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Supporting children at university ‘could cost parents nearly £14,000-a-year’

Supporting children at university ‘could cost parents nearly £14,000-a-year’

Supporting children at university ‘could cost parents nearly £14,000-a-year’

08 May 2024

Government maintenance support provided to university students ‘falls short’ of what is needed to cover living costs, a report says.


Childhood sleep problems linked to psychosis in young adults – study

Childhood sleep problems linked to psychosis in young adults – study

Childhood sleep problems linked to psychosis in young adults – study

08 May 2024

Psychosis is when people lose some contact with reality, and this might involve seeing or hearing things that other people cannot see or hear.


Minister apologises for passport e-gate failure disruption

Minister apologises for passport e-gate failure disruption

Minister apologises for passport e-gate failure disruption

08 May 2024

There are more than 270 e-gates at 15 airports and railway stations across the country, according to the Government’s website.


DeepMind’s AI can ‘predict how all of life’s molecules interact with each other’

DeepMind’s AI can ‘predict how all of life’s molecules interact with each other’

DeepMind’s AI can ‘predict how all of life’s molecules interact with each other’

08 May 2024

The findings could supercharge the hunt for new drugs and treatments, researchers say.


Trump’s views on Europe ‘misunderstood’, says Lammy

Trump’s views on Europe ‘misunderstood’, says Lammy

Trump’s views on Europe ‘misunderstood’, says Lammy

08 May 2024

The shadow foreign secretary said all US leaders wanted European nations to spend more on their own defence.


Natalie Elphicke: The Tory defector who mocked Starmer as ‘Sir Softie’

Natalie Elphicke: The Tory defector who mocked Starmer as ‘Sir Softie’

Natalie Elphicke: The Tory defector who mocked Starmer as ‘Sir Softie’

08 May 2024

She was elected in 2019, taking the Dover seat that had been held by her then-husband, disgraced Tory MP Charlie Elphicke.


Labour whip restored to Kate Osamor after party investigation

Labour whip restored to Kate Osamor after party investigation

Labour whip restored to Kate Osamor after party investigation

08 May 2024

The Edmonton MP was suspended after appearing to suggest the Gaza conflict should be remembered as a genocide.


Police face criticism over court claims of surveillance of journalists

Police face criticism over court claims of surveillance of journalists

Police face criticism over court claims of surveillance of journalists

08 May 2024

The NUJ and Amnesty International are among those to condemn the conduct of the PSNI outlined at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.


Sacked whistleblower ‘foolish and naive’ to share emails with journalist

Sacked whistleblower ‘foolish and naive’ to share emails with journalist

Sacked whistleblower ‘foolish and naive’ to share emails with journalist

08 May 2024

The former Foreign Office worker is alleging unfair dismissal over emails about the evacuation of Afghanistan.


Fresh travel misery for rail passengers

Fresh travel misery for rail passengers

Fresh travel misery for rail passengers

08 May 2024

Aslef members will stage a third consecutive day of strike action in their long-running pay and conditions dispute.


Mary Earps says ‘bring it on’ ahead of FA Cup final after receiving MBE

Mary Earps says ‘bring it on’ ahead of FA Cup final after receiving MBE

Mary Earps says ‘bring it on’ ahead of FA Cup final after receiving MBE

08 May 2024

The goalkeeper was made an MBE by the Prince of Wales on Wednesday.


Subpostmasters ‘unhappily’ not told expert withheld Horizon bugs, lawyer says

Subpostmasters ‘unhappily’ not told expert withheld Horizon bugs, lawyer says

Subpostmasters ‘unhappily’ not told expert withheld Horizon bugs, lawyer says

08 May 2024

Brian Altman KC said leading Horizon engineer Gareth Jenkins had ‘possibly’ committed perjury.


MoD censured over soldier’s death on training exercise in 2016

MoD censured over soldier’s death on training exercise in 2016

MoD censured over soldier’s death on training exercise in 2016

08 May 2024

Conor McPherson, 24, served in the Black Watch.


Chemicals in flavoured vapes could be very toxic when heated – study

Chemicals in flavoured vapes could be very toxic when heated – study

Chemicals in flavoured vapes could be very toxic when heated – study

08 May 2024

Researchers used AI to simulate the effects of heating chemicals found in 180 vape flavours.


Minister apologises for disruption caused after passport e-gate failure

Minister apologises for disruption caused after passport e-gate failure

Minister apologises for disruption caused after passport e-gate failure

08 May 2024

MP Tom Pursglove also said there was no indication of ‘malicious cyber activity’ behind the fault.


Irish deputy premier ‘horrified’ by events unfolding in Rafah

Irish deputy premier ‘horrified’ by events unfolding in Rafah

Irish deputy premier ‘horrified’ by events unfolding in Rafah

08 May 2024

More than one million civilians are sheltering in the city after evacuating other parts of Gaza amid Israel’s war in the region.


Father of Nottingham stabbing victim ‘would do anything to bring him back’

Father of Nottingham stabbing victim ‘would do anything to bring him back’

Father of Nottingham stabbing victim ‘would do anything to bring him back’

08 May 2024

David Webber said he misses his son Barnaby ‘every minute of every day’.


Party defections which have taken place during the current Parliament

Party defections which have taken place during the current Parliament

Party defections which have taken place during the current Parliament

08 May 2024

Tory MP Natalie Elphicke crossed the floor in the Commons just moments before Prime Minister’s Questions.


AstraZeneca withdraws Covid-19 jab from the market

AstraZeneca withdraws Covid-19 jab from the market

AstraZeneca withdraws Covid-19 jab from the market

08 May 2024

The company stressed that the decision was due to a lack of demand for the jab.


Poor and disabled more likely to face ageism, over-50s survey suggests

Poor and disabled more likely to face ageism, over-50s survey suggests

Poor and disabled more likely to face ageism, over-50s survey suggests

08 May 2024

As part of the latest research for its State of Ageing report, some 1,389 over-50s were surveyed across England.


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