64 m. ago Cases of Victorian ‘bleeding disease’ reach record UK high as urgent warning issued

Typhoid cases in the UK have reached an all time high, with health officials warning of an antibiotic-resistant strain that puts infected people at risk of having severe complications

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1 hour ago Coronation Street fans fear for Lisa Swain as they defend her 'deadly' Brody Michaelis move

Those who watch the ITV soap have been quick to defend her following news of a potentially deadly run-in with teenager Brody

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2 h. ago Major UK high street fashion brand to open 10 new stores every year for rest of this decade

Matalan has been a mainstay across the country ever since launching in Preston in 1985, and now the fashion and homeware retailer will expand its presence across the country

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2 h. ago Coroner says urgent action needed on helicopter rules after Leicester City crash

A prevention of future deaths report was sent to aviation bodies.

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2 h. ago Toddler, two, 'killed by his grandparents' had bleed on the brain caused by 'repeated assaults' and was 'probably going to die', court hears

Dr Jayaratnam Jayamohan said Ethan Ives-Griffiths had been 'desperately ill' when he was rushed to Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, on August 14, 2021.

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3 h. ago The Guardian view on Labour’s nuclear bet: big promises, but bigger questions remain unanswered | Editorial

A bold state investment signals nuclear revival, but unresolved issues around cost, waste and safety demand urgent ministerial clarityThe government’s decision to invest £14.2bn in nuclear energy, on top of existing funds, marks a return to significant state funding of nuclear power after Hinkley Point C, financed by the private sector, was dogged by delays and cost overruns. It is also a decisive shift in energy policy. Ministers have high hopes of a nuclear energy renaissance. Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, described the prospect of a new reactor in Suffolk, Sizewell C, combined with new money for modular reactor development and fusion research, as a “golden age”. This was a striking choice of words from the greenest voice in the cabinet.The Climate Change Committee’s latest advice to the government took a more restrained view of nuclear, which drew industry ire. Mr Miliband’s commitment to renewable energy is not in doubt. The government has made good...

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3 h. ago Dad of two dies after tragic accident in Turkey after being escorted from plane

Ben Crook was reported missing after travelling to Antalya with his partner Jess Jenkins and their two children.

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3 h. ago AI can ‘level up’ opportunities for dyslexic children, says UK tech secretary

Peter Kyle, who is dyslexic and uses AI in his work, says government should look at how it ‘can transform education’Artificial intelligence should be deployed to “level up” opportunities for dyslexic children, according to the UK science and technology secretary, Peter Kyle, who warned there was currently not enough human capacity to help people with the learning difficulty.Kyle, who is dyslexic and uses AI to support his work, said the government should carefully look at “how AI can transform education and help us assess and understand a young person’s abilities into the future”. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Disney fans still angry over beloved attraction removed from park: 'I miss it so much'

Disney fans recall how much they enjoyed Toontown in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.

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4 h. ago More than 700 children caught with knives in London, new figures reveal ...The Standard podcast

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4 h. ago These disabled children died alone in their beds in the same care home. Now police are investigating

Connor, Mia and Raihana, all died in bed at one of Britain’s biggest care homes for disabled children - now police have launched a fresh probe. Health correspondent Rebecca Thomas writes

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4 h. ago Romanian mother ‘afraid’ to stay in Ballymena street after attack

The mother-of-three said her children were asking why their house was being attacked during disturbances in the Co Antrim town on Monday night.

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4 h. ago British father, 32, plunged to his death in Turkey hours after he was escorted off plane following drunken row with his partner, inquest hears

Ben Crook, 32, was reported missing after he flew out to Antalya to celebrate his 32nd birthday with his partner Jess Jenkins and her two children on September 23.

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5 h. ago ‘Kid rotting’: why parents are letting their children go wild this summer

Forget the organised fun that comes with a high price tag and the threat of debt. US parents are turning their backs on summer camps and activities, in favour of much freer, easier school holidaysName: Summer kid rotting.Age: The name is new, but long school summer holidays started spreading in the 1840s, thanks to the US educational reformer Horace Mann. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago ‘It’s just daily life’: Kyiv residents get used to overnight Russian drone attacks

Bars and restaurants are full but every night brings fear for those who live near factories and industrial estatesIt only occurred to Iryna Yakymehuk to make use of the local bomb shelter after the Shaheed kamikaze drone struck her nextdoor neighbour’s fifth-floor flat at 2am on Tuesday, taking a messy bite out of the bedroom.The 22-year-old had returned to her home in Kyiv’s Obolon district from the underwear shop where she works as an assistant at about 9pm. She ate macaroni while swiping through some funny TikTok videos before getting into bed at 11pm. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago He placed a tracker in his partner's car and threatened her with machetes during three

A judge said John McEvoy had used a campaign of aggression and violence in order to 'instil fear and gain power and control' over his partner

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6 h. ago Yoshitomo Nara at Hayward Gallery: punk rock art for your inner child

The Japanese artist opens the door to his world where impish children dwell and (loud) music is in the air

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6 h. ago How to Train Your Dragon review – faithful yet utterly soulless remake

DreamWorks tries to find success with the Disney live-action remake template but falls shortIt was only a matter of time before DreamWorks jumped on the lucrative live-action remake bandwagon with its soulless new How to Train Your Dragon. Disney has been playing this cynical game since 1994 – releasing their Jungle Book remake (the one starring Jason Scott Lee) the same year DreamWorks was founded – and striking gold with Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland (2010), which arrived in theatres just weeks before the original How To Train Your Dragon landed.It also comes as no surprise that DreamWorks moved with Night Fury speed to revisit a movie that’s only 15 years old. As the recent Lilo & Stitch proved, there’s plenty box office gold to mine from introducing new children to a young and beloved property, while banking on the nostalgia that a generation without fully formed frontal lobes would carry for the not-so-distant animated films and TV spinoffs they were weaned on. Continue ...

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6 h. ago Britney Spears reveals how she is rebuilding relationship with estranged son Jayden

The Toxic singer shares two children with ex-husband Kevin Federline and has revealed how she and her off-spring have been working on healing their relationship

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6 h. ago Brits neglect essential home maintenance risking costly repairs

Homeowners have revealed the top 20 maintenance jobs they put off doing but some are more urgent than others and could save you money in the long run

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