Author: Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent

A rising number of children affected by ketamine addiction are experiencing severe bladder issues, to the point that some resort to using incontinence pads or urinating into buckets beside their beds at night. This troubling phenomenon has prompted Alder Hey children’s hospital in Liverpool to establish the UK’s first specialist clinic dedicated to addressing the… Continue reading Ketamine addiction making teenagers wet the bed, says UK’s first specialist clinic

Concerns have been raised by parents and experts as the number of measles cases continues to rise, prompting nurseries to implement Covid-style isolation measures to control outbreaks. Over 500 cases have been confirmed in England in 2025, with a significant portion affecting young children. Tragically, a child succumbed to the infection at Alder Hey hospital… Continue reading Nurseries in England bring in Covid-style protocols as measles cases rise