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Trust parents to make smacking decisions – Education Secretary

Parents should be trusted to make their own decisions about whether to smack their children, the Education Secretary has said. Nadhim Zahawi rejected a call from the Children’s Commissioner for England for a ban on smacking children, saying mothers ...

21 Apr 2022 at 10:55

Education Secretary rejects call for a smacking ban in England

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has rejected a call from the children’s commissioner for a ban on smacking children in England. Dame Rachel de Souza signalled her support for changing the law to give children the same protection from assault as ...

21 Apr 2022 at 09:55

Priti Patel hints at changes to Prevent scheme after murder of Sir David Amess

The Home Secretary has hinted at reforms to the Prevent programme after the homegrown terrorist who murdered Sir David Amess was sentenced to die in jail. Priti Patel, who was a close friend of the veteran MP, said “there are things that need to ...

17 Apr 2022 at 23:55

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Dawn Walk 2022 in Kildare to raise awareness over mental health

The Teach Dara Community and Family Centre is holding a Dawn Walk event in Kildare later this month to raise awareness about mental health. Commencing at 5am, the walk will start at Kildare Village, passing through St Brigid’s Well and the ...

13 Apr 2022 at 12:33

Scotland

School pupils to get safety lessons as part of plan to cut water deaths

Pupils will be given water safety lessons and signs around lochs and reservoirs will be improved as part of plans to reduce the risk of people drowning. The new Water Safety Action Plan has been drawn up by the Scottish Government and a ...

25 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Call for people to be checked for silent health conditions linked to stroke

People are being urged to get checked for “silent” health conditions which have been linked to stroke. The Stroke Association said that around 55% of stroke patients have high blood pressure and 18% have an irregular heartbeat known as ...

10 Mar 2022 at 01:25

All you need to know about the scheme for Britons to house Ukrainian refugees

A sponsorship scheme has been launched allowing people and organisations to offer Ukrainians fleeing the war a home in the UK. Communities Secretary Michael Gove set out details of the Homes for Ukraine programme in the Commons on ...

14 Mar 2022 at 20:25

Rules to stop MPs lying to Parliament ‘will not hold for much longer’ ministers warned

Rules which aim to prevent MPs from lying in Parliament “will not hold”, ministers have been warned. Labour chair of the Commons standards committee Chris Bryant also said there was “no justice” in throwing MPs out of the chamber ...

03 Feb 2022 at 19:25

National News

Copper wire thefts in Louth and surrounding counties cut off phone and internet connection for days

There have been 66 incidents of thefts of telephone cable leaving many people without phone and internet services, over the past six months An Garda Síochána is appealing for information from the public arising from the theft of ...

02 Feb 2022 at 12:34

World

US death toll from Covid-19 hits 900,000

The US death toll from Covid-19 has hit 900,000, less than two months after eclipsing 800,000 – propelled in part by the wildly contagious Omicron variant. The two-year total, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is greater ...

04 Feb 2022 at 23:25

Northern Ireland

‘Simple actions, not superheroes, needed to end violence against women’

Simple interventions rather than superheroes are needed to tackle violence against women, a conference has heard. Not laughing at a sexist or otherwise offensive joke or telling a friend to “cop on” are among the actions ...

28 Jun 2022 at 17:35

World

Bacteria that causes rare tropical disease found in US soil

A germ that causes a rare and sometimes deadly disease — long thought to be confined to tropical climates — has been found in soil and water in the continental United States, US health officials have said. The bacteria ...

28 Jul 2022 at 12:13

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