A shark's teeth usually says "stay away", but we can learn a lot from them, including what type of parents they were.

FT public policy reporter Bethan Staton on why childcare is rising fast up the agenda in Westminster and for businesses. UK parents pay more, struggle to find places for their children... and want employers and policymakers to help sort...

In an effort to encourage young families to have children, the Greek government is giving an allowance of 2000 euros for the birth of every child.



The measure, which came into effect at the beginning of this year,...

Labour's annual conference concluded on Wednesday with the Government facing a call from delegates to reverse the cut to the winter fuel allowance.



Health Secretary Wes Streeting promised he would not "back down" on NHS...

Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield has called on the Government and teaching unions to “stop squabbling” and agree on a plan for a phased re-opening of primary schools from June 1.



Anne Longfield said she was...

Tree Disease Discovered in 6 New Counties

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VOICED: Childcare providers say that the government's pledge of 30 hours free childcare a week is unrealistic - because they're already losing money trying to keep up with just 15 hours. But now they're being told to find a way to do it...

Aid workers in North Korea say the food crisis has become so bad that some children have already died from malnutrition. The announcment came as North Korean officials admitted for the first time that children are...

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday announced schools in Scotland would close at the end of this week, a move she described as "inevitable," adding it was unclear how long they will remain shut.

Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield has called on the Government and teaching unions to “stop squabbling” and agree on a plan for a phased re-opening of primary schools from June 1.



Anne Longfield said she was...

International relief agency officials returning fron North Korea continue to sound alarms over the worsening food crisis in the

isolationist communist nation. A spokesperson for the cathloic aid group Ceritas...

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The US State Department Spokesman Nicholas Burns attacked North Korea's recent incursion across the demilitarised zone, but said it would not affect promised aid to help with the country's...

Spain and France will continue to work together until Basque separatist group ETA is dissolved, the Interior ministers of both countries said on Tuesday.

Spanish Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz and...

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