Father then had to be rescued, too!
 A dad has saved his 2-year-old son after the boy fell into an old mine shaft, but then had to be rescued by the emergency services after he got stuck himself.
The boy was playing in his back garden when the ground below his feet gave way and he fell ... Continue reading
Three-year-old phones for help after her mum collapses with stroke
A three-year-old girl, Amelia Razaq managed to unlock her mum’s iPhone and make a life saving call when her mum collapsed at home.
Mum Hina, 29, had a mini stroke as she was giving Amelia breakfast.
Quick-thinking Amelia remembered the code to her mum’s phone and unlocked the iPhone ... Continue reading
A child-size humanoid is being used to help teach autistic children social skills
A robot, named KASPAR (Kinesics and Synchronisation in Personal Assistant Robots), has been created to help children with autism learn to communicate.
Designed as a playmate and developed at the University of Hertfordshire, KASPAR can only show a few emotions so that his play partners don’t feel overwhelmed and are ... Continue reading
Desiree Alli is being hailed as the youngest person ever to pass a GCSE
A five-year-old girl, who has not yet started school, has become the youngest person ever to pass a GCSE by gaining a C grade in maths.
Desiree Alli, from Southwark, London, prepared for the exam by playing maths games such as ‘beat the calculator’ at a specialist-tutoring centre run by ... Continue reading
The hormone relaxin, which is produced during pregnancy, may be able to help patients with heart failure, scientists say.
New research suggests that by giving patients with heart failure the pregnancy hormone relaxin, symptoms such as breathlessness may be relieved, reports the Telegraph.
The hormone relaxin loosens tendons, boosts heart function and widens blood vessels in mums-to-be to help the body cope with the extra weight and blood required ... Continue reading
Taxi and lorry drivers in Japan are having their radio transmissions disrupted by baby monitors on US military bases.
Baby monitors from local US military bases in Japan are, inadvertently, jamming radios used by taxi and lorry drivers, according to the Japanese internal affairs and communications ministry.
The baby monitors emit radio signals on the same frequency as those used for mobile phones and radios in Japan, which is ... Continue reading
Dad Jon Lock used tricks he learnt watching TV to save his daughter, who arrived two weeks early
Less than a week after dad Dave Brown was dubbed ‘superdad’ for delivering, and reviving his baby daughter Maisie, another dad has performed the same heroics.
Dad Jon Lock sprung into action to save the life of his newborn daughter Ava after his fiancée Lucy gave birth on the bathroom ... Continue reading
Superdad uses what he’d seen on TV to help partner give birth
Dad Dave Brown became a superhero to his partner Emma after delivering and reviving their baby.
Mum-to-be Emma told reporters she was sent home from the North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, the day before Maisie was born. She returned to hospital the following morning and was again advised to rest back ... Continue reading
Children’s toy given tattoos for new advertising campaign
No, LEGO hasn’t gotten tough – its iconic yellow minifigures have just been used as part of a pen advertising campaign.
The ad campaign comes from the agency Grey, in Barcelona, and is for the PILOT Extreme pen.
The LEGO models aren’t currently available for purchase, but bloggers and ... Continue reading
Toddler told he may never walk guides his parents down the aisle using a specially made walking-frame.
Josef Sudron, 23 months, was able to join his parents Louise and Gary after the specially made machine arrived at his home just two days before his parents wed, reports the Daily Mail.
Josef suffers from polymicrogyria, a condition that’s resulted in him being deaf and unable to walk by ... Continue reading
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