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Teresa Palmer reveals her top tips to keeping your children focused while homeschooling

Australian actress Teresa Palmer, her husband Mark Webber and their three children have been in lockdown in their Adelaide home amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  




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Ice use so rampant in South Australia children are being exposed to the drug through junkie parents 

Doctors fear 'significant numbers' of children are being exposed to the illicit drug after seven were found with met in their system during autopsies conducted by Forensic Science South Australia.




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Young female cheerleading coach accused of child sex offences blames charge on 'jealous rivalry'

The 22-year-old woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Wednesday over one count of persistent sexual exploitation.




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How Marcus Rashford's childhood has driven £20m crusade to feed Manchester kids during Covid crisis

CHRIS WHEELER: The coronavirus crisis stirred something very close to home for Marcus Rashford. He thought of vulnerable children, much like himself at school, who may go hungry or suffer.




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Boss of children's clothes firm loved by Royals blasts rivals

Laura Tenison, the founder of upmarket children's clothing retailer JoJo Maman Bébé, says: 'We are an ethical business.' And she has been working on her own production line during the Covid-19 crisis.




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Can I sign up for child benefit without registering a birth in coronavirus crisis?

Register offices are closed for now because of the virus outbreak, so parents should add a note about this to their child benefit claim and submit it anyway, says HMRC.




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Bizkids: How to set up a business as a child

Serial entrepreneur, Natasha Courtney-Smith has launched free online classes for children who are keen to learn about starting their own businesses during the lockdown.




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Ten steps to teach your children about money

Parents are now working from home while also trying to find the time to teach their children. But it's not just algebra they can mug up on.




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Can my mother continue to pay my children's school fees now I have power of attorney?

I have taken over the management of my mother's finances under a power of attorney which she granted.  She used to pay my children's school fees. Can I continue to make these payments?




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ASK TONY: Foster child stole our credit cards now we're paying the price

My wife and I have been foster carers for more than 11 years. In 2017 we fostered a teenage girl for three months. In July I discovered she had stolen two credit cards - Barclaycard and Creation.




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Hard-up parents complain that their children are missing out on BBC's Bitesize homeschooling lessons

Families without a TV licence said they cannot access some of the BBC Bitesize Daily's video content, which is available each week day on BBC iPlayer and via the red button at 9am.




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Hoax circulates on Twitter claiming that Elon Musk and Grimes are naming their child Influenza

The false claim seems to have originated from a fake news site called World Grey News earlier this week and rapidly gained traction on Twitter.




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Andy Murray passes the time in lockdown by playing dress up with his children

Andy Murray may have some work on his hands if he is to pass on his Scottish heritage to his children after they confused his tartan kilt for a skirt.




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Tesco and Asda caught selling knives to children

National Trading Standards sent children into UK high street stores to attempt more than 2,200 test purchases and found they were able to buy a knife in more than one in seven attempts.




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Thrifty mother makes her three children packed lunches for less than £10 a week

Lynn James, from Hertfordshire, lives with her three sons Dylan 11, Josh 9 and Jack 6 - and says her secrets include batch cooking and swapping brand names for supermarkets own foods.




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Parents claim supermarkets have stopped them from shopping with their children

Major stores have limited the number of people allowed inside a supermarket at once, with others asking customers to remain at least two metres apart amid the UK's coronavirus outbreak.




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Heavyweight boxer Martin Bakole delivers grovelling apology for sharing vile child sex abuse video

The heavyweight fighter, who has previously acted as Anthony Joshua's sparring partner, posted the video at the weekend to his 7,000 followers.




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Coronavirus: Children just as likely to catch infection, study says

A study by the Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention found that the virus's attack rate among children was 7.4 per cent, on par with the 6.6 per cent seen in the general population.




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Experts cannot find a single child under 10 who has passed on coronavirus to an adult

A review of paediatric coronavirus evidence revealed 'the China/WHO joint commission could not recall episodes during contact tracing where transmission occurred from a child to an adult.'




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Chinese children are forced to sit in class with books on the top of their heads

Recent footage shows the children quietly working in a classroom with books laying on top of their heads to avoid bad sitting positions at a primary school in Nantong, Jiangsu province of eastern China.




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Three Australian men are accused of buying sex dolls depicting children from China

The men were arrested over two days in Grafton and Turramurra in Sydney after Australian Border Force intercepted intercepted sex dolls being imported into the country in March and April.




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Children CAN spread coronavirus, studies claim as NIH launches trial to track pediatric infections 

One Chinese study found school closures can lower a peak in coronavirus cases by 40% to 60% and a Germany study found children carry as high levels of the virus as adults can.




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Autumn statement: Osborne accused of 'mummy tax' on maternity pay and squeezing struggling families with child benefit rise of just 20p a week

The 'mummy tax' accusations came after it emerged the Chancellor will impose a real terms cut on statutory maternity pay.




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Autumn statement: Osborne accused of 'mummy tax' on maternity pay and squeezing struggling families with child benefit rise of just 20p a week

The 'mummy tax' accusations came after it emerged the Chancellor will impose a real terms cut on statutory maternity pay.




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Autumn Statement scraps tax on children's flights saving £140 on trip to Florida

The Chancellor abolished air passenger duty on all flights for children under the age of 12. It will also reduce the cost of a holiday to Spain for a family of four by £26.




