The warm weather will be concentrated across East Anglia and south-east England on Monday and Tuesday before spreading across the Midlands, east Wales and north England by the weekend. On Monday we’re likely to reach 26C, by Wednesday the heat becomes much more widespread with highs of 28C and by the weekend the hot spots...
ADHD is not becoming more common despite the surge in people being diagnosed, research suggests. The review, led by King’s College London, looked at 40 studies in 17 countries and found no clear evidence rates of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) had risen since 2020, despite rising diagnoses and longer waits for assessment. Some blame...
There is no standout lead story across the fronts of Wednesday’s papers. But a handful touch on small boat crossings. “Now it’s good weather to blame for boat surge!” is the headline in the Daily Express. A photo of the “major new search for missing Maddie” appears on the front, as police resume their hunt...
Nvidia reported a huge boost to its revenues in the first quarter of the year, with sales of its chips rising more than 69% compared to the same period in 2024. The US company’s sophisticated chips have played a central role in the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. But Nvidia’s stock, along with share prices of...
WeightWatchers has filed for bankruptcy in the US as it struggles with debt and fierce competition from fat-loss jabs like Ozempic and Mounjaro. The legal process will see $1.15bn (£860mn) of the 60-year-old diet brand’s debt written off while it agrees new terms for paying back its lenders. WeightWatchers said it will remain “fully operational”...
The Liberal Democrats have taken command at County Hall following Thursday’s local elections despite a surge in Reform UK support which saw the Conservatives lose 33 of the 40 seats they held going into the elections and Labour all six of its seats. The Liberal Democrats won 27 of Devon County Council’s 60 seats, gaining...
17 minutes ago ShareSave ShareSave A wide range of stories lead Saturday’s front pages. The Guardian leads with a story on how misogyny and racism are “flooding UK schools” due to students copying the behaviour of people like Donald Trump and Andrew Tate, according to a new survey by the NASUWT union. Government plans to...
Elliot Ball BBC News, South West Kirk England BBC South West tourism correspondent BBC Ben Palmer described the impact of Beyond Paradise as “fantastic” Businesses in a Cornwall town have said tourism and revenue have both increased due to BBC drama Beyond Paradise. The programme, now in its third series, is filmed in Cornwall and...
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox In the past six months, two babies in Louisiana have died of pertussis, the disease commonly known as whooping cough. Washington state recently announced its...
The government has announced a further £450m of military support to Kyiv, as the UK and Germany prepare to host a meeting of 50 nations in Brussels. Defence officials are convening to “pile pressure” on Russian President Vladimir Putin and force him to end his invasion of Ukraine, UK Defence Secretary John Healey said. “We...
Duncan Cook BBC News, Gloucestershire Tess de la Mare BBC News, West of England Getty/Bloomberg The Nippy Chippy in Gloucestershire explained price rises were down to a increase in fish costs A chip shop has apologised to customers for putting up prices after seeing the cost of fish surge by more than 60% in just...
Content warning: discussions of addiction and suicide The pandemic took the lives of many battling drug and alcohol addiction to new lows. However, for some, it was the trigger that finally forced them to confront their demons. The number of over 50s seeking treatment for alcohol and drug addiction in England has increased by 50% since 2020,...