72 m. ago 'School uniform costs for my four kids has put our Christmas in jeopardy'

The mum-of-four is pleading for school uniforms to be abolished after spending over £900 this year

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90 m. ago Sun, sex, but no sangria? The Balearics’ booze crackdown might just save their tourist industry | Dimah Ajeeb

The islands say they no longer want to be Europe’s cheap, consequence-free party playground. But is the move upmarket working?Last summer, Spain’s Balearic Islands launched one of Europe’s toughest crackdowns on alcohol-fuelled party tourism. In popular resorts such as Magaluf in Mallorca and Sant Antoni in Ibiza, tourists spilled out of bars at dawn, clutched cheap bottles from late-night shops, and treated entire neighbourhoods as giant open-air nightclubs.Local people were fed up. Noise complaints, violent brawls and clashes between residents and intoxicated tourists became routine. Rents rose while longstanding neighbourhoods became hollowed out into seasonal party zones. Pilar Hernando, from Palma, Mallorca told Reuters in 2024: “Prices go up, rents go up, everything goes up except salaries.” Hernando had to move into a caravan owing to the lack of affordable housing. Average rents have risen 158% over the past decade in the Balearics, with Palma now among the most expensive ci...

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90 m. ago Doctor urges parents to keep children out of school if they spot two

Exposing children to these symptoms could even be "dangerous", an expert warned.

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2 h. ago Hero delivery driver stormed burning flat in bid to save tragic stranger

Carl Nielsen kicked the door of the flat in as fire ravaged the building in Dundee on Saturday.

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2 h. ago 'Forgotten' mum battling addiction calls for better counselling and rehab access

Lesley Crichton's 26 year battle with addiction hampered by poor access to psychological support and feeling that she has been left to sort out her own problems

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2 h. ago Locals' fears over the Somerset mansion crammed with migrants: After Jacob Rees

Even Jacob Rees-Mogg must realise it was a faintly ridiculous scenario.

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2 h. ago This Morning expert shares top cleaning jobs to do now kids are back at school

This Morning’s cleaning expert shared her exact list of chores to give your home a complete refresh before the autumn

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3 h. ago What age can a child walk to school on their own, according to NSPCC expert

With many parents getting their children ready to go back to school, some will be considering letting their kids walk to school by themselves- but when is the right time to let them go?

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3 h. ago Mum slams school for cancelling 'Meat Free Monday' as it 'doesn't make sense'

The confused parent took to social media to question the school's decision to change its lunch menu

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3 h. ago Brit tourist 'grabs crying boy from his mum and refuses to hand him back' at airport

Alvina Omisri Agba, 23, was arrested at Miami International Airport on Tuesday after allegedly taking a four-year-old boy from his mother and refusing to hand him back

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3 h. ago Mum complains after school cancels 'Meat Free Mondays' for children

The parent sought advice from social media users after she struggled to make sense of the decision

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3 h. ago Mum's tragic final four words before her body was pulled from reservoir

Kimberley Johnson, 33, went for a swim while at a local reservoir with her partner - but vanished beneath the water moments later where she was found dead by rescue teams

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4 h. ago Xi, Putin, and Kim gather at Tiananmen Gate for a grand military parade

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and guests, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, have arrived at Tiananmen Gate for a military parade in Beijing

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5 h. ago California bill would require parents be notified when immigration enforcement is at school

The California Legislature has passed a bill requiring schools to create plans for notifying parents and teachers when immigration enforcement is on campus

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6 h. ago Esther Ghey launches campaign to ban mobile phones in classrooms to protect pupils’ safety

Her murdered daughter Brianna had an addiction to her smartphone which had been raised as a concern by her school

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6 h. ago London records lowest homicide rate in summer months since 2018

There were no homicides among under-25s recorded in London during the school summer holiday period, according to provisional figures

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6 h. ago Esther Ghey says school phone ban ‘would have really helped’ daughter Brianna

Brianna’s mother has launched a campaign calling for the Government to provide funding and implement a statutory phone ban in schools

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6 h. ago Meghan Markle posts sweet birthday post to mum Doria days after sharing rare snap of kids

Meghan Markle took to social media to share the love with mum Doria Ragland as she uploaded a sweet birthday post to mark her 69th birthday

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8 h. ago Great British Bake Off 2025 fans ask 'how' after 'comeback of the decade'

Viewers were impressed as one baker managed to save their bake as it collapsed in front of them

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9 h. ago First contestant to leave Great British Bake Off describes feeling ‘gutted’

The reality competition series returned on Tuesday night with a batch of 12 new bakers ready to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Dame Prue Leith.

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