More than a quarter of London‘s black 15 to 24-year-olds were stopped and searched by police during the coronavirus lockdown – with more than eight out of ten frisks resulting in no further action. Some 21,950 searches were carried out on young black men between March and May, but less than 20 per cent of … Read more
British holidaymakers jetting to Ibiza or Majorca will have to wear face masks whenever they leave their hotel rooms, it emerged today. Governors responsible for the Balearic Islands confirmed they were tightening the rules hours after Catalonia became the first Spanish region since the end of the country’s state of emergency to make them obligatory … Read more
Grizzly bears that live near humans are 7.5 TIMES more likely to die young than those in the wild, with only one in 30 making it to 14-years-old A study tracked 2,669 grizzly bears in British Columbia between 1979 and 2019 Grizzly bears that lived near towns and cities were more likely to die young … Read more
Graduates and jobseekers have welcomed the Government’s £2billion ‘Kickstart’ scheme to create more jobs for young people. Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the fund will subsidise six-month work placements for people on Universal Credit aged between 16 and 24, who are deemed to be at risk of long-term unemployment. The Kickstart programme was revealed in today’s … Read more
Government will pay wages of up to 300,000 young people to keep them off the dole as part of Rishi Sunak’s £2bn plan to prevent unemployment surge during Covid-19 recession Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to announce a mini-budget on Wednesday The plan will set out how Britain’s economy will recover from the COVID-19 crisis … Read more
Online sports betting has become a ‘public health issue’ that is driving young men into huge debt, getting them blacklisted by payday loans and ruining their family lives, new study claims New study from the University of Bath interview young men who bet on sports Subjects kept a 30-day diary of all their sports bets … Read more
Companies will get a £1,000 cash bonus for every young person they hire as Rishi Sunak prepares to unveil a £111million boost for the traineeship scheme in ‘mini-budget’ Employers will be given a £1,000 cash bonus for every 16-24-year-old hired The cash is to be capped at 10 employees – or £10,000 First time firms … Read more
As my plane took off, I looked down wistfully for one last time at the city I love so much, with its skyscrapers, its ferries and its fabulous fizzing energy. I was bidding farewell to Hong Kong. At the age of 26, I was leaving my home, my parents, my two brothers and my friends … Read more
Neil Young objects to Donald Trump using his songs at Mount Rushmore event: ‘This is NOT ok with me’ By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 05:36 BST, 4 July 2020 | Updated: 05:36 BST, 4 July 2020 Neil Young has taken to Twitter to voice his objections to the Trump campaign using his songs at an event. … Read more
Blair-era target to send 50 percent of young people to university is axed as cash for apprenticeships is boosted in Rishi Sunak’s ‘mini-budget’ Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce increased funding for apprenticeships Gavin Williamson will formally abandon the 50 per cent target next week The 50 per cent target set by Tony Blair has been … Read more