73 m. ago Horror UK motorway fire rips through coach 'carrying 30 school kids' in 'dreaded call'

Horrific pictures show the devastation caused to a school coach after it burst into flames on a motorway slip road yesterday. The coach was carrying '30 plus children' and teachers at the time of the fire

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2 h. ago Nearly half of women in Africa will be obese or overweight by 2030 – study

Stigma, lack of treatment and disproportionate rise of the disease in women draws comparisons with HIV epidemicAn alarming rise in obesity in Africa has been compared with the HIV epidemic, with stigma and lack of treatment having a disproportionate impact on women.Almost half of women in Africa will be obese or overweight by the end of the decade, according to a recent study by the World Obesity Federation. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Give it a Polish! Classic film posters with a twist – in pictures

A new exhibition shows how artists from the Polish school of posters reimagined films such as Vertigo and Alien while navigating communist censors Continue reading...

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2 h. ago 'It's the sort of call we really dread!': Devastation after coach carrying 30 children bursts into flames on M60

"It's the sort of call we really dread"

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2 h. ago Tropical Cyclone Alfred live updates: BoM tracking map forecast shows category 2 storm hitting Brisbane and south

BoM path track map predicts TC Alfred will cross coast on Saturday near Brisbane, the first storm of its size to do so in decades. Follow the latest updates todayWhy did Tropical Cyclone Alfred slow down on its path towards the east coast?What is melioidosis and why do cases spike after flooding and heavy rainfall?Brisbane flood map: suburbs at risk during Cyclone AlfredSpeaking of preparations, adjunct senior lecturer at the Centre for Disaster Studies at James Cook University Yetta Gurtner gives advice here:Chalmers confident insurance companies ‘know their responsibilities’I’m confident they know their responsibilities and obligations to people. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago A youth theater production rises from the ashes of the Los Angeles fires

A children's theater group in Pacific Palisades lost its beloved playhouse to the Los Angeles fires

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4 h. ago How to get free books for children of all ages on World Book Day

Everyone deserves to lose themselves in a good book so this World Book Day all children are invited to collect free books across the country

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4 h. ago Mum of schoolboy bludgeoned to death with candlestick dreamt of violent attack before learning news

Alex Morgan – who studied at King Charles’ former boarding school in Moray – was brutally killed with a candle by art gallery owner Bennet von Vertes at a Swiss villa in 2014.

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4 h. ago Kids held in Glasgow police cells for “inappropriate” length of time

Inspectors found a number of children were being held in custody for long periods despite being charged with “minor offences”.

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6 h. ago Privately run immigration detention center that previously held families in Texas will reopen

A private prison company says it will reopen an immigrant detention facility in Texas that previously held families with children for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement CoreCivic announced the contract with ICE and the city of Dilley on Wednesday

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6 h. ago Prince William's heartbreaking plea after 'having enough of it' in tearful moment

Prince William's childhood was spent in the glare of the public eye, with the royal admitting he 'had enough of it' - a stance which has shaped his adamancy that his own children will enjoy a private life

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7 h. ago Martin Odegaard and Mikel Arteta's perfect responses to 'not good enough' blast

Martin Odegaard was back to his brilliant best on Tuesday to help Arsenal dismantle PSV Eindhoven 7-1 in the Champions League, having faced criticism for his lack of end product this season

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8 h. ago Steve Carell surprises Southern California high school students with free prom tickets

Actor Steve Carell is sending Southern California high school students affected by the devasting wildfires in Los Angeles to the prom for free

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8 h. ago Scrubbing up well! Britain has more women doctors than men for the first time in more than 165 years, figures reveal

For the first time in the history of the General Medical Council's official UK-wide register, female doctors outnumber their male counterparts in both the workplace and medical school.

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9 h. ago Ban smacking because it has no benefit to children, top doctors urge

A group of top doctors have issued a plea to the government to finally ban the 'Victorian' punishment of smacking children, which they say offers no benefit at all.

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9 h. ago Boys watching adult porn ‘drawn to more extreme and illegal images’, warns charity

Over 81,000 Londoners called the Lucy Faithfull Foundation’s helpline Stop It Now

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9 h. ago Law on smacking children explained as doctors demand end to legal protection of ‘reasonable punishment’

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health demands an end to the "Victorian" punishment saying it harms their mental health and places kids at risk

Society

9 h. ago ‘Don't ban smacking – instead teach parents how to manage their anger better’

As doctors call for an end to the ‘Victorian’ punishment of smacking, columnist Darren Lewis worries this won’t stop the monsters who abuse children, but will criminalise reasonable parents

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9 h. ago Doctors' plea for ban on 'Victorian punishment' still used on children in England

Medics have made an emotional plea to politicians to ban the punishment

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9 h. ago Parents fume as school will hand out detentions for lateness despite roadworks chaos

Streets around The North School in Ashford, Kent, are being plagued by roadworks but any pupils who arrive after 8.40am will still be punished regardless of the circumstances, it's said

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