by Emily Davies | May 5, 2022 9:28PM | News
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has named the UK as the fourth-worst country for obesity, in a report that revealed the disease leads to 1.2m deaths annually in European countries. The report also found that obesity is directly responsible for 200,000 cancer cases...
by Emily Davies | May 3, 2022 4:29PM | News, Top Story
Some parents and teachers are criticising a proposed ban on primary school expulsions, saying that sometimes it takes being expelled for a child to get the help they need. The Commission on Young Lives proposed an end to “exclusion culture” in a report by a group of...
by Emily Davies | Apr 25, 2022 1:19PM | News
Last Saturday, cyclists of all ages gathered to ride through Sheffield to encourage the council to improve road safety. Over 400 people turned up to the event organised by CycleSheffield, who campaign for easy, accessible cycling in the city. The ‘Big Ride’ began at...
by Emily Davies | Mar 14, 2022 10:12AM | News
Good morning from Sheffield Wire, here’s the latest news coming up today. Called out by a gender pay gap bot: South Yorkshire companies respond to why they pay women less than men. Chester the lurcher has been reunited with his beloved toy monkey after it was...
by Emily Davies | Feb 28, 2022 2:09PM | News
New government rules for student loans have been labelled as an “attack on students from low socio-economic backgrounds” and with disabilities. The plans say that people who don’t have English and Maths GCSEs at grade 4, or two A-levels at grade E, won’t be able...