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BBC News
27-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Half of North Norfolk coastline properties are owned outright
Almost half of homes in North Norfolk are owned outright by their occupants, a higher proportion than any other council area in data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed 49.8% of properties there were fully paid for, with no money owed to area, which includes the seaside towns of Cromer and Sheringham, also had the largest percentage of population aged 65 and over in ONS said areas with the greatest proportion of homes owned outright tended to be in coastal regions or away from cities. Other hotspots for homes owned outright included Rother in East Sussex (48.7%), Staffordshire Moorlands (48.3%), the Derbyshire Dales (48.2%) and East Lindsey in Lincolnshire (47.3%).The data was published as part of the latest estimate of household tenure, including accommodation that is rented or owned with a mortgage or loan. It also showed 21.2% of properties in North Norfolk were owner-occupied with an outstanding mortgage or loan, 18.1% were privately rented and 10.9% were social rented. In 2023, North Norfolk was said to have the highest level of homes either lying empty or infrequently used in England, outside the City of London. At the time, nearly 6,000 of its 55,000 homes were either second homes or long-term empty homes. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Daily Mail
24-06-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Terrifying map reveals US cities where hidden autism toxin is lurking... is YOUR home in a danger zone?
Americans living in the Midwest are most likely to have a toxin linked to autism hidden in their homes, a study suggests. Researchers combed through census data for 500 cities to calculate the number of homes that still contain lead paint, which was banned in the 1970s for its links to developmental delays and behavior issues in children. Your browser does not support iframes. Your browser does not support iframes. Your browser does not support iframes. Your browser does not support iframes.
Fox News
15-06-2025
- General
- Fox News
Fathers play crucial role for daughters' mental health, sons' school behavior, study finds
Children with actively involved fathers thrive significantly more — academically, emotionally and behaviorally — than their peers without involved fathers, according to a new study from the University of Virginia and Hampton University. The research, which analyzed U.S. census data from over 1,300 children across Virginia, revealed that children with engaged dads were more likely to earn top grades, less likely to have school behavioral problems and less likely to exhibit depression. Girls in particular were more likely to get better grades with engaged dads (53% compared to 45% without) and were far less likely to have diagnosed depression (1% vs. 10%), according to the report. Boys were far less likely to get into trouble at school. Only 22% of boys with involved fathers had school behavior issues — compared to 35% of boys with less engaged dads. "Dads matter for both boys and girls," study co-author Brad Wilcox wrote. "But they matter more for boys' school behavior and girls' emotional well-being." The study defines "engaged" fathers as those who reported managing parenting demands "very well" and regularly share meals with their families, at least four times a week. "The results here are consistent with literature indicating that boys respond to family problems by acting out ("externalizing" in the literature), whereas girls turn inward ("internalizing" in the literature). In other words, the pain experienced by paternal disengagement is more likely to be manifested externally for boys and internally for girls. And that is what we see here in the state of Virginia," the authors wrote. There was no racial divide in school performance or school behavior problems between White and Black children from intact families in the state, the authors said. The study also found no correlation between a father's race or education level and his level of involvement. However, marital status made a "significant" difference in paternal involvement. Over half (51%) of children with married parents have highly engaged fathers — compared to just 15% of those with cohabiting parents. Children in blended families or living with only their fathers were as likely to have engaged fathers, the study also found. The authors say the good news is that the marriage rate has leveled off in Virginia since 2020, after being on a decline for decades. Nearly 70% of children live in households with married parents in Virginia, according to their research. They are proposing that Virginia lawmakers launch a bipartisan "father-friendly policy" initiative, following in the footsteps of states like Florida and Tennessee, to support fathers and families in the state. Their policy proposals suggest making schools "boy-friendly," "create a positive culture of fatherhood," "limit access to pornography," "revive civic efforts to promote prosocial masculinity," develop pro-father programs to help disadvantaged dads and make more efforts to help formerly incarcerated fathers succeed. The report was authored by scholars at UVA, the American Enterprise Institute, the American Institute for Boys and Men, the Brookings Institution, the National Center for Black Family Life at Hampton University, the Institute for Family Studies, and the National Marriage Project.
