3 d. ago ‘What the hell?’ Alysa Liu wins USA’s first women’s figure skating world title in 19 years

Liu completes stunning comeback with world titleJapan’s Sakamoto finishes second and Chiba thirdAlysa Liu completed her stunning comeback to competitive figure skating with a world championship title on Friday night in Boston, becoming the first American woman to win the sport’s biggest competition outside the Olympics in nearly two decades.The 19-year-old from Clovis, California, who vanished from the sport nearly three years ago uncertain if she’d ever return, delivered a spellbinding free skate inside a sold-out TD Garden to dethrone three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan. Skating in a shimmering gold dress to the pulsing sounds of Boston-born Donna Summer, Liu landed all of her jumps cleanly and drew a standing ovation before finishing with 222.97 points overall – enough to secure gold in front of a rollicking home crowd. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Massachusetts mayor who shuttered a libelous newspaper faces renewed corruption allegations

A few months ago, a mayor in Massachusetts was relishing a rare victory over a newspaper for its years of personal attacks

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4 d. ago Lawyer for Turkish student at Tufts University detained by feds calls for government to produce her

A lawyer for a Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University who was detained by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents has filed an emergency request for the government to produce her

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4 d. ago Gap of 8,000 secondary school places in special schools last year – figures

Around two in three special schools in England were ‘at or over capacity’ in the last academic year, the Department for Education said.

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4 d. ago Amber Glenn, the skater redefining what power looks like on the ice

She’s a Grand Prix champion, a triple Axel pioneer and one of figure skating’s most formidable athletes. But her artistry, not just her athleticism, may be what changes the sportWhen Amber Glenn takes the ice for the free skate on Friday night at the world figure skating championships in Boston after a disappointing short program, fans will be holding their breath. Undefeated this season, she was seen as the one to beat. The Grand Prix final Champion, two-time US champion, the only woman to regularly land a triple Axel in competition (on which she suffered an uncharacteristic fall, landing her ninth place in the short on Wednesday afternoon), she had been tipped to become the first US woman to win the world title in nearly 20 years. But with less than seven points between her and first place, nothing is impossible. And while much of the tenacity that could still bring her victory this week lies in her raw athleticism, Glenn has something in her arsenal more tenuous, and more volatil...

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5 d. ago Ofsted chief backs headteachers taking ‘tough’ decision to ban phones in schools

Sir Martyn Oliver told parents at a Q&A in London that he had walked into schools in ‘utter chaos’ where phones were rife.

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5 d. ago University fined £585,000 following free speech investigation

The Office for Students found the University of Sussex had failed to uphold freedom of speech.

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6 d. ago The Boston skating community hosts the world championships even as it mourns plane crash victims

It has been not quite two months since six members of the Skating Club of Boston died in a plane crash outside of Washington, D

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7 d. ago Bridging the political divide: US and Canadian skaters hope sports can unify during worlds in Boston

One of the best rivalries in figure skating in recent years has been between Canada and the U.S. in ice dancing

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7 d. ago Chancellor does not ‘recognise’ reports of cutting universal free school meals

Rachel Reeves is expected to announce spending cuts for some Government departments.

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8 d. ago Figure skating's world championships are headed to Boston, another chance to heal after DC crash

It has been nearly two months since American Airlines Flight 5342 departed for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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8 d. ago Probe into potential exploitation in university loans system under way

It follows a Sunday Times probe which reports students with ‘no academic intent’ are suspected of fraudulently claiming millions of pounds.

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9 d. ago Rachel Reeves unveils £600m to tackle construction skills shortages

The funding aims to train up to 60,000 engineers, bricklayers, electricians and carpenters by 2029 to tackle skills shortages.

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1 week ago Record number of pupils in England ‘severely absent’ from school – figures

More than 171,000 pupils missed at least half of possible school sessions in 2023/24, Department for Education statistics show.

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1 week ago Some schools not 'learning from the best' in boosting attendance rates, Education Secretary warns

Minister tells teachers ‘children’s life chances are at stake’ as schools struggle with higher absence levels than before the pandemic

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2 w. ago Families see school as ‘optional’ and fines are not reversing post

Pepe Di’Iasio, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, will say fines ‘often deepen tensions’ with parents.

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2 w. ago Disruptive phones have no place in schools, Education Secretary says

Bridget Phillipson said headteachers have the Government’s ‘full backing’ on removing phones from classrooms.

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2 w. ago Ofsted chief says proposed report cards were never about ‘less accountability’

Sir Martyn Oliver, chief inspector of Ofsted, said giving parents the information they need in a clear and accessible way was a ‘must-have’.

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2 w. ago Boston St. Patrick’s Day celebration will begin earlier to curb ‘tomfoolery’

Visitors to the parade last year were accused of assaults, public urination, public drunkenness, and destroying city property

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2 w. ago Bridgen has ‘no real prospect’ of winning Hancock libel claim, High Court told

The ex-MP for North West Leicestershire is suing the former health minister over a post on social media in January 2023.

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