Once upon a time, most little boys and girls would put a train set or a doll at the top of their list for Father Christmas. But now children as young as five are asking for gadgets such as iPhones and iPads.
I’m dreaming of an iChristmas… Forget train sets and dolls, today’s kids put gadgets on their Christmas lists
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
Doctor at Rugby School was ‘too busy’ to help girl killed by meningitis, then hospital medic ‘lost’ the 17-year-old while she lay dying
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010The doctor at Rugby School was ‘too busy’ to attend a sick pupil who later died of blood poisoning, an inquest has been told.
Lottery winner’s wife forged his signature to help herself to £600,000 of his fortune, court told
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010The wife of a lottery millionaire repeatedly forged his signature to obtain more than £600,000 from his winnings, a court heard yesterday.
How can the NHS call these two children overweight? Parents of healthy pupils, 5, sent official warning letters
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010When Gracie Hill heard about the letter, the youngster asked her mother: ‘Mummy, does my teacher think I’m fat?’
How children under two can benefit from going to nursery every day
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010Many working parents feel guilty about leaving their children in nurseries, but a new study says sending children under two to nursery can help them in later life.
Mother and daughter banned from Disneyland… because they were dressed as fairy princesses
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010Natasha Narula took eight-year-old Drew to the theme park in Paris to celebrate her 35th birthday.
Beware the family tree: You may lift the lid on things you’d rather not know
Friday, April 9th, 2010Researching the family tree is a burgeoning pastime, thanks to Who Do You Think You Are? But it can also open up a ‘Pandora’s Box’ of secrets, as Kim Cattrall found out.
Mother diagnoses toddler’s brain tumour on internet after GP dismisses symptoms
Monday, February 8th, 2010Carla Hornbuckle typed in Bella’s symptoms of weight loss, vomiting upon waking and listlessness into Google – and ended up saving her child’s life.
