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New immersive room in A&E will ‘change so many lives’ The parents of an autistic boy say a new immersive room in their local hospital’s children’s A&E will “change so many lives”. Robert and Gemma Cummings spent the past year fundraising to open the room, which is the first of …

Nigeria’s government has secured the release of 100 schoolchildren who were abducted from a Catholic boarding school last month, according to local media. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said 303 children were kidnapped from St Mary’s School in Agwara, Niger state, on 21 November. Twelve teachers were also abducted. …

Former England goalkeeper Rob Green, told BBC Radio 5 Live: He only ever speaks when it’s going wrong for him or it’s not going swimmingly. He’s done it a few times after games and you just think maybe someone have a word in your ear. But what this does do …

David Wallace LockhartScotland political correspondent Getty Images Nigel Farage is making his pitch for votes in Scotland but who will lead the party north of the border? You would probably assume that Nigel Farage would be the headline act at any Reform UK rally. But this weekend, when hundreds of …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Elite universities like Harvard, Princeton and Columbia spend fortunes on research, talent and digital infrastructure. Even then, they’ve become easy targets for attackers who see massive databases filled with personal information and donation records as a goldmine. Over the past few months, …

PA Media A new community garden has been designed to honour Damilola Taylor, who was 10 years old when he was fatally stabbed. Created by local teenagers from Peckham, south-east London, and Ghanaian artist Godfried Donkor, the Garden of Hope will include planting beds, seating areas and a mural, featuring …

Lando Norris has won his maiden Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championship after coming third in the deciding showdown in Abu Dhabi. The accolade wraps up a clean sweep for his McLaren team, after they claimed the Constructors’ Championship in Singapore in October. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the final race …

Paul SeddonPolitical reporter Reuters Sir Keir Starmer has said the “hugely talented” Angela Rayner will make a return to the cabinet, following her resignation over a tax scandal. The former deputy prime minister quit in September, after it emerged she had failed to pay the correct amount of stamp duty …

PA Media Neil Gray said flu rates were expected to increase sharply in the coming weeks Flu cases in Scotland are expected to “spike” in the coming weeks, the health secretary has warned. Neil Gray MSP said rates of the illness are following a similar trend to last year after …

When I turned 18, I moved on from the pediatrician I’d seen since birth and joined the world of adult health care. This was also the last time I had a regular primary care doctor. Although I still get a physical every year, it’s with a new doctor each time, …

[ Drivers with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have declines in driving frequency, complexity, and spatial range, according to a study published online Nov. 26 in Neurology. Ling Chen, Ph.D., from the Brown School of Social Work in St. Louis, and colleagues conducted a prospective, observational cohort study of community-dwelling older …

Eleanor LawsonWest Midlands City of Wolverhampton Council Patricia Hunting always looked forward to seeing “her children”, her sister said Tributes have been paid to a “much loved” Wolverhampton school crossing warden, who remained in the job up until her death aged 91. Patricia Hunting started her career in the local …

Three tower blocks are to be demolished later in a move that significantly changes North Lanarkshire’s skyline. The 20-storey Allan, Coursington and Draffen Towers in Motherwell will be destroyed in a single ” controlled blowdown” to prepare the site for future development. An exclusion zone covering 271 homes and 10 …

Richard Wilson Richard Wilson (R), one of the owners of Cake’ole in Skipton, said people in the town were friendly Nestled on the outskirts of the Yorkshire Dales lies a market town that has been crowned the happiest place to live in Britain in 2025. Skipton is scenic and historic …

Sarah Spina-MatthewsNorth West Family handout Vicky Ogg says she was told numerous times her son Kacey would not survive complications from short bowel syndrome The mother of a five-year-old boy said she had been told to “say goodbye” to her son nine times before his life was saved by a …

Maria McCannNorth east reporter, BBC News NI BBC Frankie McBride lives in the Glenshesk area and says locals are relieved the road is finally reopened. A man living in the Glens of Antrim says “there’s a certain amount of elation but a certain amount of frustration” that a road which …

Ryley BowmanBBC Scotland News BBC Kyle, 21 got a PSP to relive his childhood Gen Z are going retro. People in their teens and early 20s are increasingly turning to old school tech in a bid to unplug from the online world. Amazon UK told BBC Scotland News that retro-themed …

Charlie BucklandBBC Wales Getty Images Influencer Tennessee Thresher told her podcast audience Wales should become part of England in the World Cup A TikTok influencer sparked a furious backlash online when she said Wales should not be a separate country to England at the World Cup. Tennessee Thresher, from Surrey, …

Fitness fads come and go, and vibrations are the latest to join the fray. These claim to offer a new way to get fit without heavy impact on your joints. Simply standing on them is supposed to help you get fit and gain strength. Yes, low-impact workouts are a game …

[ Treatment with an immune and cancer cell-targeting antibody therapy eradicates residual traces of the blood cell cancer multiple myeloma, according to interim results from a clinical trial conducted by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The findings will be …