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Love Island contestants need better mental health provisions (Image: ITV) SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info "We need to protect these people. Ideally, some online abusers, those so-called 'keyboard warriors', need to be prosecuted as a deterrent." The current series of Love Island, the eighth, ended on Monday night, clocking up millions of viewers, including an extraordinary 250 million internet streams on ITV Hub, a record. Related articles ITV backlash as Love Island hit with Ofcom complaints over ‘bullying' Linda Nolan compares Celeb Big Brother to ‘witness protection scheme’ The victors, Davide and Ekin-Su, may have won the £50,000 prize but the season was again blighted by controversy. Women's charities … [Read more...] about ‘Mental health crisis’ at the heart of reality TV Dr Rachael Molitor warns

Putin warns Finland and Sweden on installing Nato infrastructure SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Satellite images appear to show that more than 100 vehicles have been moved from the Alakurtti military base near the Finnish border, according to Euromaidan press. The vehicles likely have been moved to Ukraine as Russian losses mount there. Dozens of armoured personnel carriers and other vehicles, along with 800 - 1000 soldiers are reported to have left. Russian expert Marko Eklund said: “It is very likely that they were sent by train to Ukraine.” Russia has not announced any troop movements from the base. Trending Putin has pulled forces from the Finnish border. (Image: GETTY) The news comes as Canada … [Read more...] about Ukraine: Putin humiliated as forces retreat from Finnish border as NATO threat erupts

By James McCarthy Published 18 December 2021 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic Worried gym owners fear new Covid restrictions could mean they lose their homes. One said they thought they would already be homeless, had they not taken on full-time work as a hospital physiotherapist. Another said they feared losing everything next year if the situation did not improve. The Welsh government said the measures were designed to stop the spread of the virus and protect people's health. Gyms and other businesses will have to reintroduce social distancing, along with other measures including one-way systems from 27 December. Mark Drakeford 'storm' warning prompts nightclub closures Q&A: What are the new Covid rules for Wales? Welsh festive sport verdict on Monday The rules are part of measures … [Read more...] about Covid in Wales: Gym owners fear homelessness amid new restrictions

Just over a decade ago, the “Harry Potter” effect was credited for sparking something of a renaissance for British boarding schools, which had seen a steady decline in numbers over the previous twenty years. Several of the country's leading institutions set about building new boarding houses to cope with the surge in demand from a generation of children - and parents - who wanted to re-create the enchantment of boarding schools conjured by J. K. Rowling’s novels. But now the chair of the Boarding School Association (BSA) has said that the Hogwarts-inspired wave of popularity is waning, and institutions must think about ways to modernise their image to attract new students. Leo Winkley, headmaster of St Peter’s School in York, one of the oldest boarding schools in the country, said that the “Harry Potter effect created something of a boarding school revival but it cast a false spell”, adding that schools need not seek to “bamboozle” children or their parents into boarding. … [Read more...] about Boarding schools no longer need ‘Harry Potter effect’ to inspire children, leading headmaster says

The FIA will step in to reduce the porpoising affecting Formula 1 cars this season "in the interests of safety", the sport's governing body has announced. Many teams across the grid have struggled with the problem this season, with a new aerodynamic design of the cars having an unfortunate side effect. The bouncing of the cars has not only affected the performance of some cars, but it has caused discomfort for drivers. Several have now come out to suggest changes need to be made to car designs in the interest of safety. That follows a particularly bumpy Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton the most affected as his bouncing Mercedes left him with severe back pain. His team-mate George Russell has also been particularly vocal about this issue, having suffered a lot of porpoising in his own car over the Baku weekend. They have been supported by the likes of Ferrari 's Carlos Sainz and Daniel Ricciardo of McLaren in calling for the drivers' safety and … [Read more...] about Mercedes get their wish as FIA steps in to reduce porpoising after Lewis Hamilton agony

The family of Archie Battersbee have said they "want something good to come out of this tragedy" as they vowed to call for "change". The 12-year-old died on Saturday in the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, after weeks of legal wrangling. In a statement, released through the Christian Legal Centre, which has been supporting the family's case, the family said: "Yesterday we lost our beautiful boy, Archie. He has fought against all the odds since April, and we are so proud of him. "We are thankful for the huge amount of support we've received from so many different people. We are grateful to our legal team and others who have stood with us as we have faced these difficult challenges. "We want something good to come out of this tragedy and the horrendous experience we have been put through by the system. "No parent or family must go through this again. We have been forced to fight a relentless legal battle by the Hospital Trust while faced with an unimaginable … [Read more...] about Archie Battersbee’s family ‘backed into a corner by the system’ as they vow to fight for change

Britney Spears hits back as ex Kevin Federline says kids find nude selfies 'tough'. (Image: Getty/Instagram Britney Spears) SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Britney Spears, 40, has spoken out after her husband of three years, Kevin Federline, 44, said that their children, Jayden, 15, and Sean, 16, haven’t seen her for “months”. In a new interview, Kevin said: “The boys have decided they are not seeing her right now. Related articles Jamie Redknapp issues urgent plea for help on holiday Brooklyn Beckham sides with wife Nicola as she cries in cryptic post “It’s been a few months since they’ve seen her. They made the decision not to go to her wedding.” Kevin also said Britney’s nude selfies have been “tough” … [Read more...] about Britney Spears hits back as ex Kevin Federline says kids find nude selfies ‘tough’

The family of Archie Battersbee have called for a review to be held following the young boy's death, saying they want "something good to come out of this tragedy". The 12-year-old, who had been in a coma since April, died in the Royal London Hospital on Saturday after weeks of legal wrangling resulted in his life-sustaining treatment being stopped. He was being kept alive by a combination of medical interventions, including ventilation and drug treatments. Doctors treating Archie for the last four months declared him as "brain-stem dead" but his family had argued for his life support treatment to continue in the hope he would eventually recover. His parents had made bids to the High Court, Court of Appeal and European Court of Human Rights to have him transferred to a hospice to die, but these were all rejected. Now, Archie's family have vowed to call for "change" to ensure nobody else goes through such a "horrendous experience". "We want something good to come out … [Read more...] about Archie Battersbee’s family vow to call for change following 12-year-old’s death

Immigration lawyers are dealing with a lot right now: large caseloads, court challenges, regulations in dispute. One of the most significant things in flux is the Flores settlement agreement, the 1997 consent decree that has governed the conditions under which migrant children can be detained. Among other things, a 2015 interpretation of that agreement calls on the government to release children into family custody or a licensed program after 20 days. On August 21, the Trump administration announced a rule change to Flores that would lift the 20-day cap and expand family detention. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have challenged the change in court, and it must still be reviewed by U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee, in California, before it goes into effect. For lawyers working with detained migrants, the result is profound uncertainty. One of those lawyers is Hardy Vieux, who leads the legal work of Human Rights First, an advocacy group that provides legal … [Read more...] about What Immigration Attorneys Are Telling Their Clients Now: ‘Brace Yourselves’