Teach schoolchildren how to spot fake news, says OECD
Thinktank’s education lead raises concerns over social media ‘echo chamber’ and says ability to discern fact from fiction is vitalChildren should be taught in schools how to spot fake news, the...
View ArticleThree-quarters of older people in the UK are lonely, survey finds
Individuals and firms urged to look for signs after results of poll carried out for Jo Cox commission on lonelinessAlmost three-quarters of older people in the UK are lonely and more than half of those...
View ArticleTooth extractions on toddlers rise by a quarter in 10 years
Surge in dental surgery on young children triggers call for action on oral health education and sugar intakeThe number of tooth extractions on children aged four and under in English hospitals has...
View ArticleIt's good to talk: pupils gather for world's largest mental health lesson
More than 500 teenagers take part in event, which aims to raise awareness and help remove the stigma surrounding issue“Talking about mental health does not make you weak,” the world’s largest mental...
View ArticleModerate drinking can lower risk of heart attack, says study
Drinking in moderation helps protect heart, with study finding it lowers risk of many conditions compared with not drinkingModerate drinking can lower the risk of several heart conditions, according to...
View ArticleLess than half of women breastfeed after two months, survey finds
Poll for Public Health England reveals many feel embarrassed to feed their babies in front of strangers and family membersAlmost three-quarters of women in England start breastfeeding after giving...
View ArticleUnarmed policeman killed in parliament knife attack is named
Keith Palmer, 48, was a constable in the Metropolitan police’s parliamentary and diplomatic protection commandThe unarmed police officer who was killed as he tried to stop the terror attack on...
View ArticleLondon attack: what we know so far
In the aftermath of the attack at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, here is what we knowFollow the latest developments liveThe investigation into a terrorist attack outside the Houses of...
View ArticleGPs to stop prescribing omega-3 oils, gluten-free food and cough medicine
NHS also removes medication for upset stomachs, haemorrhoids and erectile dysfunction from list of prescribed itemsThe NHS is to stop giving patients travel vaccinations, gluten-free foods and some...
View ArticleMother and son stabbed to death at West Midlands home
Father named as Peter Wilkinson, 47, in hospital with stab wounds as man arrested near Stourbridge home on suspicion of murderA mother and her 13-year-old son have been stabbed to death at their home...
View ArticlePictures released of Westminster attack victim in hospital
Melissa Cochran recovering from injuries after attack that killed her husband Kurt a day before they were due to fly home to USThe first pictures have been released of the widow of the Westminster...
View ArticleUS cancer death rates continue to fall as 5-year survival rates rise – study
Researchers warn that despite the drop in overall deaths, smoking and obesity continue to pose a threatCancer death rates in the United States are continuing to fall and the five-year survival rates of...
View ArticleOfsted considers using social media to monitor schools
Teachers criticise possible use of ‘unsubstantiated gossip’ to help decide whether an inspection is neededOfsted has raised the prospect of using Facebook and Twitter posts to analyse how schools are...
View ArticleChina to create 'giant' giant panda reserve to boost wild population
National park three times the size of Yellowstone in the US will link up 67 existing reserves to make mating easierChina is planning to create a giant panda reserve three times the size of Yellowstone...
View ArticleBolton police shoot dead two rampaging pit bull-type dogs
Two other pit bull-type dogs seized as police search for another, following rampage in which passersby were injuredPolice have shot dead two pit bull-type dogs after they went on the rampage, attacking...
View ArticleCancer patients have 55% greater risk of suicide, study finds
Co-author says results are preliminary but nevertheless significant in study seeking to quantify the increased riskCancer patients have a 55% greater risk of suicide than people without the potentially...
View ArticleDrone complaints soar as concerns grow over snooping
Complaints to police include claims of burglary ‘scoping’, mid-air near-misses and the smuggling of contraband into prisonsThe number of incidents in the UK involving drones reported to police has...
View ArticleBabies in Britain, Canada and Italy cry more than elsewhere – study
Highest levels of colic found in those nations, with least crying in Denmark, Germany and Japan, according to researchParents struggling with a wailing baby can rest assured they are not alone –...
View ArticleGeneral election 2017: Theresa May refuses to rule out tax increases – as it...
PM says VAT will not rise after Labour make similar pledgeBut May refuses to rule out income tax and NI increasesMay also signals end of pension ‘triple-lock’The Snap: sign up for our daily election...
View ArticleFBI translator married Isis recruiter she was meant to be investigating
Daniela Greene moved to Syria to be with her jihadi groom, a former German rapper, before realising she was involved ‘way over her head’An FBI translator travelled to Syria to marry a former German...
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