49 m. ago UK schools could be forced to close as 800,000 less children forecast in next decade

A new study says predicted that a fall in the number of children in England over the next decade would be the most dramatic since the 1980s and could prompt school closures and teacher job losses

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2 h. ago Arsene Wenger predicts World Cup 2026 winners with England to miss out and Argentina not defending trophy

ARSENE WENGER claims England could win the World Cup but admits the Three Lions are not as good as France. England will discover their opponents on Friday for next summer’s tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada with the draw due to start at 5pm. Former Arsenal boss Wenger, now FIFA’s chief of global...

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3 h. ago I discovered my husband’s affair with my best friend two days before Christmas – I moved back to Scotland with nothing

WHEN Gillian Dalgliesh’s sister told her “you’ll look back on this and you will feel completely different”, the mum-of-four couldn’t see beyond her life-shattering heartbreak. She had just discovered her husband of 17 years had been having an affair with her best friend. And instead of fighting for their marriage when confronted, he walked out...

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4 h. ago Married teacher of the month 'had sex with pupil in backseat of her Jeep'

Art teacher Nicole Hernandez, 30, allegedly groomed her pupil and had sex with him multiple times after grooming and telling him that her "marriage was struggling"

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5 h. ago Teacher sacked over OnlyFans account which offered to 'rate penis sizes' and send pants

Ex-teacher Leanne Wilson set up an OnlyFans account under the name "Sophie Palmer" where she offered sexually explicit services to subscribers while employed at a school for autism

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6 h. ago Paramount fumes that Warner Bros. Discovery sale process is ‘unfair’ as Netflix jumps into the lead

While Paramount chief David Ellison thought he had a ‘Trump card’ in his bid to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery, it appears he is growing less confident that he’ll add the studio giant to his growing media empire.

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6 h. ago Female 'teacher of the month' accused of having sex with male pupil in backseat of her car

Married Nicole Hernandez, 30, taught the teen at middle school before later teaching him at high school, where she is accused of grooming him before having sex with him in her car

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6 h. ago Brit blokes reckon they could score past a Premier League goalie or land a plane

New findings have shockingly revealed that chaps have a tendency to inflate the skills they are capable of - with half also thinking they could get a ball past a premier league goalkeeper.

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6 h. ago Teacher Rebecca Joynes' 'dangerous' life behind bars including visits with teen victim's baby and 'strict' rules

Rebecca Joynes was found guilty of six sexual offences against two teenage boys following a nine-day trial last year

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7 h. ago The latest fall from grace for depraved teacher who took advantage of boys for sex

Rebecca Joynes appeared to be living a great life, a 'dream' job and a plush flat

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7 h. ago Paedo teacher facing lifetime ban from classroom after sleeping with students

Rebecca Joynes became pregnant by another teenage student, initiating a sexual relationship with him when he was also 15.

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7 h. ago Noise around Donald Trump an unwanted distraction to World Cup draw of dreams

Amid all the hoopla circling its Washington backdrop, Friday’s event must be all about firing the starting gun on football’s biggest showWhen the sculptor Joel Shapiro created Blue, the piece that stands around the back of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, looking out over the Potomac River in Washington, he wanted to tap into a number of elements. The giant matchstick figure denotes movement and energy, risk and possibility. As Shapiro himself has said, it is supposed to “reconfigure depending on how you look at it”.It has the perfect home at the Kennedy Center, the vast cultural hub for ballet and opera, stage productions and concerts. And it resonates on a new level now as the venue prepares to host Friday’s World Cup draw, at which the competing nations at next summer’s extravaganza in the United States, Canada and Mexico will discover their group opponents and knockout round pathways. Because from one angle it is plain that Blue is executing a raking pass. From...

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8 h. ago At Risk Dogs 2025: These are the 10 breeds of adorable dog on the brink of extinction

Dog ownership may have soared in recent years, but these native breeds of pup are struggling for their very existence.

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8 h. ago Paedo teacher Rebecca Joynes to be banned from classroom after grooming pupils

Rebecca Joynes, 31, was jailed for six-and-a-half years in July after having sex with two pupils she groomed while working as a maths teacher

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8 h. ago Paedophile teacher who fell pregnant with pupil's child faces classroom ban

Rebecca Joynes, 31, was jailed in July after having sex with two pupils - she groomed one 15-year-old boy with a trip to the Trafford Centre and fell pregnant with another pupil's child

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8 h. ago Paedo miss who had sex with 2 pupils and a baby with one is banned from classroom

Rebecca Joynes is currently serving a six-and-a-half-year sentence, handed down in July after she was convicted of six counts of sexual activity with a child, including offences committed while in a position of trust

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8 h. ago Teacher Rebecca Joynes, jailed for having sex with pupils, to be barred from returning to classroom

The 31-year-old has been found guilty of 'unacceptable conduct'

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8 h. ago Paedo teacher Rebecca Joynes' 'dangerous' life in prison and rules for baby with pupil

Rebecca Joynes, 30, was found guilty of six sexual offences against two teenage boys following a nine-day trial and was sentenced to serve six-and-a-half years behind bars

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8 h. ago People are only just discovering the hidden purpose of red Christmas lights

Christmas lights with a red tip have a secret purpose that many do not know about

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8 h. ago World Cup 2026: Pubs to stay open until 1am for tournament as England set to discover fate

England and Scotland will learn their World Cup opponents on Friday, with the UK economy expected to benefit.

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