26 h. ago Students brand school toilets 'horror movie' as kids 'wet themselves instead'

Parentkind, the UK’s largest charity for parents, said the results reveal the 'humiliation' children are having to endure due to the disgusting state of toilets

Events

53 h. ago EXCLUSIVE: Love Island 'wild card' revealed as expert says who will end up in a love triangle

After observing the behaviours of some of this years Islanders, body language expert Chris Pardoe says he knows which star is the most likely to end up caught between two women

Science

53 h. ago Love Island 'wild card' revealed as expert says who will end up in a love triangle

After observing the behaviours of some of this years Islanders, body language expert Chris Pardoe says he knows which star is the most likely to end up caught between two women

Science

64 h. ago Brotherless Night by VV Ganeshananthan audiobook review – love and conflict in Sri Lanka

The civil war transforms a young trainee doctor’s life as she copes with her feelings for a Tamil Tiger in last year’s Women’s prizewinning novelBrotherless Night opens with 16-year-old Sashi Kulenthiren, who hopes to be a doctor like her eldest brother, making tea when the kettle slips out of her hand, causing her to pour boiling water on herself. When a neighbour, K, hears her screams, he rushes over to help, cracking raw eggs over the scalds to soothe the pain. “So I began as K’s patient though he ended as mine,” Sashi reflects.Set in 1980s Sri Lanka, VV Ganeshananthan’s coming-of-age novel – which won the 2024 Women’s prize for fiction – is an epic and hard-hitting tale of family and survival as it documents life during the civil war between Tamil separatists and the Sinhalese majority that lasted three decades. Before fighting breaks out, Sashi’s most pressing problem is whether she will pass her exams at school. But soon violence and kidnapping become the norm, communities are...

Events

3 d. ago A bold image of motherhood – using a prosthetic belly: Gabriel Moses’ best photograph

‘My sister used to have all these fashion posters in her bedroom – Nick Wright photographs, pictures of Naomi Campbell. Those references have become important in my work’I was raised in a single-parent household by my mum and we’re very close. She is a nurse, but she also did a lot of flower-arranging. I would often go to hang around the florists with her and her arrangements were always around the house. When I was a kid she was also a Sunday school teacher and would run arts and crafts workshops at church. I think I began to appreciate colour, how to match things, and develop taste, from there. My sister also studied fashion – and I was always in her bedroom as that’s where I would go to watch TV. She would have all these posters from Dazed and Vogue, Nick Knight photographs, pictures of Naomi Campbell. I thought it was rubbish at the time, but in hindsight I can understand how those references have become important.This image was the cover of my book, Regina, which was a massive ...

Culture

3 d. ago Kids at Shotts school gain top gong thanks to police initiative

Stane Primary School pupils have received Dynamic Youth Awards in recognition of their achievements in the Junior Cop, Good Citizen initiative.

Events

4 d. ago ‘Kid rotting’: why parents are letting their children go wild this summer

Forget the organised fun that comes with a high price tag and the threat of debt. US parents are turning their backs on summer camps and activities, in favour of much freer, easier school holidaysName: Summer kid rotting.Age: The name is new, but long school summer holidays started spreading in the 1840s, thanks to the US educational reformer Horace Mann. Continue reading...

Society

4 d. ago Emmerdale star Ryan Hawley teases 'special episode' for Robert Sugden and Aaron Dingle

The love triangle continues to get more confusing as Robert is paid a visit by both Aaron and John

Politics

5 d. ago 'Love triangle' mums throw punches and slaps in front of kids during school run scrap

In the moment before the fight erupted, Natasha Sherlock said 'here, let's go to the office and tell them what a dirty little coke head you are' to Samantha Rylance

Politics

5 d. ago Love triangle sees mums trade blows on the playground in savage school run brawl

Mother of four Natasha Sherlock, 29, accused Samantha Rylance, 28, of sleeping with her ex-boyfriend before the fight broke out as parents waited to collect their kids from primary school

Politics

7 d. ago 'Even my kids stopped saying "I'm bored" on this school trip for families'

Fun for hall in Shropshire - Rachel Swabey goes back to the 16th century for perfect family break, which is great for families who love getting active together and exploring a bit of the UK countryside

Politics

8 d. ago Jamie Oliver tearful as dyslexic teen tells him: 'I don't see any hope'

The campaigning chef is calling for a huge overhaul of the school system so that dyslexic and neurodivergent kids can thrive alongside their classmates

Politics

8 d. ago The main barrier to children accessing swimming lessons in Cardiff revealed

It comes after a study came out showing that only 16% of children in the capital could swim

Politics

9 d. ago Voices: Rachel Reeves: I saw first hand what the Tories did to kids of my generation

Conservative governments did not care about schools or communities like mine, says the chancellor, as she reveals her motivation behind Labour’s announcement to roll out free school meals for half a million children

Politics

9 d. ago Dog walker Bhim Kohli's last words to daughter as he lay dying from teen's attack

Bhim Kohli, 80, was walking his dog when he was was racially abused, punched, kicked, and slapped in the face in an attack by a boy, 15, while his 13-year-old female friend filmed

Events

9 d. ago Schoolboy, 15, who beat dog walker to death is jailed for just seven years: Pensioner, 80, was killed just metres from his home

Bhim Kohli, 80, was slapped in the face with a slider shoe and kicked and punched by the balaclava-clad male at a park near Leicester, while the female filmed and laughed.

Events

9 d. ago Voices: Rachel Reeves: I saw firsthand what the Tories did to kids of my generation

Conservative governments did not care about schools like mine, communities like mine or the kids I grew up with, reflects Chancellor Rachel Reeves – as she reveals her very personal motivation behind Labour’s announcement to roll out free school meals for half a million of England’s poorest children

Politics

9 d. ago Schoolboy, 15, who racially abused and killed dog walker metres from his home in 'wicked' attack is locked up for seven years

Bhim Kohli, 80, was slapped in the face with a slider shoe and kicked and punched by the balaclava-clad male at a park near Leicester, while the female filmed and laughed.

Events

9 d. ago Munich school 'gas leak' with 17 people injured as kids struggled to breathe

Emergency services rushed to a school following reports of a toxic gas leak - eight people are reported to be seriously injured

Events

1 week ago KEIR STARMER: Free school meal boost will put £500 in parents’ pockets and help kids achieve

Keir Starmer writes for the Mirror that 'it’s common sense that children can’t do well at school if they’re hungry' as he unveiled a major change to free school meal rules

Economics