While curiosity is crucial in developing children, sometimes some things are better left unexplored. For a 2-year-old, electrical sockets are fascinating. A device affixed to the wall incites their ...

Parents are being urged to throw plug socket covers away to prevent their children seriously harming themselves. An electrician posted a warning about "horrible, unsafe" socket covers on Facebook a ...

Electrical socket safety covers designed to protect children are "absurd" and could be dangerous, according to engineers who have warned parents not to waste their money on the devices. Members of the ...

A dad's warning over the dangers of parents and carers using electrical socket covers has gone viral. Dad-of-five and electrician Steve Palmer says many parents are unaware of the risk they are ...