‘Helicopter’ parenting leaves children over-protected, warns Duke of Edinburgh’s Award chief 

‘Helicopter’ parenting leaves children over-protected and unable to cope unsupervised outdoors, warns Duke of Edinburgh’s Award chief Ruth Marvel said children are being denied the chance to cope with risk  Said ‘helicopter’ parents do not let youngsters learn from their mistakes Number of children in A&E after falling out of a tree down by a third … Read more

Captain Tom Moore, 99, will receive Pride of Britain award

Captain Tom Moore, whose fundraiser raised more than £28m for the NHS, will receive a Pride Of Britain award. The WWII veteran, 99,  originally from Keighley in West Yorkshire had vowed to walk 100 laps of his garden at home before his 100th birthday on April 30 in honour of the NHS – with his … Read more