9 h. ago British schools to get polling stations as kids set to vote during lessons

British teens could soon vote for the first time as Labour plans to modernise elections with mobile polling booths in schools, extended voting days, and new “hubs” in busy spots

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13 h. ago British teen critical after being pulled from dangerous sea on Spain school trip

The 14-year-old was dragged away from the coastline at Lloret de Mar on the Costa Brava by a powerful wave and strong currents

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7 d. ago Starving British schoolboy diagnosed with Elizabethan disease in horror neglect case

A 10-year-old boy, from Oldham, who was suffering extreme neglect and malnutrition, has been diagnosed with scurvy which was common among sailors centuries ago

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1 week ago US Elections Live: Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia Gov as Mikie Sherrill takes New Jersey in strong night for Dems

MILLIONS of Americans have cast ballots at polling stations across the country to choose a range of local lawmakers and state governors. Tuesday's round of national voting marks Donald Trump's first major electoral challenge of his second term - and includes a special referendum in California. In Virginia, Democrat congresswoman Abigail Spanberger beat Republican Winsome...

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2 w. ago Youth Group on Forever Young at 20 and gen X middle age: ‘Angst doesn’t go away just because you get older’

As the band return with their sixth album, Big Whoop, frontman Toby Martin reflects on fatherhood, mortality and their love-hate relationship with their biggest hitGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailTwenty years ago, Youth Group recorded Forever Young, a bittersweet anthem that’s wired as tightly to the hearts of gen X indie kids as a pacemaker. The 1984 original, from German band Alphaville, was a gloriously histrionic ode to cold war anxiety. But in Youth Group’s hands, synths were replaced by mellow guitar and the song was set to footage of kids skateboarding in Sydney in 1978. It was pure sun-dappled nostalgia that shot to No 1 on the Aria charts in 2006 after it was used on The OC.So how does the band, now middle-aged, regard their biggest hit with the passing of time? Continue reading...

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2 w. ago EasyJet to donate retired crew uniforms to help families struggling with school clothing costs

EasyJet has unveiled plans to donate thousands of retired crew uniforms in a bid to support British families struggling to deal with the rising cost of school clothing.

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3 w. ago Shamima Begum a 'recluse' in Syrian camp as she dons sports wear and 'won't talk'

The Bethnal Green schoolgirl 'wont engage' since her British citizenship was revoked for running away from home to join ISIS and become a death cult bride, along with two friends

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3 w. ago Coronation Street actors who found love on soap including 'fling', affair and bitter split

There have been a ton of Coronation Street stars who have found love on set - with some romances resulting in marriage and kids, while others were more short-lived

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3 w. ago Candidates cast votes as polling stations open in Irish presidential election

Heather Humphreys and Catherine Connolly voted on Friday morning

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3 w. ago A rift that took 500 years to repair: King Charles prays with the pope

Joint prayer in Sistine Chapel is symbolic act of rapprochement between Catholic church and Church of England after centuries of divisionAlmost every British schoolchild is taught that Henry VIII, the swaggering Tudor king driven by lust and his quest for an heir, broke away from the Roman Catholic church in 1534 after the pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.Henry created the Church of England, appointed himself its supreme governor, divorced Catherine and married Anne Boleyn (who lasted just three years before she was beheaded for treason). Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Teenage girl awarded scholarship at British boarding school trapped in Gaza

Exclusive: A gap in the Home Office’s evacuation rules means that high school students with prestigious scholarships like teenager Dania Alfaranji have slipped through the cracks, reports Maira Butt

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3 w. ago Helen Flanagan takes fresh swipe at ex Scott Sinclair as she's set to spend Christmas without kids

The Corrie star, who co-parents her kids with her footballer ex, has taken a fresh swipe at Scott after revealing their Christmas arrangements

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