20 m. ago Tarbolton double act hailed for work in finding next Scots stars

Stuart Ferguson and Billy Alexander have been honoured for their work with the Scottish Schools' FA.

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23 m. ago Charity which asked children as young as five to write Valentine's Day cards for asylum seekers is reported to watchdog

Schools of Sanctuary, a small refugee-sector charity, launched the programme in primary schools across Britain last year. Sir Gavin Williamson has since asked for them to be investigated.

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84 m. ago Taylor Swift slammed for treating Travis Kelce like a 'dumb pet' during lengthy New Heights podcast

The Grammy-award winning artist schooled her boyfriend, and his co-host and brother Jason Kelce, on numerology, Shakespeare and showed off her vocabulary.

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85 m. ago ‘This is America’: New Jersey gym teacher told Egyptian Muslim student she’d be in ‘jail’ by 16 during bullying campaign, lawsuit alleges

Kathie DeBonis allegedly told teen Jana Gadalla that fasting during Ramadan might help her lose weight and she should ‘just go drink alcohol’

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2 h. ago Nearly a third of parents let their kids miss more than a week of school due to anxiety: new survey

In a new survey of more than 1,000 parents across the U.S., nearly a third said their child missed more than a week of school due to mental health reasons

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2 h. ago Newsboy's horse racing selections for Friday's five meetings, including Thirsk nap

Newboy expects his nap, Mystical Storm, to blow away his rivals in the 7.10 at Thirsk for a second career win, and his also fancies Flowerhead at Newbury in the Berkshire card's feature Listed event at 4.45

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2 h. ago Second parent shares 'strangling' fears at Scots primary school

The mum, who spoke anonymously to protect her daughter's identity, revealed a series of troubling incidents.

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3 h. ago Florida elementary school teacher accused of drunkenly crashing car between classes

Language arts teacher Philip Scire was allegedly found unconscious inside his vehicle at Explorer K-8, surrounded by open alcohol containers

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3 h. ago Scottish pupil named a Time magazine girl of the year for solar

Rebecca Young, 13, named one of 10 girls of the year for her invention intended to help rough sleepers in winterA Scottish schoolgirl has been named a “girl of the year” by Time magazine after she invented a solar-powered thermal blanket to help rough sleepers keep warm.Rebecca Young, 13, came up with her design after seeing homeless people struggling in subzero temperatures on the streets of her home city, Glasgow, in winter. She said her message to young people was: “If you see a problem you think you can fix, you can do something about it.” Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Helen Skelton shows off her toned figure in a bikini at the pool with her children

Giving an insight into how she had spent the school holidays with her children so far, Helen shared a montage of clips to Instagram on Thursday.

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3 h. ago Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott faces trial for child sex abuse

Trial set for next August in GlasgowThe 48-year-old denies both chargesThe former world snooker champion Graeme Dott is to stand trial next year over allegations of child sex abuse. The 48-year-old is accused of two charges relating to primary school age children.The allegations span between 1993 and 1996 involving a girl, and 2006 to 2010 involving a boy, both in the Glasgow region. A virtual hearing at the high court in Glasgow on Thursday was told Dott, who was not present, denies the charges. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott faces trial for child sexual abuse

Trial set for next August in GlasgowThe 48-year-old denies both chargesThe former world snooker champion Graeme Dott is to stand trial next year over allegations of child sexual abuse. The 48-year-old is accused of two charges relating to primary school age children.The allegations span between 1993 and 1996 involving a girl, and 2006 to 2010 involving a boy, both in the Glasgow region. A virtual hearing at the high court in Glasgow on Thursday was told Dott, who was not present, denies the charges. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago These are the flattering hair colours you should try for a fresher look... and the ageing ones you should skip, says top stylist ANNA LEE

Maybe it's September 'back to school' days being drilled into us since childhood or maybe it's the changing of the seasons.

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3 h. ago Kim Kardashian tearfully confronts Kanye West in explosive new documentary trailer

The new film will chart the rapper’s apparent worsening mental health struggles, his crumbling marriage to the reality TV star, and a string of increasingly erratic public outbursts

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3 h. ago NHS Lanarkshire welcomes 103 new foundation year one doctors

Group recently graduated from medical school and will spend the next two years rotating through various specialties across the area's acute hospitals as part of the UK Foundation Programme.

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4 h. ago In charts: UK private schools lose ground to state rivals in A

Data shows increasing popularity of science and maths, while boys overtake girls in top grades

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4 h. ago Sturgeon admits she made a 'mistake' over school attainment gap pledge

The former first minister said she did not appreciate the challenges involved

Politics

4 h. ago Private equity funds trading in London hint at hidden 401(k) risks, says study co

Private equity funds trading in London hint at hidden 401(k) risks, says study co-authored by Richard Ennis  Pensions & Investments

Economics

4 h. ago British Gas owner buys £1.5bn gas terminal in big bet on fossil fuel reliance

Deal for Europe’s biggest facility for LNG imports comes as overall UK gas demand fell sharply last yearThe owner of British Gas has placed a £1.5bn bet on the UK’s future reliance on fossil fuel imports after striking a deal to buy Europe’s biggest gas import terminal.Centrica plans to partner with a US private equity firm to acquire the Isle of Grain terminal in Kent, which can import 15m tonnes of liquefied natural gas a year, even after Britain’s gas demand fell last year to its lowest level since the early 1990s. Continue reading...

Economics

4 h. ago Coleen Rooney puts detective skills to use as she makes brutal swipe at Arsenal in TV ad

Coleen Rooney has put her detective skills to use for a brand new job after her the clever way in which disclosed that Rebekah Vardy's Instagram account was behind her leaked private information

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