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  • 3 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Anahita Hossein-Pour |Ian Jones

    Number of likely days for Channel crossings double compared to previous yearsDays when weather conditions are considered favourable for Channel crossings by migrants have been running at more than double the number seen in previous years, new Home Office data shows. There were 60 so-called “red” days between January 1 and April 30 this year, when factors such as wind speed, wave height and the likelihood of rain meant crossings were classed by officials as “likely” or “highly likely”.

  • 1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Ian Jones

    The UK has experienced its sunniest spring on record, with four days of the season still to go. Some 630 hours of sunshine were clocked up across the country between March 1 and May 27, according to provisional figures from the Met Office. This beats the previous record of 626 hours set in 2020. It means seven of the top 10 sunniest springs have all occurred since the year 2000.

  • 1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Ian Jones

    High anxiety amongst adults has continued beyond Covid pandemic, new figures showThe ONS has published its latest quarterly survey of people’s wellbeing, including levels of anxiety (Alamy/PA)New figures suggest that levels of anxiety among adults in the UK remain higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 22.6 per cent of people questioned between October and December 2024 reported experiencing high anxiety levels.

  • Feb 12, 2025 | independent.co.uk | Ian Jones

    The Office for Health Improvement & Disparities figures look at shops selling foods such as burgers, pizza, kebabs, Chinese and fried chicken. Ian JonesHealth experts have condemned “infuriating” figures showing the number of fast food shops is growing in England per 100,000 population.

  • Feb 12, 2025 | msn.com | Jane Kirby |Ian Jones |Kirstie McCrum

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