Lockdown HAS affected babies’ development and behaviour, research shows

WHY IS EARLY INTERACTION IS IMPORTANT? Dr Sophie Niedermaier-Patramani, Co-Founder and In House Paediatrician at Little Tummy, said: ‘Early social interaction can play an important role in a child’s development. It drives the development of communication and language skills.  ‘Babies start to interact with their caregivers from the very first moment they are born. By … Read more

Luke Jacobz reveals how COVID-19 has affected his relationship with fiancée Raychel Stuart

Luke Jacobz reveals how COVID-19 has affected his relationship with fiancée Raychel Stuart ahead of reprising his role on Home And Away By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:44 BST, 2 August 2020 | Updated: 08:44 BST, 2 August 2020 He recently relocated from Los Angeles to Sydney to reprise his role as … Read more

Jimmy McGovern says viewers will be ‘deeply affected’ by BBC drama about Anthony Walker

Screenwriter Jimmy McGovern says ‘horrendous’ scenes in his new BBC drama about the racist murder of devout Christian Anthony Walker, 18, will ‘deeply affect’ viewers Screenwriter Jimmy McGovern, 70, Liverpool, penned new drama about murder  Anthony Walker was killed by thugs shouting racist abuse in Merseyside in 2005 Series will tell the story of the … Read more

Speed limits will be raised on sections of motorway affected by roadworks to cut journey times

Speed limits will be raised on sections of motorway affected by roadworks to cut journey times and ease drivers’ frustrations, Highways England says Speed limits will be raised on parts of the motorway affected by roadworks Highways England said 50mph limits near roadworks would increase to 60mph Trials over 18 months found that safety could … Read more

Before and after photos how crack cocaine has affected dealers

The drugs DON’T work: Horrific toll of crack cocaine on two dealers in their 30s is evident from grim mugshots released as pair are both jailed for nine years Graphic before and after pictures of Rhys Watkins, 33, and Rachel Heywood, 39 Pair pleaded guilty to supplying heroin and crack cocaine and jailed for 9 … Read more

WhatsApp experiences global outage with thousands affected

You may think your friends are ignoring you in WhatsApp, but the silence is a result of an outage. The Facebook-owned app experienced issues around 4pm ET and has plagued tens of thousands of users across the globe. Many reported issues with connecting to the platform, along with sending or receiving messages and logging in. … Read more

Teachers’ estimated marking ‘could be affected by bias’ against students 

Pupils could miss out on the exam results they deserve this summer as the system risks being ‘unfair’ for disadvantaged students, MPs have warned. The Commons Education Select Committee report said England’s exams regulator’s process for allowing students to appeal their grades if they believe discrimination has occurred is not accessible for all students. Education … Read more

MasterChef judge Melissa Leong shares clip of husband Joe toasting those affected in hospitality

MasterChef judge Melissa Leong shares light-hearted clip of her bar owner husband Joe toasting those affected in hospitality amid Victoria’s renewed COVID-19 lockdown By Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:12 BST, 7 July 2020 | Updated: 12:37 BST, 7 July 2020 Melissa Leong has shared a clip of her husband toasting the camera … Read more

A pay cut put me on basic rate income tax – how is my pension affected?

Senior staff at our firm were asked to take pay cuts of up to 20 per cent. Mine took me back into the basic rate income tax bracket.  What happens to my pension contributions on which I was benefiting from higher rate relief? Pension impact: I took a pay cut and I’m back to paying basic … Read more

Scientists worldwide to investigate how animal behaviours have been affected by human slowdown

Wildlife scientists around the world are planning to investigate how animal behaviours have been affected by the slowdown in human activity during lockdown. They will gather data from sources including GPS, sensors and surveys to assess how more than a hundred terrestrial and marine species responded to the lockdown – or ‘Anthropause’. At least two … Read more