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JU:MP programme included co-design of play spaces, exercise in faith settings and interventions in schoolsA project in the UK which included young people designing their own play spaces has led to what researchers say is the highest increase in children’s physical activity ever recorded by an intervention of its kind.The JU:MP programme (Join Us: Move Play) in Bradford, West Yorkshire, recruited children and young people to design play spaces on neglected land near their homes, choosing plants, balance beams, and nature play features, such as stone stacks and earth mounds which encourage imaginative games while keeping maintenance costs down. Continue

Motoring organisations warn of heavy traffic, and delays and cancellations will hit two rail routes out of LondonThe bank holiday getaway is likely to be a tricky one, with transport analysts predicting congested roads and the year’s busiest day so far for departing airports, while long-distance rail passengers dodge the start of more engineering work.Motoring organisations forecast traffic to be at its worst on Friday, with many drivers surveyed apparently taking an extra day off before the long weekend and half-term break for most schools in England and Wales. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/23/road-rail-disruption-bank-holiday-weekend-london Author : Gwyn Topham Transport

Severe weather warning for areas further south as 48,000 stranded and water levels at their highest for 100 yearsAustralia news live: latest politics updatesNSW floods map: record-breaking rain in charts and mapsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe death toll in the New South Wales flood disaster has risen to four after a man’s body was found in a car in flood waters near Coffs Harbour on Friday morning.Police said a passing driver had reported seeing a vehicle that had run off the Orara Way at Nana Glen, about 30km from the mid-north coast city. Officers

Research also shows deprived areas have up to 25 times as many bookmakers and pawnbrokers as affluent high streetsThe number of vape shops on high streets across England has increased by almost 1,200% over the past decade, while deprived areas have up to 25 times as many bookmakers and pawnbrokers as affluent ones, according to research.In 2014, only 33.8% of 317 local authorities in England had a vape shop, rising to 97.2% in 2024. Similarly, in 2014 less than 1% of local authorities in England had 10 or more vape shops, rising to 28% in 2024. Continue reading... Source link

BoM says heavy rainfall will extend south through NSW today with some areas set to receive up to 160mm. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo 12-year-old girls charged over alleged group assault in SydneyTwo girls have been charged over the assault of a man and woman in Sydney’s eastern suburbs yesterday, NSW police have said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/23/australia-news-live-nsw-floods-flooding-rain-forecast-sydney-warragamba-dam-coalition-nationals-liberals-ley-littlepround-ntwnfb Author : Martin Farrer Publish date : 2025-05-22 20:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Scott Mescudi testifies that his Porsche was set on fire by molotov cocktail in 2012Scott Mescudi, known as the rapper Kid Cudi testified on Thursday inthe federal racketeering conspiracy and sex-trafficking trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, alleging that Combs broke into his home in 2011 after discovering that he was dating Combs’s on-again, off-again girlfriend singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, and told the court how a molotov cocktail was thrown at his car a few weeks later.Combs, 55, faces charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. He was arrested in September, and has pleaded

Pam Bondi returns to scene of shooting near Capital Jewish Museum in the city and says it ‘broke my heart’ to speak to Israeli PM about the shooting Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead in Washington DCUS leaders condemn antisemitism after DC shootingExplained: what we know so farIsrael’s foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, has accused unnamed European officials of “toxic antisemitic incitement” he blamed for a hostile climate in which the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington took place, Reuters reports.Israel has faced a blizzard of criticism from Europe of late as it has intensified its military campaign

All members of the senior civil service should receive a 3.25% rise, the government saysThe Conservatives are taking the credit for the near-50% fall in net migration. They say it is the changes to visa rules that they introduced that brought the numbers down.This is from Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary.Net migration has halved - dropped by 430,000 - in 2024 compared to 2023This is thanks to measures put in place by the last Conservative GovernmentThis drop is because of the visa rule changes that I put in place.Labour will try to claim credit for these figures but they

