Parents of babies and toddlers say mounting costs and cuts to local services are preventing them from giving their children the best start in life, a survey has revealed. Children’s charity UNICEF UK has warned that expensive childcare, fewer support services and the cost of housing are contributing to parents worrying about their children’s development.
Captain America star Chris Evans has married the actress Alba Baptista in a ceremony at their home in Massachusetts, according to reports in the US. Evans, 42, and Baptista, 26, married in an intimate ceremony on Saturday, Page Six reports. An insider told the celebrity news site the wedding was “locked down tight” as guests
A convicted murderer who escaped from prison last month has been spotted and has changed his appearance, police in the US have said. Danelo Cavalcante, who was jailed in Pennsylvania for killing his former girlfriend in 2021, broke out of Chester County Prison on 31 August. He escaped by “crab-walking” up the walls in the
The home secretary is seeking “urgent advice” about banning American XL Bully dogs as footage shows one of the animals attacking an 11-year-old girl and a man in Birmingham. Suella Braverman has said the animals are a “clear and lethal” danger after the video of the attack in Bordesley Green emerged on the social media
Sep 10, 2023, 01:21 AM ET UFC 293 concluded with a shock as Sean Strickland pulled off the major upset to grab the middleweight title from Israel Adesanya. Before that, some standout performances on the main card put Alexander Volkov and Manel Kape on an interesting path. Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi and Jeff Wagenheim react
Unlike in much of Europe and Asia, electric bikes sold in the United States can benefit from the inclusion of a hand throttle, which allows riders to power an e-bike’s motor without pedaling. These make up the vast majority of e-bikes in the US, and now the value electric bike maker Ride1Up is bringing that
The Conservatives will be accused of having “broken Britain” in a keynote speech by the new leader of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) attacking the state of the economy and public services. In his first speech as head of the union federation, Paul Nowak will highlight that “nothing works in this country anymore and no
A British-based sleep technology business is being put up for sale by its London-listed owner in a deal that could fetch tens of millions of pounds. Sky News has learnt that Cambridge Sleep Sciences (CSS), which develops and licenses sound technology to help users get better sleep, is to gauge interest from prospective buyers. City
The German player Alexander Zverev asked for the fan to be removed from the stadium after he was heard singing the song Deutschland Über Alles. The match was halted after Zverev complained to the umpire that the chanting was “unacceptable” and “unbelievable”. Tournament security staff were called to ask the gentleman to leave and he
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Elon Musk has revealed he has a third child with singer Grimes. The 52-year-old billionaire entrepreneur shared the news in his new biography – and went on to confirm his new baby’s name on X. The little boy is called Techno Mechanicus, or Tau for short. Twitter This content is provided by Twitter, which may
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Vlad Hu began his career as a software engineer and eventually founded his own software agency, but over the past year, the big work opportunity has been freelance artificial intelligence expert gigs. Hu isn’t alone. The rise of generative AI is rapidly reshaping the freelance tech job market, with AI-related
Daniel Khalife has been charged with escaping custody at HMP Wandsworth, the Metropolitan Police said. The terror suspect went missing from prison on Wednesday, and was arrested in a London suburb on Saturday – ending 75 hours on the run. Khalife reportedly laughed as he was apprehended in Northolt on Saturday morning – not long
Ukraine’s air force has said Russia launched more than 30 drones on the country’s capital in overnight air strikes. For about two hours, Kyiv and the surrounding region was subject to falling debris as the military destroyed 26 out of 33 drones, the Ukrainian air force said. One person was injured during the attack. It
About 40 prisoners have been moved out of Wandsworth prison after the escape of terror suspect Daniel Khalife. Justice Secretary Alex Chalk told Sky News’ Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips that inmates were moved “out of an abundance of caution”. Khalife, 21, was arrested on Saturday after 75 hours on the run. Politics Live: Justice
Apple Maps EV routing, a feature that first debuted at WWDC in 2020, will soon expand to its third car. Ford is reportedly informing dealers that its F-150 Lightning electric truck will support EV routing in Apple Maps starting sometime later this year… Apple Maps EV routing first debuted for the Ford Mustang Mach-E in
Science Secretary Michelle Donelan says the escape of a terror suspect from Wandsworth Prison on is “absolutely unacceptable”. Escaped prisoner Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, has still not been located, and Ms Donelan said the “top priority” is doing so. However, she did reassure Britons that Khalife is not considered to be a threat to individuals.
Thousands of people who survived the Morocco earthquake have spent the night sleeping rough – with many losing their homes or too fearful to head indoors. At least 2,012 people have died following the powerful 6.8 magnitude tremor on Friday night, and 1,404 others are critically injured. These numbers are only expected to rise as
Defence cuts have left a gap in the UK’s ability to fight from the air that will last well into the 2030s, a group of MPs has warned, calling the weakness “unacceptable”. The defence select committee used a new report to urge the Ministry of Defence to reverse a cost-cutting decision to shrink the size