By Janko Ferlič Finland is doubling down on evidence from four years ago that definitively shows how children can avoid diseases and allergies throughout their lives if they’re permitted to get down and dirty in daycare. Dozens of comparative studies have previously found that children who live in rural areas and are in contact with…
BBC A record number of referrals were made to the government’s anti-terror programme Prevent in the year to March 2025, according to new data. A total of 8,778 referrals were made – up 27% from 6,922 the previous year. The majority referrals were made for individuals who had “no identified ideology” – at 56%. This…
808 years ago today, the Charter of the Forest was signed in England by King Henry III. This law document is sometimes described as the sister of the Magna Carta, and granted rights of free men to use the forests of England once reserved for King William I and his descendants. Many today learn from…
Dan Burn scores a brilliant curling header from a set piece to give Newcastle United an early lead against Athletic Club. Source link
Recovered painting ‘Lato’ (Summer) by Danish artist Bertha Wegmann – Photo by Magdalena Lorek for National Museum in Wrocław (MNWr) /Muzeum Narodowe we Wrocławiu (cropped) A gorgeous 20th century painting has been donated to Polish cultural authorities following its reappearance after 70 years. Recorded as being housed in a girl’s school in the city that…
M&S profits halved after it was hit by a cyber-attack which left shoppers unable to buy online from the company for months. The British high street chain’s boss said the April attack was “an extraordinary moment in time” as it revealed it made £184m adjusted profit before tax for the first half of the year,…
70 years ago, the Vienna State Opera reopened having been destroyed during World War II. Few cities have contributed more to classical music than the capital of Austria, and the State Opera hall has sourced many musicians to the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra, and hosted Gustav Mahler as its artistic director for many years. READ more…
Vinnie O’Dowd,Luton Airport and Jason Arunn Murugesu,North East and Cumbria Watch: Pregnant Bella Culley arrives at Luton Airport Pregnant teenager Bella Culley, who admitted drug trafficking charges in Georgia, has arrived home after being freed from prison. The 19-year-old from Billingham, Teesside, had initially faced a possible 20 years in jail, but prosecutors made a…
6 of the children treated for SCID living their best lives – credit, UCLA, supplied by the parents Between 2012 and 2017, 62 babies and toddlers were treated with a genetic therapy for severe combined immunodeficiency, known colloquially as the “Bubble Boy disease.” In 2021, GNN reported on the results of the trial—that by 2019,…
Primark saw sales drop in the UK as people spent less at the budget retailer, its owner Associated British Foods (ABF) said. In the year to September it saw a 3.1% fall in like-for-like sales compared with the year prior, which it said reflected weak consumer confidence that meant shoppers were spending less in stores.…
