Magdalena de Vos, Cornelis de Vos (1623) – Diane Naylor The peculiarity of drawing children is that they are constantly in motion. They are constantly fidgeting even when told to stay in one spot, and if you cared about anything else it could frustrate you badly. When my father was a young art teacher, his… Read More »
Artemisia Gentileschi, Madonna and Child (c. 1613) – Album / Alamy Stock Photo Some of the most reactionary people I have ever met were from the art world. No matter what amazing things hang on the walls, this is a 1950s setting. The hierarchy of artists and their power brokers (curators, collectors, dealers, “taste makers”)… Read More »
Tributes have been paid to three “beautiful” children who were tragically found dead in their Bristol home. Brothers Fares Alfil Bash, seven, and Mohamed Alfil Bash, 10 months, have been named locally, along with Jory Alfil Bash, the three-year-old sister of the three children found dead in their semi-detached home in the north-east. city. A… Read More »
How can you sign Brianna Ghey’s mother Esther’s petition regarding the smartphone age limit? Find out how you can sign the petition launched by Brianna Ghey’s mother calling for an age limit on smartphone use HERE. Esther Ghey has called for a ban on social media apps on smartphones for under-16s after two teenagers were… Read More »
Disposable e-cigarettes will be banned in England as part of plans to tackle the rise in youth vaping and protect children’s health. Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce the plan to implement the ban during a school visit using powers already available under the Environmental Protection Act, which is expected to come into force in late… Read More »
The NSPCC was contacted over concerns about Bronson Battersby’s health in the days before the two-year-old’s tragic death, which led to the children’s charity making a referral to social services. Bronson’s father, Kenneth Battersby, 60, is believed to have suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after the couple were last seen alive at their home… Read More »
A new study has found that men who carry genetic factors linked to bisexual attraction tend to have more children. The paper, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, found evidence of genetic variations that contribute to both bisexual attraction and increased risk appetite in men. While these findings help resolve a paradox at the… Read More »
(SPOUSE) With the school holidays approaching, what better way to stop your little ones from trashing the house than by taking them to a Christmas display? There’s lots of great theatre, dance and other performances for kids of all ages in London, and our pick – excluding pantos coming later in the week – is… Read More »
Hospitals in China are inundated with cases of respiratory illness and sick children suffering from pneumonia-like symptoms, prompting further scrutiny from the World Health Organization (WHO). A children’s hospital in Beijing told state media CCTV that the institution was admitting at least 7,000 patients a day, far exceeding its capacity. Last week, more than 13,000… Read More »
Chinese authorities say there is no evidence of “unusual or new” pathogens causing a wave of pneumonia infections in children in the country. Health records handed over Thursday following requests from the World Health Organization showed that Chinese hospitals first recorded a spike in cases of the respiratory disease in children in May, five months… Read More »