4 h. ago Urgent call for older drivers to get eyesight tests after four people killed by motorists with failing vision

HM Senior Coroner for Lancashire, Dr James Adeley, has written to the Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, to say action should be taken to prevent future deaths.

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5 h. ago Victoria Beckham celebrated her birthday by releasing her own personal custom lip liners for a limited time

The former Spice Girl has released three exclusive lip liners in her private custom shades for her birthday, but they're only available for a limited time and are guaranteed to sell out

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15 h. ago School principal arrested after hosting boozy house party for 100 of her students

Elizabeth Hill-Brodigan has been suspended from Roosevelt Elementary School in Cocoa Beach, Florida, after several teenagers were found drunk at a party held at her home

Society

17 h. ago Northolt incident: Man arrested after 'mounting teenage girl and slashing her face' outside school

Police and ambulance crews were called to close to Alec Reed Academy in Northolt, west London, on Wednesday following reports of a stabbing involving a teenager

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20 h. ago Teenage girl is rushed to hospital after being 'stabbed in the head' outside school in London

The youngster, reported to be 17, was attacked near Alec Reed Academy in Northolt, in the London borough of Ealing, on Wednesday shortly after 8pm.

Politics

23 h. ago Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko takes legal action against WTA over ‘moral abuse’

Tsurenko says she suffered a panic attack following a conversation with WTA leadership about its response to the Russia-Ukraine war

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24 h. ago Man arrested after teenage girl 'slashed in face' outside school

Man arrested after teenage girl 'slashed in face' outside school  London Evening Standard

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24 h. ago Man arrested after teenage girl 'slashed in face' outside West London school in 'unprovoked attack'

Exclusive: This is the moment the suspect was arrested after ‘mounting and slashing’ 17-year-old victim near Northolt academy

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26 h. ago Teaching union will make Labour pay ‘high political price’ without improved pay

Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, warned that members ‘stand ready’ to take strike action.

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28 h. ago Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko takes legal action against WTO over ‘moral abuse’

Tsurenko says she suffered a panic attack following a conversation with WTA leadership about its response to the Russia-Ukraine war

Events

48 h. ago Triple killer Nicholas Prosper’s sentence referred to Court of Appeal as ‘unduly lenient’

Teenager murdered his family and was planning a school shooting in Luton

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48 h. ago Teen put knife to another child's neck in Cardiff school toilets

A teenager has admitted bringing a bladed object onto school premises on two occasions

Politics

50 h. ago Peter Andre takes action as role in Jamaican gangster movie sparks fierce backlash

The trailer for new movie Jafaican has been released and it's safe to say that people have a lot to say about Peter Andre's latest role and the singer's attempt at a Jamaican accent

Events

66 h. ago Girl, seven, found on the street with a knife 'threatening to stab other children'

Police were called to a residential area in Southampton following reports of a young girl brandishing a knife in broad daylight.

Events

3 d. ago He ran into the street shouting 'I've stabbed my mate', but told detectives friend 'fell on knife'

Matthew Higgins stabbed David Eaton twice in the heart during an afternoon of drinking

Politics

3 d. ago Teaching union votes to launch strike ballot if pay offer remains ‘unacceptable’

It comes after National Education Union teacher members in England suggested they would be willing to take action over pay.

Politics

3 d. ago Alan Bates urges Post Office victims to take major action against government to get justice

Campaigning hero Alan Bates has urged victims of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal to take the government to court over compensation delays in a leaked email

Politics

3 d. ago Watch: Amad Diallo uploads training footage as Ruben Amorim 'waits' on Manchester United star

The 22-year-old has taken a big step towards returning to action before the end of the season

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4 d. ago The one change that worked: I conquered my fear of public speaking – with just one night of pure panic

When I agreed to plug my book at a literary festival, I was expecting some kind of low-key Q&A. Imagine my terror when I discovered I would have to monologue for almost an hourI never understood quite how much public speaking came with being a writer, because after I wrote my first book no one asked me to do any. They didn’t ask after my second book either. That was fine with me: I had never done any public speaking and, like all normal people, I was terrified of the prospect.Then in 2014, with the publication of my fourth book still a couple of weeks away, I was invited to a literary festival. I hadn’t been to many literary festivals, but for some reason I was sure I knew what to expect: a kindly interviewer would sit on stage with me, a small table holding a pitcher of water between us, and ask me a lot of softball questions about my process. I wasn’t comfortable with this either, but I said yes. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Wealthy family of top doctors and MIT student athletes wiped out after their private plane crashed on way to birthday

A private plane that crashed in upstate New York over the weekend has been revealed to have been carrying a wealthy family of top doctors and student athletes.

Society