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‘Helicopter parenting’ linked to bad behaviour at school – study
- Education
- June 19, 2018, 08:30
Children with over-controlling parents are more likely to struggle at school and act up in the classroom, a study has found. Researchers said so-call(...)

Money, narcissism, risk-taking and testosterone levels
- Health & Family
- May 8, 2018, 08:01
I bought my first hotel when I was 13. Installed in London’s Mayfair, I flaunted my wealth shamelessly . . . then I was jailed. I neither passed “Go” (...)

US scientists in bold attempt to permanently change patient’s DNA
- Health & Family
- November 15, 2017, 08:51
Scientists for the first time have tried editing a gene inside the body in an attempt to permanently change a person’s DNA to try to cure a disease. (...)

Vaccines may struggle as new flu strains emerge
- Health
- October 23, 2017, 01:00
The Health Service Executive is bracing itself for a winter flu crisis, following signals that existing vaccines may be unable to cope with new strain(...)

Adblocking tools hit web revenue and traffic, study finds
- Technology
- April 13, 2017, 13:28
Adblocking software not only hits small and medium-sized publishers’ revenues but also their internet traffic, according to new research. A White Pap(...)

A 7-year-old girl tweets from Aleppo. Can we believe it?
- Middle East
- December 8, 2016
She is a 7-year-old with dimples, pink hair ribbons, a missing front tooth and halting English who first captured global attention three months ago w(...)

Trump’s empire: A maze of debts and opaque ties
- Economy
- August 23, 2016
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has sold himself as a businessman who has made billions of dollars and is be(...)

Body-positive yoga: ‘Wow I didn’t know that fat people can do that’
- Fitness
- August 17, 2016, 15:00
Jessamyn Stanley teaches yoga. She has written a book about it. She travels the world giving seminars to her fans – 200,000 of whom follow her Instagr(...)

Sharp-shooting US veteran frees bald eagle trapped in tree
- Offbeat
- July 5, 2016, 15:24
A US army veteran used his sharp-shooting skills to free a bald eagle trapped in a Minnesota tree ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, his wife said. (...)

Could diet drinks make your baby overweight?
- Health & Family
- May 19, 2016, 18:26
Drinking diet soft drinks and other artificially sweetened beverages during pregnancy is associated with having overweight one-year-olds, according to(...)