92 m. ago Horror as nine children injured after Texas school overturns in horror crash

Ten people - including nine students and the bus driver - were taken to hospital after a bus carrying a total of 43 people overturned in the US in Austin, Texas

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2 h. ago Horror as nine children injured after school bus rolls over in violent crash on rural road

Ten people, including nine students, were injured on Wednesday after an elementary school bus rolled over on a rural road just outside of Austin, Texas, according to local officials.

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8 h. ago The anxious generation: Mental health issues are causing kids to regularly skip school, parents say

In a new survey of more than 1,000 parents across the U.S., nearly a third said their child missed more than a week of school due to mental health reasons

Society

13 h. ago Funding boost for community development trust in West Lothian village

It's part of a £2.5 million package supporting almost 80 organisations across Scotland

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36 h. ago Mother, 32, with money problems took her own life while her children were at school after GP wrongly concluded she wasn't 'actively suicidal', inquest hears

Amy Manning, 32, was found dead in her home on January 17, 2024, after her police officer partner came round to check on her.

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37 h. ago West Lothian's new British Champion wasn't sure she'd run again after having steel rods inserted in her back

The 24-year-old Livingston AC athlete had surgery for scoliosis as a teenager

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39 h. ago Changes to Lothian Country bus services welcomed by West Lothian Council leader

Lothian Country have announced improvements to the network starting on September 7

Politics

40 h. ago Kirk of Calder congregation marks VJ Day with moving commemoration in West Lothian

August 15, 1945 was the date Japan's forces announced their surrender to the Allies

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64 h. ago The huge rise in children being home schooled in one part of Wales

'Sometimes parents don’t understand the effect of children not being around other children or seen in school,' said one expert

Society

65 h. ago Essentials donation from MP for West Lothian children going to school

'I’d encourage everyone who can to get involved... every contribution makes a real difference'

Politics

69 h. ago Teen told Mum 'I’m trying my best but nobody understands me' days before murder

Harvey Willgoose’s mum is urging the Government to act on ‘school avoiders’ like her son, after being shocked to learn that one in five children miss school daily.

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3 d. ago Harvey Willgoose sobbed about going to school days before he was murdered

Harvey Willgoose's mum wants the Government to help 'school avoiders' like her son, after she was 'shocked' to find out 20 per cent of children were not attending school every day as they might not be 'naughty'

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3 d. ago West Lothian club's summer drive to help youngsters get into the game of golf

Coaching was delivered by PGA Professional David MacMullen

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4 d. ago Woman once Britain's 'youngest mum' who had baby aged 12 reveals she is expecting fifth child at 31

Tressa Middleton, 31, from Bathgate in West Lothian, Scotland, revealed the happy news following a series of ordeals.

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5 d. ago Gardener is cleared of making school bomb threat after receptionist misunderstood his Welsh accent sparking six

James Morgan, 36, called Badbury Park Primary in Swindon to ask if any of the primary children would be 'back home or in school' because he was litter picking nearby.

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5 d. ago Schoolboy who studied ‘rage rooms’ stabbed pupil to death 'to show he was hard'

Children watched in horror then locked themselves in a school cupboard as a hunting knife was plunged into 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose’s heart by an attacker who 'snapped', court hears

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5 d. ago Over a thousand families in West Lothian with more than two children will benefit from Scottish Government payment

It will be introduced in March 2026 and support low-income families affected by the UK cap

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5 d. ago School trip horror as 32 children and adults who went kayaking rescued from North Sea

The council has now launched an investigation

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6 d. ago Soaring numbers of children skipping classes risks leaving 180,000 youngsters on the jobs scrapheap, think tank warns

The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) said that, without intervention, the high rates of children bunking off school will translate into joblessness.

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6 d. ago Number of children in England missing school for prolonged periods has risen

The overall unauthorised holiday rate in autumn 2024 is broadly unchanged from the previous year despite increased fines, figures show.

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