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Many adults are not aware of the scale of the UK’s primary school reading gap, a survey has found. Nearly three in five (59%) UK adults are unaware that a quarter of children leave primary school not able to read well, the survey commissioned by Bookmark Reading Charity found. Only a third of adults (33%) said they were aware one in eight children aged five to eight does not own […]

Rightmove recorded its busiest ever Boxing Day for website visits in December 2025, in signs of a bigger-than-usual housing market bounce. Visits to Rightmove nearly doubled (a 93% increase) between the quietest day of the year – Christmas Day – and Boxing Day, as house hunters swapped board games and Christmas treats for property searches. New buyer and seller activity on Boxing Day in 2025 was busiest in the South […]

A number of apps that can be downloaded onto smartphones and tablets have been recommended to help people with asthma manage their condition. The platforms can slash the risk of hospital visits, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice). New draft guidance from the NHS spending watchdog recommends the use of eight apps on the health service for the next three years while further evidence is […]

Donald Trump has been discussing a “range of options” to acquire Greenland, the White House has said, after Sir Keir Starmer joined European leaders in insisting the US president must climb down from threats to take over the territory. Using the US military is “always an option” for the president to consider, a statement released by the White House also said. Mr Trump has insisted that taking over Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish […]

Nearly half of adult pornography users have accessed sites without age checks since new verification rules came into force, research suggests. A poll by the Lucy Faithfull Foundation (LFF) found that since the law changed in July, 45% of 1,469 people who use pornography had gone on websites without age checks to avoid putting in their personal information. The charity fears that adults who want to avoid giving their identity […]