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Sneak preview of Doctor Who plus JLS for Children in Need

From Strictly Come Dancing to EastEnders, the stars come out to raise money for children

Top names from the world’s favourite music, TV and theatre are doing their bit for charity by taking part in special shows, performances and acts for Children in Need tonight, hosted by Tess Daly, Sir Terry Wogan and Alesha Dixon.

An exclusive preview of the Christmas episode of Doctor Who will be ...  Continue reading

 
Tags: Strictly Come Dancing, Doctor Who., The Bill, EastEnders, Children in Need, charity, BBC, Terry Wogan, Tess Daly, Alesha Dixon
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£10 Strep B test could save newborns

Mum calls for Strep B test to be made routine after the loss of her baby

A mum whose baby died 15 hours after he was born is urging for a £10 test for Group B Streptococcus (GBS) to be made routine on the NHS.

Gemma Asling-Carthy, 26, says dozens of lives could be saved if hospitals offered the test for GBS, which killed her son, ...  Continue reading

 
Tags: GBS, ECM, Enriched Culture Medium, Group Strep B, strep B, Group B Streptococcus, test, baby, swab
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Mum given £75 fine for feeding ducks

But her toddler son allowed to continue throwing bread

A Birmingham mum was given a £75 fine for littering, when she was spotted feeding ducks in her local park with her 17-month-old son.

However, the park warden who fined Vanessa Kelly, 26, let her toddler carry on saying he was too young to prosecute.

Sandwell Council ...  Continue reading

 
Tags: park, litter, fine, feeding ducks
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Delivery of Santa’s letters stops in The States

Tradition of wish lists posted to the ‘North Pole’ comes to an end

American children sending their Christmas lists to the North Pole will be disappointed this December, as the US postal service has put a stop on replies.

Traditionally, letters addressed to ‘Santa Claus, North Pole’ were delivered to a small town in Alaska, where volunteer ‘elves’ sorted the mail and replied ...  Continue reading

 
Tags: America, Christmas, letter, north pole, reply, Santa, write to, writing
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Pre-eclampsia and thyroid problems linked

Pregnant women with pre-eclampsia could be more likely to suffer from a thyroid condition

Mums-to-be who have pre-eclampsia have been found to have a higher risk of having an under-active thyroid, US and Norwegian researchers have said.

The researchers say pregnant women with signs or pre-eclampsia need thyroid checks as well as heart and kidney checks, reports the BBC.

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Tags: pregnancy complaints, pre-eclampsia, health, pregnancy complications, thyroid
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Heidi Klum shows off post-baby body before hitting the catwalk

Supermodel looks amazing but reveals she wants to lose more weight

It’s hard to believe that just two months ago Heidi Klum looked fit to burst on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards. However, five weeks post-birth and the supermodel is back in her skinny jeans, but isn’t satisfied with her weight loss!

The 36-year-old mum of three looked glamorous and ...  Continue reading

 
Tags: pregnancy, Heidi Klum, post-pregnancy, weight loss, birth, baby, Victoria's Secret
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Suri Cruise sports high heels at three

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’s little lady Suri spotted looking more like a teenager than a toddler

Looking like a girl who has borrowed her mummy’s too-big shoes, the girl with the rumoured £2 million wardrobe, Suri Cruise struggled through the rain storm in her beloved silver high-heels.

Strutting down to the shops in her silver heels, leggings and designer coat, 3-year-old Suri Cruise looked a lot older ...  Continue reading

 
Tags: Suri Cruise, Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, toddler, fashion.
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New hope for Down’s syndrome children

Blood pressure drug could help improve mental skills of Down’s syndrome children

The development of a new drug to reverse the learning difficulties faced by children with Down's syndrome has brought hope to thousands of families.

If taken in childhood, the drug, which has previously been used to treat high blood pressure, could improve Down's children's school marks. In adulthood, it may ...  Continue reading

 
Tags: mental skills, Down's syndrome, learning, news hope, drug, cognitive development
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Five-year-old stops knife-wielding burglar

Child confronts burglar in the middle of the night

A five-year-old girl confronted a knife-wielding burglar in her home after she heard noises in the middle of the night and went downstairs to find out what was going on, reports the Daily Mail.

Chloe Edwards found burglar Dean Affleck in the kitchen, who pointed a meat cleaver at ...  Continue reading

 
Tags: burglar, child, girl, knife, parents, police, theft
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Baby survives washing machine ordeal

Seven-month-old doing well after being put in for a spin

A 7-month-old baby is recovering in hospital after accidentally getting shut in a washing machine.

The baby crawled into the machine in America without her mum, Irzu Hrenandex, noticing. Her 4-year-old brother then closed the door, before mum, Iruz switched the machine on for a cycle.

When Irzu realized ...  Continue reading

 
Tags: Amercia, baby, battered, washing machine
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