6 h. ago Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise over racism row

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has dismissed claims about his behaviour while he was a pupil at Dulwich College, a top private school in London, as 'banter'

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8 h. ago Former Dulwich pupil says Farage told him: ‘That’s the way back to Africa’

Exclusive: Yinka Bankole felt compelled to speak out after Reform leader’s attempts to dismiss hurt of alleged targetsI’ll never forget the look of hatred Nigel Farage had for me at school, simply for existingA former Dulwich college pupil who claims a teenage Nigel Farage told him “that’s the way back to Africa” has said he felt compelled to speak out after the Reform leader’s attempt at “denying or dismissing” the hurt of his alleged targets.Yinka Bankole, who claims he had just started at the school when a 17-year-old Farage singled him out for abuse, said he had decided to tell his story in full after watching the Reform leader’s press conference on Thursday. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago German MPs rubberstamp military service plan amid school pupil protests

All 18-year-old men to be screened for suitability for armed forces, but proposal falls short of conscriptionThe German parliament has rubberstamped a new model for military service that aims to boost its armed forces as thousands of school pupils demonstrated across the country against the plans.The change will include the obligatory screening of all 18-year-old men to gauge their suitability to serve in the military from 1 January, but does not include conscription, as favoured by some conservative politicians. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Another country reintroduces voluntary military service with new plan to counter Russia

The move comes as Germany commits billions of euros to modernising its military equipment

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3 d. ago Pupil expelled after bringing sgian dubh into Scots school as police called in

Police were called to Albyn School on Queen's Road in Aberdeen after the youngster was caught with the ceremonial knife, which is traditionally worn with a kilt outfit.

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3 d. ago Pupil 'expelled' after bringing 'ceremonial knife' into prestigious Aberdeen private school

It is understood no one was injured.

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3 d. ago Tragic Scots schoolboy, 14, pictured after sudden death as football team leads tributes to ‘incredible young man’

HEARTBREAKING tributes have been paid to a Scots schoolboy after his sudden death - with his former football team calling him a "incredible young man". Connor Gray tragically passed away aged 14 on Wednesday, November 26. The "incredible" teen was a pupil of Paisley Grammar School and played for Hillwood Football Club Whites. The team...

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7 d. ago Paisley Grammar School pupil suddenly dies as parents comfort children outside gates

Parents were seen consoling visibly upset children outside Paisley Grammar School

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8 d. ago France to introduce voluntary military service amid threat from Russia

Macron says plan to introduce 10 months’ service among 18- and 19-year-olds will help France respond to ‘accelerating threats’Europe live – latest updatesFrance is to introduce voluntary military service of 10 months aimed mainly at young people aged 18 and 19, as concern grows in Europe about the threat from Russia.In a speech to troops in Varces-Allières-et-Risset in the French Alps, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, said the service would begin by mid-2026 and would help France respond to “accelerating threats” on the global stage. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Beath High School: Schoolboy, 15, dies suddenly after taking unwell on Fife bus

The headteacher said pupils and staff were “devastated” by the news.

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1 week ago Beath High School: Schoolboy, 15, dies after suddenly taking unwell on Fife bus

The headteacher said pupils and staff were “devastated” by the news.

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1 week ago Rumour sparks panic as parents tell kids to leave school and get home

Social media rumours about a pupil with a knife at Saddleworth School near Oldham led some panicked parents to pull their children, despite police confirming no threat

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1 week ago 'Pupil with knife' rumours prompt panicked parents to pull kids out of school

Claims surfaced over the weekend and some parents said they were worried 'about the safety of our children'

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1 week ago Air ambulance lands at UK school as boy taken to hospital for 'emergency treatment'

The school said the 'accident', involving a Year 8 pupil, was 'dealt with safely and calmly by all staff involved'

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1 week ago Air ambulance lands at school as young pupil rushed to hospital

The headteacher said the student was hurt during lunchtime while on the all weather pitch

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1 week ago Keeping primary school tests will hit pupil wellbeing, teaching union warns as it urges government rethink on SATs

Three in four primary school teachers surveyed said the decision to broadly retain primary school statutory assessments such as Sats will worsen pupil wellbeing and engagement.

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1 week ago Evri and Royal Mail deadlines to avoid disappointment this Christmas

People should plan ahead if they need to use the services in the lead-up to Christmas

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2 w. ago Shocking claims behind Steve Coogan film The Penguin as former pupil of teacher played by star alleges he was groomed and abused at boarding school aged 12

It's the heart-warming tale of a teacher who brings a penguin back to life after he rescues it from an oil spill - a true story that is now a feelgood film starring Steve Coogan .

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2 w. ago Boy goes missing from Scots primary school and is found alone in park

The pupil left Pittencrieff Primary School on Maitland Street in Dunfermline at around 12.30 on Wednesday, November 19.

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2 w. ago Lack of planning has hit Labour’s efforts to fix public services, says thinktank

Keir Starmer accused of failing to adequately strategise while in opposition, leading to uncoordinated policymaking Keir Starmer is failing to make major improvements to public services partly because he did not plan properly while in opposition, according to a report from the Institute for Government (IfG).The prime minister went into government without a clear idea about how to achieve his targets, the IfG found, resulting in haphazard attempts to reform various sectors, from the health service to the courts. Continue reading...

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