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Chancellor in stealth tax grab on low-paid graduates
3+ hour, 32+ min ago (514+ words) By PATRICK TOOHER, CONSULTANT CITY EDITOR Graduates on the minimum wage face having to start repaying student loans earlier due to Rachel Reeves' stealth tax grab, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. The extraordinary prospect comes as the Chancellor already…...
Cannabis use in teens doubles their risk of psychotic disorders
22+ hour, 58+ min ago (446+ words) Teenage cannabis users double their risk of psychotic and bipolar disorders, according to the latest research. They face a "significantly higher" risk of developing serious psychiatric problems by young adulthood, say scientists. The American study, published in the journal JAMA…...
Wes Streeting pauses controversial puberty blockers trial
1+ day, 13+ min ago (706+ words) The launch of a controversial trial that planned to test puberty blockers on transgender children was dramatically halted over safety concerns last night. But the Department of Health and Social Care has now paused April's planned start date following an…...
Six signs your child may grow up to be a psychopath: SAMANTHA MARCHAM
2+ day, 7+ min ago (1084+ words) When parents worry about a child's behaviour " be it frequent meltdowns or trouble at school " they often call in someone like me. As a child therapist, I work with children from 11 up, and see many whose aggression or emotional volatility…...
Pupils face review of right to special needs help at 11
2+ day, 52+ min ago (670+ words) By SOPHIE CHURCH - POLITICAL REPORTER Keir Starmer could be facing down the barrel of yet another backbench rebellion after planning to strip back support for kids with special educational needs and disabilities (Send). Youngsters face having their special needs support…...
I tried to be a good mum and happy but other mums think I'm selfish
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (1622+ words) Every mother knows parenting is fraught with dilemmas. Breastfeed or bottle feed, co-sleep or put them in a cot, stay at home or send them to nursery. Whichever path you take risks judgment. But three years ago, I made the…...
Children with special needs could lose their right to extra support
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (1028+ words) By AIDAN RADNEDGE, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER and DAVID WILCOCK, DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR Children with special needs risk missing out on rights to extra support at secondary school under Labour cost-cutting plans. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson is tipped to announce a…...
PETER HITCHENS: Lord of the Flies warning rings true
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (87+ words) By PETER HITCHENS, COLUMNIST AND COMMENTATOR William Golding's Lord of the Flies shocked the nation. The reason why was because it's fundamentally true. In all of us there is a horrible capacity to be cruel and violent. Look around the…...
London's measles crisis: As outbreak hits Enfield schools
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (752+ words) London parents have been urged by health officials to have their children vaccinated against measles, following a major outbreak in the borough of Enfield. Since the beginning of the year, there have been 96 confirmed cases of the life'threatening virus in…...
Forget dolls and trucks! Scientist claims kids should play with WHISKS
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (539+ words) When it comes to playtime, most parents turn to the toybox to keep their young children entertained. Delaney Witmer, a student researcher at Arizona State University, said young children tend to focus on and explore objects that are unfamiliar compared…...