Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health urges ministers to follow lead of Scotland and WalesParents in England and Northern Ireland should be banned from smacking their children because doing so is unjust, dangerous and harmful, leading doctors have urged ministers.It was “a scandal” that Scotland and Wales had outlawed smacking but not the other two home nations, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said on Wednesday. Continue reading
PLUMAS COUNTY, Cal. – A sheriff’s dispatcher is facing embezzlement charges after reportedly stealing $20,000 some of which was meant to purchase Christmas gifts for local children in need. According to the Plumas County DA, 39-year-old Cassandra Beth Lavley, of Quincy, was arrested Friday. Lavley is accused of using her position as Treasurer/Secretary of the […]
Jerusalem, undoubtedly, will strike back at Tehran. It likely will be big, loud and intended to reestablish Israeli deterrence in the Mideast. But it must come with an endgame.
Earlier this week, the Assembly backed a motion to introduce a scheme and to secure local perinatal and paediatric pathology services. Since 2019, bereaved parents in Northern Ireland must travel to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool for a post-mortem on their child. The Foyle MLA said: “In my years campaigning for improvements in paediatric pathology and early baby loss, I’ve met with hundreds of parents who felt their loss or the topic of miscarriage remained taboo, hushed. While their...
Many Americans are getting too little sleep and have too much stress. A new Gallup poll revealed 57% of adults would "feel better if they got more sleep," while 42% said they get "as much sleep as they need." These findings have nearly reversed in the last decade, Gallup noted in a press release. The last measurement in 2013 found that 56% of Americans got the sleep they needed while 43% did not. LACK OF SLEEP COULD BE A FACTOR IN A ‘SILENT EPIDEMIC,' EXPERTS WARN Overall, however, Americans are...
Fraudulent sellers often disguise their sites using genuine sites as their design, offering cheap deals on tickets that you wouldn't see anywhere else. but there will be subtle differences buyers should look closely at, such as the website address. A recent example includes a report of a person who thought they'd bought Taylor Swift tickets for £400 via an online 'Buy and Sell' page. The person was then asked to pay a further sum of money for a change of name, which they did. Once all the money...
Their epic journey began back in October 2023 when they were drawn against St Louis, Ballymena, recording a hard fought 3-0 victory. Talisman, Eoin opened the scoring before the effervescent, Daire opened his account. The second half was all about team captain, Finn, who added further gloss to the scoreline. Charlie played Finn through, but Finn was brought down in the penalty area after a typical mazy run, dusting himself down, slotting home the penalty, ensuring his side’s safe path into the...
Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill expects to see Stuart Dallas remain in football following news of the Leeds United man's retirement. Dallas announced his decision to call time on his playing days on Wednesday afternoon after struggling to return from the femoral fracture he suffered in his last game for Leeds almost two years ago. The 32-year-old has pushed to make a return in that period but a series of setbacks have prevented a comeback from being possible and after such a long spell...
Children with additional needs wait an average of 11 months longer in care than their peers and voluntary adoption agencies (VAAs) are urgently looking for people who can offer them a permanent and loving home. Local adoption charity and voluntary adoption agency, Adoption Matters, is among 21 VAAs from all over the UK who have together created a guide for people considering adoption containing helpful information and advice from parents who have already adopted children with additional needs....
Roxanne Perez says she sank The BOAT. Roxanne Perez has had a remarkable past few days. At NXT Stand & Deliver, Perez defeated Lyra Valkyria to win the NXT Women's Championship for the second time. Perez then made her Raw debut on April 8 and defeated Indi Hartwell. On the April 9 episode of WWE NXT, Perez defeated Natalya to retain her title after Lola Vice interfered. In an NXT Digital Exclusive, Roxanne Perez commented on her win. “Nine years ago, a young, naive Roxanne Perez made an...
Phoenix broke several heat records last year. Now Grant Park, which has inequitable tree cover, is seeing a tree-planting drive that promises some respite from 100F temperaturesIt was a relatively cool spring day in Phoenix, Arizona, as a tree-planting crew dug large holes in one of the desert city’s hottest and least shaded neighborhoods.Still, it was sweaty backbreaking work as they carefully positioned, watered and staked a 10ft tall Blue palo verde and Chilean mesquite in opposite corners of...
King Charles was spotted driving to church on Sunday, where he likely paid tribute to his late mother Queen Elizabeth II, who would have turned 98 years old on April 21.