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Airline apologises after making dad 'feel like a criminal'
Henry Amador-Batten and his son Ben were travelling from Puerto Rico to their home in North Carolina, USA recently when Henry was detained by United Airlines. His crime? His hand was draped over Ben's lap as he slept.
![Montages of the faces of missing concert goers are being circulated on Twitter in the wake of the Manchester explosion.](/web/20170530182422im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/b/6/s/0/image.related.landscape.300x200.gwb5h5.png/1495519737948.jpg)
'Pls help me': Frantic parents hunt for missing kids after UK concert blast
Desperate parents and friends are using social media to search for loved ones after a blast killed at least 19 people at a British concert by US singer Ariana Grande.
![Julia and Jason Watts an sons Connor and Dylan.](/web/20170530182422im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/a/2/9/7/image.related.landscape.300x200.gwa23r.png/1495707207837.jpg)
Young brothers lose both parents to cancer within weeks
Two Melbourne boys have been orphaned after both their parents died from cancer within two months of each other.
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Killer lures Sydney schoolgirl to US via Snapchat
An American man accused of meeting a Sydney schoolgirl on Snapchat and enticing her to the US for sex is behind bars.
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Children's newspaper Crinkling News to continue publishing
The weekly national paper has beaten its fundraising target
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Six-year-old rides across busy highway to get Mother's Day gift
Six-year-old Raith wanted to give his mum, Stacey Barlow, a perfect present for Mother's Day. So he rode more than 3 kilometres on his bicycle to the nearest Aldi store.
![EVA - the bra designed to detect early signs of breast cancer.](/web/20170530182422im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/1/o/0/x/image.related.landscape.300x200.gw1l1y.png/1494476975072.jpg)
Teen designs bra to help detect breast cancer after almost losing his mum
A teenager who almost lost his mother to breast cancer has designed a bra that could detect the disease in women who are at increased risk.
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Echoes of Dreamworld as girl dies in British theme park accident
An 11-year-old girl who fell from a water ride at Drayton Manor Theme Park in central England has died.
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Four-year-old raises alarm after mother injured in RTV crash
A four-year-old girl will be recognised for her bravery after she called triple zero when her mother was involved in a serious crash on the family's property near Taree.
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"Time just feels stolen without Madeleine": Kate and Gerry McCann
The parents of Madeleine McCann have spoken of the hurt caused by fake news and how they are now trying to protect their 12-year-old twins from online abuse.
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'Love you so much': Mum's tribute to girl killed in truck crash
Just two months ago, proud mother Salafai Loimata posted a photograph of her young daughters dressed neatly in their school uniforms as they headed off to their first day of school.
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