U.K. bound! Sophie Turner is ready to head back across the pond — but her husband, Joe Jonas, hasn’t signed on for a permanent move just yet.
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The children's commissioner has said she thinks England should consider following Scotland and Wales in banning the smacking of children.
Dame Rachel de Souza has spoken out about her support for changing the law to give children the same protection from assault as adults. She told Times Radio: “I absolutely abhor, and I’m against, violence of any kind against children. Because children are more vulnerable than adults, I think we do need to ensure that their rights are supported.”
Last month Wales became the second UK nation to introduce laws to make any type of corporal punishment illegal, including smacking, hitting, slapping and shaking. The “smacking ban”, as it is known, was brought in under the Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Act 2020 and marks the end of the common law defence of “reasonable punishment”.
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Parents or anyone who is responsible for a child while the parents are absent can now face criminal or civil charges if they are found to have physically disciplined a young person in any way. Critics of the law change have said it will criminalise parents, but the Welsh government insisted the move was about protecting children’s rights.
It came after Scotland introduced its own ban in November 2020. Previously, and as is still the case in England and Northern Ireland, smacking a child was unlawful, but such an assault was allowed as long as it constituted “reasonable punishment”. Whether the defence was accepted depended on the circumstances of each case, taking into consideration factors such as the age of the child and the nature of the contact, including whether it left a red
U.K. bound! Sophie Turner is ready to head back across the pond — but her husband, Joe Jonas, hasn’t signed on for a permanent move just yet.
Brenda Edwards appeared on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday (May 4) to pay tribute to her late son Jamal Edwards. The TV personality returned to the Loose Women panel last week for the first time since Jamal passed away earlier this year.
Andy Cohen is sharing the heartwarming moment his young son, Ben, first met his baby sister.The host took to Instagram on Sunday to post a photo of Ben, 3, sweetly kissing Cohen's newborn daughter, Lucy, on the cheek.Cohen captioned the adorable snapshot simply, «When Ben met Lucy ♥️.»A post shared by Andy Cohen (@bravoandy)The 53-year-old TV personality announced on Friday that he'd welcomed his second child, via surrogate.«HERE’S LUCY!!! Meet my daughter, Lucy Eve Cohen!» Cohen captioned a photo of himself holding the newborn in the hospital. «She’s 8 pounds 13 oz and was born at 5:13 pm in New York City!!!»«Her big brother can’t wait to meet her!» he added.
Maurice Benard, who has starred on General Hospital for close to 30 years, is opening up about when he might retire from the soap, and acting in general.
Ben Affleck «may or may not have» asked star Emma Hernan to «grab… coffee a few times.» That's the claim the luxury real estate agent made in the new season of the hit Netflix show.During a chat with one of her BFFs, Chrishell Stause, the 30-year-old agent and entrepreneur played coy while teasing that the Oscar winner reached out to her on the exclusive dating app, Raya. At the mere mention of the dating app, Stause recalls the star going viral in April 2021 after it was revealed he was looking to meet someone on the dating app.That's when Hernan makes the revelation about Affleck reaching out to her, while adding that his opening line had something to do with their hometown of Boston.
Children's Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza has said that smacking children should be banned, and we want to hear your thoughts on the issue.
Ben Affleck «may or may not have» asked star Emma Hernan to «grab… coffee a few times.» That's the claim the luxury real estate agent made in the new season of the hit Netflix show.During a chat with one of her BFFs, Chrishell Stause, the 30-year-old agent and entrepreneur played coy while teasing that the Oscar winner reached out to her on the exclusive dating app, Raya. At the mere mention of the dating app, Stause recalls the star going viral in April 2021 after it was revealed he was looking to meet someone on the dating app.That's when Hernan makes the revelation about Affleck reaching out to her, while adding that his opening line had something to do with their hometown of Boston.
Emma Hernan almost had a romance with Ben Affleck.
Prince Harry is opening up about his recent visit with his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, and mending fences with his family.Harry, 37, recently sat down with s Hoda Kotb -- while taking part in this year's Invictus Games — and said that spending time with his 95-year-old grandmother was a wonderful experience.«Being with her, it was great. It was just so nice to see her,» Harry shared.
Adil Ray was quick to get his own back on Kate Garraway as he thought he heard her suffer a name blunder after remarking that he had a 'nasty streak'. The pair were back on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday (April 19).
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have returned to the royal fold!
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are officially engaged, which probably means ramping up the house search they’d already started before Ben popped the question.On Tuesday, April 12, the newly-engaged couple were spotted together in Los Angeles as they continued their search for a new home. The couple--who reunited last year after nearly two decades apart--looked at a 14-bedroom home in Holmby Hills with a hefty $165 million price tag.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez just shared the news of their engagement last Friday, and Ben’s ex-wife Jennifer Garner is “completely favorable” to the idea! “She acted completely favorable to it and even congratulated them,” a source EXCLUSIVELY revealed to HollywoodLife. “Jennifer and Ben have been broken up for a very long time and there is no reason whatsoever that she would be upset about this. She is happy if he is sober and he is doing well, both of which he is and both of which are of utmost importance to JLo.”
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are as happy as can be after agreeing to tie the knot! A source tells ET that the couple is «over the moon about their engagement,» which Lopez announced on Friday.«They feel like they are living their dream life,» the source says. «Ben always knew he wanted to marry Jen and they are so excited and happy.»Affleck and Lopez previously got engaged in 2002, when he proposed with a memorable pink ring, but they called it off in 2004.