2+ hour, 6+ min ago   (955+ words) Parents in Bradford say more needs to be done to teach children to swim, as figures suggest the proportion who can is well below the national average. We have been looking at what might lie behind the statistics, and what…...

2+ hour, 37+ min ago   (796+ words) A special summer scheme for children with severe learning disabilities has been described as a "lifeline". The week-long scheme in Lisburn was set up after others in special schools were put in doubt earlier this year. It was funded by…...

21+ hour, 13+ min ago   (202+ words) Georgia Anne, from Wolverhampton, left her job at a local engineering company during maternity leave after her son was diagnosed with craniosynostosis, where a baby's skull does not grow properly and their head becomes an unusual shape. "I was a…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (576+ words) "I felt like I'm dreaming, I'm sleeping still… it still feels surreal." Nineteen-year-old Dmytro has been accepted to study music at Oxford University, four years after coming to the UK as a refugee. "I left Ukraine and came here when…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (625+ words) A health scientist who cannot swim says the sport was not in his South Asian community vocabulary and was viewed as a luxury while growing up. Manjit Singh Dol, 56, personal trainer from Swindon, Wiltshire, said more needs to be done…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (703+ words) Students across Yorkshire have opened their A-Level, T-Level and Btec results- improving on last year's grades across the board. A record number of 18-year-olds in the UK have also secured a place at their first choice of university, according to…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (212+ words) Wales midfielder Rhodri Furlong says the freedom he plays with since becoming a father to his son Max has improved his performances. Wales line up in Pool D of the Hockey World Cup alongside India, Pakistan and England. It is…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (728+ words) The number of homeless children in England living in temporary accommodation has risen 5% in a year to 177,530, according to new government figures. January to March saw the 18th quarterly increase in a row, although the number of children living in B…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (540+ words) Young people have said a lack of career opportunities are forcing them to think about leaving home. In a survey by Dr Nicola Brink - Guernsey's Medical Officer of Health and Director of Public Health - housing, cost of living and transport…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (937+ words) Parents have been able to see their children walk for the first time through the help of a robot. Brooke Hacker, 15, from Sketty in Swansea, has cerebral palsy and used the exoskeleton to walk 812 steps, with her four-year-old sister able…...