29 h. ago Notorious 'threesome' teacher accused of group sex with boy looks very different 11 years on

Shelley Dufresne, now 42, showed off a new look more than a decade after she pleaded guilty to obscenity in connection with her relationship to a student at Destrehan High.

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36 h. ago The Penguin Lessons is just the latest film that teaches us how animals rescue men from loneliness

The comedy, about a curmudgeon played by Steve Coogan and his waddling new friend, joins a subgenre of movies from King Kong to John Wick – in which men are emotionally and socially rescued by animalsThe penguin at the centre of The Penguin Lessons, a new movie by Peter Cattaneo, is nothing if not hard-working. The film, adapted from the 2015 memoir by Tom Michell, uses the political turmoil of Argentina in 1976 as a backdrop for the personal transformation of an English teacher at a boys’ school. Michell (Steve Coogan) is an idle curmudgeon when he rescues an oil-drenched Magellan penguin from a beach in Uruguay in an attempt to impress an attractive woman. She leaves, but he is stuck with the bird, whom he duly names Juan Salvador, and who thaws him out sufficiently to bond with students and colleagues, process past trauma and rekindle a political idealism.Naturally, there are hurdles for Juan Salvador to clear before the interspecies friendship spreads its wings. Michell tries a ...

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36 h. ago The Penguin Lessons is the latest film to teach us animals rescue men from loneliness

The comedy, about a curmudgeon played by Steve Coogan and his waddling new friend, joins a subgenre of movies from King Kong to John Wick – in which men are emotionally and socially rescued by animalsThe penguin at the centre of The Penguin Lessons, a new movie by Peter Cattaneo, is nothing if not hard-working. The film, adapted from the 2015 memoir by Tom Michell, uses the political turmoil of Argentina in 1976 as a backdrop for the personal transformation of an English teacher at a boys’ school. Michell (Steve Coogan) is an idle curmudgeon when he rescues an oil-drenched Magellan penguin from a beach in Uruguay in an attempt to impress an attractive woman. She leaves, but he is stuck with the bird, whom he duly names Juan Salvador, and who thaws him out sufficiently to bond with students and colleagues, process past trauma and rekindle a political idealism.Naturally, there are hurdles for Juan Salvador to clear before the interspecies friendship spreads its wings. Michell tries a ...

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56 h. ago Reports of 'male youth with knife' in Ayrshire town prompts police probe

Police were called after reports that a "male youth" was spotted carrying a knife in the Lainshaw Street area of Stewarton over the weekend.

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4 d. ago Boy's death in Kentucky flooding raises questions about why school district didn't cancel classes

A 9-year-old Kentucky boy who died in floodwaters while walking to catch his school bus is being remembered by his teacher as the “sweetest, kindest boy.”

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4 d. ago Work on 100 rebuilding projects for crumbling schools kicks off this week

The government is spending £1.4 billion this year on urgently improving the condition of school buildings - some of which Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said were “falling apart"

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5 d. ago Britain's benefit influencer epidemic: Scores of 'advisors' are dishing secrets online telling people how to maximise their government handouts

Accounts on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube have gone viral, with followers sharing success stories of how they bagged benefits by following these little known secrets.

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6 d. ago Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy returns to restaurant where they met for the first time since his death

The influencer has been sharing her healing journey online and while some fans have thanked her for being so open others have accused her of using the singer for 'clout.'

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6 d. ago Education Secretary urges schools to recruit more male teachers to head off 'toxic online influences' after Adolescence drama highlighted 'defining issue of our time'

Bridget Phillipson said schoolboys needed 'strong, positive male role models to look up to' as she highlighted a lack of men forging careers in the classroom.

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6 d. ago Bridget Phillipson calls for more male teachers to help boys reject 'toxic online influences'

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson will admit schools can’t solve the problem alone but that she wants more men to work in classrooms to help guide young boys

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6 d. ago Education Secretary: More men needed in classrooms to be positive role models

Bridget Phillipson will speak alongside Dame Rachel de Souza at the commissioner’s inaugural Festival Of Childhood: Our Future, Our Voice.

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7 d. ago School curriculum resources to teach children about risks of in

Teaching materials will also help secondary school pupils to identify and scrutinise data and claims made by online influencers.

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7 d. ago BRIDGET PHILLIPSON: 'Nursery expansion is start of early years revolution'

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson writes for the Mirror about the government's childcare expansion - as she marks the start of 'a revolution in early years education'

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8 d. ago Glamorous married teacher turns gray as she's arrested for raping boy, 15, while confused husband watches

Shocking police bodycam footage captured the moment married teacher Christina Formella, 30, realized she was being arrested for the alleged rape of one of her 15-year-old students.

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8 d. ago Cops forced to watch video of teacher having sex with boy as bank records catch her out

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Allison Havemann-Niedrach was charged with seven counts of sexual crimes against a 15-year-old middle school student she was 'obsessed' with, but she denies the charges

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9 d. ago Primary school teacher posed as girl to trick boys into sending him naked pics

Daniel Fuge threw himself towards a train after being found to have incited boys to send naked pictures and video

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9 d. ago Adolescence: what teen boys really think of girls, influencers and porn – podcast

From misogynist content creators such as Andrew Tate to the ubiquity of pornography, boys face a barrage of toxic influences. We talk to sixth-formers about the pressures and joys they experienceThe release of the hit Netflix drama Adolescence this month has unleashed a wave of panic around teenage boys. Keir Starmer said the UK “may have a problem with boys and young men”, while parents began worried conversations about their children’s online lives. But how true to life is it?Michael Conroy, who has been going into schools to train teachers and professionals about boys’ personal development for years, says he has seen a shift in what he hears about. “Just 10 years ago, we didn’t have young men speaking in very sexualised ways to female teachers, quite a few in the same school.” He sees the ubiquity of pornography as a huge factor, with boys as young as 11 using it obsessively. “I’m getting invited to work with primary schools now.” The knock-on effect, he says, is an unrealistic a...

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9 d. ago UK art teacher given 'death sentence' after abusing 14 young boys in his 'secret sex club'

Art teacher James Waters, who was a 'favourite' of his pupils, used his position to sexually abuse 14 boys in a 'death sentence' of 14 years after being convicted of an array of horrifying offences

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1 week ago Teacher accused of having sex with boy, 15, also sent him ‘25,000 texts’

Allison Havemann-Niedrach has been charged with seven counts of sexual crimes against a 15-year-old middle school student she was 'obsessed' with, but she denies the charges

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1 week ago Art teacher who was school 'favourite' abused young boys in 'secret sex club'

James Waters, 82, was given a 'death sentence' this week years after he used his position as a favourite teacher to lure boys to a 'secret sex club' where he abused them repeatedly

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