41 h. ago Thousands evacuated in Spain as deadly heatwave fans Mediterranean wildfires

Boy, four, dies of heatstroke in Rome as scientists say high temperatures and fires are reminder of climate emergencyThe deadly heatwave fanning wildfires across the Mediterranean region has claimed at least three lives and forced thousands of people from their homes.Firefighters continued to battle blazes on Tuesday and authorities braced for further damage as temperatures in some areas surged well past 40C. In Spain, a Romanian man in his 50s died after suffering 98% burns while trying to rescue horses from a burning stable near Madrid on Monday night. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Community 'deeply saddened' after Welsh school teacher dies in horse fall

Tributes have poured in for Sarah Yorke after she died in a fall during an horse riding event on Friday

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4 d. ago British horse rider tragically dies aged 37 after fatal fall as event cancelled

Sarah Yorke was competing in the Aston-le-Wales Horse Trials in Northamptonshire when the incident occurred

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4 d. ago Tragedy at horse trials as British rider Sarah Yorke, 37, dies after fall during competition

The heartbreaking accident happened yesterday at Aston-le-Walls Horse Trials in the village of the same name in Northamptonshire. Pictured: Ms Yorke

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5 d. ago Her mum was a primary school teacher when she was taken into care, things could have ended so differently

Alisha Carrington's mum was too ill to look after her and she was taken into care. She said care doesn't have to be a bad experience and she had "incredible social workers"

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6 d. ago Florida charter school teacher arrested for ‘hurling a shoe at a misbehaving student’

Sandra Marta Colombo was arrested on a charge of child abuse with no great bodily harm.

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7 d. ago Mick Appleby launches fundraiser for horsebox driver whose dogs died in 'devastating' fire

Helen Slater, who works for the Leicestershire trainer, lost four pets when fire broke out at her Nottinghamshire home, which had no insurance, on Monday

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7 d. ago Hackney teacher accuses removal team of 'theft' as school materials 'dumped in skip'

Hackney teacher accuses removal team of 'theft' as school materials 'dumped in skip'  London Evening Standard

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7 d. ago PE teacher banned after allowing pupil with broken foot to play football

Oliver Barker, 28, was struck off after letting the pupil play football at Percy Hedley School in Tyne and Wear

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7 d. ago Teacher accuses London school of 'theft' as her classroom materials are 'dumped in skip' ahead of closure

Teachers and parents have claimed that a recently shut Hackney School was ‘gutted’ before they could collected items

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8 d. ago Traumatised primary school teacher opens up about the sickening sexual taunts her students made in the classroom

The furious Gold Coast teacher shared the shocking abuse in response to claims she had the 'easiest job on Earth'.

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3 w. ago Husband tells of horror after teacher wife stabbed multiple times in school

Liz Hopkin was the victim of one of Wales' most shocking incidents in recent years - her husband says 'no-one has even called to acknowledge what happened - they don’t seem very bothered by it'

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3 w. ago Tipping Point contestant ripped to shreds for mortifying blunder after bragging about A

In a previous episode of the ITV show, hosted by Ben Shephard, a primary school teacher called Hanifa tried her best to get her hands on some cash.

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3 w. ago Martin Freeman's bitter legal row as he claims screaming children are ruining life at his £5million home: RICHARD EDEN'S DIARY

As Mr Maddens in the film Nativity!, he played a jaded and unhappy primary school teacher who voiced his frustration at the children. In real life, Martin Freeman is not that different, it seems.

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3 w. ago Why summer’s a time to pass the port | Hannah Crosbie on drinks

When the sun’s out, try using port as a mixer and surprise yourself with a port tonic or any number of citrus punchesSome drinks are so inexorably tied up with specific seasons and circumstances that it’s hard to imagine them anywhere else. Like bumping into a teacher outside school or witnessing someone take off their shoes during a flight. It’s legal, sure, but there’s always a moment of deep discomfort and confusion before acceptance. And that’s pretty much how I imagine many people feel about drinking port in summer. Or, indeed, at any time of the day that isn’t evening, or served alongside anything that isn’t an intriguing, veiny cheese.Consider Porto, the city responsible for bringing the drink to the rest of the world – do you think that, when the temperatures creep up, everyone there stops drinking the stuff? No, they find new ways to enjoy it. Improvise, adapt, overcome. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago South Korea arrests teacher and parent accused of breaking into school to steal exam papers

The school has recommended the student for expulsion

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