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Rebecca Wilcox has opened up about the 'nightmare' dilemma she faces if she were to accompany her mum, Dame Esther Rantzen, to an assisted dying clinic in Switzerland

During the school holidays parents are often left to decide whether it is safe for their children to be left at home unsupervised - and the NSPCC has since offered guidance on the topic

The NSPCC warned parents not to forget the benefits the online world can have as he said young people must not be punished for the failures of technology companies

An average of three children die a week at the hands of their abusive parents or carers. But why is it happening and what can be done to keep innocent kids safe? The Mirror investigates...

Vile James Williams previously served lengthy stints in jail over raping boys and committing other sex offences against children - a judge ruled he must serve at least 4 years and eight months in prison

Rishi Sunak has refused to amend the 'reasonable punishment' defence of the Children Act 2004, so we asked Mirror readers if they think smacking children should be banned

Tech Secretary Michelle Donelan branded the findings 'stark' and said the Online Safety Act will ensure social media bosses face prison if they fail to keep kids safe online

Senior child doctors have called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to strengthen the laws on smacking as they say 'grey areas' mean parents can defend physical punishment

Trish Hinde was just six years old when her father began abusing her and the following year she began suffering from violent seizures.

Bronson Battersby was found curled up in the dark beside the body of his dead father Kenneth Battersby weeks after his mum, who looked after him occasionally, had last seen him alive

Welcome to the metaverse - a network of 3D virtual worlds where people of all ages interact as digital avatars - but what starts out as a bit of fun can quickly turn dark, with charities issuing chilling warnings

Dame Esther Rantzen told BBC's The Today Podcast that if she was PM for the day she would call for a free vote on assisted dying and that she is considering 'buzzing off to Zurich'

Dame Esther Rantzen, 83, founded Childline in 1986 following an episode on the BBC show That’s Life! Earlier this year she revealed she has been diagnosed with lung cancer

Sex offender Jimmy Savile used his status as a DJ at Leeds and Manchester clubs to lure many young victims into his grotesque lair while keeping the unaware authorities in his pocket

A star of This Is England was on the streets this week sharing an important message as part of the latest NSPCC campaign to teach kids to learn to respect and look after your things

The mum warned other parents after hearing her son, who was 10 at the time, seemingly being groomed by an older person while playing the popular game

The top best things about parenting include cuddles, your little ones making you laugh, and watching their personalities develop, research has found

The Home Secretary travelled to the South Yorkshire town this week to meet those affected by the scandal, but youth leader Jayne Senior MBE said she was informed child sex abuse is still happening

Irene Fonseca, nee Jenkins, was subjected to years of sexual abuse at the hands of her uncle when she was a child growing up in the 1960s and 70s

The NSPCC says it believes that unregulated social media is causing this increase of online child sexual abuse and social media companies are failing to stop their sites being used to organise, commit and share child abuse

'Rachel', a primary school teacher from Greater Manchester, opens up about discovering her eldest child had been groomed to send explicit photographs on Spotify and is working with a safeguarding expert to help other parents