Home Office must process asylum claim every four minutes to clear backlog by January
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Home Office needs to process an asylum claim every four minutes between now and the end of the year if the…
Children become more intelligent with ‘optimal’ amount of weekly reading
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteChildren should read for 12 hours a week to boost their performance in school, a Cambridge study has found. Read More
Brit, 53, dies on holiday after trying to drink 21 cocktails
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA British man died after trying to drink every cocktail on the menu in a bar in Jamaica. Read More
Violent protests in Paris suburb after teen is shot dead by police during a traffic stop
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere have been violent clashes between police and groups of youths in the Paris suburb of Nanterre after a teenager was apparently…
Cleaner destroys 25 years of research by turning off lab freezer
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA cleaner has been accused of wiping out 25 years of research after turning off a laboratory freezer to stop an “annoying”…
Health warning on water bottles that contain more bacteria than a toilet seat
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe NHS says streptococcus can cause flu-like symptoms, sore throat, scarlet fever rash, sores, pain and swelling, muscle aches, and nausea and…
Nigerian found guilty in sex trafficking and voodoo case
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Thursday, the Lausanne Correctional Court found the 36-year-old Nigerian woman guilty of human trafficking, money laundering and violating Swiss foreigners’ law….
The US documented 3 locally transmitted malaria cases for the first time in 20 years. It's not a reason to panic, but sheds a light on the concerns of climate change
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThree cases of malaria spread locally have been identified in Texas and Florida. Read More
Families are still having to pay 'exorbitant amounts' on school uniforms, charity says
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFamilies are still having to spending ‘exorbitant amounts’ on school uniforms despite changes introduced last year to keep costs down, a charity…
Record numbers of children seek mental health help from NHS England
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA record 1.4 million children and young people sought NHS help for mental health problems last year amid concern that under-18s are Read…