2 h. ago One in three pupils miss out on their first choice secondary school amid a scramble for places

Data released on National Offer Day showed up to 36 per cent missed out in parts of London , while elsewhere in the country it was up to 26 per cent.

Politics

3 h. ago The part of Greater Manchester where 97% of kids got their first choice secondary school

Year 6 pupils have been finding out what school they'll be attending from September

Politics

9 h. ago Find details for your secondary school in our Real Schools Guide

The Real Schools Guide for 2025 is out, ranking every single secondary school in Greater Manchester and beyond.

Politics

9 h. ago Signs of more families getting top choice of secondary school

Hundreds of thousands of families across England are finding out which secondary school their child will be joining this September.

Politics

13 h. ago Is YOUR area a teenage truancy hotspot? Interactive map names and shames parts of England with worst secondary school attendance

Schools in a Northern town close to Liverpool have the most truants in England, MailOnline can reveal. Kids there skip school at more than double the national average.

Culture

13 h. ago Secondary school admissions: What to do if you don't get your first choice?

National Offer Day comes at the start of March when pupils learn if they have been accepted into their top secondary school choice

Events

22 h. ago Hundreds of thousands of families in England to find out secondary school places

Parents of children with special educational needs face a ‘postcode lottery’ to secure specialist provision, a school leaders’ union has warned.

Politics

27 h. ago Greek PM vows to upgrade railways as government faces confidence vote

Kyriakos Mitsotakis says protests over train disaster emphasise the need for ‘safe and modern’ transport systemThe Greek prime minister has vowed to upgrade the country’s railways as his embattled government braces for a vote of no confidence after huge protests over a 2023 train crash that killed 57 people.Two days after hundreds of thousands took to the streets in fury over the response to the disaster on its second anniversary, Kyriakos Mitsotakis acknowledged that not enough had been done to build a “safe and modern” transport system, saying the largest protests in recent history had emphasised the demand for action. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Secondary school admissions: When do you find out secondary school places?

National Offer Day comes at the start of March when pupils learn if they have been accepted into their top secondary school choice

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3 d. ago Hundreds of thousands take to the streets and battle with police firing stun grenades and tear gas as Greece marks second anniversary of train crash seen as a symbol of institutional failure

Protests were planned in more than 300 cities and towns in Greece and abroad, with fury levied at the government for its perceived inaction over the tragedy

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3 d. ago Greek police fire tear gas at protesters in Athens amid violent clashes on rail disaster anniversary

Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of cities across Greece on Friday in mass demonstrations against the Government

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3 d. ago Parents calling for phone bans in schools to improve their youngsters' classroom behaviour

A poll of 1000 parents and 500 secondary school teachers by research agency Public First has found that both groups see classroom behaviour as the main cause of classroom disorder.

Politics

4 d. ago Millions of immigrants to be surveilled under Trump, largest US immigration contractor says

Geo Group, an Ice partner, is moving at ‘unprecedented speed’ to build out its monitoring, executive chair saysThe Geo Group, the largest single private contractor to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), said it is building out its surveillance business to be able to monitor hundreds of thousands or millions more immigrants than it already does.The Geo Group, a private prison corporation and parent company of BI Inc, has contracted with Ice for nearly 20 years to manage the agency’s electronic monitoring program. It currently tracks approximately 186,000 immigrants using devices such as ankle monitors, smart watches and a facial recognition app, according to public Ice data. Due to increasing demand from Donald Trump’s administration, which has promised mass deportations, company executives said that they expect that number to grow past its previous peak of 370,000 to 450,000 immigrants within the next year. The remarks were made during the company’s fourth quarter earnings...

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4 d. ago Ice contractor plans for surveillance boom under Trump migrant crackdown

Geo Group, an Ice partner, is moving at ‘unprecedented speed’ to build out its monitoring, executive chair saysThe Geo Group, the largest single private contractor to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), said it was building out its surveillance business to be able to monitor hundreds of thousands or millions more immigrants than it already does.The Geo Group, a private prison corporation and parent company of BI Inc, has contracted with Ice for nearly 20 years to manage the agency’s electronic monitoring program. It currently tracks approximately 186,000 immigrants using devices such as ankle monitors, smart watches and a facial recognition app, according to public Ice data. Due to increasing demand from Donald Trump’s administration, which has promised mass deportations, company executives said that they expect that number to grow past its previous peak of 370,000 to 450,000 immigrants within the next year. The remarks were made during the company’s fourth-quarter earning...

Politics

4 d. ago White House demands agencies identify hundreds of thousands of potential layoffs

A memo from the Trump administration gives federal officials until 13 March to submit plans for additional firingsUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration is pushing for federal agencies to carry out a large-scale slashing of the federal workforce, demanding plans for hundreds of thousands of possible cuts within weeks.A White House memo gave officials until 13 March to submit a plan identifying “agency components and employees performing functions not mandated by statute or regulation who are not typically designated as essential” during government shutdowns. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago Carnival's women revelers take over the Rhineland for a day, dancing, drinking and kissing

Hundreds of thousands of carnival revelers have taken over the streets of the Rhineland in western Germany, dancing, singing, drinking and showing off their colorful costumes

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5 d. ago Ryanair cries 'fake' after being named alongside British Airways on holiday list of shame

"This research from Which? is entirely at odds with comments from the hundreds of thousands of customers"

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7 d. ago The Latest: Federal workers face mass confusion as Musk’s deadline to list accomplishments looms

Confusion and chaos loom as hundreds of thousands of federal employees begin their workweek Monday facing a deadline from President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting chief, Elon Musk, to explain their recent accomplishments or risk losing their jobs

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7 d. ago ‘Crisis of school absenteeism’ affecting poorer pupils the most, new data suggests

Secondary school students still dealing with the impacts of the pandemic, charities warn

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7 d. ago Dem Senator lays in to Elon Musk as the 'ultimate bad boss' with expletive ridden post as deadline for federal workers to respond to his email looms

Hundreds of thousands of workers began their week in chaos after Musk's team gave staff roughly 48 hours to report five specific things they had accomplished last week

Economics