17 h. ago The Guardian view on child poverty: free school meals are a help, but not a panacea | Editorial

Giving lunch to more pupils is a good move – but poor nutrition points to deeper problems that ministers must faceIt was Ellen Wilkinson, education minister in the Attlee government, who announced in 1946 that free school dinners would be introduced, along with free school milk, at the same time as child benefit. No doubt Rachel Reeves, who has a picture of Wilkinson on the wall of her office, is aware of this – and also that the Treasury subsequently decided the policy was unaffordable. The meals were subsidised instead.Despite these initial charges, and later price rises, poorer children did gain, and keep, an entitlement to free school meals. The announcement last week that this is being extended in England to all those whose parents or carers claim universal credit – rather than restricted to families with incomes lower than £7,400 – should be welcomed by all objectors to child poverty. Being assured of a hot lunch in the middle of the school day makes pupils’ lives be...

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47 h. ago Anneka was told she had kidney failure in her 30s. The cause? Undetected high blood pressure. As cases skyrocket, she now reveals the signs that were missed

It was only by chance that Anneka Murphy discovered the awful truth. While at work one day, the primary school teacher was accidentally pricked by the needle of a diabetic pupil's insulin syringe.

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49 h. ago Saturday Kitchen star shares secret struggle with presenting BBC show live that viewers won't notice

EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Kitchen's Matt Tebbutt has opened up about all things to do with the hit BBC morning show - from his worst habits, to things he loves and finds most difficult about live TV

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52 h. ago Amy Hart's heartbreaking reason for fertility struggle as she tries for second baby

Love Island's Amy Hart has revealed that while she and husband Sam Rason are trying for another baby, she has faced a secret fertility struggle - admitting it's 'hard' to talk about.

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65 h. ago Holly Willoughy on the secret struggle that made her school days 'so hard'

The TV star is throwing her support behind Jamie Oliver as he embarks on a campaign to overhaul the schooling system so dyslexic and neurodivergent kids can thrive

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3 d. ago Terrifying moment two children cheat death after falling from bouncy castle blown 40 feet into the air during school fund

The horror happened during a fund-raising day at a school in South Africa when an unexpected gust caused the apparently untethered inflatable to take flight.

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5 d. ago Paloma Faith insists SHE was bullied after EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy claimed singer tormented her at 'rough' London school which has a very famous history

Natalie Cassidy has spilled on her tough school days, claiming that her famous classmate Paloma Faith bullied her.

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6 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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7 d. ago Teacher who 'had sex with boy before first school bell' arrested 'moments after'

A biology teacher has been accused of engaging in a sexual relationship with one of her students – she allegedly had sex with him just moments before the school bell on the day of her arrest

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1 week ago I was the smug school gate mum that everyone hated. To this day, other women cross the street to avoid me. I now fear I'm slipping back into my old ways: RACHEL HALLIWELL

You see, as soon as my oldest child started primary school, I morphed into a monster. It was like a switch got flicked the day she brought home her first book bag.

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1 week ago Indiana boy, 8, dies within hours of catching terrifying infection at school that spread to his brain

Little Liam Dahlberg, eight, from Indiana , complained of a headache after coming home from school last month - the next day he was dead.

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1 week ago King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain play proud parents as they hug Infanta Sofía, 18, on her graduation day from 'hippie Hogwarts' school

Infanta Sofía of Spain has graduated from Hippie Hogwarts after completing two years of International Baccalaureate studies at the Welsh boarding school popular with European royals.

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2 w. ago Inside story of Corbie Walpole, who doused her friend Jake Loader with petrol and set him on fire because of an insulting comment: Chain of events that led to disastrous moment

Corbie Walpole and Jake Loader had been friends since their school days at St Paul's College near Albury but lost control when he 'antagonised' her during a booze and drug-fuelled reunion.

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2 w. ago Cutting aid for girls’ education isn’t just wrong – it’s economically illiterate | Larry Elliott

This slash-and-burn approach is indefensible and would have been anathema to previous Labour governmentsAsk any one of the 187 female Labour MPs whether they would have made it to the House of Commons without an education and you would probably get short shrift. Most would wax lyrical about their school days and the teachers who taught and inspired them.Yet the government of which those women make up almost half the total number of MPs is now targeting spending on “education and gender” for cuts in the overseas aid budget. It is beyond depressing.Larry Elliott is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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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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2 w. ago Denise Welch used to cry when she saw double maths on her school timetable

TV star Denise Welch has recalled the panic of learning maths at school and how its impact lasts until this day - as she backs a new drive to improve numeracy in the UK

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2 w. ago Hollyoaks' Isabelle Smith opens up about 'feeling helpless' in secret health struggle

Hollyoaks' Frankie Osbourne actress Isabelle Smith has opened up about her health battle, which she has to manage while dealing with her character's intense storylines

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3 w. ago Tyrese Haliburton’s moment of reflection sheds light on stars’ secret struggles | Sean Ingle

Sportspeople’s reluctance to open up is understandable given the unforgiving environment but doing so could helpYou see it all the time these days. Players with their hands over their mouths at the end of matches, masking even the most banal of pleasantries from prying eyes. Not wanting to say anything that could be reported. Not wanting to let anyone in.A generation or two ago, writers such as Gay Talese would hang out with global stars such as Floyd Patterson and hear the former heavyweight champion call himself a coward, describe how it felt to be knocked out, and even accompany him to his daughter’s school to see him confront the bullies who kept lifting up her skirt. And that all happened on the same day. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Have YOU been faking orgasms for years and struggling in the bedroom? Well, we're the sex experts who've found the secret to truly turning yourself on... and the answer is not what you think

What woman hasn't been frustrated with her sex life at some point? We certainly have - probably not aided by some of our partners, like the chap who liked to lie back after lovemaking and scroll

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