Breaking news
At first glance, Mike Fairclough’s domestic set-up looks much like the cheerful chaos that will be familiar to many families. His three-year-old twin daughters Luna and Star charge around, endlessly changing dressing-up costumes and asking a million questions a minute. His sons Iggy, 16, and Tali, 22, wander around blaring loud music. The difference is … Read more
They might not necessarily be staffing intensive care units, procuring PPE or delivering vaccines, but, in many ways, Britain’s young people are on the coronavirus frontline. Not because of the health risks, it’s a disease which poses the most risk to the elderly, but the financial ones. The economic fallout of the pandemic, Britain’s own … Read more
Almost all adults in Britain could receive their first vaccine dose by the end of May, a Downing Street official has suggested in a leaked letter to Boris Johnson. No10 adviser Samuel Kasumu appeared to inadvertently reveal a private target to jab nearly every over-18 by summer in his resignation statement today. The letter, which was later … Read more
Young adults and middle-aged people were responsible for the vast majority of COVID-19’s spread in the US last year, a new study suggests. People between ages 20 and 49 were responsible for just shy of 72 percent of transmission between February and October, according to a new research by Imperial College London scientists. Those aged … Read more
How young people have senior moments too: Adults in their 20s regularly forget why they entered a room or where they put their keys… and more than half often have difficulty finding the right word Research from Edinburgh University has found that young people regularly struggle to remember things A new study of 124 healthy … Read more
Anything to avoid a tantrum! Hilarious snaps reveal the inexplicable things children do when you let them get their own way Bored Panda shared posts from around the world of kids doing bizarre things One parent photographed their daughter sitting upside down at a restaurant Another snapped their son holding hands with a mannequin in … Read more
Stress soars among young adults and parents: Covid-19 pandemic has taken a huge toll on our mental health, two new studies reveal A total of 41 per cent of 16 to 25-year-olds say they ‘always’ or ‘often’ feel down The figures increase among those who are not in work during the pandemic A separate study … Read more
Los Angeles County officials arrested nearly 200 people on Saturday including attendees of a ‘swinger’s party’ in a warehouse decked out with beds and dancer poles, in a massive crackdown on underground ‘superspreader’ events. The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department’s Superspreader Task Force arrested 182 adults at two commercial locations for breaking state lockdown orders on Saturday amid … Read more
Wedding guest divides opinion by claiming couples who have already set up home together should NOT expect wedding gifts if they already have ‘lots of nice stuff’ American woman argues adults over age 30 shouldn’t expect wedding presents Posting anonymously on Reddit, said travelling to attend is enough of a gift Many argued age shouldn’t … Read more
Real life Benjamin Buttons! People who looked OLDER as teenagers than they do as adults share hilarious photos to show how they’ve ‘aged backwards’ People from across globe have shared photos to prove they’ve ‘aged backwards’ Trend was born on TikTok when a user claimed she looked younger at 12 than 24 Others have shared … Read more