3 h. ago ASN transport appeal rejection leaves Willowbank parents in crisis

Parents fear that vulnerable children will be at risk following East Ayrshire Council's decision to remove school transport.

Events

20 h. ago Prevent black spot on roses with this essential July gardening task recommended by experts

There is a simple task you can do in July to help prevent black spot disease from ruining your beautiful flowers.

Politics

27 h. ago Scots urged to get vaccinated as measles cases rise amid global outbreak

Health chiefs are urging Scots to get fully vaccinated against measles as cases continue to rise, with 27 confirmed infections already recorded in Scotland this year.

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41 h. ago Falling vaccination rates leave millions of children at risk, experts warn

More than 30m children worldwide not fully immunised for MMR and UK ranks worst in G7, WHO and Unicef sayMillions of children worldwide are at growing risk of serious illness and death due to declining infant vaccination rates, experts have warned, while the UK ranks worst of major western economies for MMR immunisation.Figures released by the World Health Organization and Unicef show that more than 30 million children worldwide are not fully immunised against measles, mumps and rubella and 14.3 million children have not received a single routine infant vaccination. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago The way a child plays is the way they live’: how therapists are using video games to help vulnerable children

Minecraft and other creative games are becoming recognised as powerful means of self-expression and mental health support, including for traumatised Ukrainian refugeesOleksii Sukhorukov’s son was 12 when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. For months, the family existed in a state of trauma and disarray: Sukhorukov was forced to give up his work in the entertainment industry, which had included virtual reality and video games; they became isolated from friends and relatives. But amid the chaos, his boy had one outlet: Minecraft. Whatever was happening outside, he’d boot up Mojang’s block-building video game and escape.“After 24 February 2022, I began to see the game in a completely different light,” says Sukhorukov. I discovered that Ukrainian children were playing together online; some living under Russian occupation, others in government-controlled areas of the country that were the targets of regular missile attacks; some had already become refugees. And yet they were still ab...

Society

3 d. ago Vulnerable woman and children housed in property linked to notorious paedophile Todros Grynhaus

Manchester Council said it was 'unacceptable' the family had been recommended a house linked to the convicted sex offender. Nicole Wootton-Cane reports.

Society

3 d. ago London leaver: 'I came out of London at a million miles per hour and I had to come down the gears'

For years Marc Burrows believed that it would be career suicide to leave London.

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3 d. ago US aid cuts halt HIV vaccine research in South Africa, with global impact

South Africa has played a historic, global role in scientific research, from COVID-19 vaccines to HIV

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3 d. ago Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is estimated to leave millions without health care. He insists ‘it’s not going to cause death’

About 11.8 million people are at risk of losing their health insurance, according to the Congressional Budget Office

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3 d. ago Child with measles dies at UK hospital as officials fear it could 'spread like wildfire'

This year there have been 529 confirmed measles cases, the majority, 357, were children under ten. But cases of measles are increasing in Britain because low vaccination rates leave children vulnerable

Events

4 d. ago Gardeners ordered to do one unusual thing when growing potatoes

If you spot the leaves of your spud plants going brown and rotting you need to act fast and take drastic steps to prevent disease from racing through the veg patch

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5 d. ago ‘Measles really is an airplane ride away’: experts warn of outbreak amid summer travel

Cases top 1,297, driven by low immunization, summer travel and vaccine policy shifts under Robert F Kennedy JrThe US is in the midst of the worst measles outbreak in 33 years, according to figures released this week. Driven by an outbreak in Texas, the US has now seen more measles cases in 2025 than in any year since 1992.Experts said they expect the growth in measles cases to continue, spurred on in part by the summer travel season. The best way to prevent measles is to be vaccinated against the disease. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Sprinkle roses with cheap kitchen ingredient to fight off black spot and grow healthier

A home gardener has shared a simple trick to keeping roses looking healthy all-year-round. Black spot is the 'most serious' disease for roses, but there are ways to prevent it.

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6 d. ago Bridget Phillipson’s fury that a vulnerable child was placed in a caravan at cost of £75,000

Exclusive: Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has told The Independent that she wants to end the practice of putting vulnerable children in care into illegal squalid homes

Economics

6 d. ago Children's care crisis as youngster homelessness sparks 'moral failure' warning

The Department for Education has announced a £53million investment to create up to 200 places for vulnerable children in council-run high-quality children’s homes

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8 d. ago Viral 'last minute holiday prep' trend is costing Brits an extra £794 MILLION a year

British tourists are wasting a whopping £794 million a year by leaving travel prep to the last minute, according to a new study.

Economics

8 d. ago Shein files for Hong Kong IPO as London listing efforts stall

Shein files for Hong Kong IPO as London listing efforts stall- FT  Investing.com

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9 d. ago Doctors and public health organizations sue Kennedy over vaccine policy changes

Doctors groups and public health organizations are suing the U.S. government over the decision to stop recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for most children and pregnant women

Society

9 d. ago Nearly a quarter of foster places in England provided by private equity

Experts raise alarm over ‘commodification’ of vulnerable children as independent fostering agencies make millions in profitExperts have raised alarm over the “commodification” of vulnerable foster children as analysis reveals almost a quarter of all foster places in England are now provided by private equity-backed companies making millions of pounds in profits.Analysis for the Guardian by thinktank Common Wealth found independent fostering agencies (IFAs) are making millions via public funding from councils to provide placements for foster children, while foster carers struggle to pay bills. Continue reading...

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1 week ago What’s behind the global surge of new Covid variant XFG – and should you get vaccinated?

WHO data shows ‘Stratus’ was a fastest growing variant in May to June

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