93 m. ago London's plummeting birth rate 'a challenge' amid school closures, says Education Secretary

Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson urges councils to ‘think creatively’ about how to use London’s old school buildings

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67 h. ago Delays over decision on building new school labelled 'a kick in the teeth'

The cost of replacing Ysgol Heol Goffa will go into the millions but there is anger over delays in making a decision on the huge project

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6 d. ago Woody Johnson makes £190m bid for Textor’s Crystal Palace shares as Uefa delays decision

Forest may go to Cas if Palace cleared for Europa LeagueNew York Jets owner is former US ambassador to the UKThe New York Jets owner, Woody Johnson, has offered £190m to buy John Textor’s stake in Crystal Palace. The move comes with Uefa expected to delay until the end of the month a decision on whether the club will be allowed to compete in next season’s Europa League.The offer from Johnson, the former US ambassador to the UK, has the backing of Palace’s co-chair Steve Parish and is believed to be under consideration by Textor despite falling significantly short of his valuation of about £240m for his 44.9% stake. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago The Guardian view on Labour’s nuclear bet: big promises, but bigger questions remain unanswered | Editorial

A bold state investment signals nuclear revival, but unresolved issues around cost, waste and safety demand urgent ministerial clarityThe government’s decision to invest £14.2bn in nuclear energy, on top of existing funds, marks a return to significant state funding of nuclear power after Hinkley Point C, financed by the private sector, was dogged by delays and cost overruns. It is also a decisive shift in energy policy. Ministers have high hopes of a nuclear energy renaissance. Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, described the prospect of a new reactor in Suffolk, Sizewell C, combined with new money for modular reactor development and fusion research, as a “golden age”. This was a striking choice of words from the greenest voice in the cabinet.The Climate Change Committee’s latest advice to the government took a more restrained view of nuclear, which drew industry ire. Mr Miliband’s commitment to renewable energy is not in doubt. The government has made good...

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8 d. ago Austria school shooting: Gun shots heard in classroom as armed police storm building to rescue students

Footage has captured the moment gun shots can be heard inside a classroom at a school in Austria, before armed police stormed the building to rescue students inside.

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9 d. ago Council plan to install temporary classroom at Coatbridge school

A planning application from facilities management firm Equans is seeking approval for a modular Portakabin building to be erected in the car park at Glenboig Primary School for a period of five years.

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1 week ago West Ham delay Michail Antonio contract decision due to ‘unique situation’

Antonio targeting return to action in next few weeks but his future remains uncertain following broken leg from car cash

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2 w. ago Boyfriend killer Tasmin Glass' parole bid delayed after board fails to make decision

Glass, 26, returned to jail weeks ago after breaking the conditions of her release.

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2 w. ago Oliver Glasner casts doubt on Crystal Palace future by delaying contract decision

Crystal Palace will be keen to tie die Oliver Glasner to a new deal after th Austrian helped the Eagles win their first majory trophy with an FA Cup win over Manchester City at Wembley

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2 w. ago Israeli strikes on Gaza schools used as civilian shelters part of deliberate strategy, say sources

Exclusive: More schools identified as targets after controls on IDF action against Hamas operatives at civilian sites loosenedA series of recent deadly airstrikes on school buildings sheltering displaced people in Gaza were part of a deliberate Israeli military bombing strategy, with further schools identified as targets, the Guardian has learned.At least six school buildings have been struck, reportedly killing more than 120 people, in recent months as part of a targeting effort by the Israeli military. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Israeli strikes on Gaza schools used as civilian shelters are part of deliberate strategy, say sources

Exclusive: More schools identified as targets after controls on IDF action against Hamas operatives at civilian sites loosenedA series of recent deadly airstrikes on school buildings sheltering displaced people in Gaza were part of a deliberate Israeli military bombing strategy, with further schools identified as targets, the Guardian has learned.At least six school buildings have been struck, reportedly killing more than 120 people, in recent months as part of a targeting effort by the Israeli military. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago French parliament prepares to vote on legalising assisted dying

Bill expected to be backed by Macron’s centrist MPs and leftwing parties while right and far right likely to oppose itFrance’s parliament is preparing to vote on a bill to legalise assisted dying, potentially paving the way for euthanasia under what campaigners say would nonetheless remain some of the strictest conditions in Europe.As part of a long-awaited package of end-of-life legislation delayed by President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to dissolve parliament last year, MPs are also due to vote on Tuesday on a less contentious bill establishing the right to palliative care. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer's child poverty strategy delayed in major setback

Charities raise alarm that thousands more children risk being pushed into poverty as a result of the decision to delay the child poverty strategy until the autumn

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last month Plans to turn old school building into motorcycle showroom with café

The building was previously used as a cookery and teaching provision for the former independent Castle School

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