Dangerous Baby-Sleep Advice Given to Parents by Self-Described Experts, Secret Filming Reveals
A BBC investigation uncovered that self‑described infant‑sleep experts on Instagram are giving parents advice that directly contradicts NHS safe‑sleep guidelines, including recommending prone sleeping and placing towels or muslins in cribs. The undercover footage showed Alison Scott‑Wright advising a newborn to sleep on its front and Lisa Clegg suggesting rolled‑up towels, both practices linked to higher SIDS and suffocation risk. Parents paid up to £500 (≈ $635) for these consultations, highlighting a lucrative but unregulated market. Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced plans to restrict the use of the term “nurse” to qualified professionals, aiming to curb such dangerous misinformation.
New University Free Speech Complaints System to Come Into Force This Year
England's government will introduce a free‑speech complaints system for universities next academic year, allowing staff to lodge grievances directly with the Office for Students. From April 2027, institutions that fail to protect free expression could be fined up to £500,000...
Ulster University to Cut up to 450 Jobs
Ulster University announced plans to cut up to 450 jobs, representing roughly 15% of its 3,100‑strong workforce. The cuts are intended to generate savings of about £25 million (≈ $32 million) amid an operating deficit of £20.2 million (≈ $26 million) on revenues of £304 million (≈ $386 million)....
'Children with Maths Dyslexia Are Set up to Fail'
Children with dyscalculia – a math‑specific learning disability affecting roughly one in 20 people – are facing systemic barriers in UK schools. Parents like Lucy McGill are paying private assessments of about £1,200 (≈$1,500) and specialist tutoring because the government...
Colleges to Share £175m to Meet Future Jobs Need
The UK government is allocating £175 million (approximately $219 million) to three West Midlands colleges under the Technical Excellence Colleges (TECs) programme. City of Wolverhampton College, Newcastle and Stafford College Group, and Birmingham Metropolitan College will become hubs for advanced manufacturing, digital,...
Aberdeen University Staff Begin 10 More Days of Strikes
University of Aberdeen staff have begun a further ten days of strike action, adding to four days already taken last month. The walkouts, organized by the University and College Union, focus on the university's refusal to rule out compulsory redundancies...
Deep-Fried Food Banned in New Plans for School Dinners
The UK Department for Education announced that, from September 2027, deep‑fried foods will be banned and high‑sugar items limited to once a week in English schools. Menus must feature more fruit, vegetables and whole‑grain options, and sweetened desserts will be...
The Parents Using Play to Stop Children Getting 'Trapped' By Screens
The UK government has introduced new guidance limiting screen time for children under five to one hour per day and prohibiting unsupervised screen use for under‑twos. Parents across the country, such as the Leeds Dads group, are creating weekend outings...
New School Will Mean 15 Hours Travelling, Say Mums
Parents on Mersea Island in Essex were allocated to Paxman Academy, nine miles from their home, instead of their first‑choice Thomas Lord Audley School. The new placement forces their 11‑year‑old daughters to endure over an hour each way on a...
'If My Kids Didn't Have Screen Time, I'd Never Get Anything Done'
British parents are divided over screen‑time policies as health‑strapped mother Maddy Alexander‑Grout relies on unrestricted device use to cope with her Hashimoto’s disease and fibromyalgia, while others report meltdowns when screens are removed. Experts and parents alike note that excessive,...
Bereaved Parents Call for Stricter Minibus Rules
Bereaved parents Liz and Steve Fitzgerald are urging the UK government to tighten school minibus safety after their daughter Claire died in a 1993 crash that claimed 12 pupils and a teacher. They, alongside MP Sarah Edwards, propose that any...