A glass of clean drinking water contains 10 million ‘good’ bacteria, which may help purify the water and keep it safe, a new study has claimed. Researchers have found that our drinking water is to a large extent purified by millions of “good bacteria” found in water pipes and purification plants. So far, the knowledge about them has been practically ...

Opting for a vaginal birth can make your baby healthier as researchers have found that this practice is beneficial for inter-generational transfer of the microbiome from mother to infant, which is crucial for the newborn to build strong immunity. Perturbation of the microbiome environment in the gut during pregnancy, delivery and early infancy could impact the developing baby’s early microbiome ...

The 24-hour Tube strike due to start tomorrow evening and last most of Wednesday was dramatically called off this afternoon. Leaders of the RMT decided to suspend the strike after receiving a revised offer from London Underground (LU) in the bitter Night Tube and pay dispute. All other Tube unions decided last week to suspend the strikes to allow further ...

Too few teachers – particularly history teachers – are being trained to teach the Holocaust in England, the Education Select Committee says. Although good Holocaust teaching material is available, the majority of teachers are “self-taught” with little professional development, MPs say. They also call for steps to be taken to preserve the words of Holocaust survivors for future generations. Ministers ...

The government is looking at calls to take in thousands of unaccompanied refugee children who have made it into Europe, a Cabinet minister says. Charities have been calling on the UK to admit 3,000 child refugees as part of its response to the migrant crisis. International Development Secretary Justine Greening said ministers were considering “whether we can do more” for ...

Four people have been killed and at least two others injured in shootings at a school and a property in northern Canada that prime minister Justin Trudeau described as “every parent’s worst nightmare”. The gunman is suspected of first shooting his two brothers at home before opening fire at the remote community high school in La Loche, Saskatchewan, a family ...

Four people have been killed and at least two others injured in shootings at a school and a property in northern Canada that prime minister Justin Trudeau described as “every parent’s worst nightmare”. The gunman is suspected of first shooting his two brothers at home before opening fire at the remote community high school in La Loche, Saskatchewan, a family ...

From the deep south to New York City, a powerful, far-reaching winter stormspread snow, ice, accidents, injuries and deaths on Saturday, as it continued a path north-east. Since Friday, an estimated 50 million people in 2o states have heard winter weather warnings, watches or advisories. Early Saturday morning, the blizzard moved into some of the nation’s largest cities, with gale-force ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah :   The UK will provide £30million in new funding to help the most vulnerable people, including children and infants, arriving in Europe and fleeing the Syrian conflict, the International Development Secretary for the UK Justine Greening has announced. Meeting the urgent needs of around 27,000 children that have fled to the Balkans, Greece, and Italy, the ...

David Cameron has held a meeting in Downing Street with the jailed former president of the Maldives and his lawyer, Amal Clooney. Mohamed Nasheed thanked the Prime Minister for his support after he was temporarily released from prison to allow him to travel to London for back surgery. The Maldives government has requested that Mr Nasheed return to the islands ...