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According to the Children Act 2004, it is unlawful to hit your child, except where it is ‘reasonable punishment’, and this is judged case-by-case.

Thousands of GCSE students in England will get their grades in an app - but there are other things to look out for as well

Psychiatrists say decades of research show the ‘detrimental effects of physical punishment’

Tens of thousands of pupils in England will get their grades in an app this year as part of a Government pilot.

Much-changed Red Roses out to secure another big win in Pool A

The 28-year-old centre, whose last World Cup appearance was in 2017, will start for England at a home tournament the year after both her parents died.

Letters: Dr Ruth Sinclair and Dr Jill Vincent suggest replacing Ofwat’s monetary fines with state-owned voti

England Under-21 forward Jonathan Rowe is expected to leave Olympique Marseille after a dressing room bust-up

The Red Roses kick off this year’s tournament at the Stadium of Light against the United States on Friday.

Depletion of social housing stock spurs calls for councils to have first refusal to buy ex-council homes entering market

In the archaeology galleries of the Yorkshire Museum, an incredible Viking silver neck-ring takes centre stage. The ring is made of four ropes of twisted rods hammer-welded together at each end, its terminals tapering into scrolled S-shaped hooks for fastening behind the neck. Weighing over half a kilo, it makes…