17 minutes ago BREAKING: Arsenal hit with Bukayo Saka injury blow as three changes made vs Bournemouth

Arsenal take on Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday afternoon and Gunners boss Mikel Arteta has been forced into a number of tricky decisions for the trip to the South Coast

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40 minutes ago ‘He lashed out. He was scared’: the fight to save vulnerable UK children from being kicked out of school

Two hundred lawyers have come together to challenge a wave of discriminatory exclusionsWhen he started secondary school in Hackney, east London, at the age of 11, Sam* had high attainment levels and loved learning. At the end of the introductory week, he was given an award for being a “star”. Less than two weeks later, a courier delivered a letter to his home saying that he had been ­permanently excluded.Government data released this summer showed there were a record 9,400 permanent exclusions in 2022-23, up 45% from 6,500 in 2021-22. Sam, who lives on a council estate with his Cameroonian mother and has been diagnosed with ADHD and autism, is among the most likely ­children in the country to be thrown out of school. Continue reading...

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49 minutes ago Mohammed Kudus faces lengthy spell out after kicking and slapping Spurs star in West Ham loss

West Ham boss Mohammed Kudus was sent off during his side’s 4-1 defeat to Spurs in North London on Saturday and he will not be seen again for a while after the dismissal

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65 minutes ago BBC Breakfast's Carol Kirkwood looks unrecognisable with dark hair and eighties make

BBC Breakfast star Carol Kirkwood looked worlds away from her current self in an unearthed eighties throwback snap.  

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76 minutes ago Wayne Rooney brands Cardiff City star's actions 'very dangerous' in red card incident

The Plymouth Argyle boss had his say on the flashpoint in the game at Cardiff City Stadium

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1 hour ago I spoke to Man United player – he warned of manager who dressing room would eat alive

Thomas Frank is among the options to replace Erik ten Hag as Manchester United manager if the Dutchman goes, but one Red Devils player reportedly feels the squad isn't convinced by the Brentford boss

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1 hour ago Boss laid off staff member because she returned from maternity leave pregnant again

Nikita Twitchen was hired in October 2021 and took maternity leave in June 2022

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2 hours ago Boss sacked woman after she came back from maternity leave pregnant again

Nikita Twitchen won a £28,000 pay out after she was laid off from her job due to becoming pregnant.

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2 hours ago Carol Vorderman claims an unusual phone habit has helped her avoid burnout

If you're struggling with the demands of a modern digital lifestyle, the solution may have just arrived from an unlikely source - Carol Vorderman.

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2 hours ago Rats eat through walls of man's council flat and now they're munching on his clothes

Gareth Cottrell, 51, has lived at the flats in Tremorfa, Wales for six years and says the block has not taken action to repair walls which the rodents have ruined

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