KIMBERLEY WALSH is describing the all-too-familiar daily chaos of the bath-time routine, when both of her boys get a final burst of energy and anarchy breaks out. “It almost feels like they’re taunting me and running in opposite directions. By the time I’ve got them to bed, I don’t even know what I look like any more,” she says. Dress, £174.59, Rae Francis — buy now Necklace, £4.99, New Look — buy now Necklace, £12.50, Pilgrim — buy now Necklace, £12.50, Pilgrim — buy now Earrings, H&M “They are absolute nutters, my two. I thought they’d be quite placid like me, but they’ve both turned out full of character and so cheeky.” Having said that, she reckons she could just about handle another one to join Bobby, who turns four in September, and Cole, 19 months. However, her husband Justin Scott, 35, formerly of boy band Triple 8 and now a successful property developer, might take some … [Read more...] about Kimberley Walsh chats play dates with Cheryl, baby no3 and the truth about THAT Girls Aloud feud
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The Happy List: 100 people who make us proud to be from Plymouth
Plymouth is full of inspirational people who go above and beyond in their respected fields. From local mums, hair stylists, and charity workers, to multi-million pound business owners, Olympic athletes and war heroes, there are so many people who deserve recognition. They embody everything that is great about our city - and they deserve to be celebrated. That's why today we have chosen to shine a light on all of those who we feel YOU need to know about. This list is in no particular order, because none of these remarkable people are more important than any other. Jennifer and Ellie Brunt Kind-hearted Jennifer Brunt, 23, and her little sister Ellie, 12, left 25 kind notes around the city centre over the space of 24 hours in an incredible series of random acts of kindness. They placed the notes in shops, cafes, a busker’s hat and even dished one out to a traffic warden, so he could give it out instead of a parking ticket. The pair have been involved in other great activities, … [Read more...] about The Happy List: 100 people who make us proud to be from Plymouth
New bedtime story app helps children fall to sleep 20 minutes quicker thanks to calming beats and sounds
BEDTIME can be something of a battle between knackered parents and their restless children. But if you’re not one of the lucky ones whose children drift off to sleep without so much as a peep, you may want to download a new audio app designed for troublesome sleepers. Moshi Twilight Sleep is a new bedtime app that mixes softy-narrated stories, beats, and melodies to lull children into a sound sleep. And the results so far are seriously impressive with parents in both the US and UK singing its praises. Over 70 per cent of parents say their children fall asleep 20 minutes quicker listening to the stories of Moshi and his friends. One British mother said the app helps her eight-year-old daughter drift off in "5-10 minutes", while another added that it gets her two children to sleep by 8pm. The chairman of the children’s app company, Mind Candy, Michael Acton Smith said: "We understand the challenges faced by millions of parents every day in getting their kids to sleep. "Our … [Read more...] about New bedtime story app helps children fall to sleep 20 minutes quicker thanks to calming beats and sounds
Parents share their stories about life with a child with autism
More than 700,000 people in the UK are autistic - yet no two people with autism are the same. The disability is much more common than many people think. More than one in 100 people are affected by it and so autism is a part of daily life for more than 2.8 million people. Autism is a spectrum, and at one end of the spectrum people with autism cannot function in daily life. At the opposite end of the spectrum is a person with autism who leads a normal life due to being highly intelligent. World Autism Week, which runs from March 26 until April 2, gives schools, work places and individuals the chance to take part in activities to raise money for The National Autistic Society. Here, two parents of children with autism, open up about what life is like with a child who has the disability, including the frustrations they face and what you can do to help. Esmae Nicholson, four "Typically the media always cover the high functioning aspects of autism but don't look at the end the low functioning … [Read more...] about Parents share their stories about life with a child with autism
NHS cuts and performance targets are ‘beyond reach’, health service leaders warn
NHS performance and savings targets are “beyond reach” for most hospitals, according to a new report. It found just one in 20 NHS trusts believed they had a chance of hitting the A&E target of 95 per cent of patients being admitted to hospital, transferred to another provider or discharged within four hours. NHS Providers - a membership organisation and trade association for NHS trusts - warned that the number of people waiting longer than this for A&E could reach 3.6 million next year, in a report into what the health service may look like in 2018/19. Read more NHS finances in ‘perilous state’, says damning report Theresa May faces calls from 100 MPs to break ‘deadlock’ over NHS NHS to train 3,000 extra midwives, Government to announce Jeremy Hunt’s plans for more midwives and nurses will not save the NHS The group, which represents NHS acute, ambulance, community and mental health services, added that the … [Read more...] about NHS cuts and performance targets are ‘beyond reach’, health service leaders warn