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James Tapper
Medical students make ‘landmark’ breakthrough on deadliest child brain cancer

Sun 14 Jun 2026

Medical students make ‘landmark’ breakthrough on deadliest child brain cancer
The Observer Leader
The Observer view: A manifesto for children

Sun 14 Jun 2026

The Observer view: A manifesto for children
Tim Adams
Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’ve treated a generation of children now at school with carelessness’

Sat 13 Jun 2026

Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’ve treated a generation of children now at school with carelessness’
Rachel Sylvester
Lemn Sissay: ‘My foster parents taught me that if you are loved, you will be destroyed’

Sat 13 Jun 2026

Lemn Sissay: ‘My foster parents taught me that if you are loved, you will be destroyed’
Frank Bowling
‘Drawing as a boy was one of the most important things I did’

Fri 12 Jun 2026

‘Drawing as a boy was one of the most important things I did’
Anna Leszkiewicz
Laura Marling: how motherhood changed my tune

Fri 12 Jun 2026

Laura Marling: how motherhood changed my tune
John Naughton
Online child safety is not just a tech problem – it’s a political one

Fri 12 Jun 2026

Online child safety is not just a tech problem – it’s a political one
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Inside York’s ‘school of sanctuary’

Thu 11 Jun 2026

Inside York’s ‘school of sanctuary’
Katherine Cowles
Michael Morpurgo on 20 years of War Horse

Thu 11 Jun 2026

Michael Morpurgo on 20 years of War Horse
Rachel Sylvester
‘Safe’ in their rooms, children are being caught in a global grooming pandemic

Sun 7 Jun 2026

‘Safe’ in their rooms, children are being caught in a global grooming pandemic
James Tapper
Jeanette Dickson: combative chair of the royal medical colleges

Sun 31 May 2026

Jeanette Dickson: combative chair of the royal medical colleges
Rachel Sylvester
The crisis in Britain’s youth justice system: how is the government going to fix it?

Sun 31 May 2026

The crisis in Britain’s youth justice system: how is the government going to fix it?
Rachel Sylvester
‘Social media is killing our children’: rise in violence bolsters call for under-16 ban

Sun 24 May 2026

‘Social media is killing our children’: rise in violence bolsters call for under-16 ban
Lucy Harley-McKeown
Steven Bartlett to launch AI-generated show for children

Sun 24 May 2026

Steven Bartlett to launch AI-generated show for children
John Simpson
Father calls report on five-year-old son’s hospital death a ‘whitewash’

Sun 17 May 2026

Father calls report on five-year-old son’s hospital death a ‘whitewash’
John Simpson
Prestigious Guernsey college opens investigation into child sexual abuse

Sun 19 Apr 2026

Prestigious Guernsey college opens investigation into child sexual abuse
John Simpson
Arson attacks on Jewish targets may be linked to group recruiting teens on Snapchat

Sat 18 Apr 2026

Arson attacks on Jewish targets may be linked to group recruiting teens on Snapchat
Lucy Greenwell
The tragic end to a foundling’s search for her family

Sun 12 Apr 2026

The tragic end to a foundling’s search for her family
James Tapper
The DNA detective who helps crack family mysteries

Sun 5 Apr 2026

The DNA detective who helps crack family mysteries
Lucy Greenwell
A foundling’s search for answers continues: ‘Please back off and let sleeping dogs lie’

Sun 5 Apr 2026

A foundling’s search for answers continues: ‘Please back off and let sleeping dogs lie’
Liz Cookman
Ukraine’s teen saboteurs groomed by Russia to target their homeland

Tue 31 Mar 2026

Ukraine’s teen saboteurs groomed by Russia to target their homeland
Rachel Sylvester
‘People died’: Meta failed to heed warnings about harms to children

Sun 29 Mar 2026

‘People died’: Meta failed to heed warnings about harms to children
Letters to the editor
School-ready children? Ask a health visitor

Sun 22 Mar 2026

School-ready children? Ask a health visitor
Brett Wigdortz
A child who doesn’t know how to play won’t know how to learn

Sun 15 Mar 2026

A child who doesn’t know how to play won’t know how to learn
Emma Haslett
Hoping for a ‘perfect’ baby? Genetic testing startups lure parents to US

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Hoping for a ‘perfect’ baby? Genetic testing startups lure parents to US
Chloe Hadjimatheou
Why my book on mothers battling for custody was pulped – not once, but twice

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Why my book on mothers battling for custody was pulped – not once, but twice
John Simpson
Viral memes fuel hysteria over school fight clubs

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Viral memes fuel hysteria over school fight clubs
James Tapper
Measles outbreak raises fears of increase in fatal brain disease among children

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Measles outbreak raises fears of increase in fatal brain disease among children
James Tapper
Pausing puberty blockers trial seems political, not scientific, says Cass

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Pausing puberty blockers trial seems political, not scientific, says Cass
Eva Wiseman
Why slime is the start of the slippery slope for tween skincare

Tue 17 Feb 2026

Why slime is the start of the slippery slope for tween skincare
Heidi Thomas
Measles is back. We need herd immunity, not herd instinct

Tue 27 Jan 2026

Measles is back. We need herd immunity, not herd instinct
Patricia Clarke
Young people turning to Childline for help with AI dependency

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Young people turning to Childline for help with AI dependency
Catherine Neilan
Hundreds of children in illegal care homes is ‘what failure looks like’

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Hundreds of children in illegal care homes is ‘what failure looks like’
Melanie Reid
A cold childhood casts a long shadow

Mon 12 Jan 2026

A cold childhood casts a long shadow
Patricia Clarke
A global ‘coalition of decency’ could tackle X over sexualised images

Sat 10 Jan 2026

A global ‘coalition of decency’ could tackle X over sexualised images
Amber Rudd
Children can’t escape the horrors of social media. Ban it for under-16s

Wed 7 Jan 2026

Children can’t escape the horrors of social media. Ban it for under-16s
Martha Gill
Libraries are essential to help us navigate the world

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Libraries are essential to help us navigate the world
Rachel Sylvester
‘Children need loving, lifelong connections. That’s what this is’

Fri 26 Dec 2025

‘Children need loving, lifelong connections. That’s what this is’
James Tapper
The care home gold rush

Sun 21 Dec 2025

The care home gold rush

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