The number of children ingesting rare-earth magnets — powerful tiny balls that are a popular desk toy and can shred a child’s intestines — has skyrocketed in the three years since courts ...

Now a study has found that bizarrely, the number of children needing hospital care for swallowing a magnet has risen five-fold over five years. Medics from four hospitals in South-East England have ...

Company officials have launched a new effort to prevent product injuries and deaths through voluntary safety standards.