Children and youth

Prince Harry’s children targeted by ‘European paparazzi’ while at school in England

Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife have sought to keep the location of their new home and the children’s school private.

Slovak school stabbing kills teacher, injures two

Police guard the entrance to a school in Staskov, north-western Slovakia after a knife attack on Sept 29.

Sexual crimes among top offences committed by youth in S’pore aged 10 to under 21: MSF report

The number of sexual offences among those aged 10 to under 16 rose from 193 to 199.

More S’pore youth caught for offences in 2025, largely due to rise in cheating cases

A total of 3,117 youth aged between 10 and under 21 were arrested in 2025, up from 2,627 in 2024.

French teens blockade schools as unions vow day of ‘anger’ over cost-cutting budget

Students carry out a protest at the Lycee International Montebello secondary school in Lille, France, on Sept 29.

More toddlers in South Korea start using smartphones before turning 2: Report

The report also found an association between mothers’ smartphone use and their children’s smartphone use.

ST School Pocket Money Fund beneficiaries explore Marina Square’s new Sesame Street exhibition

Beneficiaries of The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund posing in front of a 7m-tall Cookie Monster at the level three rooftop garden.

Why are more children in Singapore getting inflammatory bowel disease?

Anisah Begum (left) and her son Muhammad Anas, who was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease, when he was eight.

How young is too young as child prodigies win big at Asian Games

Japan’s Yuki Kurihara thrashed a series of opponents up to three times his age on his way to gold.

‘Pure joy’: Singaporean serves free food in heartland every month to bring people together

Photojournalist Ngoh Shian Bang has hosted six Kampung Soup Kitchen gatherings since May, including a pizza party at The Chop Community in Yishun on Sept 19.

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