiest county within 20 years Suffolk has the lowest infant mortality rate in the UK, researchers say. A study commissioned by the BBC revealed the county recorded three infant deaths in...

Teenagers bailed in murder probe

Two teenagers arrested in a murder inquiry have been bailed while officers continue to question a man. Gwent Police said an 18-year-old and a 17-year-old youth had been released over the death of Tom Smith, 20, in Caerphilly...

The fight against HIV

Label Listen (26mins 30secs) WORLD AIDS DAY SPECIAL December 1st is the 20th World Aids Day and HEALTH CHECK this week is devoted to where we are in our fight against HIV. Claudia Hammond is joined by Dr Mike Youle of the Royal...

Zermatt: where better skiing is childsplay

Adam Ruck visits Zermatt, where Martin Bell's pioneering ski school teaches youngsters how to cut a dash on the slopes. Powder Byrne specialises in family holidays, with dawn-to-dusk childcare and junior ski school Photo: GETTY...

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