Netanyahu says it is necessary to ‘avoid a humanitarian crisis in order to preserve our freedom of operational action’ in Gaza.French president Emmanuel Macron said he had contacted his Israeli counterpart after the killings of two Israeli embassy staff members in Washington DC. Macron posted on X:To President @Isaac_Herzog, I extended our thoughts to the families and loved ones of the victims.Nothing can justify such violence. My thoughts go to their loved ones, their colleagues, and the State of Israel.There is and should be no place in our societies for hatred, extremism, or antisemitism. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/may/22/israel-gaza-war-aid-netanyahu-hamas-middle-east-crisis-live-news

Friedrich Merz visits Lithuania today to mark the official formation of Germany’s first permanent overseas military unit since the second world warRomania’s Constitutional Court has rejected the defeated ultranationalist candidate’s request to annul the presidential vote as a result of foreign interference.Despite conceding the defeat on Sunday night, George Simion later filed his challenge in a bid to overturn the result which saw him lose to liberal Bucharest mayor Nicuşor Dan. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/may/22/europe-news-latest-germany-russia-ukraine-nato Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-05-22 07:55:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Homicides are under investigation, police say during press conference, after fatal shooting of man and woman Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead near Washington DC Jewish museum – homeland security secretaryUS Speaker Mike Johnson on the shooting:I’ve been informed of the tragic shooting that occurred outside of the Capitol Jewish Museum tonight in Washington D.C. We are monitoring the situation as more details become known and lifting up the victim’s families in our prayers.Yoni Kalin and Katie Kalisher were inside the museum when they heard gunshots and a man came inside looking distressed, they said. Kalin said people came to

Liberals agree to postpone announcement of shadow cabinet in attempt to broker agreement two days after dramatic split. Follow today’s news liveNSW floods map: record-breaking rain in charts and mapsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMinns says community ‘no doubt bracing’ for more bad news after flooding deathThe NSW premier is “bracing for more tough news” following news of a death in the state’s inundated mid-north coast.It’s devastating for that man and his family and his friends. a tight-knit community on the mid-north coast, and to lose anyone in these natural disasters is obviously horrifying. So

President says he will speak with advisers about taking public firms that support about 70% of US mortgagesUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump said he will make a decision in the near future about taking Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public, a move which he said he is giving “very serious consideration”.In a post on Truth Social, the US president said he will speak with treasury secretary, Scott Bessent; commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick; and federal housing finance director, William Pulte, about doing so. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/21/trump-fannie-mae-freddie-mac Author : Coral Murphy Marcos and agencies Publish date :

US president ambushes Cyril Ramaphosa with videos and papers claiming to support false allegations amid questions over refugee status for white AfrikanersTrump ambushes South African president in Oval OfficeAnalysis: Trump’s claims ignore reality in South AfricaA federal judge has rejected a bid by the US treasury department to cancel a union contract covering tens of thousands of IRS staff, Reuters reports, in an early blow to Donald Trump’s efforts to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many federal workers.US district judge Danny Reeves in Lexington, Kentucky, said in a written opinion late on Tuesday that the department lacked legal standing to

After months of mounting anger from voters and pressure from MPs No 10 accepted a change had to be madeRarely are British voters united by one issue, but Labour MPs returning to Westminster after the local election campaign this month all reported a single policy dominating all others: cuts to the winter fuel allowance.“It is all people wanted to talk about on the doorstep,” said one. “Some were upset about the coming cuts to disability benefits, some were exercised by immigration. But everyone was angry about winter fuel payments.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/21/its-all-people-wanted-to-talk-about-how-labour-u-turned-on-winter-fuel-payment-cut Author : Kiran Stacey Political

National Parking Platform where motorists can pay for all parking on single app to launch ‘as soon as possible’ For motorists fed up with having to wrestle with a phone full of apps to pay for parking their car, relief could finally be in sight with a unified app.Lengthy delays have dogged a government-funded initiative, the National Parking Platform (NPP), designed to let people use one app to pay for all their parking instead of having to sign up to a plethora of services. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/may/21/uk-wide-parking-app-to-be-rolled-out-by-industry-bodies-after-pilot-scheme Author : Rupert Jones Publish date : 2025-05-21 16:55:00 Copyright

Downing Street unable to say how many more pensioners would receive winter fuel payments or when changes would come inYouGov has published more details of its polling on the electorate’s relationship with Labour, as covered in the Sky News report mentioned earlier. (See 10.06am.)It shows that Reform UK supporters are most likely to think that Labour is trying hard to appeal to them – but least likely to say they would respond positively. Only 4% of Reform UK supporters say they would consider voting Labour, the poll says.I ask her if there will be any changes as demanded by MPs

