Parents who cohabit but never marry are far more likely to split up before their child becomes a teenager, a study has found. According to a report published by the Marriage Foundation on Monday, 46 per cent of 14-year-olds in the UK are no longer living with both natural parents. By the time their first-born…
IN-DEPTH: How the Real Impact of COVID-19 Was Masked by Families Caring for Loved Ones
The number of families taking care of disabled and elderly relatives surged by millions following the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially masking the impact of lockdowns and vaccination policies on caregiving responsibilities. Decades of underfunding and lack of investment in residential and nursing care, combined with the post-pandemic staffing and a vaccine mandate have led to a…
IN-DEPTH: True Impact of Pandemic Policies Masked by Families Caring for Loved Ones
The number of families taking care of disabled and elderly relatives surged by millions following the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially masking the impact of lockdowns and vaccination policies on caregiving responsibilities. Decades of underfunding and lack of investment in residential and nursing care, combined with the post-pandemic staffing and a vaccine mandate have led to a…
Parties Under Pressure Over Net-Zero Policies After Tories Won Uxbridge By-election
Environmentalists have urged the major parties to keep their green pledges as the parties also faced warnings that the net-zero push may cost them elections. It comes after London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) expansion was blamed for Labour’s loss in Thursday’s by-election in the Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency. Conservative MP and GB…
Holidays and Flights to Greek Island Ravaged by Fire Cancelled
Holiday firms are cancelling flights to Rhodes as a blaze continues to ravage the Greek island. Jet2 Holidays cancelled all flights to the island until July 30 and said it would send empty planes to bring stranded Britons home, while Tui said it would cancel all flights and holidays until Tuesday. Thomas Cook later announced…
Chinese Man Charged With Racially Aggravated Assault After Hong Kong Activists Attacked in Southampton
A man has been charged with racially aggravated assault after a group of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were allegedly attacked near the University of Southampton after a Rally in June. Zheng Gong, 23, of High Street, Southampton, was due to appear at Southampton Magistrates’ Court, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said on Friday. The police didn’t reveal Mr….
People Don’t Understand ‘Just How Difficult Life Is Going to Be’ Under Net Zero: Campaigner
The policy to erase Britons’ collective carbon footprint—otherwise known as Net Zero—has been a matter of broad political consensus for decades and has been little challenged by the media or in the court of public opinion. But that public support is “paper thin” and relies on people not really grasping just how much their lives…
Summer Holiday Travellers Are Warned of Strikes and Delays
Families heading off on their summer holidays are being warned their travel plans could get snarled up by train strikes, heavy traffic, and downpours. With schools breaking up in England and Wales for the summer on Friday, Saturday is expected to be the busiest day for Brits jetting off abroad this year, according to the travel…
Rules to Stop Ex-Ministers Taking Plum Jobs Were Toothless: Vetting Watchdog
The current rules around preventing a revolving door of former ministers being rewarded with plum jobs in the industry they previously presided over are “toothless” and needed strengthening, a peer has said. Lord Pickles, chairman of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba), has welcomed measures to apply fines for those found in breach of…
ANALYSIS: Is the De-banking Problem Solvable?
Coutts Bank’s 40-page dossier on Nigel Farage has shone a light on the nagging suspicion that banks may have been dropping customers over political views they have deemed unfavourable. The high-profile de-banking of the broadcaster and former UKIP and Brexit Party leader has led to an apology from the bank’s boss, and the Treasury has announced…
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