A woman cries outside a police station after her husband was arrested by police amid Assam government’s statewide crackdown on child marriages | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR In 2023,…
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Emilia Pietrzyk, a Polish content creator who has been documenting her experiences in Kerala, has made the internet smile with a wholesome video from a wedding celebration.Pietrzyk, whose Instagram bio…
Michelle RobertsDigital health editor, BBC News andAoife WalshBBC NewsGetty ImagesChickenpox can start with flu-like symptoms, such as a high temperature and headache.All young children in England, Wales and Northern Ireland…
Julie McCulloughBBC News NIBBCDanny, 13, who was diagnosed with myopia when he was seven, is not able to use his NHS voucher towards treatment for the conditionChildren with short-sightedness are…
BBCCharlotte Creevy was supported by a charity after her son stopped breathingCharlotte Creevy's son Seth was two weeks old when he stopped breathing and was rushed to intensive care at…
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