‘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
Shocking moment Mi-26 helicopter spins out of control shortly after take-off in Russia as eight people on board have miracle escape All eight crew survived the crash just after the helicopter left from Novy Urengoy Possible reasons for the crash are technical failure, weather, or piloting error Six people were injured with the most serious being … Read more
The surviving relatives of four of the victims who died in the January helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter in Calabasas, California, have filed separate wrongful death lawsuits against the company which owned the aircraft. The families of John Altobelli, 56; his wife, Keri Altobelli, 46; and their daughter, Alyssa Altobelli, … 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
BREAKING NEWS: Prince Philip is flown by helicopter from Sandringham to join Queen at Windsor Castle for Easter – amid reports Prince William will step in to her role during coronavirus crisis Her Majesty, 93, travelled to Berkshire in back of official car with faithful hound Attended last engagement yesterday and will remain in Windsor … Read more
Jimmy Fallon, 45, is seen beaming from ear-to-ear as he lands in New York City via helicopter with his wife Nancy, 52, and their two daughters By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 19:27 GMT, 9 March 2020 | Updated: 19:28 GMT, 9 March 2020 He’s been the smiling host of The Tonight Show on late … Read more
The Los Angeles County Sheriff says eight of his deputies were discovered to have taken photos of the wreckage of the helicopter that crashed and killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, 13, and seven others in Calabasas, California, on January 26. Sheriff Alex Villanueva also said that he had the images deleted because … Read more