‘Helicopter’ parenting leaves children over-protected and unable to cope unsupervised outdoors, warns Duke of Edinburgh’s Award chief Ruth Marvel said children are being denied the chance to cope with risk Said ‘helicopter’ parents do not let youngsters learn from their mistakes Number of children in A&E after falling out of a tree down by a third … Read more
Two French soldiers are killed and five seriously hurt as their helicopter crashes in the Pyrenees The Cougar military helicopter crashed in the Pyrenees near the town of Lameac Two French soldiers have been killed while five remain seriously injured A French army spokesman has said the victims were aged between 25 and 38 Adjudent-Chef … Read more
Calvin Coolidge, who occupied the White House in the run-up to 1929 and the Great Depression, left little lasting impression. But his observation that ‘the chief business of the American people is business’ is as valid as ever. As Donald Trump and the Congress slugged it out over the shaping of the $2trillion (£1.7trillion) rescue … Read more
Will helicopter money save us from the coronavirus crisis? This is Money podcast on rescue plans that go through the financial looking glass By This Is Money Published: 19:59 GMT, 20 March 2020 | Updated: 20:10 GMT, 20 March 2020 Britain has been told to stay at home, pubs have been ordered to shut and … Read more
Britain has joined the rest of the world in pushing the pause button to try to combat the coronavirus pandemic. This has sent the economy into uncharted waters and could lead governments and central banks there too, as they try to pull off rescue plans big enough. Highly unusual financial measures including helicopter money, people’s … Read more
Prince Philip has been helicoptered from Wood Farm in Sandringham to Windsor to be with the Queen for Easter. Reports say he’s joined her a week early to match her revised schedule, as she prepares to wait out the coronavirus crisis away from London. The Queen was today seen leaving Buckingham Palace with her faithful … Read more
It’s the holiday with a licence to thrill James Bond fans. A seven-night package to Tuscany has been launched to mark the release of the latest Bond film, No Time to Die, on April 3 – and it includes a helicopter ride, driving cars that have featured in Bond films and a stay in a villa used … Read more
Vanessa Bryant is ‘absolutely devastated’ by allegations that deputies shared graphic photos of the helicopter crash scene where Kobe Bryant, their 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others were killed, her lawyer said in a statement Saturday. The Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday that a public safety source with knowledge of the events had seen … Read more