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Feb182023 by adminNo Comments

The King co-writes children’s climate change book

Science

PA MediaBy Georgina RannardClimate and science reporterKing Charles has co-written a children's book about the environmental threats the planet is facing.'Climate Change' - a Ladybird Book, will be published next month.On Friday the King hosted global leaders at Buckingham Palace to support action on restoring the natural world.Speaking at the reception, the book's co-author Chair of Natural England Tony Juniper said the King wanted to empower young people."I think he's been struck by the level of energy and passion shown by young people on these subjects, and was keen to put something into their hands which was about those basic facts and figures, basic ideas, but also with his personal message in there," Mr Juniper said.In 2017 the King and Mr Juniper wrote a book for adults about climat...

Feb92021 by adminNo Comments

Michelle Obama to star in Netflix children’s show Waffles + Mochi

Entertainment

NetflixMichelle Obama is to star alongside puppets in a Netflix show that aims to teach children the joys of home cooking over eating ready meals.Mrs Obama will play a supermarket owner opposite Waffles and Mochi, who are from The Land of Frozen Food.The former US first lady described the series, which is titled Waffles + Mochi and drops next month, as a "hilarious, heartwarming, and simply magical show". She and husband Barack are among the executive producers.The couple signed a deal to produce series and films for Netflix in 2018. The resulting works have included Becoming, the 2020 documentary based on her best-selling autobiography.Michelle Obama says she has 'low-grade depression'How Obama and Clinton films can 'inspire' womenViola Davis to play Michelle Obama in TV dramaIn Waffles +...

Sep172020 by adminNo Comments

This desperate children’s hospital in Yemen could be the closest thing to hell on Earth

World

Warning: This report contains distressing images of seriously malnourished children.If there is a hell, it could well be in a small hospital in north Yemen. There is misery and desperation in every corner you look. They thought in Yemen, it couldn’t get any worse after six years of civil war. They were wrong. A collision of factors has created what charity workers are calling the "perfect storm".War, malnutrition and now a global deadly pandemic have created a torment from which many Yemenis simply will not recover.Even the tough medics of the Abs Children’s Hospital struggle to maintain their composure in the avalanche of unrelenting wretchedness here.We watch as the teams work on baby after baby. The other mothers crowd round as word got out about the struggle to save a tiny little new b...

Aug152020 by adminNo Comments

Parents urged to stay up-to-date with children’s vaccinations

Health

Parents are being urged to make sure their children are up-to-date with all their routine vaccinations.The Local Government Association said high vaccine uptake could prevent infections and stop pressure being piled on the NHS.The childhood vaccination programme is continuing as normal while jabs given in school are being rescheduled.Vaccines protect children against serious diseases including measles, meningitis and whooping cough.The LGA, which represents councils in England and Wales, said it was expecting an influx of children needing vaccinations when schools return in September.It called for the government to set out a plan to ensure children get the vaccinations they need and to provide funding to allow GPs, clinics and schools to cope with demand....

Apr272020 by adminNo Comments

COVID-19 hampering children’s immunizations; global cases surpass 3 million

World

April 27 (UPI) -- Disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic are hampering children's immunizations against other diseases, the World Health Organization said Monday as the global caseload surpassed 3 million. In his regular briefing from WHO's headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said polio vaccination campaigns around the world have been put on hold due to travel restrictions and parents' frequently misinformed concerns about COVID-19. "The tragic reality is that children will die as a result," he said, noting that at least 21 low- and middle-income countries are already reporting vaccine shortages as a result of border closures and disruptions to travel. Meanwhile, Ghebreyesus said even as the pandemic is slowing down in the current epic...