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Personal finance specialist, Nick Renaud-Komiya, discusses your rights to annual leave during the the Corona virus pandemic.

The Baby Show Live @ Home will take place on 16 and 17 May through a dedicated Facebook Group and will see top UK baby experts share their tips and advice on birth, sleep, breastfeeding, fitness, nutrition, mental health as well as providing exclusive offers, shopping advice, product demonstrations and entertainment to guide and empower parents about their parenting choices during this unprecedented time.

Just launched the course, COVID-19: Helping Young People Manage Low Mood and Depression available for free on FutureLearn to anyone around the world with an internet connection. 

School’s Out, Learning’s Not! Over 200 teachers and a host of well-known faces to teach the nation’s kids as BBC opens its doors for virtual learning from Monday 20 April.

Just in case you need to modify your menus for calorie intake, OnBuy.com has scoured online supermarkets to discover which Easter eggs have the most and least calories, to simplify your decision.

Sadler’s Wells is present new dance content for Digital Stage, its free online performance platform, in response to the cancellation of shows across its theatres as part of efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19. Lots of fun – and physical exercise – for your two to six year-olds starting 1 April 2020.

At a time where social distancing is prevalent, schools are closed and children are stuck at home all day following government advice, boredom can set in and it can be difficult for parents to constantly think of new play ideas for children. This is where the Make Time 2 Play campaign comes in handy.

One of the first research projects aimed at gauging the UK public’s attitude and responses to the coronavirus pandemic is being launched.

Experts at Cardiff University and Cardiff Metropolitan University are urging people from across the UK to take part in a survey to assess how people feel about – and how they are responding to – one of the biggest health crises facing the country in recent history.

An education charity, City Lit, shares guidance on how parents, teachers and guardians can explain COVID-19 to children to help reduce anxiety.

Now live a 100 per cent free tool called "Naybly" (the easy way to be and spell neighbourly) that helps people connect with their neighbours.

Happy World Book Day 2020 – how stressful was yours?

Over £100 million worth of fraud — often targeting vulnerable and elderly customers — has been prevented through the Banking Protocol, a UK-wide scheme that enables bank branch staff to spot potential fraud victims and request an immediate police response. However anyone can be a victim of these scams and the Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign helps us all.

Congratulations to Jasbinder Bilan for winning the 2019 Costa  Children's Book Award with her début novel Asha & the Spirit Bird, published by Chicken House.

Organic baby food brand Piccolo is once again committing much-needed funds and resources to help families in need, as it announces two new charity partnerships with Little Village and City Harvest.

Following on from research carried out by Seven Seas Cod Liver Oil which shows us that children prioritise fun and friendship, Alistair Bryce Clegg, Early Years specialist from the Channel4 programme Old People’s Home for Four Year Olds, discusses the importance of routine for children and the things they – and we – should all be doing daily with his top tips.

Today – 11 November – is Singles Day (11/11) and Build-A-Bear Workshop is celebrating with £11.11 deals online on furry friends and accessories. The sale is today only and online only so make sure to grab those £11.11 deals while you can.

The Wildlife Trusts call for every child to have a daily one-hour nature boost after research they commissioned by the Institute of Education at UCL to evaluate the impact that experiencing nature has upon children, revealed that children’s wellbeing increased after they had spent time connecting with nature: the children showed an increase in their personal wellbeing and health over time, and they showed an increase in nature connection and demonstrated high levels of enjoyment. 

Just one book can brighten a vulnerable child’s Christmas. BookTrust appeals to public to donate £10 to send a book gift to a vulnerable child this December.