A grandfather has been found guilty of stealing £87,000 from a children’s cancer charity he founded after his grandson was struck down with the disease. Colin Nesbitt, 60, founded ‘Little Heroes Cancer Charity’ to bring toys to sick children in hospital. But the director, from Bingley, West Yorkshire, siphoned off money to personal bank accounts … Read more
Waitrose bans plastic toys in children’s magazines in latest eco drive… after bowing to pressure from girl, 10 Skye Neville, 10, called on magazine publishers to improve carbon footprints Waitrose has pledged to do away with magazines that come with the items It has also urged publishers to replace ‘pointless plastic’ with other alternatives By … Read more
The thought never occurred to James Morgan of Rochdale when he sent us a cheque back at the start of the pandemic. Nor did it cross Kitty Muldoon’s mind when she made an online donation just the other day. However, just like tens of thousands of you all over the country, they have now made … Read more
The thought never occurred to James Morgan of Rochdale when he sent us a cheque back at the start of the pandemic. Nor did it cross Kitty Muldoon’s mind when she made an online donation just the other day. However, just like tens of thousands of you all over the country, they have now made … Read more
I have always been a saver. I remember, as a boy, crossing the road from our home/surgery – my father was a doctor – to buy savings stamps, endeavouring to fill a book. At age 16 I bought my first shares – £45 worth of ship owner Aviation & Shipping — a company which owned … Read more
The new children’s commissioner for England wants to extend free school meals over the summer as she warned the pandemic has had a ‘profound impact’ on children. Dame Rachel de Souza today said she wants to ‘rebuild childhood’ in the wake of the Covid crisis and likened the challenge to reconstructing the social security system after … Read more
The most senior Army officer to face a court martial in more than 200 years today stood trial accused of defrauding the taxpayer out of almost £50,000 to pay for his children’s private school fees. Major General Nick Welch, 57, allegedly abused Army allowances when he took on the top job at the Ministry of … Read more
CHILDREN’S By Sally Morris for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 25 February 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 25 February 2021 Next Thursday is World Book Day but this year, because so many pupils are at home during lockdown, the annual fancy dress parade of children’s book characters skipping their way to school will be … Read more
Married At First Sight’s Davina Rankin distances herself from her ‘villain’ portrayal as her first children’s book sells out in just two weeks By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:29 GMT, 23 February 2021 | Updated: 00:40 GMT, 24 February 2021 Davina Rankin outraged viewers in 2018 when she ‘cheated’ on her husband … Read more
Ministers ‘hope to allow children’s team sports to restart in next month’ in bid to avoid ‘calamitous’ mental health impact of lockdown Schools set to reopen on March 8 according to plans to be revealed on Monday Ministers are planning to ease rules for outdoor exercise at end of next month Children ‘should be allowed … Read more