Two thirds of stay at home mums employ childcare - New research highlights pressures of parenting

New figures released by the UK's Department for Transport have revealed that over 60 classrooms full of child pedestrians aged 0-15 were killed or seriously injured on our streets last year. Over 350 of them were on their journey to or from school).

With the October half-term holiday fast approaching, why not bring your family along to your local racecourse to check out the host of activities on offer for the whole family?

More than one in three parents (36%) have no savings account set up for their child, according to new research from The Co-operative Bank.

The survey of UK parents also found that rising living costs have forced a third of mums and dads to put less money away for their little one than they were a year ago.

Consumers are reminded to thoroughly wash vegetables and observe good kitchen hygiene following an investigation into 250 cases of gastrointestinal illness caused by an unusual strain of E. coli O157.