Young Carers Awareness Day: What is life like as a young carer?

Today is Young Carers Awareness Day.

It's a day dedicated to the thousands of children and young people who care for a loved one with an illness or disability.

The UK census in 2011 found there were 166,000 young carers in England aged five-17 years, although it's likely that there are a lot more.

So what's life like as a young carer? We spoke to some children to find out.

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