3 h. ago Hazlehead Academy: Girl, 14, arrested after serious assault on 12

"A 14-year-old girl has been arrested and charged in connection with a serious assault.”

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20 h. ago Aberdeen girl, 12, 'stabbed' at school with 'blood all over her face'

Emergency services were called to the scene after being alerted to a serious incident on the school grounds in Aberdeen. A young girl has since been taken to hospital

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42 h. ago ‘Oh my God sir, you’re on Love Island!’ What happens to teachers who do reality TV?

How do you control a class of kids after the whole nation’s watched you backstabbing on The Traitors, snogging strangers on Love Island or starving half to death on Hunted? Three teachers reveal allWhen English teacher Joe Scott used to sign homework planners, it was because students were in trouble. But things changed in January, when the Southampton-based secondary schoolteacher appeared in the latest series of the BBC reality show The Traitors. Pupils started voluntarily pressing their planners into his hands – for autographs. “It felt funny,” says the 38-year-old. “It was such a juxtaposition.”Teachers have always gone on reality TV – but they haven’t always come off well. In 2001, a contestant on the second series of Big Brother was fired from her job at an east London girls’ school after her towel slipped on air. Six years later in 2007, parents complained after an American elementary school teacher missed 22 days of work to appear on The Bachelor. Just last year, a Canadian e...

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1 week ago Walthamstow primary school threats deemed as ‘not credible’ by police

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1 week ago The science behind the perfect cup of coffee: everything you need to know, from grind size to roast

New research on the optimal pour height this week adds another layer to the quest for caffeinated perfection There is an episode of the hit TV series Breaking Bad in which Walter White, high school chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin, meets a new colleague in front of a tangle of clamps, pipes and slowly dripping flasks. When the other character lets him taste what he has been brewing, White is stunned. “My God, that is the best coffee I’ve ever tasted,” he says. “Why the hell are we making meth?”Coffee may not be – quite – as addictive as methamphetamines, but to some of its aficionados, the hunt for the perfect hit of bean, roast, grind and brew is as seductive as any drug. That search took another step forward this week with new research into the optimal height and speed from which to pour water on to coffee grounds. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Evil Scots rapist who attacked schoolgirl as she slept dies in jail

Kieran Beck was caged for seven years in June 2023 after being found guilty of multiple rapes, sexual assault, physical assault and abusive behaviour towards girls as young as 15 in the Scottish Borders.

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2 w. ago 114million people have watched Adolescence but I'm NOT one of them, says its teenage star

The four-part series sees a 13-year-old schoolboy called Jamie Miller, played by breakout star Owen Cooper, accused of brutally murdering a female classmate.

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2 w. ago Willie Mullins names SIX Scottish Grand National runners as he chases trainers’ championship

After saddling an unprecedented 1-2-3 in the Grand National, the Irish trainer will try to close the gap further on British title leader Dan Skelton on Saturday

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2 w. ago Britain's Got Talent star dies aged 18 just weeks after his father's death

Oran McConville, who starred on Britain's Got Talent as a child when his school choir took part in the 2017 series of the ITV show, suffered fatal injuries in a car crash in the early hours of Saturday morning

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2 w. ago Britain's Got Talent star, 18, killed in horror crash weeks after dad's death

Órán McConville found fame as part of his school choir on the ITV series

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2 w. ago Britain's Got Talent star Oran McConville dies aged 18 just weeks after his father's death

Oran McConville, who found fame as a child when his school choir took part in the 2017 series of the ITV show, suffered fatal injuries in a car crash in the early hours of Saturday morning

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2 w. ago Lammy and Badenoch escalate row over MPs denied entry to Israel

The Foreign Secretary criticised the Tory leader for ‘cheerleading another country for detaining and deporting two British MPs’.

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3 w. ago What parents should know before watching Adolescence with their child

Keir Starmer says the Netflix series that has captivated audiences should be shown in UK high schools

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3 w. ago Showing Adolescence in schools could be 'catastrophic': Victim support organisation warns that 'knee

Jaime Shrive and psychologist Dr Jessica Taylor have urged Labour to U-turn on the decision, warning that to plough ahead risked 'triggering' children and 're-exposing them to trauma'.

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3 w. ago Schoolgirl gets £27,000 payout after her leg was seriously injured on ride at UK theme park

Formal legal proceedings were sparked but the dispute took three years to be settled, the 16-year-old's solicitors said.

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3 w. ago Stirling's high schools to be given 'final say' on whether pupils will be shown Netflix series Adolescence

Stirling Council has confirmed that the decision on whether to show high school pupils the new mini-series will be left to schools after the streaming service made it available to classrooms

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3 w. ago 'Adolescence' gets support from British leader as the series will show in schools across the country

The makers of hit Netflix show “Adolescence” have sparked a conversation on how to protect children from violent misogyny and other harmful content on social media

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4 w. ago Adolescence star you barely saw on screen is set for super stardom: Fans go wild for 14

The Sheffield actress, 14, stars in the hit Netflix series, playing schoolgirl Katie Leonard who is brutally murdered by classmate Jamie (Owen Cooper).

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4 w. ago How BJF Group grew from local leader to British success story

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