School sick days up 50% during flu season – analysis Sick days taken from school have increased by 50% during flu season, analysis has found, as health experts call on the Government to increase vaccine rollout. Analysis by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) found the school absence rate due to illness increased from
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies aged 84 The Rev Jesse L Jackson, a protege of the Dr Martin Luther King Jr and two-time presidential candidate who led the civil rights movement for decades after Dr King’s assassination, has died. He was 84. Rev Jackson died on Tuesday surrounded by family, according to a statement
YouTuber and experimental singer-songwriter named as UK Eurovision entry YouTuber and experimental singer-songwriter Look Mum No Computer will represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna in May, the BBC has announced. The electronics performer and self-proclaimed Eurovision fan, whose real name is Sam Battle, launched his YouTube channel in 2016. He has
Surgeons pioneer new technique to treat boy with rare leg condition in UK first A nine-year-old boy has become the first person in the UK to have pioneering surgery to make him taller. Alfie Phillips has fibular hemimelia, which affects fewer than one in 40,000 births and caused his right leg to not develop properly,
Six of Sarah Ferguson’s companies to be wound down in wake of Epstein files Six companies linked to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson are being wound down in the wake of the publication of the Epstein files, Companies House documents show. Sarah was the sole director of all six companies, none of which have much public
Further yellow snow and ice warnings to come into force across much of UK Further yellow warnings for snow and ice will come into force on Monday, covering large swathes of the UK. They come on the heels of a series of similar alerts throughout the weekend, as well as flood warnings in more than
Starmer pledges to act in ‘months not years’ to protect children on social media Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to act in “months, not years” to protect young people from addictive social media platforms, amid calls for a ban for under-16s. The Prime Minister said his Government must make sure it does not cut off
Statue of ex-Vogue editor Edward Enninful marks fashion week at Madame Tussauds Former British Vogue editor Edward Enninful is to get a wax statue in Madame Tussauds to celebrate London Fashion Week. The 53-year-old was the magazine’s first black editor-in-chief, and became the youngest fashion editor at a major international title when he took on
One in three workers unsatisfied in job, research shows Around one in three workers feel less satisfied and engaged in their job, hitting their productivity, research suggests. A similar number say they are stressed at work, while one in five complain of high workloads and a lack of recognition for their efforts. More than six
Average price tag on a home falls by £12 in February after record January jump The average price tag on a home edged down by £12 month-on-month in February following a record jump of nearly £10,000 in January, according to a property website. Across Britain, the average asking price for a home coming on the