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Over 3,000 objects from around the world exploring the fundamental question of what it means to be human go on display this week as the Horniman’s much-anticipated World Gallery opens to the public. The 600 sq m gallery opens following a major redevelopment of the historic South Hall to provide a bright and contemporary setting for the Horniman’s world-class anthropology collection. Anne Coates went along to preview.

Can you get help with your childcare coasts during the summer holidays? Yes says HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Parents should check bottles of some own-brand children’s blackcurrant cough syrup to see if they need a replacement, advises Dr Sam Atkinson, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) Director of the Inspection, Enforcement and Standards Division.

Travelodge have announced their summer general sale is now live! Find 20 per cent off selected rooms – there are over 400 thousand rooms available in this promotion. 

Once again for the month of August children have free entry to shows at participating theatres and booking opens at 10am today. This is organised by the Society of London Theatres and to find out what's on offer we went to see Strictly Ballroom.

Experience the magic of sitting in your own bird’s nest, take an exhilarating all-night moonlit ramble, hunt for glow worms, build dens or join a seashore safari! Wildlife Trusts across the UK are offering hundreds of nature-tastic events during the first ever Big Wild Weekend which runs from 16 to 17 June, 2018.

In the wake of recent research on the negative human health effects of breathing microplastics, Blueair, a world-leader in air purification solutions for home and professional use, is happy to announce that all its air purifiers remove airborne microplastics. Plus they give ten tips to reduce airborne microplastics at home.

Today, Aardman the Oscar winning animation studio behind family favourites such as Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep launches Learning Time with Timmy, a fun and interactive learning series teaching English for children aged two to five. Plus they commissioned Dr Sam Wass (The Secret Life of Four and Five Year Olds) to reveal his top tips to parents on how to tell good from poor quality online video content for young learners.

Open House 2018 is a host of free activities in London's Hyde Park from 9 to 12 July.

Last month BOL Foods announced that it will be removing dairy from all of its products this June (following its drop of meat and fish in 2017), becoming 100 per cent plant-based and the first FMCG brand in the UK to do so.  Anne Coates tried out some of their products.

Britax Romer has issued a voluntary recall for Dualfix sold between 3 November 2017 and 22 March, 2018. Car seats will be exchanged free of charge due to potential safety issue.

Working parents can use Tax-Free Childcare to pay for regulated holiday clubs during the Easter holidays. More than 55,000 registered childcare providers including school, football, art and tennis clubs have signed up.

The National Young Writers’ Awards are now open and world renowned best-selling children’s author David Walliams has been named judge for 2018.

Following a successful pilot last year, the #GiftaBundle campaign which redistributes good quality, outgrown baby and children’s clothing is rolling out across 42 Mothercare stores in the run up to Mother’s Day on 11 March.    

SHREK THE MUSICAL® has arrived, stomping into 2018 with a critically acclaimed new UK and Ireland 24-venue tour until January 2019, arriving at Birmingham’s New Alexandra Theatre this week.

The team at Cuddledry has announced the launch of their very first Brand Rep Search: five children from newborn up to six years old.

Just released today (24 January) Echo Spot and there's a special offer if you buy two.

A national campaign to help keep young children safe from sexual abuse has been launched by the NSPCC with the release of a new mobile phone game and the screening of a prime-time TV ad.