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The two-child benefit cap is being scrapped – but how will that impact families in the south? Politics South reporter Emily Hudson has been looking at the move, which is estimated to cost £3bn a year by 2029-30. It was announced in the Autumn Budget by Chancellor Rachel Reeves who …

At least 12 people have died and around 50 are still missing after a landslide struck two boats docked at a river port in Peru’s Amazon rainforest region, local media reports. The landslide sank a ferry and seriously damaged another passenger vessel that had dozens of people on board, according …

Fontaines D.C. and Gorillaz have been announced as headline acts at Electric Picnic in 2026. Gorillaz will headline on the Saturday night and Dublin post-punk band Fontaines D.C. will headline the Sunday night. Irish singer CMAT was also announced as one of the acts to play Ireland’s largest gathering of …

Reuters The Lord Mayor’s Award will be presented to Ozzy’s family to celebrate his contributions to Birmingham An award celebrating Ozzy Osbourne’s impact on Birmingham’s cultural and musical identity is to be given to his family. The Lord Mayor’s award, one of Birmingham’s highest civic honours, will be presented posthumously …

People are being offered a £40 shopping voucher in return for completing a money session. The Let’s Talk Money course will look at topics such as formulating a budget and using online price comparison tools. East Riding of Yorkshire Council said the course was designed to help residents gain a …

Police handout Kirk Marsden was hit outside the pub in Blackburn and died the following day A driver who deliberately tried to mow down a man outside a Lancashire pub on Christmas Day before reversing over him in an “atrocious act of violence” has been found guilty of manslaughter. Kirk …

Gabija GataveckaiteBBC News Dublin Correspondent Reuters President Zelensky is scheduled to attend the inauguration of the Ireland-Ukraine Economic Forum Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to meet Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Micheál Martin in Dublin on Tuesday. It will be the first official visit to Ireland by a Ukrainian president …

Political Reporter Tristan Pascoe looks at how learning about finance impacts young people. BBC News

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An investigation has been launched after several children attending the same primary school fell ill with an infection. Public Health Wales said it was working with Swansea Bay Health Board and Neath Port Talbot Council to investigate a number cases of acute respiratory infections associated with Blaenhonddan Primary School in …

Australian police say they have arrested dozens of people during climate protests that claim to have halted two cargo ships at one of the world’s biggest coal export ports. A total 32 people were arrested and charged with “marine-related” offences on Saturday and early Sunday at the Port of Newcastle. …

[ If you live in rural or remote Australia and are diagnosed with cancer, you’re less likely to survive than someone in the city with the same disease. Our research shows people in rural Australia are 13% less likely to survive their cancer, in the first five years after diagnosis. …

Police have been given more time to question a 31-year-old man arrested in connection with the attack on a synagogue in Manchester earlier this year. He was arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism after arriving on an inbound flight at Manchester Airport on Thursday. …

Pope Leo XIV has visited Istanbul’s Sultan Ahmed Mosque – widely known as the Blue Mosque – in his first visit to a Muslim place of worship since he took up the papacy in May. The Pontiff was seen bowing as he entered the building, but it is reported he …

[ A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation has identified biomarkers that predict the likelihood of a patient developing checkpoint inhibitor-associated autoimmune diabetes before they are treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Australian researchers say identifying those at high risk of the condition would allow for earlier and …

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A striking rise in deaths from alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is disproportionately impacting people without a college degree, flagging the heightened risk facing economically disadvantaged groups. That said, almost all demographic groups, including those with a college degree, are experiencing increased ALD death rates, according …

[ Older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who drink heavily may be at higher risk for falls than those with MCI who do not have alcohol use disorder. A preliminary study of adults published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research found that heavy drinkers with MCI are less stable …

Jeremy Corbyn has declined to say his Your Party co-founder Zarah Sultana is a friend as supporters of the new grouping gather in Liverpool. Speaking to Sky News on the eve of the conference, Mr Corbyn acknowledged “stresses and strains” in the set up of the party but said it …

[ Experts at Cincinnati Children’s have uncovered striking metabolic differences in people with Fanconi anemia (FA), a rare genetic disorder that causes bone marrow failure and dramatically increases cancer risk. Source link