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Archie Squire is sucking a lollipop sitting in a high chair wearing a blue top

Baby showed 'no clinical signs of heart failure'

Archie Squire died on 23 November 2023 following two cardiac arrests, an inquest is told.

A boy, in woodland is pictured looking at the camera. He has blonde hair and is wearing a blue t-shirt

Forest project helping children with their grief

Children talk to others who have been bereaved while learning outdoor skills like den building.

Hull & East Yorkshire

Mariachiara Apruzzese smiling wearing a navy blue Horses for Wellbeing polo shirt leaning on a stable door with her favourite horse, "Faith", in the background. The horse is dark brown with a white marking on its face.

Horse charity calls on NHS to fund equine services

Horses for Wellbeing says the funding would see children get help before they "hit crisis point".

Gloucestershire

A young girl and a woman sat in an orange chair embracing, the women's eyes are closed and she is grinning.

Fostering under threat in Essex, council says

More children are being placed in care but the number of carers is falling, says the local council.

Social worker with dark hair and light shirt smiles in front of the Children's Services department office in County Hall

'The world opened up to me thanks to my foster carers'

Foster parents, children and social workers share their experience as charities warn of a crisis.

Aneesa Khan

My foster carers became family, now I want to foster too

Aneesa Khan says strangers became family after she moved to the UK at five years old.

Two young girls look out through a window while sitting on the window sill. There heads are turned away from the camera.

Fewer children going into care, report finds

Ofsted says early intervention, family support, and strong leadership is having an impact.

Northamptonshire

Baby Niveen lies on a pillow in a tent in Gaza, a purple and while blanket covers her.

Gaza baby sent back to war zone after open-heart surgery in Jordan

Baby Niveen was evacuated to Jordan for medical treatment, but has now been sent back to Gaza.

Two hands holding tiny multi-coloured ball bearings. On the left are sweets and on the right are toy magnets.

Viral magnetic toy trend leads to doctors' warning

The University of Southampton study shows hundreds of children swallow magnets every year.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight