14 h. ago Drunken teenager, 19, plunged 50ft to his death while hopping over rooftops with pals to get 'cool view'

Harry Calam, 19, and his two friend jumped over a fence at a construction site and scaled a scaffolding tower to reach a shared rooftop so they could look down at the bar where he worked in York.

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16 h. ago Revealed: The four men who 'preyed' upon teenage soldier who was hounded to her death while trying to achieve her 'dream' Army career

No fewer than four of Gunner Jaysley-Louise Beck's superiors, all older and one more than twice her age, would see her kind and friendly nature as an open invitation for their predatory instincts.

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21 h. ago ‘I forgive the girl and boy for what they’ve done. If I didn’t, the hate would eat away at me’: Esther Ghey on life after the murder of her daughter Brianna

Transgender teenager Brianna Ghey was stabbed to death by two 15-year-olds. The killers had been radicalised on the dark web, while the victim was trapped in an online world of her own. Now her mother has become friends with the parent of one of the murderersThe first thing I notice about Esther Ghey is a blossom tree trailing down her left arm to her hand. There is one pink flower on the tattoo. Pink was her daughter Brianna’s favourite colour. If Brianna had got her way, the whole world would have been pink. And just after she was murdered by two teenage schoolchildren in February 2023, Ghey says, the world did briefly turn pink. The local blossom trees filled with the blossomiest blossom she had ever seen. “It really felt she was with us and that she was sending us a sign she was OK,” she says.Now Ghey has written a book, Under a Pink Sky. It’s a memoir of her and Brianna’s lives, and a manifesto of sorts; a shocking exploration of how deadly smartphones and online spaces can be....

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23 h. ago ‘I forgive them for what they’ve done’: Esther Ghey on life after the murder of daughter Brianna – podcast

Two years ago, transgender teenager Brianna Ghey was stabbed to death by two 15-year-olds. The killers had been radicalised on the dark web, while the victim was trapped in an online world of her own. Now her mother has become friends with the parent of one of the murderers. On the second anniversary of Brianna’s death, Esther sits down with Simon Hattenstone to discuss her daughter’s murder and her own extraordinary response. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Horror as 'boy's severed hand' is dropped from sky by bird in primary school playground

The child's hand was found after it dropped on the playground of over Our Lady Immaculate school in Darndale, north Dublin last Friday morning, Irish Police believe.

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35 h. ago Children face walking six miles a day due to school transport cuts

Primary school pupils have been spared but secondary-aged children are set to lose out as the council mulls over its future policies on home to school transport

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37 h. ago Jaysley Beck inquest prompts flood of testimonies of abuse in UK military

The Ministry of Defence says the lessons learned from the teenager’s death will make the military safer, but victims and their families have heard it all beforeA soldier left suicidal after complaints about a senior officer were ignored. Two women told that they needed to grow up, or their heads would be banged together after they complained about sexual harassment by their major. A servicewoman raped and left with PTSD, while her attacker was given a slap on the wrist.Online army forums have been flooded with testimonies of abuse – and the military’s failure to tackle it – this week, sparked by the inquest into the death of 19-year-old gunner Jaysley Beck. The head of the army, General Sir Roly Walker, has expressed his disgust and suggested that senior ranks may even be “actively complicit” in abusive behaviour. The Ministry of Defence has promised that lessons will be learned. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago 'Girls should not join the Army': Sister of teenage soldier 'hounded to her death' by her superiors says military is 'not safe for women' after her ordeal was 'swept under the carpet'

The sister of Jaysley Beck, the teenage soldier who killed herself after being 'hounded' by her superiors, has urged women to not join the army after her sister's ordeal was 'swept under the carpet'.

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40 h. ago Private primary school wants to build new classrooms to house more children

Planning application submitted for standalone buidling

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55 h. ago Falkirk Council primary school closed for at least six months after defects discovered

Falkirk Council education bosses have announced a primary school will be closed until at least August with pupils sent to other schools across the district.

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55 h. ago James Carville profanely tells ‘fool’ Stephen A. Smith to shut up about politics and stick to sports

‘When it comes to politics, he don’t know his a** from a hole in the ground,” James Carville declared on his podcast.

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56 h. ago Mother of teenage soldier 'hounded to her death' by superiors demands police investigation as she accuses Army of 'covering up' abuse before her suicide

Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, 19, was found hanging in her room at Larkhill Camp near Salisbury in Wiltshire on December 15, 2021.

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57 h. ago Murderer who stabbed the teenage mother of his child to death in front of horrified commuters at train station is jailed for life

A murderer who stabbed the teenage mother of his child to death in front of horrified commuters at a train station has been jailed for life.

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61 h. ago Teenage soldier was hounded to her death by superiors 'including man who sexually assaulted her, and another who harassed her and bombarded her with 4,600 texts', coroner rules

Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, 19, was found hanging in her room at Larkhill Camp near Salisbury in Wiltshire on December 15, 2021.

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62 h. ago Death of teenage gunner Jaysley Beck ‘partly caused by Army complaints failure’

The 19-year-old was found hanged at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire on December 15 2021.

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3 d. ago Coroner to give conclusion at inquest into death of teenage soldier

Gunner Jaysley Beck was found dead at Larkhill Camp, Wiltshire, in December 2021.

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3 d. ago New Welsh medium school coming to RCT to cater for massive housing development

Cabinet members gave their backing for the school to serve the Llanilid site and to turn Dolau Primary into an English medium only school

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3 d. ago Traffic wardens banned from patrolling alone at primary school after violent threats from parents ignoring new restrictions

New yellow lines and zig-zag parking controls have been painted outside The Discovery School in West Malling, Kent but parents claim they are being ignored.

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3 d. ago Additional Support Needs expansion plans for South Ayrshire approved by council

Plans for a dedicated space for ASN learning at Troon Primary School have been given the go-ahead

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3 d. ago Young hero helping local community with life saving mission is nominated for Scottish First Aid Award

In the bustling corridors of Hallside Primary School, Cambuslang, a young boy’s determination to increase first aid safety and awareness for everyone around him, has left a mark on his local community.

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