6 h. ago ‘Distraught’ families say they may have to homeschool SEND children if school forced to close amid VAT raid

Families in last-minute battle to save Bishop Challoner School in London which faces closure on last day of term amid financial pressures

Society

12 h. ago Deadly heatwave scorches Europe as schools forced to close and Paris at standstill

The summit of the Eiffel Tower was closed until Thursday

Events

14 h. ago Donald Macdonald dies as tributes paid to popular kids TV presenter

Famed for hosting children's show Play School, the "showbiz great" lost his short battle with cancer on Monday.

Events

32 h. ago Special needs crisis: Transporting SEN children to school is costing £1.5bn a YEAR as numbers with EHCP entitlements soar

The sharp increase comes amid mounting fears over pressures on the system from youngsters requiring additional support.

Economics

50 h. ago Drum and bass festival goer, 21, dies at event 'shut down for being too hot'

Organisers of the event at Dreamland Margate, an amusement park in Kent, announced on social media that it was forced to 'close early' as 'it was just too hot today'.

Events

58 h. ago US Catholic school fires teacher after husband’s obituary reveals his marriage to a man

Mark Richards says a parent complained to New Orleans’ St Francis Xavier school after reading his late husband’s obituaryA longtime music teacher at a Catholic school in the New Orleans area recently lost his job when it was revealed to an evidently “disgruntled” parent that he was another man’s widower, igniting a scandal within an archdiocese that has otherwise largely been occupied with trying to reorganize its finances in federal bankruptcy court after its clergymen spent decades sexually molesting children.In an email to community members at the archdiocese-run school from which he was dismissed, Mark Richards explained that he had been fired because a parent notified officials about an obituary for his husband, who died of a heart attack in September 2023. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Glastonbury shuts off Kneecap stage ahead of controversial performance

Glastonbury bosses have been forced to close the West Holts stage just ahead of Kneecap's performance at the festival as revellers have been told they can't get in

Politics

3 d. ago What to know about the US Supreme Court's ruling on public school lessons using LGBTQ books

The Supreme Court has sided with religious parents who want to pull their children out of the classroom when a public school lesson uses LGBTQ storybooks

Events

3 d. ago Abandoned UK airport that 'sold for £1' and the failed plan to bring it back

A small airport which catered for up to 75,000 passengers in one single year was forced to close after funnelling £1m losses - and despite ambitious reopening plans, it never operated again

Economics

4 d. ago Container ship goes up in flames in Hull with roads and museum forced to close as swathes of city are blanketed with thick smoke

Smoke billowed from Albert Dock on Friday with people a mile away in the city centre left struggling to see. Others coughed and spluttered as the thick fumes drifted across the area.

Events

4 d. ago The rules on taking children out of school for a term time holiday

Parents can save hundreds, if not thousands of pounds, by taking holidays in term time. But they risk fines and disrupting their child's education

Politics

4 d. ago Colombia gangs lure children to join ranks via TikTok and Facebook, UN warns

Armed groups post videos of weapons, cars and parties to social media to depict ‘perks’ of lifestyle, say expertsGangs in Colombia are increasingly recruiting children into their ranks, with a notable number coerced over TikTok and Facebook, the United Nations has warned.The UN Human Rights Office in Colombia said it had verified 474 cases of recruitment or use of under-18s between 2022 and 2024, and that the situation was “worsening in 2025”. In 36 cases children were recruited at school, while recruitment through social networking platforms was of “grave concern”, it said. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago Backstabbing, bitching and bribery. This is the shocking story of how I was set upon by the PTA power mums... and the cake sale that proved to be my downfall: SUSANNAH JOWITT

My children had only been at their primary school for a week when I was set upon by the dreaded Parent Teacher Association (PTA).

Events

4 d. ago One in seven parents ‘going without’ to pay for school trips

Some parents are working extra hours or selling possessions to help fund school trips for their children, according to Zurich Municipal.

Politics

5 d. ago New scheme launched by Aldi to help parents in summer holidays

The cost of looking after children during the six-week school summer break is an added pressure on families

Politics

5 d. ago Man obsessed with BBC's Emily Maitlis is jailed for five years

Ms Maitlis described her husband finding Vines on their doorstep, her children needing to be escorted to the school bus, and “upsetting interactions” with her 92-year-old mother

Events

5 d. ago Pupil referral unit that takes children kicked out of school gets flawless Estyn report

Inspectors found the Tai Education Centre needs none of the usual recommendations for areas to improve

Society

5 d. ago China school crash UPDATES: Multiple children hurt after car ploughs into crowd

Horrifying images from the scene of the crash in Beijing shows young children lying on the ground and being worked on by emergency services and debris scattered around the area

Events

5 d. ago Abandoned UK village in the middle of nowhere left to rot for 80 years

A school building still stands with children's name pegs and examples of their work on the walls in what remains a poignant reminder of a village that once was

Politics

5 d. ago The increasing number of children born via IVF fertility treatment

Latest data also shows a reduction in the number of IVF treatments funded by the NHS

Politics