2+ hour, 35+ min ago   (651+ words) 11pm - 7am11pm to 7am Early starts on school days and lie ins at the weekend could be worsening anxiety in teenagers, a study suggests. The change in schedules dictated by school, work or free-time may have a similar effect to jet lag, according…...

3+ hour, 51+ min ago   (477+ words) 11pm - 7am11pm to 7am Bonnie Blue has given birth to her first child, the adult entertainer has announced. Blue, whose real name is Tia Billinger, revealed on Saturday that she had given birth to a healthy child. The 27-year-old, best known for her…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (693+ words) 4am - 7am4am to 7am Brits living in Nashville have told LBC of the state of mourning that has engulfed Dolly Parton's home after the country legend's death aged 80. Eme Shaw, a Brit from Dorset, 24, working as a nanny in the Tennessee capital, told…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1125+ words) A five-year-old boy died after jumping from a 15th-floor tower block window which had become “compromised”, a coroner said. Aalim Ahmed died instantly when he fell from a kitchen window, which could tilt and turn, at a residential block in…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (603+ words) Singapore's prime minister described the policy as “a fundamental shift in how we support families” Singapore has offered to hand parents £40,000 per child in a desperate bid to encourage young people to start families. The Singaporean government is seeking to…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1709+ words) Dolly Parton, queen of country music, has passed away aged 80. American country singer Dolly Parton, known for smash hits like Jolene and 9 to 5, has died, her family announced on Instagram. Parton was around six when she wrote her first song:…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1011+ words) 4am - 7am4am to 7am On turning 18 years old, people leaving care in England often lose “significant levers of support”, the Government-commissioned report concluded as it warned the so-called “care cliff” must be addressed. There were 112 deaths notified of care leavers aged 18 to 24 in…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (689+ words) Father, 48, reportedly told his son to "wait here" and is repremanded by police A 48-year-old father has been remanded in custody in Japan after leaving his seven-year-old son behind on Mount Fuji to trek up the peak alone. The boy…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (823+ words) There is a difference between meaningful learning and setting homework for homework’s sake, writes award-winning educator and best-selling author Dr Ian Hunter. By Isobel Anderson Morris Holiday homework, anyone? The phrase could almost be mistaken for an English lesson on…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (707+ words) New polling reveals a significant gap in basic GCSE-level numeracy between adults who report losing money to poor maths skills each year and those who don't, underlining the case for greater investment in adult numeracy. Respondents to a survey were…...