Author: Dave Carter

A new large study has suggested that genetic links are more responsible for fussy eating in children than parenting styles. The latest research continues the work of a previous study of toddlers by suggesting that the tendency to be discerning about food can persist into early adolescence. The UK study compared eating habits in identical… Continue reading Fussy eating caused by genes not parenting – study

Efforts to find Cinnamon the escaped capybara are to resume at Hoo Zoo in Telford, Shropshire, after concerns that she could move on to Ministry of Defence (MoD) land. She escaped from her enclosure on 13 September and has been living in zoo-owned woodland outside the site’s perimeter since. Cinnamon has been spotted by drones… Continue reading Cinnamon the capybara in Telford faces fresh capture attempt by zoo

A 70-year-old woman has pled guilty to causing the death of an eight-month-old baby by dangerous driving in a crash outside a hospital. Mabli Cariad Hall, from Neath, died four days after a car hit her pram outside the Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, in June 2023. Bridget Curtis, from Begelly, Pembrokeshire, appeared in court,… Continue reading Mabli Hall death: Woman admits hospital crash dangerous driving

Reports of technical problems affecting Sky Glass TVs and Sky streaming services started to emerge on Thursday evening with hundreds of customers experiencing issues. Many users found it impossible to get their devices to work properly or even switch on. The number of reports of issues on outage monitor site Downdetector had risen substantially to… Continue reading Sky Glass customers complain as TVs won't turn on

Daisy Edgar-Jones, star of Normal People, Twisters, and Where The Crawdads Sing, has landed a role in the forthcoming eight-week run of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof at the Almeida theatre in London. Set to take place from 10 December, the performance will see Edgar-Jones alongside Lenny James, best known for his work on… Continue reading Daisy Edgar-Jones and Kingsley Ben-Adir to star in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

A “serious” lorry fire has caused significant traffic delays of up to two-and-a-half hours on a stretch of the M25. National Highways has reported a 12-mile (19.3km) backlog of traffic between junction five near Sevenoaks in Kent and junction six near Godstone in Surrey. Two lanes of the clockwise carriageway have been closed, with the… Continue reading M25: Twelve miles of traffic following “serious” lorry fire

Public borrowing in the UK increased to £13.7bn in August, the highest level for the month since the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020. The difference between government spending and tax revenue rose by £3.3bn from the same month last year, according to official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Although tax earnings grew during… Continue reading Government borrowing in August highest since Covid

After being adopted in the 1930s, an 87-year-old woman named Gladys Johnston discovered the true identities of her biological parents and met living relatives who she had never known existed. Johnston was adopted when she was only three years old from an Irish orphanage and lived as an only child in the Scottish Highlands. At… Continue reading Woman adopted in the 1930s learns identities of birth parents at the age of 87

A group of schoolboys who sang on Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem recording in 1963 were brought back together thanks to an advertisement in a local newspaper by Decca Records calling for surviving members to come forward. The Requiem recording sold 200,000 copies in just five months, winning Britten two Grammy Awards. The choir from London’s… Continue reading Benjamin Britten's War Requiem choir reunites, thanks to local newspaper ad

Consumer confidence in the UK dropped sharply in September, raising concerns about the impact of talk of Budget cuts and tax hikes. The GfK Consumer Confidence Index fell by seven points to -20, with major declines in the areas of perception of the general economy, propensity for big purchases, and expectations for future personal finances.… Continue reading Consumer confidence tumbles ahead of Budget