Hitting children (often referred to as smacking) by parents or caregivers as a form of punishment is linked to behavioural problems and worse exam results and should be prohibited in England and Northern Ireland as soon as possible, UCL researchers say.

Content Warning: This press release contains discussions about suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis or needs support, please use this link to find an international helpline: www.findahelpline.com.

Governments put up railings and barriers and regulate supplies of certain drugs to prevent people from dying by suicide. But other products associated with fatal self-harm, such as firearms, pesticides, and alcohol remain widely available and publicly promoted. The difference in approach to regulation needs to be addressed to make progress in preventing suicide, according to an analysis published June 10 in the open access journal PLOS Global Public Health by May van Schalkwyk from the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, and colleagues.

Old Dominion University launches a new National Security Institute (ODU-NSI) designed to accelerate research and technology solutions for some of the most pressing challenges facing the United States today. The new institute brings together the University's strengths in artificial intelligence, modeling and simulation, autonomous systems, communications and sensing, maritime and port operations, and advanced technologies into a coordinated, mission-focused effort.

A new study from the Brookings Institution has found that ICE surges are causing significant job losses in cities where ICE is most active. In the first nine months of 2025, ICE operations led directly to the loss of at least 668,000 jobs across 86 U.S. metro areas. The toll was not limited to immigrants: between 51,000 and 297,000 of the lost jobs were held by American-born workers.