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Creepy man at Solihull school gates spotted ‘staring inappropriately and asking to hug the children’

Creepy man at Solihull school gates spotted ‘staring inappropriately and asking to hug the children’

Published by Sam Flores

A creepy man at a Solihull school’s gates has sparked a warning from the headteacher after reports he has been staring and approaching pupils ‘asking for a hug’. Valley Primary School has two sites in Old Lode Lane (juniors) and Fallowfield Road (infants), near to the Birmingham border. It said it received an alert from police of a man waiting for children at the gates of the Fallowfield Road site at the end of the school day, ‘staring inappropriately and asking to hug the children’. Read more: BHX queues branded ‘disgrace’ after ‘unexpectedly high level of staff absence’ He is said to have been ‘targeting’ children walking home between the Fallowfield Road site and Old Lode Lane. The school’s headteacher, Susan Milewski, said the school had received a warning from police on Thursday (May 21) morning. The head urged parents to be ‘extra vigilant’ when collecting their children. She said the suspicious man was said to be Asian, around 50 years old and wearing a dark blue jacket and trousers. Get breaking news on BirminghamLive …

‘Staring down the barrel at higher costs’: UK businesses face uncertain future over US tariffs | Money News

‘Staring down the barrel at higher costs’: UK businesses face uncertain future over US tariffs | Money News

Published by Sam Flores

UK businesses are facing uncertainty and higher costs as Donald Trump’s new global tariff hike is set to take effect from Tuesday. Governments worldwide have been scrambling for information since Friday when the US Supreme Court struck down his “Liberation Day” tariffs policy, and the president announced a temporary tax of 15% on imports into the US from all countries. Money blog: ‘Sporadic shortages’ of four items on supermarket shelves as supply hit You need javascript enabled to view this content Enable javascript to share Share Tariffs: “There’s a lot of confusion’ Many British businesses are in the same position, now fearing higher costs to bring their products into America. “Clarity is now urgently required on how UK exports will be treated on arrival into the United States”, said manufacturing industry trade body Make UK. From Tuesday morning, UK exporters will be subject to a 15% tariff, higher than the 10% agreed under a UK-US deal back in May. “Unless we hear otherwise from the US, we are looking at a further 5% hike for …

Stop staring at screens so much. Here’s how.

Stop staring at screens so much. Here’s how.

Published by Jenni Sidey

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. We’ve all rubbed our eyes after staring at a screen too long. Whether we’re studying, working, or (let’s be honest) scrolling, using a phone or laptop too long leaves our eyes feeling uncomfortable. A common bit of advice, and something I try to live by, is looking away from the screen every 20 minutes or so, mostly because I vaguely remember someone telling me it’s a good idea at some point. I couldn’t help but wonder, though: is there any science behind this factoid? I thought I’d look into it.  Why does staring at a screen hurt my eyes? You might be wondering why, exactly, using a screen for too long ends up making your eyes feel weird. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, people blink less while looking at their screens. “Normally, we blink around 15 times per minute,” the organization states, “But this ‘blink rate’ can be cut in half when staring at screens.”  This idea …

West Ham left staring into the abyss after Gibbs-White gives Forest lifeline

West Ham left staring into the abyss after Gibbs-White gives Forest lifeline

Published by Sam Flores

Happy new year is an expression of irony rather than good cheer if you are a West Ham United supporter, and tonight’s fixture against Nottingham Forest could plunge them into ever darker depths of despondency. The London club are four points adrift of Forest, the team above them just outside the relegation zone, after what Nuno Espirito Santo described as an “embarrassing” performance in defeat at his former club Wolves. There is another reunion for Nuno this evening against Forest, who sacked him in September just a few months after he guided them to European qualification. Much like the departures of Enzo Maresca and Ruben Amorim in the last week, that decision was driven by internal politics as much as results. Speaking of which, John Percy reports that Edu, Forest’s global head of football, is coming under pressure amid the club’s turbulent season. West Ham are quite fortunate that Forest have not pulled further clear of trouble. After an encouraging start under Sean Dyche, which included a 3-0 victory at Anfield, Forest lost four league …