Water fights are supposed to be fun – but the anger, indignation, and exasperation in Tunbridge Wells mean this one will be feisty. “They have left us in water limbo,” organiser Jonathan Hawker told a packed bar of over 100 residents on Wednesday night. “And that’s no way to live in 2026.” It was the […]
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Almost a third of children who started reception last year were not able to use books correctly, sometimes even trying to swipe or tap them like a smartphone, a survey has found. Around one in four were not toilet trained, amid warnings more children are struggling with basic life skills. In an annual survey of
The use of medication to treat Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has risen sharply in the UK, largely due to growing prescription rates among adults – particularly women. New research shows the proportion of people taking ADHD drugs has tripled over the past decade, increasing from 0.12% in 2010 to 0.39% in 2023. The increase was
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The House of Lords has backed a ban on under-16s using social media. Peers passed an amendment to the government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which is currently making its way through parliament. Lords debate as it happened – politics latest The amendment says within 12 months of the act passing, social media sites must
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It was billed as an emergency meeting of Tory MPs after a trio of defections to Reform UK, but judging by the noise that greeted Kemi Badenoch it could have been a victory rally. When the Tory leader entered parliament’s committee room 14 for what could have been an awkward showdown with her backbenchers, the
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US troops have transferred 150 Islamic State (IS) prisoners from Syria to Iraq under plans that could see 7,000 detainees moved across the border. The new Syrian government under President Ahmed al Sharaa has been trying to reassert its control over the whole country, leading to clashes with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish-led
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Six out of nine US Supreme Court justices have indicated support for keeping a central bank interest rate-setter in her job, in defiance of the Donald Trump administration. The White House moved last year to remove Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve’s board, from her role, claiming she had committed mortgage fraud –
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The body of a swimmer who disappeared on Christmas Day has been found. The man, believed to be 47 years old, had been missing for weeks after going for a Christmas swim at Budleigh Salterton Beach in Exmouth. A second man, in his 60s and from East Devon, remains missing. Devon and Cornwall Police were
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The death of a baby girl has prompted a warning over the use of doulas during births after one had “negatively impacted” midwives. Henry Charles, assistant coroner for Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton, issued a prevention of future deaths report after an inquest last month into the death of Matilda Pomfret-Thomas. Her parents had chosen to
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This was billed as a huge day for Prince Harry, the emotional enormity of it all immediately clear as he gave his evidence, from his visible frustration to his audible final moment of upset. Since he left the Royal Family we’ve heard a lot from him about his feelings about the press and, importantly, his