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John Simpson
Arson attacks on Jewish targets may be linked to group recruiting teens on Snapchat
Sat 18 Apr 2026
Lucy Greenwell
The tragic end to a foundling’s search for her family
Sun 12 Apr 2026
James Tapper
The DNA detective who helps crack family mysteries
Sun 5 Apr 2026
Lucy Greenwell
A foundling’s search for answers continues: ‘Please back off and let sleeping dogs lie’
Sun 5 Apr 2026
Liz Cookman
Ukraine’s teen saboteurs groomed by Russia to target their homeland
Tue 31 Mar 2026
Rachel Sylvester
‘People died’: Meta failed to heed warnings about harms to children
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Letters to the editor
School-ready children? Ask a health visitor
Sun 22 Mar 2026
Brett Wigdortz
A child who doesn’t know how to play won’t know how to learn
Sun 15 Mar 2026
Emma Haslett
Hoping for a ‘perfect’ baby? Genetic testing startups lure parents to US
Sun 8 Mar 2026
Chloe Hadjimatheou
Why my book on mothers battling for custody was pulped – not once, but twice
Sun 1 Mar 2026
John Simpson
Viral memes fuel hysteria over school fight clubs
Sat 28 Feb 2026
James Tapper
Measles outbreak raises fears of increase in fatal brain disease among children
Sun 22 Feb 2026
James Tapper
Pausing puberty blockers trial seems political, not scientific, says Cass
Sun 22 Feb 2026
Eva Wiseman
Why slime is the start of the slippery slope for tween skincare
Tue 17 Feb 2026
Heidi Thomas
Measles is back. We need herd immunity, not herd instinct
Tue 27 Jan 2026
Patricia Clarke
Young people turning to Childline for help with AI dependency
Mon 19 Jan 2026
Catherine Neilan
Hundreds of children in illegal care homes is ‘what failure looks like’
Fri 16 Jan 2026
Melanie Reid
A cold childhood casts a long shadow
Mon 12 Jan 2026
Patricia Clarke
A global ‘coalition of decency’ could tackle X over sexualised images
Sat 10 Jan 2026
Amber Rudd
Children can’t escape the horrors of social media. Ban it for under-16s
Wed 7 Jan 2026
Martha Gill
Libraries are essential to help us navigate the world
Sun 28 Dec 2025
Rachel Sylvester
‘Children need loving, lifelong connections. That’s what this is’
Fri 26 Dec 2025
James Tapper
The care home gold rush
Sun 21 Dec 2025
Charlotte Reck
The big business model making millions from kids in care
Fri 19 Dec 2025
The Observer leader
Britain needs an Australian-style social media ban
Sun 14 Dec 2025
Vanessa Thorpe
Library card plan to help write newborns’ first chapter
Sun 14 Dec 2025
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Private schools charging councils £250k for each Send pupil
Sat 13 Dec 2025
Rachel Sylvester
Starmer accused of ‘blind spot’ over dangers of social media for children
Fri 12 Dec 2025
Kate Finnigan
Gifts for curious children
Tue 2 Dec 2025
Sam Freedman
Labour’s holiday homework: solve the problem of special needs education
Sat 29 Nov 2025
Martha Gill
Maternity care is in decline, despite lower birth rates
Wed 26 Nov 2025
Imogen Carter
Picture books of the month: where the wild things are
Sat 22 Nov 2025
Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively on the best children’s books of all time
Tue 11 Nov 2025
Penelope Lively
Why children’s books matter
Tue 11 Nov 2025
Rachel Sylvester
The government has flunked its curriculum review
Wed 5 Nov 2025
Liv Little
How Jacqueline Wilson transformed British girlhood
Wed 22 Oct 2025
Eva Wiseman
Having kids has changed my cinema experience
Fri 17 Oct 2025
Kitty Empire
Halloween books for kids to sink their teeth into
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Martha Gill
Seeking safety, children find hostility on Britain’s shores
Sun 5 Oct 2025
