1 hour ago Parents rip into 'crackers' primary school over 'mock wedding' school trip to a church where seven

The teacher, thought to be based in the UK, arranged for the year one and two pupils to head to a nearby church, where boys and girls would be selected to play a bride and groom.

Society

7 h. ago Families of children killed in Hillcrest jumping castle incident ‘shattered’ after not guilty verdict

Rosemary Gamble, owner of Taz-Zorb which set up the equipment in Tasmania, had pleaded not guilty to failing to comply with workplace safety lawsAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe families of the six children killed in a primary school jumping castle incident are angry after the operator who set up the castle was found not guilty of a workplace safety charge.Chace Harrison, Jalailah Jayne-Maree Jones, Zane Mellor, Addison Stewart, Jye Sheehan and Peter Dodt died after the incident at Hillcrest primary school in Devonport in December 2021.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Events

8 h. ago Man found dead on the side of the road as police launch "incredibly complex" investigation

The tragic discovery was made in the early hours of the morning on Wednesday March 19. Essex Police confirmed the man's body was found on Lincolns Lane in Brentwood, Essex

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15 h. ago Team from Cumbernauld school celebrate winning Girls National Handball Championships

St Mary's Primary School recently installed a new Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) as part of a broader plan to replace old red blaes pitches across North Lanarkshire.

Culture

26 h. ago Primary school bans smartphones after 9,000 messages sent in just one night in children's WhatsApp group

Shocked at the discovery, executive headteacher Simon Botten started a debate with parents on whether smartphones should be allowed in schools - and now pupils can't bring them in at all.

Politics

35 h. ago Barney took ketamine aged 16 to celebrate the end of GCSEs. A year later he was addicted. At 21 he was dead. Now his despairing mother reveals the true horror of drug so many are taking

When Deborah Casserly's son Barney started primary school, she and several other mums set up a book club.

Events

43 h. ago Falkirk area primary school will remain closed for at least a year after mortar found to be deficient

Councillors are being asked to agree to appoint a company to manage the project to make the massive repairs

Politics

43 h. ago Blackness pupils mark historic school closure with time capsule to remember village primary

Staff and pupils buried the capsule to maintain the link between the school and village that goes back to 1857

Culture

43 h. ago Airdrie school tops Spring Clean Scotland's Litter League for third year in a row

Hilltop Primary School in Airdrie were the winners of the Glasgow and Strathclyde award, with 24 pupils collecting 58 bags of litter.

Sport

46 h. ago Police launch probe into 11 heart operation deaths at NHS hospital

A BBC report raised concerns that death certificates may have failed to disclose that surgery contributed to the deaths

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49 h. ago School bans smartphones after 9,000 messages sent in just one night on WhatsApp group

The headteacher of Blackhorse Primary School in Bristol, has banned smartphones for pupils after a child's phone was found with 9,000 messages sent on a year's WhatsApp group

Politics

49 h. ago Police launch investigation into NHS hospital heart op deaths

Patients at Castle Hill Hospital near Hull suffered avoidable harm, reports suggest.

Events

52 h. ago Man seen 'suspiciously' filming near primary school as police launch investigation

Officers are investigating the incident involving a man near a primary school.

Events

52 h. ago Motherwell school will get extra support from Education Scotland after recent inspection

Officials visited Logans Primary School in March and have now written to the families of pupils with their findings.

Politics

65 h. ago Somali woman Marjama Osman killed in South London stabbing, police launch murder probe

Somali woman Marjama Osman killed in South London stabbing, police launch murder probe  Hiiraan

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67 h. ago Police launch murder probe after death of woman in north Belfast

The woman, aged in her 60s, was pronounced dead at a house in the early hours of Tuesday.

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2 d. ago Police launch new Madeleine McCann search in Algarve near prime suspect Christian Brueckner's former home

German police investigating disappearance over 18 years ago to carry out searches ‘for signs of body’

Politics

3 d. ago Police launch new Madeleine McCann search in Portugal near prime suspect Christian Brueckner's former home

German police investigating disappearance over 18 years ago to carry out searches ‘for signs of body’

Politics

3 d. ago Human remains found in search for Derby woman missing since 2010

Police believe remains are of Izabela Zablocka, from Normanton, and have launched murder investigationHuman remains have been found in a search for a woman missing for more than 15 years as police launch a murder investigation into her disappearance.Izabela Zablocka, from Normanton in Derby, was 30 when she went missing in 2010. Originally from Poland, she had last made contact with family on 28 August 2010. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Teaching assistant accused of using 'more force than reasonable' and leaving red marks on young child's wrist

A police investigation was launched after the allegations were made at a Newport primary school

Society