2 h. ago Major school changes as parents given chilling warning over child safety

Primary school children will be taught how to spot fake news, deal with money and about the climate crisis under a major shake-up of the school curriculum published today

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5 h. ago Child obesity crisis: London has worst record in weight surge for primary school youngsters, report reveals

More than a fifth of Year Six pupils in the capital are obese, according to new study

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9 h. ago Surge in kids starting primary school obese could have ‘devastating impact’

National Child Measurement Programme reveals ‘extremely concerning’ rise which means one in four children start school overweight or obese

Politics

14 h. ago One in 10 children in first year of primary school in England is obese

Overall, 1.1m children were measured at state-maintained schools as part of data collection.

Politics

16 h. ago Emergency planning reforms only scratch the surface of London's housing crisis

Every scheme carries the cost of affordable housing, sustainability, infrastructure, employment and workspace commitments

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28 h. ago Primary school locked down in 'knife threat' as police race to 'critical incident'

A primary school in Wales was locked down following a threat about people armed with 'knives' - police said a 'critical incident' had been declared

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33 h. ago Police make urgent plea to public as Welsh primary school is closed following threats

Officers remain at the primary school while enquiries into the incident continue

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37 h. ago Renfrewshire councillors congratulate education establishments on strong inspection performances

Rashielea Primary School in Erskine and Jennyswell Nursery in Paisley received the plaudits on Thursday.

Politics

37 h. ago Police close primary school after 'threatening messages' made online

The decision has been made to close Dafen CP School in Llanelli on Monday, November 3.

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38 h. ago UK primary school forced to close as major incident sees police swarm area

Dafen CP School in Llanelli, Wales, has been closed today due to 'threatening messages' being made online - police are currently at the scene and in the surrounding area

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64 h. ago Scots teacher 'faked her own death' as part of elaborate cancer con

A Scottish teacher faked her own death in an elaborate two-year cancer fraud during which she claimed to have her lung removed and leg amputated

Events

64 h. ago London 1980s housing crisis film remastered for film festival

London 1980s housing crisis film remastered for film festival  BBC

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3 d. ago Crisis reacts as statistics show more people living on London’s streets

Crisis reacts as statistics show more people living on London’s streets  London Post

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4 d. ago Experts warn of looming London drugs crisis as deaths climb to new high

Experts warn of looming London drugs crisis as deaths climb to new high  South West Londoner

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4 d. ago Edinburgh schools: Take a look at campus plans for new 'state

The proposed new school is part of a wider development plan for the former farmland area south of South Queensferry.

Politics

4 d. ago Major bank issues warning over SCAM weight loss jabs as number of customers being duped surges

Santander says its customers have lost thousands to weight loss drug fraud, and the number of people falling for fake online ads is rising.

Economics

4 d. ago Kenya’s growing towns are leaving elephants with nowhere to go

In this week’s newsletter: As settlements expand across northern Kenya, people and elephants are increasingly clashing over land, food and waterDon’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIt is remarkably hard to see an elephant in the wild. In Oldonyiro, northern Kenya, they pass through the settlement almost every night. Piles of dung appear metres from the primary school and local church each morning, where smooth circles have been padded into the earth by the enormous beasts shuffling past in the dark. But when I went looking for them in September, they were nowhere to be found. More after this week’s most important reads.How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health‘White-knuckled wolf spider’ thought lost is rediscovered on Isle of WightCarnivorous ‘death ball’ sponge among new species found in depths of Southern OceanCan communities living side by side with wildlife beat Africa’s national parks at conservation?Nairo...

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5 d. ago Car crashes into Scots primary school fence leaving one person in hospital

The incident happened in the middle of the school day at St Mary's R C Primary School, in Bonnyrigg.

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5 d. ago Renfrewshire Council confirms it wants to close schools in Johnstone

A paper — to be considered by councillors at today’s children services and education policy board — makes no reference to a new-build Thorn Primary School as previously promised.

Politics

6 d. ago North Ayrshire Council limits places for pupils at new Irvine primary school

Demand for spaces at the new Montgomerie Primary has soared.

Politics