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Two arrested after incident at town west of Hamburg, with motive unknownFive people have been shot and killed at a youth welfare facility ⁠in a northern German town, police have said.The motive for ⁠the ​incident in Stade, close to the port city of Hamburg, on Monday was not immediately clear, a police ⁠spokesperson said. Two people, including the suspected ⁠shooter, had been arrested, he added. Continue reading...

Data highlights that the increase in at-home living stems from high housing costs rather than labor market conditionsA record number of the US’s young adults were living with their parents last year, according to new data from Realtor.com, as high housing costs pushed the milestone of independent living out of reach.A third of young adults between the ages of 25 and 35 – 25.2 million people – were living with their parents in 2025. Of those, 70% had jobs, and many held college degrees, highlighting that the increase in at-home living stems from high housing costs rather than labor market conditions. Continue reading...

• The FDA has approved the oral antiviral ensitrelvir (Xocova), developed by Shionogi & Co, Ltd, for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) of COVID-19. • The treatment is authorized for use in adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older to prevent symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection. • Approval was based on the SCORPIO-PEP phase 3 trial, which demonstrated the drug's safety and efficacy in household contacts of symptomatic patients.

Police say man, woman and child died at scene after fall from block of flats in Elephant and Castle on WednesdayA man, a woman and a child died after falling from a high-rise block of flats in south London on Wednesday, the Metropolitan police have said.Scotland Yard said officers were called at 7.29am to reports that people had fallen from a height in Elephant and Castle. Continue reading...

Local authorities deem UK arrivals to be children more than twice as often as border forces, Home Office data showsYoung asylum seekers in the UK are more than twice as likely to be assessed as adults by immigration officers than by social workers, according to home office data.Between July 2025 and March 2026, 4,320 initial age decisions made by immigration officials found just 1,363 new arrivals (32%) to be children. Continue reading...

Most people have joyful memories of playing outside as children – and now wildlife charities are urging people to ‘rewild their inner child’Climbing trees, squelching in mud, paddling in ponds or making dens in the woods – people’s memories of playing outside as children are often vivid and, a new poll has found, overwhelmingly positive, even those who remember falling in cowpats.Almost 90% of UK adults had rosy memories of the excitement and the feeling of freedom that outdoor play had brought them, the survey found. However, almost half of adults now spend less than three hours a week in natural settings such as gardens, parks, fields or woods, according to the survey. For one in 10 it is less than one hour. Continue reading...

• An analysis of 1.5 million Medicare beneficiaries showed older US adults receiving the recombinant subunit zoster vaccine (Shingrix) were less likely to develop dementia. • Published findings from MedPage Today on May 5, 2026, highlight the vaccine's potential protective effect against dementia in seniors. • This matters as it suggests vaccination could reduce dementia incidence amid rising Alzheimer's cases, a leading cause of excess US deaths per Boston University research.