2 h. ago Teaching assistant killed in knife attack at school in north

Fifteen-year-old suspect arrested and Emmanuel Macron condemns ‘senseless violence’ after stabbing in NogentEmmanuel Macron has condemned what he called a “senseless wave of violence” after a 15-year-old pupil fatally stabbed a teaching assistant at a school.The 31-year-old woman died in hospital after she was stabbed during a bag search at the start of the school day outside a middle school in Nogent, in the Haute-Marne department in north-east France. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago 11 killed in school shooting with 28 injured and some 'shot in head' as hospitals crammed

Gunshots were heard in the school at 10am before a suspect was shot and eventually found dead in a toilet as the event is being described as the worst mass shooting in Austria's history

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52 h. ago Outrage as boy, 8, turned away from treatment at London NHS clinic 'because he attends private school'

Mother blames Labour's VAT raid on private school fees for emboldening the NHS to deny her son help with his crippling joint condition

Economics

6 d. ago Conversations with strangers: inviting people to join my daily walk has made my life fuller | Jacqueline Asiimwe

From Kampala to Bangkok, I’ve walked with young and old, students and politicians, artists and ambassadors. Everyone has a story to tellIn the Uganda of the 1980s, my family lived in Kampala. We did not own a car, so walking was part of daily life: to school, to church, to the market, to the hospital and to visit relatives.As the eldest child, I often accompanied my mother to Owino market. We would walk there from our neighbourhood, Namirembe, and I’d trail behind her with a basket balanced on my head, collecting the week’s groceries. Those early walks were not just about errands – they were quiet rituals of bonding, observation and endurance. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Israel fears the threat of trade sanctions — but is the EU ready to follow through? | Martin Konečný

A human rights review of EU-Israel ties is under way. The results will be significant for both the war and Europe’s reputationAfter many months of inaction and complicity in the face of Israel’s destruction of Gaza, Europe is finally beginning to stir. Tens of thousands of people killed and attacks on schools and hospitals had apparently not been enough. But, along with the blocking of humanitarian aid and open calls for ethnic cleansing, Israel’s actions finally became too severe to ignore, deny or justify. In recent weeks, a cascade of unusually strong statements, diplomatic rebukes and threats of sanctions has emerged from European capitals – each move amplifying the next, as if a long-dormant herd has suddenly jolted into motion.Among these developments, the most significant may be the possible suspension of the EU-Israel association agreement, which grants Israel preferential access to the world’s largest single market. Last month, the Dutch foreign minister, Caspar Veldkamp, b...

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8 d. ago The EU faces a moment of truth. Will it follow through on trade sanctions on Israel – or slide into irrelevance? | Martin Konečný

A human rights review of EU-Israel ties is under way. The results will be significant for both the war and Europe’s reputationAfter many months of inaction and complicity in the face of Israel’s destruction of Gaza, Europe is finally beginning to stir. Tens of thousands of people killed and attacks on schools and hospitals had apparently not been enough. But, along with the blocking of humanitarian aid and open calls for ethnic cleansing, Israel’s actions finally became too severe to ignore, deny or justify. In recent weeks, a cascade of unusually strong statements, diplomatic rebukes and threats of sanctions has emerged from European capitals – each move amplifying the next, as if a long-dormant herd has suddenly jolted into motion.Among these developments, the most significant may be the possible suspension of the EU-Israel association agreement, which grants Israel preferential access to the world’s largest single market. Last month, the Dutch foreign minister, Caspar Veldkamp, b...

Politics

9 d. ago Cheer coaches accused of putting a team member in hospital after grueling workout

Several of Heath, Texas’s Rockwall Heath High School football players were hospitalized and reportedly diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis in 2023

Politics

1 week ago Huge £37m funding boost for NHS hospitals and sites in Greater Manchester

'Patients and staff deserve to be in buildings that are safe, comfortable and fit for purpose'

Economics

1 week ago Schools and hospitals ‘not over hurdle’ of unsafe concrete, says minister

Catherine McKinnell said officials have ‘identified all the Raac’.

Politics

1 week ago Crumbling hospitals and schools get cash injection as NHS chief gives safety warning

More than 400 hospitals, mental health units and ambulance sites will be able to fix leaky pipes, poor ventilation and electrical problems, along with 656 schools and sixth forms

Events

1 week ago Children and patients deserve to be safe in schools and hospitals – ministers

The Government has set out its funding allocations for building repairs to NHS buildings, schools and sixth forms across England.

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1 week ago Paedo surgeon who abused 299 kids recorded sick birthday tradition in twisted diary

French medic Joel Le Scouarnec has been sentenced to a maximum term of 20 years in jail for sexually abusing hundreds of patients, mostly children. His diaries were a crucial part of the prosecution's case against him

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2 w. ago Norovirus outbreak at primary school sees kids hospitalised with vomiting bug

Three chidren were taken to hospital after they contracted norovirus - the outbreak occurred at the Compton All Saints Church of England Primary School in Hampshire

Science

2 w. ago Schoolgirl dies just hours after being discharged from hospital with 'tonsillitis'

An inquest is due to be held into five-year-old Lila Marsland's death.

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2 w. ago ‘When power can define madness’: China accused of using mental health law to lock up critics

More than a decade after China passed a groundbreaking mental health law, victims and activists say that involuntary hospitalisation remains commonZhang Po was barely one year out of school when an out of control mine-cart barrelled into him deep in a pit in Anhui province, causing injuries that ended his brief career as a coalminer. Since the accident in 1999, he has been living off disability allowances provided by his former employer in Huainan, Anhui’s coal city. But in 2024 Zhang was sent to hospital once again – this time to a psychiatric ward.Zhang was sectioned for 22 days in June after he protested outside the office of his former employer, demanding an increase in his disability allowance. “I endured more than 20 days of humiliation in there. There was no phone, and my belt and shoelaces were taken away,” Zhang said in a recent interview with Chinese media. Zhang said that he was forced to take medicines and tied to his bed for several hours a day. After the three weeks in...

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3 w. ago Warning NHS making same mistakes that led to Mid Staffs scandal as bosses ‘consider cutting hospital beds’

Community services for children and mental health support for cancer patients axed amid savings drive

Events

3 w. ago Cut speeds to just 10MPH on thousands of miles of roads in towns and cities, safety charity demands

This limit should be applied specifically around all schools, hospitals, as well as sporting, social and cultural venues but critics have said the proposals are 'so ridiculous it is simply laughable'.

Politics

3 w. ago Schoolboy dies 'unexpectedly' after feeling unwell and being airlifted to hospital

An air ambulance took the 15-year-old to hospital but he sadly died soon after

Events

3 w. ago Boy, 15, dies after being rushed to hospital as he became unwell at school

Emergency services including an air ambulance and police rushed to Coopers School in Hawkwood Lane, Chislehurst, South East London, where a schoolboy fell ill

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3 w. ago Boy, 15, dies after falling unwell at secondary school and being rushed to hospital

The teenager was at the school in Hawkwood Lane near Botany Bay Lane, Chislehurst, south East London around 1.30pm on Tuesday when the incident happened.

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