3 h. ago Headteacher pays tribute to private school pupil, 14, killed while skiing with his family in Italy and says 'community is deeply saddened'

Matthew Leggatt, from Bristol, lost his balance and crashed as he went down a red slope in the Cortina d'Ampezzo resort on Saturday morning, authorities said.

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5 h. ago Police issue statement after school locked down and pupil, 15, arrested

Police were called to the school just before 10.30am on Monday

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8 h. ago British teen, 13, dies after ‘crashing into tree’ on Italian ski slope

The boy, who was on a half-term skiing holiday with his parents, was killed on the Falzarego pass in the Italian Dolomites

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11 h. ago British schoolboy, 14, dies after losing control and smashing into tree on family holiday in Italy

The accident reportedly happened at around 9.30am on Saturday in the area of Lagazoui

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25 h. ago British schoolboy, 14, killed in skiing accident in northern Italy

Despite wearing a helmet, the teenager suffered severe chest injuries after losing control on the slopes and crashing into a tree.

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61 h. ago Snowboarder killed in fourth avalanche death in the West this week

Colorado snowboarder was killed in powerful snow slide near Silverton while a partner skiing with her survived

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3 d. ago Time for England to end Calcutta Cup blues and show France was no fluke | Robert Kitson

Red Rose have lost four in row against Scots, but if they can back up Les Bleus win there will be talk of top-two finishIn recent times the Calcutta Cup has morphed into the “Scottish play” the English would rather not mention by name. One Red Rose win in seven attempts and four consecutive victories for Gregor Townsend’s side has certainly been an uncomfortable sequence for those who, for decades, regarded death and taxes as only marginally more inevitable than Scotland losing down south.So much for the supposed dead weight of history. “What’s done cannot be undone,” murmured Lady Macbeth but she wasn’t privy to the skill and daring of Finn Russell or the killer finishing of Duhan van der Merwe. The last time England lost three or more consecutive home games in this fixture was in the early 1900s before Twickenham became their spiritual home. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Ski shop heir and his wife killed in horror avalanche that pummeled two states

Terance Skjersaa, 57, and Susan Skjersaa, 52, of Bend, died on Monday while snowmobiling in Happy Valley in the Deschutes National Forest after being buried under an avalanche.

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4 d. ago The names of 2 backcountry skiers killed by an Oregon avalanche have been released

Sheriff's officials have released the names of two backcountry skiers who were killed by an avalanche in Oregon's Cascade Mountains

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6 d. ago Furious mum confronts daughter's 'bully' in school and shouts 'I'll slit your throat'

A 31-year-old woman was filmed furiously telling a teenage pupil in the classroom of an Adelaide school that she would 'slit her throat' in a foul-mouthed attack

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6 d. ago Probe after pupil, 11, hit by train on way to school in south London

Jaiden Shehata, 11, was fatally struck by a train at Bourneview Level Crossing in Croydon on January 23

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6 d. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Vito Coppola reveals 'all he needed' amid emotional time as he issues demand

The dancer has been sharing updates after heading home to Italy for some much-needed family time

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6 d. ago Headteacher receives 10k payout after suing parents for harassment

Kevin Flanagan claimed damages over the behaviour of Keith and Stephanie Critchley in a landmark case.

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7 d. ago Pensby High School headteacher handed £10,000 pay out after suing parents for harassment

Kevin Flanagan, headteacher of Pensby High School, on the Wirral, claimed damages over the behaviour of Keith and Stephanie Critchley whose children used to attend the school

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