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Jump to content Sign up to our newslettersSubscribe News Sports Voices Culture Lifestyle Travel Premium NewsUKCrime Tara Cobham,Stuti Mishra Sunday 18 June 2023 13:18 Close Police at the scene in Bedfont, Hounslow where a three-year-old boy and a girl, 11, are among four people who have been found dead in a flat in west London Tributes have been paid to a lovely 11-year-old girl after a family of four was found dead at a flat in west London on Friday afternoon, as police launched a homicide probe.

According to the latest study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), distracted driving killed at least 3,000 people in 2020.This is undoubtedly a low ball number.The IIHS cautions that distracted driving is almost surely far more likely the cause of accidents than can be clearly quantified "due to the difficulties of proving distraction at the scene of a crash."

If your apartment-dwelling Australian Shepard or Border Collie is destroying your shoes and nipping at your toddler's heels, it's not just because he's a herding dog, according to new research from the University of Helsinki in Finland.To finally put to rest the age-old myth that all dogs of a certain breed display the same character traits - like all pit bulls are aggressive man-eaters or dachshunds are super chill family dogs because of their breed - the research team examined data collected from more than 11,500 dogs to determine if members of the same breed all show the same personality characteristics.

Most parents have been told that verbal communication with infants and toddlers can improve developmental outcomes.However, new research shows that talking to your toddler might be more critical than previously thought.According to a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, the brains of toddlers whose parents talk to them frequently are structurally different from those whose parents aren't as chatty.

CLIMATEWIRE | HELENA, Mont.Young people suing Montana for embracing fossil fuels will wrap up their case Friday, closing out a week of bashing officials for ignoring climate effects they say are warming the state's famed fishing rivers, melting its iconic glaciers and harming its youngest residents.

Her name was Molly.Fifty years later, Jose Minor still remembers the name of the woman who changed his life.She was a job counselor at the Richmond, California Unemployment Office who asked the 20-year-old, "Well, have you thought about making glasses?We have paid training."Minor had just quit his job after a year working in the operations center at BART, which had opened in September 1972.

It was a sad day in Brooklyn when Ample Hills Creamery closed its doors.Just before last Christmas, the beloved ice cream parlor in Prospect Heights and all 12 of its remaining scoop shops across the country shut down after a decade-long roller-coaster ride of brand-building, bankruptcies and heartbreak.

I don't have any children, but sometimes I eat like one: cheesy beans, generously buttered noodles, waffles for dinner.But what actually makes a recipe kid friendly?When I asked that question of my colleagues with children, a few common descriptors emerged: hearty, familiar, comforting and, well, changeable on a dime.

Gelje Sherpa was attempting to reach the summit of Mount Everest for the sixth time last month when he spotted a descending climber lying in the snow, not talking and in shock.Mr. Sherpa, 30, had performed dozens of rescues in the Himalayas as a guide, but this one was the most difficult, he said.The ill climber was at an elevation of more than 27,200 feet, in an area that is known as the death zone because of the severe cold and oxygen scarcity.

RSV is a seasonal virus that lands tens of thousands of young children in the hospital every year.On Thursday, advisors to the FDA voted in favor of approving a long-acting antibody that protects infants from RSV. Christoph Soeder/Picture Alliance via Getty Images A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration have recommended that the agency approve a new antibody drug to protect infants from serious lung illnesses caused by respiratory syncytial virus, also known as RSV.

Using sunscreen plays a key role in protecting skin from ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun.Namthip Muanthongthae/Getty Images If you find a bottle of sunscreen packed in last year's pool bag, here's a suggestion: Toss it out.Since the active compounds can degrade and lose their effectiveness, slathering on old lotion or spray is one mistake people make when trying to protect their skin.

The case of Madeleine McCann, the British toddler who disappeared from a Portuguese holiday resort 16 years ago, unexpectedly lurched back into life in May 2023 when investigators launched a major search operation at a reservoir in the Algarve.The initiative was instigated by German prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters, who said officials were acting on certain tips from Christian Brueckner, an incarcerated sex offender who lived in the area between 2000 and 2017.

