18 h. ago Falkirk pupils to use 'parts' of closed primary school for new term

The extension and modular units at the storm damaged Maddiston Primary School campus will be used for younger pupils next term

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66 h. ago Falkirk area primary school will remain closed for at least a year after mortar found to be deficient

Councillors are being asked to agree to appoint a company to manage the project to make the massive repairs

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4 d. ago Adolescence star, 15, wins big at Gotham TV Awards after getting the day off school

Cooper, who was allowed to extend his half-term holidays from school so he could attend the glamorous event, tied for the award with Dying of Sex star Jenny Slate, 43.

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4 d. ago I told the truth about the West Bank and was threatened and assaulted. Now I'm relying on you to act | Issa Amro

Our lives are blighted by illegal settlements, and Israel has just approved 22 more. Without concrete action, we will be erasedIssa Amro is a Palestinian human rights defenderEach of the 22 illegal settlements approved by Israel last week is another nail in the coffin of the peace process, hammered in by the complicity of western governments and corporations. Israeli settlements are not benign civilian neighbourhoods – they are primary instruments of dispossession, control and apartheid. Settlements are closed militarised zones on Palestinians’ stolen land, cutting off our access to our resources, our farms, our schools, our jobs and each other. Palestinian lands rapidly shrink, our livelihoods are devastated, our rights are systematically violated and our identity is undermined.Western lawmakers look on, expressing commitment to peace through a two-state solution but choosing to do nothing to achieve this goal. Instead, their policies and inaction enable yet further settlement acti...

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1 week ago Handsworth shooting LIVE: Two men fired upon near Birmingham school

West Midlands Police raced to a street in Birmingham after two men were shot at close to Heathfield Primary School - locals have been warned of travel disruption due to road closures

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2 w. ago Loose Women's day of panic: The stars left 'terrified' by ITV cuts

The stars of Loose Women have been left 'terrified' by ITV's cuts after bosses announced the daytime show will only air during school term times.

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2 w. ago Loose Women's day of panic: Insiders reveal how show's stars have been left 'terrified' by ITV cuts

The stars of Loose Women have been left 'terrified' by ITV's cuts after bosses announced the daytime show will only air during school term times.

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3 w. ago Funding boost for Falkirk schools to tackle poverty gap 'vital to pupils'

A team working with pupils, families and schools is making it easier for pupils to attend school

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