14 h. ago The children left unable to sit up straight by social media: 'Deeply alarming' number suffer anxiety and behavioural problems, report warns

More than a third of children aged three to five now uses at least one social media platform, despite their links to anxiety, speech and sleep issues, bad behaviour and even physical problems.

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18 h. ago Doctors warn of surge in medieval disease as schools report several cases

The skin infection has been reported in several schools in Devon, with the number of people seeking medical care doubling since 2022 as doctors urge early treatment

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46 h. ago Poverty leaves hardest hit areas of UK 'open to civil unrest', warns new report

Experts told how libraries, parks, sports clubs, and community centres act as “democracy’s immune system”. They 'build relationships that prevent extremism'. Areas with fewer public spaces were more exposed to extremism

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3 d. ago AI could replace 3 million jobs over next decade, report warns

Admin, customer service and machine operators among most threatened roles, research suggests

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4 d. ago The sixteen ‘hunger hotspots’ where food insecurity is on the rise

A new report has warned of the ‘shrinking window to prevent millions more people from facing acute food insecurity’

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5 d. ago NHS study finds younger men shut out of vital mental health support across the UK

A new national report identifies mental health as a critical priority, but clinicians warn the findings rely on skewed data that leaves young men at risk of suicide invisible. Here's what you need to know

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6 d. ago Amazon attack warning ahead of Black Friday as 300 million customers at risk

An urgent warning follows a recent report confirming that hackers and cybercriminals are targeting some of the world's biggest brands

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6 d. ago The commuter mobile phone scam targeting your bank details: Warning as fraudsters use hidden 'SMS blasters' to blitz thousands of devices with spam text messages

Fraudsters are increasingly targeting commuters using portable transmitters known as 'SMS blasters', a new report by a British think-tank warns today.

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7 d. ago A quarter of children could be classified as clinically obese by 2035, report warns

The Class of 2035 report warns that “urgent action” needs to be taken.

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7 d. ago A quarter of 10 year olds could be classified as clinically obese by 2035, report warns

The Class of 2035 report warns that “urgent action” needs to be taken.

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8 d. ago Brits swap sprouts and peas for ready meals, crisps and ice cream as vegetable consumption hits 50

Vegatable consumption has hit a 50-year low in Britain as people turn to ready meals, crisps and chocolate, a report warns.

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9 d. ago Indian state faces rising bear attacks as officials authorise drastic measures

Forests in the Himalayan state report a surge in maulings as officials warn of shifting bear behaviour

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1 week ago Energy sector 'crossroads' could see UK lose £13bn, new report warns

The Fraser Of Allander Institute compared two plausible paths for the UK’s oil and gas sector over the next decade

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1 week ago NHS failing to cut waiting times as promised in recovery plan, report warns

Public accounts committee finds Labour’s progress ‘appears to have stalled’ despite billions of pounds in investmentThe NHS has failed to cut waiting times as promised in its recovery plan despite billions of pounds in investment, the public accounts committee (PAC) has warned.The influential parliamentary committee’s verdict raises serious doubts over whether Labour can fulfil its key pledge to voters to “fix the NHS” by ensuring that patients can once again get hospital care within 18 weeks by 2029.Key NHS targets to improve access to both planned care and diagnostic tests by last spring “were missed”.NHS England had spent £3.24bn setting up community diagnostic centres and surgical hubs but had not achieved the aim of reducing delays.In July, 192,000 people had been waiting at least a year for care, despite a pledge to eradicate that practice altogether by March 2025.22% of patients were having to wait more than six weeks for a diagnostic test, even though that was due to be cut ...

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2 w. ago SNP presiding over 'low growth economy' as poor jobs and low wages blamed

A "damning" report warns slower growth in Scotland’s tax base is as a result of poor jobs and low wages.

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3 w. ago Terror law used to ban Palestine Action being used too widely, report warns

A three-year review also found that anti-radicalisation scheme Prevent is ‘not fit for purpose’

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3 w. ago Solar geoengineering in wrong hands could wreak climate havoc, scientists warn

Blocking the sun may reduce global heating – but ‘rogue actor’ could cause drought or more hurricanes, report findsSolar geoengineering could increase the ferocity of North Atlantic hurricanes, cause the Amazon rainforest to die back and cause drought in parts of Africa if deployed above only some parts of the planet by rogue actors, a report has warned.However, if technology to block the sun was used globally and in a coordinated way for a long period – decades or even centuries – there is strong evidence that it would lower the global temperature, the review from the UK’s Royal Society concluded. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago More than $70tn of inherited wealth over next decade will widen inequality, economists warn

Expert panel says report on gap in global wealth between rich and poor highlights need for intervention by G20More than $70tn (£53tn) of inherited wealth will pass down the generations across the world over the next decade, widening inequality and highlighting the need for intervention by the G20 group of leading nations, a group of economists and campaigners have warned.In a report ahead of the G20 meetings in Johannesburg, hosted by the South African government later this month, the expert panel said the gap in global wealth between rich and poor will widen over the next decade without a permanent monitoring group such as the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report

Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights – but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gapThe collective wealth of the top 10 US billionaires has soared by $698bn in the past year, according to a new report from Oxfam America published on Monday on the growing wealth divide.The report warns that Trump administration policies risk driving US inequality to new heights, but points out that both Republican and Democratic administrations have exacerbated the US’s growing wealth gap. Continue reading...

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