The case of Madeleine McCann, the British toddler who disappeared from a Portuguese holiday resort 16 years ago, unexpectedly lurched back into life this month when investigators launched a major search operation at a reservoir in the Algarve.The initiative was instigated by German prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters, who said officials were acting on certain tips from Christian Brueckner, an incarcerated sex offender who lived in the area between 2000 and 2017.

The case of Madeleine McCann, the British toddler who disappeared from a Portuguese holiday resort 16 years ago, unexpectedly lurched back into life this month when investigators launched a major search operation at a reservoir in the Algarve.The initiative was instigated by German prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters, who said officials were acting on certain tips from Christian Brueckner, an incarcerated sex offender who lived in the area between 2000 and 2017.

The man suspected of stabbing four young children and two adults in a park in the French Alps is facing potential charges Saturday, after an attack that reverberated across France and beyond.The children, between 22 months and 3 years old, remain hospitalized, but the French president expressed hope after speaking to their doctors Friday that their conditions would continue to improve.

Two decades ago, Kathleen Folbigg was convicted of smothering all four of her young children.Australian tabloids called her the country's worst female serial killer.But Ms. Folbigg, who was sentenced to 40 years in prison, insisted she was innocent.And in recent years, a growing number of scientists began to argue that she was telling the truth.

Even in a city where people have adapted the routines of ordinary life to wartime, the spectacle unfolding overhead in Kyiv on Monday was a reminder that while the fighting has been concentrated hundred of miles east, the Ukrainian capital still has a Russian bull's-eye on it.Ballistic missiles began roaring in shortly after 11 a.m. a rare daytime barrage that sent city residents racing for cover and were quickly shot down.

Naomi Rahim/WireImage / Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty It looks like Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Billy Joel isn't in such a New York state of mind these days.The New York native recently listed his trophy property on the very posh Oyster Bay Harbor for a hefty $49 million.The 26-acre estate, known as Middlesea, comprises the original 14-acre property the musician bought for $22.5 million in 2002 and the adjoining parcels he's picked up over the years, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Realtor.comA cute, Cape Cod-style home that was featured on HGTV's "Property Brothers" recently hit the market in Smyrna, GA, for $415,000.Built in 1985, the four-bedroom home boasts 2,625 square feet of living space.The corner-lot property has undergone several recent renovations and is already pending sale.

The case of Madeleine McCann, the British toddler who disappeared from a Portuguese holiday resort 16 years ago, unexpectedly lurched back into life this month when investigators launched a major search operation at a reservoir in the Algarve.The initiative was instigated by German prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters, who said officials were acting on certain tips from Christian Brueckner, an incarcerated sex offender who lived in the area between 2000 and 2017.

Grenfell survivors and bereaved families have described the Prince of Wales as being very passionate about the community getting justice and closure following the devastating blaze.William, who attended last year's memorial marking the fifth anniversary of the blaze, visited Championship football club Queens Park Rangers (QPR) to hear how it provided support in the aftermath of the fire and since.

A secret Home Office policy to detain people with the right to live in the UK at air and seaports has been found to be unlawful in the high court.The policy applied to those with unpaid NHS debts and was only uncovered through evidence gathered from charities and lawyers fighting the cases of two mothers who were repeatedly detained.

As the debt ceiling crisis looms, negotiations are increasingly likely to include Republican demands to tighten work requirements in state Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) programs, which provide cash assistance to families in poverty.Each state runs its own TANF program with considerable discretion over who is eligible and how exactly states spend the funds they receive from a federal block grant.

Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos, who was convicted last year on charges that she defrauded investors of more than $100 million, has lost her latest bid to stay out of prison while she appeals her conviction.Ms. Holmes, whose case cast a harsh light on Silicon Valley's culture of hubris, must report to prison on May 30, a judge ruled after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected her attempt on Tuesday to remain free on bail.