3 d. ago London football academy threatened with closure as council eviction looms

Football Samurai Academy is based in North Acton Playing Fields and partners with several local schools serving over 360 children from 25 nationalities

Events

1 week ago Local children’s engineering ideas celebrated at The University of Edinburgh

An awards and exhibition event was held on 28 May in Edinburgh, which showcased and celebrated local school pupils across Scotland South East region for their engineering ideas submitted to the Primary Engineer annual UK STEM competition.

Culture

1 week ago Aberdeen shopper scoops over £500 for CHAS in Aldi Supermarket Sweep

Aldi Scotland’s much-loved Supermarket Sweep challenge recently returned to Aberdeen, and one lucky local winner has raised £540.30 for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) while picking up the same amount in Aldi favourites for herself.

Economics

2 w. ago First class graduates from American University of Baghdad, once Saddam's palace

The American University of Baghdad has celebrated the graduation of its first cohort of students at a campus that was once a palace built by Saddam Hussein

Politics

2 w. ago Fundraising effort to help Ukrainian children visit Dumfries and Galloway

A group of 27 children from the east of the country will be coming to the region in August following the success of a similar trip last year.

Politics

2 w. ago AD FEATURE: 200 jobs for 200 years: phenomenal University of Manchester initiative places struggling communities at the heart of a life

In the wake of its bicentenary celebrations, the university has supported more than 200 people into meaningful employment

Politics

2 w. ago Liverpool urge fans to keep pyrotechnics away from Premier League victory parade

Dozens of injuries reported from recent celebrations‘We’ve seen young children suffering burns,’ club warnsLiverpool Football Club have urged supporters not to bring pyrotechnics to the club’s victory parade on Monday, after 50 incidents of burning were reported after their title-winning victory against Tottenham last month.Medical staff from Alder Hey hospital and local police have endorsed the club’s message, reporting that children visited A&E with burns to their hands and scalps after contact with burning flares after the Spurs game. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Free children’s gardening workshop at Dobbies’ Livingston store

This hands-on workshop will spotlight garden tools and the summer gardening jobs that these tools can be used for, followed by a fun activity.

Economics

2 w. ago My daughter shares her name with Peppa Pig's new baby sister Evie

News of the birth of Evie Pig, the latest arrival in the Peppa Pig universe, has captured headlines as fans celebrate Mummy and Daddy Pig's bundle of joy - except for one mother, from Ireland.

Politics

3 w. ago Dylan Thomas Prize celebrates 20 years of young talent as 2025 winner is announced

The Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize marks twenty years of celebrating young writers this year as the 2025 award is won by Palestinian author Yasmin Zaher for her debut novel The Coin

Politics

3 w. ago Pupil celebrate STEM achievements at Robert Gordon University

An awards and exhibition event was held on 13th May 2025 in Aberdeen, which showcased and celebrated local school pupils across Scotland North for their engineering ideas submitted to the Primary Engineer annual UK STEM competition.

Culture

3 w. ago Gaza war: Israeli strikes kill at least 60, medics say amid ceasefire push

Among the victims were children and a local journalist

Events

3 w. ago Middle East crisis live: More than 60 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza

Dead include those killed in a strike on the European hospital complex near Khan YounisIsrael hits hospitals in deadly strikesAssociated Press, citing local hospitals, reports that at least 22 children were killed in Gaza overnight Tuesday and early Wednesday by Israeli airstrikes.Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met online with US president Donald Trump, Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa, Reuters reports, citing Turkey’s state-owned Anadolu news agency. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago College student dies after falling from hotel balcony on trip to Bahamas: ‘An enormous tragedy’

Bentley University takes a senior trip to the Bahamas every year to celebrate the end of the academic year

Events

4 w. ago From Villanova to the Vatican: Alma mater is floored it taught the 1st US pope

Church bells rang out for hours in celebration at Villanova University in suburban Philadelphia after one of their graduates was elected the first pope from the U.S. in the history of the Catholic Church

Politics

last month Children's residential care home given planning approval in Merthyr Tydfil

The home in Penydarren will house u to four children aged between eight and 18 years old

Society