1 hour ago UK's first secure school for youngsters in custody is forced to close after weapon

Staff at Oasis Restore in Medway, Kent complained prisoners have kicked down every internal door and now practically have 'free rein around the building'.

Events

2 h. ago The anxious generation: Mental health issues are causing kids to regularly skip school, parents say

In a new survey of more than 1,000 parents across the U.S., nearly a third said their child missed more than a week of school due to mental health reasons

Society

2 h. ago Cooking With the Stars contestant admits he was 'banned' from sitting next to co

Jordan North and Hugh Dennis were treated like "naughty school boys" while filming Cooking With The Stars

Events

3 h. ago Lil Wayne fans upset after rapper cancels concert at last minute due to ‘unforeseen illness’

The New Orleans-born artist had been scheduled to appear at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage

Politics

6 h. ago Wayne Rooney set to begin new role after Manchester United great 'signed £800,000 deal'

Former Man United and England hero Wayne Rooney signed a huge contract to take up this next role

Economics

6 h. ago Leonardo DiCaprio reveals how his mindset has changed after turning 50

The actor says he has ‘a desire to just be more honest’

Politics

6 h. ago The Ice alert app founder sparking fury in Trump officials: ‘Pam Bondi said I better watch out? Please.’

After IceBlock’s launch in April, Kristi Noem attacked developer Joshua Aaron and his wife was fired from the DoJ. The attention has only led to more raids being reportedFor many undocumented immigrants living in the US, the constant threat of Ice raids has turned their homes into prisons. Leaving the house to go to work, school, buy groceries or the doctor’s office all carry unthinkable risks.It’s a problem that Joshua Aaron wanted to tackle. A former indie musician (he played bass in 2000s buzz band The Rosenbergs and later fronted his own group Stealing Heather) turned app entrepreneur, he set about making an app that could spot Ice and alert people, the same way drivers let other drivers know about traffic stops on Waze. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Los Angeles schools are prepping ‘safe zones’ to keep ICE agents away as students return to classroom

Los Angeles schools are taking a number of precautions to protect students and their families from ICE agents, as classes are set to start up again on Thursday.

Politics

7 h. ago Leo DiCaprio, 50, on dating as an older man: 'You have to risk being honest and having things fall apart because there's no time to waste'

As he covered Esquire UK 's Autumn issue Leo, look ahead towards the 'next few decades' with 'much more life behind than ahead of you.'

Events

7 h. ago Shopping for school supplies becomes a summer activity as families juggle technology and tariffs

Shopping for school supplies has become both easier and more complicated for families

Economics

7 h. ago Cillian Murphy plays impassioned headteacher in trailer for Netflix drama Steve

The reform school drama is a reimagining of Max Porter’s Sunday Times bestseller Shy.

Events

7 h. ago New social, emotional and mental health primary school planned for Greater Manchester town

There is a shortage of these specialist schools in the area

Politics

8 h. ago Why Is A Florida High School Football Team Traveling 4,000 Miles For One Game?

Why Is A Florida High School Football Team Traveling 4,000 Miles For One Game?  OutKick

Sport

8 h. ago Of course Mark Zuckerberg is still doing good works – he’s just switched up the definition of ‘good’ | Emma Brockes

Who has the time to help underprivileged children when you have a pickleball court and a president to attend to?If you put it in a novel – a ham-fisted satire of tech overlord hypocrisy, say – it would look too contrived to fly. But here we are, absorbing a story from the New York Times this week in which Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are discovered to have been running a private school out of their compound in Palo Alto, California, in violation of city zoning laws. More pertinently, the school of 14 kids, which includes two of the couple’s three daughters, is less than a mile from the school for low-income families that the couple founded in 2016. Guess which school the world’s second-richest man and his wife are shutting down?Say the word “zoning infraction” to a certain stripe of American and the effect is equal to using “queue jumper” on a Briton, but of course the broader point here isn’t one about permits. (A spokesperson for Zuckerberg and Chan told the newsp...

Politics

9 h. ago Students urged to ‘take stock’ before accepting degree places on lower grades

School and college leavers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their A-level results on Thursday.

Politics

9 h. ago Has the ice FINALLY thawed? Wayne Lineker's daughter Tia shares pictures from her lavish wedding in Mallorca as his brother Gary looks on

Wayne Lineker's daughter Tia's new wedding snaps hinted that tensions may have thawed between warring brothers Wayne and Gary - as the former Match of the Day host attended the nuptials. 

Politics

9 h. ago Experts’ warning over ‘slow’ progress in cancer survival rates

The study, led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and funded by Cancer Research UK, analysed long-term trends in the cancer survival index (CSI)

Events

9 h. ago How to get kids back on a sleep schedule for the school year

Experts say it’s worth easing kids back into a regular sleep routine with the start of a new school year

Politics

10 h. ago Edinburgh schools: First look as Edinburgh's new £50m 'state of the art' secondary school opens its doors

Doors opened for staff and pupils at the new secondary school this week.

Economics

10 h. ago First day at school for Lanarkshire youngster who was Scotland's youngest Covid patient

Peyton Maguire was just three weeks old when she was diagnosed with Covid in the early days of the pandemic - but has bounced back and is now heading for Primary One

Science