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Obesity levels among children due to the pandemic could end up costing more than £8 billion, research suggests. A new study found obesity in England rose significantly among four to five-year-olds and those aged 10 to 11 between 2019/20 and 2020/21 – at the height of the spread of coronavirus. While more recent figures show a slight drop in obesity levels during primary school, the proportion of obese children aged 10 to 11 is still […]

Liverpool booked their place in the Carabao Cup final as they capitalised on their first-leg advantage and held a spirited Fulham to a 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage. Luis Diaz’s opener was cancelled out by Issa Diop but the Red’s dug deep in the second leg to claim a 3-2 aggregate victory. Liverpool will face Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea at Wembley on February 25, two years after defeating the Blues in both the […]

New legislation to tackle zombie-style knives will be introduced in Parliament today The Home Secretary has defended the Government’s record on tackling knife crime as he announced next steps to ban zombie-style knives. Fresh legislation is set to be introduced to Parliament on Thursday, which James Cleverly said seeks to “close that loophole” on outlawing the weapons. Zombie-style knives were first banned in 2016 but ministers hope these tighter measures […]

Chelsea put defeat in their Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Middlesbrough behind them to book a first Wembley appearance since 2022 with a ruthless 6-1 win at Stamford Bridge. Four first-half goals for Mauricio Pochettino’s side effectively ended the tie as a contest as a Jonny Howson own goal and strikes from Enzo Fernandez, Axel Disasi and Cole Palmer showed a clinical side to Chelsea rarely seen this season. […]

EasyJet said it reduced its losses in the final three months of 2023 despite suffering a £40 million hit from the Hamas-Israel conflict. The airline recorded a loss before tax of £126 million between October and December last year, down from £133 million during the same period in 2022. Passenger numbers increased by 14% year-on-year. The airline said it suffered a “direct impact of £40 million” in the quarter due […]

The Government borrowed less money last month than in any December in four years but debt remains at historical highs, new data suggested. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that public sector net borrowing hit £7.8 billion during the month. That was £8.4 billion less than a year earlier and the lowest in any December since 2019. Experts had expected it to reach £11.4 billion. A year ago changes […]

Storm Jocelyn will thrash the UK with more wind and rain after Storm Isha left two people dead and one seriously injured. Another weather system will bring windy weather on Tuesday night and into Wednesday for much of the northern half of the country, The Met Office said. Amber and yellow weather warnings for wind have been issued covering much of the UK, together with yellow warnings for rain covering […]

More than two million people will have their gas and electricity cut off this winter because they cannot afford to top up their prepayment meter, Citizens Advice has said. The charity said it was concerned that having no gas and electricity would not be a “one-off” experience for many, after finding that 1.7 million people disconnected at least once a month last year. Some 800,000 people went for more than […]