New analysis shows local council funding per child has been slashed by a third since 2010, leaving thousands who are at risk of neglect and abuse ‘slipping through cracks and into crisis’ Via: Cuts to children's services are pushing young people into violence and exploitation, experts warn
Data from thousands of men and women shows rest is at its worst three months after birthStarting a family is a well-known way to make a good night’s sleep a distant dream, but new research suggests the parental yawns might go on for six years.Researchers tracking the sleep of thousands Read more
Billy Porter showed that life imitates art on Sunday night, when the 49-year-old singer/actor put on a jaw-dropping display on the Oscars red carpet in Hollywood. Via: Oscars red carpet: Pose star Billy Porter stuns in tuxedo gown
Theresa May said it was still ‘in our grasp’ to leave the bloc on schedule despite Donald Tusk urging her to admit that delay was the ‘rational solution’. Via: May meets Merkel at Egypt summit amid Brexit scramble
Heavily pregnant Meghan cut a casual figure in jeans and a Breton t-shirt as she arrived at an equestrian sports centre with Prince Harry on the couples final day in Morocco. Via: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit an equestrian centre in Rabat
It was unveiled at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona – the world’s biggest mobile technology showcase – and is said to cost $699. Nokia announced three other Android smartphones. Via: Nokia unveils its PureView smartphone with FIVE cameras
The Burning Man festival, which began in 1986, draws thousands of people to Nevada’s Black Rock Desert every year and has inspired similar events in Israel and South Africa. Via: Burning Man events around the world inspired by Nevada's showpiece
Mrs May strikes the cue ball twice, making a foul shot. Via: Theresa May plays illegal shot during pool game with Italian PM
Over-by-over coverage of the one-day match in GrenadaEngland Women lose ODI series after heavy defeat by IndiaEmail michael.butler@theguardian.com | Tweet @michaelbutler18 1.58pm GMT The covers are coming off! Hopefully we’ll have the toss and team news with you imminently. While we’ve been waiting, Mark Wood has been describing – in Read more
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including Theresa May’s press conference at the EU-Arab summit in Sharm El Sheikh 1.57pm GMT Here are the main points from Theresa May’s press conference. On the procedural point, it is possible to do it either way. PM just won’t Read more