Twenty-eight-year-old polar bear, who had been at Highland Wildlife Park since 2015, is euthanised on vets’ adviceThe UK’s oldest polar bear, and the first in the country to give birth to a cub in 25 years, has been put down because of age-related health problems.Victoria was 28 and had been kept in Highland Wildlife Park near Aviemore in the Scottish Highlands since 2015. Vets at the park took the decision to euthanise her on Tuesday morning after an assessment about her quality of life and wellbeing. Since December she had been receiving geriatric care after showing signs of arthritis. Continue

Case came to supreme court after court of appeal determined the term ‘open-air recreation’ included campingWild camping will be allowed on Dartmoor after the supreme court ruled that a multimillionaire landowner was wrong to ban it on his land.Dartmoor was – until the legal action – the only place in England where wild camping without the permission of the landowner was enshrined in law. In Scotland, people have enjoyed this right since 2003. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/21/wild-camping-on-dartmoor-is-legal-supreme-court-rules Author : Helena Horton Environment reporter Publish date : 2025-05-21 09:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The European Union said it would review its trade cooperation deal with Israel over the blockade of Gaza, while the UK suspended free-trade negotiationsIsrael still blocking aid for Gaza despite promise to lift siege, says UNA car has been struck by an Israeli drone in southern Lebanon near Tyre according to reports. Lebanon’s National News Agency said the attack happened on the Al-Hawsh-Ain Baal road. Israeli news service Kan reported that one person had been killed.The former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert has said that what Israel “is doing now in Gaza, is very close to a war crime” during

NSW premier Chris Minns says service not ‘good enough’ as delays continue on Wednesday after high-voltage wire fell on train, crippling networkAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier has called for an independent review as hundreds of thousands of Sydney commuters continue to face severe disruptions after a high-voltage wire collapsed on to a train on Tuesday afternoon, crippling the city’s rail network.Chris Minns also announced a fare-free day for Monday to compensate commuters who faced chaotic train platforms, long bus queues and Uber surge pricing as

Two days of heavy rainfall still on way as SES carries out 130 rescues amid floods in Taree and nearby areasAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastResidents of the mid-north coast of New South Wales have described anxious waits for rescue in the dark as unprecedented flooding inundates homes and businesses across the region.The State Emergency Service has performed 130 rescues in the past 24 hours, the bulk of those occurring in Taree, Wingham and Glenthorne.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/21/nsw-weather-bom-warns-of-lots-of-flooding-to-come-on-mid-north-coast Author :

Uinversity students’ mental health and wellbeing must be ‘prioritised alongside their studies’, argue campaignersA review of student suicides in England dodged “the real issues” with universities, the parents of a student who killed herself before a class presentation have said.The national review of higher education student suicide deaths, commissioned by the Department for Education, heard that families suffered “distressing experiences” at the hands of university administrators, and concluded that universities owed a “duty of candour” to relatives, including greater transparency and involvement.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email [email protected] or [email protected]. In

Wednesday’s power outage at Strathfield still causing delays across the system. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney trains still disrupted after yesterday’s power failureSydney commuters face widespread disruption this morning as the city’s train network recovers after a high-voltage wire fell on to the top of a train at Strathfield yesterday afternoon, trapping 300 passengers and sparking chaotic scenes during the evening rush. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/21/australia-news-live-sydney-train-delays-taree-nsw-floods-coalition-breakup-david-littleproud-sussan-ley-nationals-liberals-ntwnfb Author : Martin Farrer Publish date : 2025-05-20 20:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Hospital plans to keep Adriana Smith on life support until August, when doctors will deliver baby via C-sectionThe fetus of a brain dead Georgia woman who is being kept alive to carry out her pregnancy is continuing to grow, the woman’s mother said late Monday, days after the controversial case exploded into the national news and sparked questions about the ethics of using the state’s anti-abortion law to keep a woman with no chance of recovery on life support.“He has his toes, arms, limbs – everything is forming,” the mother, April Newkirk, told the local news station 11Alive. “We’re just