1 hour ago Only half of parents read to their young children every day and almost a quarter do not chat to them, survey reveals

A poll of 2,000 parents by the National Literacy Trust (NLT) found fewer parents are engaging in daily literacy activities with their children since the pandemic.

Society

1 hour ago Putin returns to world stage hosting 36 leaders at Brics summit in Russia

West infuriated as UN secretary general accepts invitation to meeting of countries including China, India and IranVladimir Putin, ostracised by the west and labelled a possible war criminal by the international criminal court, has played host to 36 world leaders from nations including China, India and Iran as part of a summit of the Brics group designed to display Moscow as anything but isolated.One of the main aims of the summit will be to speed up ways to reduce the number of dollar transactions, and so mitigate the US ability to use the threat of sanctions to seek to impose its political will. Continue reading...

Politics

2 hours ago Russian 'Queen of Crypto' thrown into gulag while pregnant after being accused of scamming £17million out of investors by saying she was funding Ukrainian Army

Valeria Fedyakina, portrayed herself online as a crypto expert after allegedly building up her millions in two months from a pyramid scheme targeting four people.

Economics

2 hours ago Election 2024 live updates: Harris dodges question on if she’d pardon Trump during NBC sit

The vice president sat down for TV interviews in Washington DC, and narrowly leads Donald Trump in national polling with two weeks until Election Day

Politics

2 hours ago London living wage rises to £13.85 per hour in boost to 140,000 workers

The wage rate is paid on a voluntary basis by the 4,000 London employers who have signed up to the benchmark set by the Living Wage Foundation

Economics

2 hours ago Half of parents do not read to their young children every day – survey

Fewer families are engaging in daily activities which support early language development compared with five years ago, a charity says.

Society

2 hours ago Major baby supply retailer to close all its stores in just a few months

‘We’re transforming into a digital-first brand, focusing all our energy on providing an exceptional online shopping experience,’ Buybuy Baby says

Politics

2 hours ago Arsenal’s Champions League win comes at a cost to increase injury headache

Arsenal 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk: Gabriel Martinelli’s deflected striker earned the Gunners a tight victory but injury to Riccardo Calafiori was of greater concern

Sport

3 hours ago How Diane Abbott raged that Chris Kaba was just 'going about his daily life' when he was shot dead by police... as coked

As protesters gathered outside Scotland Yard screaming accusations of racism after Chris Kaba 's death, Labour MP Diane Abbott was quick to point the finger of blame.

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