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Your child wasn't invited to the party - here's how to handle the disappointment
This very common scenario can be sad for little ones but there are ways you can help them....
The Papers: Healey's 'tax raid on banks' and Brand 'topless monster'
The chancellor's possible plan to tax banks and new evidence in Russell Brand's rape trial dominate Friday's papers....
Reform faces questions over candidate vetting after undercover filming
Reform UK says the party has "improved and prioritised its vetting procedures"....
Sparks fly at the Celebrity Traitors round table and a 'terrifying' death march
The celebrities turn on each other at the round table, and have to beat the death marchers for their mission....
Minus 17 to European dreams as Bournemouth fairytale continues
It was a night 127 years in the making as Bournemouth added another chapter to their fairytale with victory in their fir...
Bus hits train stopped on French side of Channel Tunnel, with 19 injured
Two people were severely injured and evacuated by helicopter but no one's life appeared to be in danger, officials said....
Why Harry and Meghan's UK relaunch felt so much like a royal engagement
The Duchess of Sussex has not done anything like the day of events in Nottingham for several years on British soil....
London housing project wins top architecture award
Lion Green Road in Coulsdon was recognised for the way it responds to its surroundings....
Letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to US election offices
A number of states have confirmed they were targeted by the mailings, including Oklahoma, Ohio and Louisiana....
Martinez apologises for outburst and fined by Man Utd
Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez issues an apology following his controversial remarks criticising the club'...
Watch: What does Starlink have to do with the Ukraine-Russia war?
Ukraine's president has told Elon Musk that any restriction on the Starlink's system cost lives....
Banks expect to be hit in Budget tax raid
Senior banking executives have told the BBC they expect to be "on the menu" in a Budget tax raid later this month....
Australia clinch thrilling World Cup opener against New Zealand
Australia beat New Zealand 24-22 in a dramatic Rugby League World Cup opener in Sydney, with debutant Jack Bostock scori...
Former DUP leader Donaldson sentenced to 15 years in prison for child sex abuse
Jeffrey Donaldson was convicted of 18 counts of sex abuse, including one of rape, which he committed against two women w...
Farage defends Reform's vetting after councillors filmed making racist comments
The Reform leader says "you can't vet for future comments", after undercover filming of party activists....
At least 33 pupils and teacher killed after school roof collapses in Pakistan
Rescue officials fear more people are buried under the debris in the north-western city of Peshawar....
Trans people should use hospital spaces according to biological sex, NHS England says
New guidance says trans patients should be cared for on single-sex hospital wards or bays that align with their biologic...
Trump calls off livestream for Fort Hood shooter's execution by firing squad
The planned execution of Nidal Hasan is scheduled to be the first military execution in more than 60 years....
Another man admits raping woman drugged by husband over 20 years
The husband is accused of inviting 13 other men to abuse her at their family home in Stockport....
GB win two golds at Track World Championships
Great Britain claim gold in the women's team pursuit and the men's scratch race at the World Track Cycling Championships...
Nandy 'minded to intervene' in Sky's £1.6bn takeover of ITV entertainment arm
The culture secretary says the deal could affect free expression in the media and the variety of Britain's news landscap...
Australia edge New Zealand in epic World Cup opener
Jack Bostock scores a hat-trick of tries as Australia fight back to win the opening game of the Rugby League World Cup a...
Severe drought declared in parts of southern England
Reservoir levels continue to drop after a hot summer and less September rain than normal....
Man killed by tiger climbed two fences before suffering multiple injuries, inquest hears
William Chapman climbed two fences to enter a tiger's pen at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, an inquest hears....
Reform faces criticism after councillors filmed making racist comments
Reform says all of those people filmed by ITV are under investigation having resigned or been suspended....
Ukraine to restart strikes on Russian oil refineries, Zelensky says
Ukraine's president says a pause is over after fresh Russian attacks and US attempts to pressure Kyiv, while suggesting ...
Eight crew missing in tanker fire off Romania's coast
Eight of 12 crew members are missing after a ship reported a fire and explosion in the Black Sea off Romania....
Could Wenger really take on Infantino and run for Fifa presidency?
Senior figures in European football tell BBC Sport they want former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to run as a surprise c...
Economy grew 0.1% in August ahead of chancellor's first Budget
The uptick helped the economy grow by 0.7% over the three months to August, official figures show....
North Korea and China open new bridge after 12-year delay
China is the North's largest trading partner and a lifeline against the sanctions Pyongyang faces....
Southgate does not see return to Premier League management
Former England manager Gareth Southgate says he does not see himself returning to club management in the Premier League....
The World Cup co-hosts where rugby league is a national obsession
World Cup co-hosts Papua New Guinea's love of rugby league manifests itself in the Kumuls and the Orchids national teams...
Hundreds of IDF investigations into killings without public outcome, BBC Verify finds
BBC Verify has identified 254 incidents from the past three years the Israeli military said it is reviewing after being ...
UK temperatures to rise to 23C before autumn chill sets in
Warm air will bring unseasonable warmth to the south and east of the UK on Thursday but chillier conditions are set to s...
White House defends new press secretary amid questions about her legal credentials
Katie Zacharia does not appear to be registered to the legal bar in any state where she has lived....
The Papers: 'Zelenskyy blames Trump' and Brand a 'sex predator'
Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to London and the first day of Russell Brand's rape trial dominate Thursday's front pages....
How West Midlands shed its gun crime capital label
Firearms discharges drop by more than half in the past six years in the force area....
Wales has a school standards crisis. Will plans to fix it actually work?
Wales scores poorly on international test results but it is not clear a new curriculum will help....
Dog that hunts invasive 'sea vomit' honoured as animal of the year
A working is named animal of the year for hunting out an invasive marine creature, the carpet sea squirt....
Guardiola's return, Man City's defiance - and a game of glorious chaos
On their return to Etihad Stadium Manchester City put on a show of defiance - even in the face of a PSG masterclass, wri...
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