65 h. ago How England’s 18,000 playgrounds revealed the country’s inequality

New research has analysed data from playgrounds across England. Here’s what they found

Politics

3 d. ago Free school meals for half a million of England’s poorest children

The move, which comes after a major campaign by The Independent, said the expansion will lift 100,000 children across England out of poverty

Politics

4 d. ago Lawrence Dallaglio is forced to sell his home for massive £600,000 less than advertised after split from wife: England legend 'now battling to get life back on track'

In the latest blow Dallaglio, 52, has been forced to sell the family home where he watched his children grow up to pay off his creditors. Ironically, the home has been snapped up by an up-and-coming sports star.

Society

9 d. ago NHS accused of ‘abject failure’ on ADHD as 550,000 await assessment in England

Campaigners say failings have ‘ruined lives’ after figures show up to 2.5m people in country could have conditionADHD campaigners have accused the NHS of presiding over a “widely failing system” as it emerged that as many as 2.5 million people in England could have the condition, with more than one in five waiting for an assessment.According to the first figures of their kind published by the health service, 3-4% of adults, and 5% of children and young people, in the country have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Hundreds of women ready to sue over contraceptive jab linked to brain tumours

Every month about 10,000 prescriptions are handed out in England for the drug. But a study has shown those who used it for more than a year were 5 times more likely to develop a brain tumour.

Politics

2 w. ago Major breakthrough as NHS launches world first jab to protect against Britain's most common STI as cases hit record high

The rollout of the jab comes after more than 85,000 cases of the infection were recorded in England in 2023, the highest number since records began in 1918.

Events

3 w. ago Mapped: Knife crime is rising – how many attacks in your area and why is it increasing?

The number of knife crime offences in England and Wales rose to almost 55,000 last year. We take a look at what is driving the increase and the number recorded by each police force ahead of National Crime Awareness Week

Events

3 w. ago Plumber caught on M74 moving £50,000 drugs cash from Glasgow to England

Farooq Mazhar headed to Scotland from his home in Bolton before returning south.

Economics