Free prescriptions for youngsters leaving care in bid to tackle ‘barriers’ Young people leaving care will benefit from free prescriptions, as well as free dental and eye care, until their 25th birthday under new measures announced by the Government. Family doctors will also be alerted to children who are in care in a bid to
Christmas Eve set to be busiest day in 2025 for ATM withdrawals, says Link Christmas Eve will be the busiest day for cash machines in 2025, with nearly £370 million set to be withdrawn on December 24, ATM and cash access network Link predicts. On average, people making ATM withdrawals on December 24 are expected
UK-backed project turning Kenya tea waste into clean energy and fertiliser A UK-backed initiative is working with farmers in Kenya to turn tea waste into clean energy and fertiliser. The so-called “Green Tea” project aims to support producers in the east African nation, which supplies around half of the tea drunk in Britain. Most of
Barry Manilow will have surgery for cancerous spot on lung Singer Barry Manilow has revealed he has a cancerous spot on his lung and will undergo surgery. The musician, best known for hits including Copacabana, Mandy and Looks Like We Made It, said he is lucky he was diagnosed very early. In a statement on
Driving Home For Christmas singer Chris Rea dies at 74 Singer Chris Rea, whose songs include the festive hit Driving Home For Christmas, has died at the age of 74, a spokesperson for his family said. Singer Chris Rea, whose songs include the festive hit Driving Home For Christmas, has died at the age of
Artwork thought to be by Banksy appears at foot of London skyscraper Two people lie on the ground looking up at a London skyscraper in the latest artwork thought to be by graffiti artist Banksy. The work shows a child in a beanie hat and wellingtons lying on the floor next to another person in
David Walliams dropped from Waterstones Children’s Book Festival Children’s author and comedian David Walliams has been removed from the line-up for the Waterstones Children’s Book Festival, the book chain has said. It comes after the 54-year-old’s book publisher HarperCollins dropped him last week, following an investigation into allegations he had “harassed” young women. Walliams strongly denies
Russian general killed by bomb under his car in Moscow A Russian general was killed on Monday morning after an explosive device detonated underneath his car in Moscow. Investigators said Ukraine could be behind the attack, the third such killing of a senior military officer in a year. Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov, head of the
Jimmy Kimmel to deliver Channel 4’s 2025 Alternative Christmas Message US chat show host Jimmy Kimmel will deliver Channel 4’s 2025 Alternative Christmas Message, saying it has been a “great year” from “a fascism perspective”. The late-night presenter was taken off the air and suspended indefinitely in September following comments he made on ABC’s Jimmy
DVLA action ‘doesn’t touch side of what’s needed’ for number plate crackdown Driving authorities must crack down on a “number plate wild west”, an MP has said, after figures showed just a fraction of suppliers faced an audit this year. Sarah Coombes said the DVLA’s work “doesn’t touch the side of what’s needed” to tackle