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Philip Hammond is set to freeze fuel duty and boost childcare

Theresa May has told Chancellor Philip Hammond to make middle and low-income families a priority in next week’s Autumn Statement.




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Family battle Tui after holiday nightmare with disabled their child

Andrew Wylde and his wife Danielle, of Wallasey, Merseyside booked a one week holiday to Atlantica Holiday Village Kos with their six children in June 2019, hoping for a relaxing break.




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Superstar Novak Djokovic says he won't push his children into becoming tennis players

The Serbian world number two opened up about his hopes for son Stefan, 5 and daughter Tara, 2 moments after his fourth round straight sets win over Argentinian Diego Schwartzman on Sunday.




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How do we ensure our children inherit a pension pot?

My husband has a pension pot of around £380,000 which we don't want to use at present and is still being invested. We don't want an annuity as we would like our children to inherit.




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Jana Kramer responds to backlash over travel to Canada with her husband and infant children

Many people have either cancelled or postponed their travel amid the coronavirus outbreak, however, that's not the case for Jana Kramer and her family.




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Brazen child members of notorious gang brag that police are unable to stop them

A criminal gang, in Queensland, with members as young as 12 bragged about the police being powerless to stop them stealing cars and joyriding. 




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Retired AFL Hawthorn Hawks superstar Jarryd Roughead and wife Sarah expecting their second child

The stunning couple graced the red carpet at the AFL 2020 season launch in Melbourne on Tuesday night shortly after sharing their exciting news on social media.




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Ben Cousins opens up about his children in candid interview and admits he wishes he preferred heroin

Heartwarming footage from the documentary shows Cousins' son Bobby, eight, laying on his bed watching his dad - a former legend in the sport - in his prime.




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Rebecca Judd raises questions she's still sending her children to school despite working from home

She has spent the past few weeks home schooling her children after education facilities closed in Victoria due to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Rebecca Judd shares picture of her children watching their AFL star father Chris' career highlights

She shares four gorgeous children with her husband, former AFL star Chris Judd.




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Fake Uber driver sexually assaulted a woman before he was found with child porn

John Howard Waddell, 54, appeared pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a range of offences including sexual assault, assaulting a police officer, possession of child exploitation material.




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'As gay kid I never thought I'd have a child': Anderson Cooper welcomes son Wyatt via surrogate

'He is named after my father, who died when I was ten. I hope I can be as good a dad as he was,' the CNN town hall anchor, Anderson Cooper, said on Thursday night.




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Berbatov urges Man United fans to lay off 'childish' Pogba and Lingard over social media lifestyle

EXCLUSIVE: Both Pogba and Lingard have come under scrutiny for their activity across social media sites like Instagram in the last 12 months but Berbatov believes they must express themselves.




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RHOC's Vicki Gunvalson shares sweet throwback childhood photo to raise money for COVID-19 relief

The 58-year-old Real Housewives Of Orange County star took to Instagram to share a throwback image of herself from her childhood in order to help with COVID-19 relief.




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Chemicals found in kitchenware can DOUBLE your risk of obese grandchildren, research shows

The Public Health Institute in California found that obesity was up to 2.3 times higher among 20-year-old women whose grandmothers had been exposed to syn chemicals.




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Greta Thunberg's latest rally could place CHILDREN at risk, police say

Bristol City Council and Avon and Somerset Police cautioned the public not to 'underestimate the scale of this protest' in Bristol where Greta Thunberg is due to speak.




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MAFS' Connie Crayden won't have children due to climate change

Married At First Sight star Connie Crayden has revealed she will be adopting rather than having biological children due to concerns over climate change.




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Greta Thunberg donates $100,000 to UN children's fund to fight coronavirus

The 17-year-old Swedish activist (pictured) said the pandemic 'is a child rights crisis, like the climate crisis' as she hailed UNICEF's 'vital work to save children's lives'.




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Mom arrested for using children to sell marijuana after Snapchat video appeared to show them smoking

Elaina Kabler, 39, was arrested last week after police in Desert Hot Springs, California, received multiple tips about the alarming video posted on Snapchat on July 10.




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Not child's play! Firefighters rescue a teenager who is a little bit too big for park swing 

Footage of the rescue emerged yesterday, and shows two firefighters working hard to remove the youngster from a swing in Bradford.




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Tech giants urged to hand over data on how children use the internet to help research

British research looking at links between internet use and mental health is held back by a lack of accurate data showing which websites children use and how long they spend online (stock image).




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William Russell, Young Australian of the Year finalist, admits to having child abuse material

Former Young South Australian of the Year finalist, William Russell, 25, set up the Teen Support Network, which promotes online safety for young people, in 2012.




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South Australian of the Year finalist William Russell jailed for grooming children

William Russell, from Adelaide has been jailed for two-and-a-half-years after he groomed teenage boys to send him nude photos.




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Parents warned to stop their children using YOLO app

Developed by a Paris-based firm called Popshow Inc, it has proved hugely popular with schoolchildren even though it says users should be 17 and over.




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Newcastle teacher, 27, breaks down in tears as he is jailed after sending sex texts to child

Andrew Crozier, who was due to be married, had snapchat exchanges with a teenage girl which were exposed when the girl's family found out about the exchanges and alerted the police.