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Wigton Moor Primary School in Alwoodley, Leeds, which warned staff with an email, seen by the YEP.

Threatening e-mail forces schools into lockdown - council statement

Two in five children (41%) experience harmful verbal abuse by adults around them, reveals ground-breaking new study. Credit: Kim Mogg/Adobe

Explainer Two in five children experience harmful verbal abuse from adults

The aim is to help parents and carers struggling with the cost of living crisis (Image: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Labour pledges to limit number of branded school uniform items

Bigger babies can mean a more complicated birth - but this study suggests the outcome is a smarter child. (Picture: Adobe Stock)

Bigger babies likely to be more intelligent, new research suggests

A nurse prepares a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Covid-19 and flu booster jabs brought forward as new variant emerges

Tiktokers share their best back to school hacks for parents and carers. Photos by Adobe Photos. Composite image by NationalWorld/Mark Hall.

Tiktokers share 9 best back to school hacks for parents and carers

Waiting times for social care have gone through the roof

Brits are dying while waiting for social care, investigation finds

Michelle Heaton, Hugh Hanley, daughter Faith and son AJ.

Liberty X singer and mum Michelle Heaton shares summer holiday advice

Expert tips for how to keep children occupied on long car journeys, and game ideas all the family will enjoy.

Expert tips for how to keep the kids entertained on car journeys

Thousands of Universal Credit claimants are to be affected by new rules that have been introduced by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) this week.

Universal Credit rule change launches this week - are you affected?

The consultation is already underway. (Pictures: Adobe Stock)

Why cough syrup might soon only be available via prescription

Top things carers wish they'd known

The top 14 things unpaid carers wish they'd known at the start

Allergy sufferers told to ‘immediately’ contact their GP after adrenalin pens recalled

Allergy sufferers hit with warning as epi pens recalled by government

Phrases parents and carers should avoid saying to children, according to experts.

Explainer 14 phrases not to say to children from ‘don’t cry’ to ‘let me do it’

(Composite: NationalWorld/Nothern Trains)

Key workers and carers offered 25% rail travel discount

Officers overrule council’s decision to increase foster carers’ pay

‘Struggling’: Foster carers call for an end to 10-year pay freeze

Elizabeth MacKenzie was fined over a Covid breach because she looked after a friend’s child during lockdown.

Mum fined for Covid breach by babysitting - days before No.10 ‘party’

Thousands of carers on night shifts earning less than £10 per hour

The Herbert Protocol which helps tarce missing people with dementia has been rolled out across Scotland.

What is the Herbert Protocol? Scotland adopts missing people scheme

NHS staff will be given access to free concert tickets, as O2 thanks staff and paid care workers for their efforts during the pandemic (Picture: Getty Images)

Concerts for Carers to provide free live music tickets for NHS and care workers