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Santa’s naughty and nice name list revealed

Sticker company reveal names of best behaved school children

It seems Frances and Shaun may be at the top of Santa’s gift list this Christmas, as a new survey has revealed that children with these names are most likely to behave well.

Wall chart company School Stickers conducted a study of reward stickers handed out to more than 60,000 ...  Continue reading

 
Tags: behaviour, School Stickers, santa, parents, children, school, Christmas, survey, reward
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SPOILER ALERT – Shock miscarriage in EastEnders

Will a newly pregnant EastEnder lose her unborn baby in Christmas storyline?

We all know that Christmas on Albert Square is never a merry one, and it looks like this year is no exception! With Peggy Mitchell about to be kicked out of her beloved Queen Victoria pub, the Mitchell’s might have another shock in store – a miscarriage.

After losing her daughter, with ...  Continue reading

 
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Go Go Hamsters: safety scare latest

Sell-out Christmas toy survives toxic tales

The sell-out children’s Christmas toy of this year, Go Go Hamsters, have been declared safe in the UK, following a few days of panic in the toy world.

Earlier this week, an American consumer group said their tests had shown the Go Go Hamster Mr Squiggles contained a toxic chemical. San-Francisco based ...  Continue reading

 
Tags: Go Go hamsters, toy, Toy Retailers' Association, regulations, safety, health, child, parent, consumer group, Good Guide
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Sugary drinks linked to diabetes in pregnancy

Ten-year study suggests cola drinks increase risk of gestational diabetes

Women who regularly drink cola soft drinks before and during pregnancy may increase their risk of developing gestational diabetes, according to the latest research.

The study followed 14,000 women over 10 years and found that by drinking five or more sugar-sweetened cola drinks a week, mums-to-be were 22% more ...  Continue reading

 
Tags: coke, cola, diabetes, drinks, fizzy, gestational, Pepsi, pregnancy, soft, type 2
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Baby Gaga for Lady Gaga?

Eccentric singer wants to have babies in “eight to 10 years”

Lady Gaga, aka Stefani Germanotta, is usually seen strutting her stuff on stage in of-the-wall getups and Hello Kitty-like hairpieces. However, in a few years, the Queen of quirky is planning to hang up her (metal) leotard and become a mum!

Talking to Elle magazine, the 23-year-old singer revealed that she has ...  Continue reading

 
Tags: Lady Gaga, babies, family, pregnant, pregnancy symptoms
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Sarah Jessica Parker regrets working so soon after twins’ birth

Sex and the City actress is struggling to balance work and family life

Sarah Jessica Parker has revealed she wishes she thought twice about filming the Sex and the City sequel so soon after the arrival of her surrogate twin girls, reports the Daily Mail.

“It’s been amazing but complicated because of my current work schedule, which I have enormous regrets about,” said SJP. ...  Continue reading

 
Tags: Sarah Jessica Parker, twins, parents, surrogacy, children, marriage, Matthew Broderick, Sex and the City, husband
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Super glue injection saving tots

New sticky development at Great Ormand Street Hospital is saving lives

Glue is being used to save the lives of children suffering with a rare condition that can kill in a matter of days.

The unusual method is being used at London’s Great Ormand Street Hospital, where the glue adhesive is injected to stop abnormal blood flow to the brain, known as ‘Vein ...  Continue reading

 
Tags: glue, Great Ormand Street, hospital, operation
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Parents spend big to ensure child is star of the Nativity play

Competitive mums and dads are blowing the budget on costumes

Competitive parents are spending up to £150 on a costume for their child’s Nativity play, according to one big-name UK department store. The trend is becoming such a concern, the store has told its personal shoppers right across the nation to persuade parents not to spend!

The trend has been dubbed “Manger ...  Continue reading

 
Tags: budget, Christmas, family finance, Nativity Play
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Tori Spelling and her mum: reconciliation rumoured

Candy Spelling to see her granddaughter for the first time this Christmas?

Things might be a little more peaceful in the Spelling household this Christmas if rumours of a reunion between feuding Tori Spelling and her mum Candy are true.

The famously acrimonious mum and daughter fell out after Tori’s dad, Aaron Spelling, died in 2006. Candy didn’t tell Tori about his death leaving ...  Continue reading

 
Tags: Tori Spelling, Candy Spelling, family, Aaron Spelling, baby, toddler, grandparents
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Another baby for Britney Spears?

Popstar is reportedly keen to start a family with new beau Jason Trawick

In between her world tour and hectic popstar lifestyle, the Hit Me Baby One More Time singer Britney Spears has bagged herself a hunky new boyfriend, Jason Trawick. Things are going so well in fact that rumours are circulating that Brit is ready to make baby number 3!

The 27-year-old mum-of-two, who ...  Continue reading

 
Tags: child, Britney Spears, baby, pregnancy, Natalie Portman, mums
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