Teachers have called for an end to censorship in school libraries, with their union warning it “should ring alarm bells for all of us”. The warning at the National Education Union (NEU) conference in Brighton comes following claims a Salford school ordered dozens of classic titles be removed from shelves. Index on Censorship reported in…
Jesy Nelson has spoken of her pride after it was announced screenings for spinal muscular atrophy will begin earlier than planned. The former Little Mix star has campaigned for all newborn babies to be screened for the rare condition after her twins, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson, were diagnosed. They were found to have…
The company, which manufactures rockets, space exploration technology and Starlink satellites, is currently privately held. But on Wednesday it made a confidential filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering, which would allow shares to be traded in the stock market. Source link
Ever since Australia banned its young people from social media, governments across the globe have been considering following suit. It comes amid mounting concerns over the impact of social media on children’s health and safety. It’s been four months since under-16s in Australia were banned from using platforms including Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok and Instagram. While…
A mother left blind after the birth of her first child has had her sight restored following a plasma donation. Jessica Kent-Hazledine, 33, woke up two weeks after giving birth to her son with little vision in her left eye. She put that down to tiredness but then lost vision in her right eye, leaving…
The fashion designer and her husband plan to build the house overlooking a sea loch in the Highlands. Source link
Resident doctors in England are primed to go on strike next week after a deadline set by the prime minister arrived without a deal agreed. Sir Keir Starmer issued an ultimatum on Tuesday, saying the government would withdraw its offer of thousands of NHS jobs, extra training places, and pay reforms if the walkout wasn’t…
It comes as Mills released a statement saying he had “fully cooperated and responded” with the police investigation in 2018. Source link
New DNA testing has “definitively” linked serial killer Ted Bundy to the unsolved death of a Utah teenager in 1974, the Utah sheriff’s office said. Laura Ann Aime, 17, went missing 51 years ago after she left a party alone. A month later, her body was found by hikers on the side of a highway…
The US Supreme Court has heard arguments concerning Donald Trump’s executive order to end automatic birthright citizenship – in a hearing attended by the US president. Mr Trump’s presence in the US’s highest court on Wednesday marked a historic first for a sitting president. The court had been considering the Trump administration’s appeal of a…
