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Chloe Aslett BBC News, Yorkshire Transpennine Express German shepherd Nya is a “key part” of the operator’s customer service A dog owner has started bringing his German shepherd to work in his role as a railway safeguarding lead. Stephen O’Callaghan, from Sheffield, has been taking six-year-old Nya on the Transpennine …

A few months have passed since Newcastle’s Carabao Cup final victory over Liverpool. After the game, a tearful Howe reflected on “the people that aren’t with you” – including his late mum Anne. She was a single parent who raised Howe and his siblings while holding down several jobs, and …

Bethan Lewis Family and education correspondent, BBC Wales Adrian and Łukasz Kolman Twins Adrian and Łukasz, 18, took identical A-levels at college and have offers to study the same course, but at different universities Thousands of A-level and AS students across Wales are set to find out their results on …

Back-to-school shoppers are spending half as much as last year.  Last year, CNET’s annual back-to-school survey found that shoppers spent an average of $662 preparing for the school year. This year, that amount was slashed in half to an average of $328. Despite the number, there’s one big concern most …

[ On the first day of school, Kelley McChristy waves goodbye as her sons head out the door, equipped with coping tools to support a smooth transition back to the classroom. Credit: The Kids Mental Health Foundation Parents and caregivers often hear a child say, “I don’t want to go …

Every week, our Money blog team finds the answer to a reader’s financial problem or consumer dispute. Here’s our latest… My husband is freelance and the breadwinner of the family. He is in hospital for an unknown length of time. Is there any support for us in the short term, …

BBC Nicola Sturgeon’s memoir Frankly is now on sale, slightly earlier than expected after newspaper serialisations and interviews teased some tantalising extracts. True to its title, the book has Scotland’s former first minister writing candidly about the highs and lows of her time in office including challenges she says had …

Priti Gupta Technology Reporter Priti Gupta Translation tech has made work easier for Vineet Sawant Vineet Sawant has spent the last two years navigating the streets of Mumbai on a scooter as a delivery driver. “Being on the road is always very stressful and especially in cities like Mumbai,” he …

Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter Getty Images Calm in a can. Relaxation after a few sips. That’s what some drinks companies are promising with beverages formulated specifically to help you chill out. Lucy and Serena swear by them. They’re good friends who, like many, are juggling careers, the chaos …

Creating seating arrangements can be pretty stressful; the empath part of me strives to find the perfect seat for every person even if it’s a nearly impossible task. If it’s for a big, meaningful event, I get even more anxious. When you find the right place for everyone, though, it’s …

James W Kelly, Matt Gravelling & Lauren Stanley BBC News Haia Mohammed Haia Mohammed is unable to leave Gaza to take up her place at a London university “Goldsmiths University believed in me, the British public stood beside and MPs shared a letter of support. Despite all of this, I …

Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent Getty Images Prince Andrew faces an unflattering portrait of his private life and finances This searing biography of Prince Andrew crackles with scandals about sex and money on almost every page, two subjects that have always caused problems for the royals. Andrew Lownie’s book, Entitled: The …

Clara Bullock BBC News, Somerset Chloe Harcombe BBC News, West of England Book found during clear-out fetches £43,000 at auction An “astonishingly rare” first edition of The Hobbit has sold for a “record-breaking” £43,000 at auction. The copy of JRR Tolkien’s novel is one of only 1,500 copies that were …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Heidi Klum is taking control of her health.  During a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, the supermodel, 52, opened up about her decision to start a worm and parasite cleanse with husband Tom Kaulitz.  “I’m going to deworm and de-parasite …

Until last weekend, there’s a fair chance you may not have heard the name Sarah Calvert. Yet there’s little chance the 24-year-old post-grad medicine student will go under the radar now. Her spectacular arrival on the British middle-distance scene has changed everything. That also applies to the Livingston native herself, …

BBC Dr Emily Jones returned to work after learning that she may have a cancerous lump in her abdomen A GP has said she kept on working through a cancer scare because otherwise her patients would not have been seen due to staffing issues made worse by funding. Dr Emily …

Katie Trodler Katie has had to sit on a plane for over an hour before and wait for her wheelchair to arrive Katie Trodler was due to fly home from Hamburg, Germany, when the assistance staff failed to turn up. The plane was delayed for an hour while they waited, …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Mandy Moore blasted a driver who fled the scene after hitting the actress and her family.  On Friday, Moore, 41, who shares sons Gus, 4, and Ozzie, 2, and daughter Louise, 10 months, with her husband Taylor Goldsmith, 39, vented her fury …