The parents of Reeva Steenkamp will not pursue a civil claim against Oscar Pistorius for killing their daughter and will pay back around £6,300 that the athlete gave them in monthly instalments.

Pistorius, 27, known as the Blade Runner, was yesterday jailed for five years for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, 29, but could be out of prison in one-sixth of the time.

June and Barry Steenkamp said justice for their daughter Reeva, 29, has not been served as Oscar Pistorius, known as the 'Blade Runner', could be out in 10 months.

Barry and June Steenkamp are 'furious and horrified' at a new Hollywood movie about Oscar Pistorius shooting dead their on Valentine's Day in 2013 for which he was jailed for six years.

Freya Sawbridge decided to catch flight back to her parents' home in New Zealand on March 20 to avoid the worst of the pandemic.

Kevin Halligen, 56, ran Oakley International, which received the publicly donated cash after Madeleine McCann vanished from Praia da Luz in Portugal aged three in 2007.

Appearing on The Late Late Show with James Corden earlier this month, Kendall ranked her siblings in order of who's the best parent - 1. Rob, 2. Khloe, 3. Kim, 4. Kylie, and 5. Kourtney.

In an emotional interview with Today on Wednesday morning, Carl and Marsha Mueller said they believed their volunteer daughter - who was taken hostage by ISIS in 2013 may still be alive.

Sudesh Amman, 20, from Harrow, was jailed for three years and four months in December 2018 for 13 terror offences - but couldn't stop smiling and laughing as he was sentenced.

Carl and Marsha Mueller, parents of US aid worker Kayla who was captured and killed by ISIS in Syria, gave Trump a standing ovation as he honored their daughter in his speech on Tuesday.

Across the UK, customers are rushing to get their hands on a £45 'parasol pine' from Argos ahead of the festivities. The 6ft tall tree only has branches on the top half, and is hailed as perfect for pet owners.

Indian businessman Pankaj Oswal claims the Institut Le Rosey, an exclusive Swiss school that charges annual fees of £100,000, failed to adequately protect his daughter.

The woman (pictured arriving at court) is accused of falsely claiming she was raped by up to 12 Israeli tourists in an Ayia Napa hotel on July 17, before making a retraction statement 10 days later.

Princess Diana had harnessed her fame to galvanise international action against the indiscriminate horror of landmines, and now her son was taking on the challenge.

Shes endured a difficult past few months due to recent AVO dramas with her estranged husband, Stuart Webb.

Chris Hemsworth has confessed he still has insecurities about acting, despite carving out a lucrative career as a Hollywood leading man.

The Brisbane mother-of-three, 31, was killed along with her three children after her abusive husband, Rowan Charles Baxter, set their car alight on the school run on February 19.

The 40-year-old Sundance Jury Prize winner and the 50-year-old politician celebrated their first anniversary of dating on October 13

Parents from around the worlds have shared their clever hacks to keeping their children entertained amid the lockdown, including Louise Graham from Glasgow who placed static bikes by the window.

Military family, the Olivers worked with Google and a veteran-owned design agency from Portland Oregon to create MyStorytime, an app that makes it easier for parents to record bedtime tales.

Thousands are facing a poorer retirement as a result of innocent mistakes over paperwork. Nandia Needham, pictured with husband Martin, could be £20k out of pocket over a 20-year retirement.

Hundreds of thousands of grandparents and other family members could be missing out on valuable credits towards the state pension worth around £250 a year in old age, new research reveals.

The number of families claiming child benefit has plunged by 44,000 to 7.28m over a year, and has fallen by well over half a million since 2012.

President Donald Trump opened up about his mother on Friday, saying she believed he could do no wrong, adding 'which is maybe why I ended up the way I ended up.'

MELISSA KITE reveals how she closed the door on her childhood home near Coventry in March, and how her parents must still work part time because HS2 lawyers nailed them down on property price.

Jasmine Kosach, 31, from Tasmania, lives with her husband Ben and seven young children in an off-grid shack after growing up with an appreciation for all things nature.

Toddler Kiki Wolhuter, from Zimbabwe, was filmed running alongside the hyenas and holding out sticks for them to chew with her father Kim, a wildlife film maker who is an expert on the animals.

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.

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.

Kaley Jones, 32, has revealed that her parents taught her the 'meaning of real love' and that she's been looking after Vinnie, 54, since Tanya, 53, died at her Hollywood home in July.

The shopper claims her two-year-old son trapped his hand in a Scan and Go holster on an Asda shopping trolley as she turned her back to reach for an item on the shelf.

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.

Touching images showed the little girl taking lessons online with her laptop and naked light bulbs in the confined space under the market stall in the outskirt of Yichang city, Hubei province.

Amy McGlade, from Adelaide, spent her life watching families struggle with what to do with the leftover embryos through her career as a midwife.

Snapchat debuted a filter that makes it look like a tarantula is crawling on the user's face. Some parents are turning it on their young children.

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.

A Redditor said her new in-laws treated her and her husband to a week-long stay at a resort. When they showed up on the first day, they found that her in-laws were staying there, too.

Nathaniel and Jessica Zambottie took their children to a Big W store in Chermside, Brisbane, over the Australia Day weekend to buy an iPad.

He's the Aussie star who certainly wasn't shy on Netflix's new dating series, Too Hot To Handle, and broke many of the show's rules forbidding sexual contact.

There are an increasing number of gyms offering more personal, family friendly classes that mean you don't need to ditch your child in a crèche and pay more.

Mother-of-two Carla Turnbull (pictured with husband Robbie and children Riley, four, and Lucia, two,) took action after her children's nursery indicated it would charge full fees in a lockdown.

The Gro-Clock from the Gro Company (£18.69) is a godsend for sleep-deprived parents.The sleep training product can teach young children when it's time to wake up and when it's time to sleep.

As India celebrates her 69th year of Independence, we take a look at the ramifications of the Supreme Court's ruling on allowing an unwed mother to be the sole guardian of the child without the consent of the child's father, a dissent note on the final draft of the Human DNA Profiling Bill which the government wanted to pass in the latest parliament session, why the modern parents and the school authorities lack mutual trust and respect, the conundrum of energy deficit and energy surplus in different parts of India, how the old fishing villages in Mumbai are in danger of disappearing, and more.

Recognising that government schools with their Tamil medium education do nothing to ensure a good career path or ensure employment, parents are stretching themselves to make the shift in rural Tamilnadu. Still, plenty of challenges remain reports Krithika Ramalingam.

Lack of open communication between parents and school authorities is diminishing trust and respect between them. This in turn has caused many unfortunate incidents that could have been avoided, reports Puja Awasthi.

In Anantapur, farm suicides are fewer than they were in 2002. But they still happen and could rise again in this fragile region. As elsewhere, agriculture is plagued by uncertainty, writes P Sainath.

A draft bill in Parliament attempts to mandate the care of elderly citizens in law, and envisions the establishment of tribunals to ensure its functioning. But its definitions and methods leave many questions unanswered. Priya Narayan Parker presents a legislative brief.

Care-providing facilities for disabled children are important social investments. Building and running affordable facilities must a priority for society, says Lakshmi K.

Junk food, lack of exercise, poor parenting and modern lazy lifestyles are all triggers for obesity among children, which is turning out to be a major health hazard in present-day India, says Ramesh Menon.

The pressing need for direct participation of citizens in public oversight has always contrasted with the eagerness of political parties to penetrate virtually all public offices. In Karnataka, school development monitoring committees were the latest to fall victim to this imbalance. Subramaniam Vincent reports.