U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced major steps to promote the health of American children through school meals. The nutrition standards for school meals will be gradually updated to provide less sugar and more flexibility in menu planning between fall 2025 and fall 2027. The department arrived at these changes after listening carefully to … Read more
Rishi Sunak has outlined a series of reforms aimed at those on PIP, Universal Credit, legacy benefits or those on long-term illness, with the aim of reining in escalating costs and tackling issues such as inactivity, long-term illness and benefits fraud. The Prime Minister described the overhaul of the welfare system as a “moral mission” … Read more
Nepal has banned the use of TikTok in the country, fearing its content was “harmful to social harmony”. The country has joined neighboring India in suspending use of the video-sharing app, which is operated from China. Nepal’s Communications Minister Rekha Sharma said: “It disrupts social harmony and disrupts family structures and social relations.” “The decision … Read more
Steve Harmison (left) and Andrew Flintoff (right) both have talented teenagers – Getty Images/Tom Shaw It only took three punches for Rocky Flintoff to set social media on fire. Flintoff lowered his head as he pulled the ball, with the power and timing to launch it over midwicket, and hit three sixes for Lancashire’s second … Read more
The Senate voted 79-18 on Tuesday evening in favor of a landmark bill that would give China’s ByteDance a year to divest TikTok or the app would be banned by the US. The next stop is the office of President Joe Biden, who has promised to sign it. The long-discussed measure is fraught with political … Read more
In a bid to reduce the amount of microplastics entering the UK environment, the government has announced it will introduce a ban on the sale of wet wipes containing plastic in the country. Steve Barclay, the Environment Secretary, announced steps being taken to ban the supply and sale of wet wipes containing plastic. It comes … Read more
It felt just right to sit among the railwayana of Pullman’s vintage tea room, sipping from a cup and saucer and eating a toasted tea cake. All very quaint and English. Although with a bit of wheeling and dealing – the Art Nouveau lamp on my table was for sale if I had £165 to … Read more
(Getty Images) As Liverpool prepare for a derby that could decide the title race, there are already comments on the training pitch about how Everton will inevitably play above themselves. That would be quite an increase, however, as Sean Dyche’s side has been largely dismal. They may have won against Nottingham Forest this weekend, but … Read more
