Former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams is among 250 faith leaders calling on Boris Johnson to guarantee the rights of lone migrant children to seek refuge here. In a letter to the prime minister today (Sat), they say Britain has a ‘moral duty to act’ because two schemes for claiming asylum are ending. MPs … Read more
Children as young as EIGHT can show signs of susceptibility to type 2 diabetes — about 50 years before it is usually diagnosed Experts studied around 5,000 young participants in a long-term health study They found that indicative shifts in ‘good’ cholesterol levels appear at age eight These are followed by inflammation and amino acid changes in … Read more
A spot-check almost caught out Adolfo Kaminsky. The teenager was clutching an attache case on the Metro in Nazi-occupied Paris when a patrol of the Milice, the vicious French militia who col laborated with the Germans, came sweeping through the train, checking papers, rummaging through bags and making arrests. They were on the hunt for … Read more
Pupils face longer days at school: Ministers are working on a plan for children to spend more hours in the classroom after lockdown to catch up on the lessons they missed ‘Bolt-on’ sessions at either end of school day will help those who’ve fallen behind Two million pupils have done less than an hour a … Read more
Russia to roll out facial recognition system named ‘Orwell’ that will monitor children in 43,000 different schools across the country ‘Orwell’ will begin rolling out to schools across the country The system can to detect and classify people and situations Spokesman for its creators say it will be used to monitor safety in schools Partners … Read more
Young children believe in Father Christmas more than they do ghosts, dragons and aliens, research reveals Two in five children also told the study they had seen Saint Nick in ‘real life’ Children, aged two to 11, scored characters based on how real they are for study Cartoon characters Elsa, Peter Pan and Spongebob were … Read more
Pokémon developers release an augmented reality app to teach young children how to brush their teeth The Pokémon Company announced a new AR game to help kids brush their teeth Called Pokémon Smile, the app is out now on Android and iOS devices Kids record themselves brushing their teeth and unlock new Pokémon by targeting … Read more
Ireland’s ancient kings married their sisters and fathered inbred children to maintain dynastic bloodlines, 5,000-year-old genomes found in Newgrange tomb revealed. Experts from Trinity College Dublin came to this conclusion after studying the DNA of a man who was buried in the famous passage tomb in Ireland’s County Meath. The individual appears to have been the … Read more
Teaching unions were today accused by MPs of running a ‘disgraceful political campaign’ to keep classrooms closed by making parents fear they are ‘deathtraps’ when children can now go to Primark but not to school. Rowing broke out as the heads of the four main teaching unions appeared before the Education Select Committee to discuss … Read more
Children may escape the worst ravages of Covid-19 because their immune systems are used to coronaviruses from battling the common cold, scientists believe The common cold is made up of four harmless coronaviruses, say scientists Children normally get around 12 colds a year, while adults get two to four This means children’s T-cells are better … Read more