Pupul Chatterjee

Nearly 10,000 households in Birmingham do not have central heating. Official statistics reveal the ‘shocking’ levels of fuel poverty in the region as temperatures plunged in recent days.
Chills of -5C are expected this week and thousands of families are largely relying on single gas or electric fires to keep warm in their homes. Across Birmingham one in 42 homes in the city are lacking the basic utility, among the highest rates in the country and well above the national average.
A lack of cen...

Thousands of people are living in Nottingham without central heating while overnight temperatures drop well below 0C. There are 2,039 homes in the city with no central heating - equating to 1.6 percent - figures by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.

New data suggests the UK is experiencing 'shocking' levels of fuel poverty - with more than 367,000 households going without central heating as temperatures plummet to subzero levels
More than 367,000 households in England and Wales still do not have central heating, as Britain experiences 'shocking levels of fuel poverty', official statistics reveal.

It’s a school without a roof. It’s been like this for over 12 years.

And to coax students not to drop out, teachers tell them they are following what Tagore advocated: holding classes in the open, close to nature.

Not all 575 students of the government-run Janta High School buy the idea, but they don’t allow that to affect their academics. This year, it registered 100 per cent success in the Class X board examinations.

Parents have been urged to take their children for MMR jabs as figures show vaccination rates have reached new lows in parts of England.

Residents in have been urged to stay up to date on their vaccinations as figures show a significant drop in MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine take-up. Just over 74 percent of children in the city who turned five between January and March this year received their second dose of the jab - the lowest in the East Midlands.
It comes as the UK Health Security Agency warned of a potential outbreak of measles in London due to low vaccine rates. The average rate across England is 85 percent, wh...

Parents are being urged to take their children for their MMR jabs to protect them from measles, mumps and rubella. It comes as as figures show vaccination rates have reached new lows in parts of England.
In Plymouth, rates are only just belowed the 95 percent vaccination target, which is required to suppress measles outbreaks. in Plymouth, our city has a 90 percent vaccine rate for children aged five with two doses of MMR.
Across Devon the rates are 93 percent. In Cornwall, rates are slightly...

Parents have been urged to take their children for MMR jabs in London as vaccination rates reach a new low. One area of the city is seeing just 56 per cent of five-year-olds receiving both doses of the vaccine in the first quarter of 2023, raising fears that London could face a measles outbreak.
Across England, only 85 per cent of children who turned five between January and March this year had received their second dose of the measles mumps and rubella. That is significantly below the target...

Parents have been urged to immunise their children as MMR vaccine uptakes in parts of Yorkshire fell below the NHS target.
Some Yorkshire boroughs have among the lowest immunisation rates against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) in England and Wales. Only one local authority in England – Bath and North East Somerset – met the NHS target.
NHS chiefs want 95% of children who turn five between a given three-month period to have had both MMR vaccines. The 95% rate is designed to prevent MMR outbr...

Parents have been urged to take their children for MMR jabs as figures show vaccination rates have dropped well below where they need to be to protect children from mumps, measles and rubella. The rate needs to be 95 per cent take-up of the jab to keep populations safe through herd immunity.
In Leicester the rate is only 81 per cent and in Leicestershire it is 92 per cent. Nearby places have a more serious risk of outbreaks due to much lower rates - 75 per cent in Nottingham, 76 per cent in B...

Parents have been urged to take their children for MMR jabs as figures show vaccination rates have reached new lows in parts of England. In one area of London just 56 per cent of five-year-olds had received both doses of the vaccine in the first quarter of 2023, raising fears that the capital could face a measles outbreak.
Across England, only 85 per cent of children who turned five between January and March this year had received their second dose of the measles mumps and rubella. That is si...

Parents have been urged to take their children for MMR jabs as figures show vaccination rates have reached new lows in parts of England - including in parts of Merseyside.
Across England, only 85 per cent of children who turned five between January and March this year had received their second dose of the measles mumps and rubella vaccine. MMR uptake is now at the lowest level in a decade in England.
In the Merseyside region, Liverpool has the lowest vaccination rate, at just over 73 percent....

Kids in the West Midlands are among those most of risk of catching a disease with 'no cure', it has been revealed. Parents have been urged to take their children for MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) jabs as figures show vaccination rates have reached new lows in parts of England.
This includes parts of the West Midlands where vaccination rates are below 80%. Across England, only 85 per cent of children who turned five between January and March this year had received their second dose of the M...

The M6 is now moving freely again. Goodbye
#M6 S/B nr #Birmingham is now flowing freely again, delays caused by the incident earlier this morning have cleared. Have a safe journey!
— Highways England (@HighwaysWMIDS) July 18, 2016
Highways England has confirmed the M6 is now moving freely again so that brings this live blog to an end. Thanks for being with us, hopefully we’ve helped you stay out of the jams.
Video: Traffic starts to move on the M6 after chemical spill
This looks more encourag...

Ranchi, May 28: Eight-year-old Neelu Kumari rattles off Baa Baa Black Sheep and Kaale Kaale Baadal Aaye with ease. Ironically, the colour black plays a significant role in her life.
Neelu is one of the students at the Birsa Blind School. Situated on the campus of Birsa Agriculture University, Kanke, the school houses 25 visually impaired students. Two teachers, two cooks and a caretaker look after the children but they do not get any salary and visit according to their will.
Most of these chi...