40 m. ago Teacher accused of sex with student exchanged 25,000 texts with victim, police say

Allison Havemann-Niedrach, 44, was ‘obsessed’ with the teen, and would sit with him for lunch on a daily basis at school, according to prosecutors

Events

77 m. ago Early stage plans launched for new Port Talbot Primary school

They have been put forward on belhalf of the local council

Politics

94 m. ago Marine Le Pen is in 'fighting mood' and will appeal her four

France's hard-right leader will appeal her conviction for embezzlement of public funds, her lawyer said Monday, after a court handed her a five-year ban on running for office.

Politics

2 h. ago East Kilbride MP launches campaign for 'complete ban' of smartphones in schools

The MP is urging the Scottish Government to implement a complete bad on phones in schools and wants the UK Government to toughen laws to protect children.

Politics

2 h. ago ‘Devastated’ horse racing trainer hits out after Grand National ban as BHA kill off owner’s Aintree dream

Sandy Thomson disagrees with the call to prevent the horse taking it's place at Aintree this weekend

Events

2 h. ago New Paisley Grammar School campus 'making incredible progress'

The new £85.5 million project is starting to take shape

Politics

3 h. ago Fury as court bans Marine Le Pen from presidential run and hits her with four

Le Pen, 56, was handed a five-year ban from holding public office after being convicted of embezzlement by a court in France today.

Events

3 h. ago Primary school teacher posed as girl to trick boys into sending him naked pics

Daniel Fuge threw himself towards a train after being found to have incited boys to send naked pictures and video

Politics

3 h. ago 'I died for 25 minutes on the school run and saw my body on the ground below me'

Tessa Romero, 50, says she had an out-of-body experience when dropping her daughters off at school

Events

3 h. ago People call me the headmaster from hell but I don't care what they say

Alun Ebenezer (pictured), head of Caldicot School in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, was brought in by the county council as an emergency measure in June last year.

Politics

4 h. ago When are the Easter 2025 school holidays? Scots kids gear up for spring break but some parents unhappy

Most council areas follow the same Easter holiday dates but some haven't - and parents aren't best pleased

Politics

4 h. ago Marine Le Pen banned from running for French president after embezzling EU funds

Le Pen handed jail sentence and immediate five-year ban from political office, excluding her from running in the French presidential elections in 2027

Politics

4 h. ago Children feeling 'anxious and ignored' after being turned down for their catchment high school

Parents whose 'devastated' children have been left without a place to start at their catchment high school in September have accused the local council of bad planning

Politics

4 h. ago Marine Le Pen is sentenced to four years in JAIL and BANNED from entering presidential elections as she is found guilty of embezzlement and accused of 'undermining democracy'

Presiding Judge Bénédicte de Perthuis has sentenced Le Pen, 56, to a five-year ban from politics. She has also been sentenced to four years in prison with two under an electronic bracelet and a £84k fine.

Politics

4 h. ago Marine Le Pen jailed for four years and banned from running for French president after embezzling EU funds

Le Pen handed five-year ban from political office, excluding her from running in the French presidential elections in 2027

Events

5 h. ago Harvey Willgoose's devastated mum issues heartbreaking 'please stop' knife crime plea

The 'heartbroken' mum of a teenager who died after being stabbed at school battles tears during a break away in Turkey to deliver her latest appeal for an end to knife crime

Events

5 h. ago Marine Le Pen banned from running for public office after being found guilty of embezzling EU funds

Le Pen risks being excluded from the French presidential elections in 2027 if she is handed a five-year ban from political office

Events

5 h. ago Marine Le Pen banned from running for public office after guilty verdict in embezzlement trial – Europe live

Exact length of ban not yet known after French far right leader and eight National Rally MEPs found guilty of misappropriating EU fundsThe judges have begun reading their verdicts.Patrick Maisonneuve, lawyer for the European parliament, arriving in court, said that what was at stake was the embezzlement of European taxpayers’ funds. Continue reading...

Society

5 h. ago New Zealand banned phones in schools 12 months ago. Here’s what happened

The goal was to cut the distractions so kids could learn and achieve - but not everyone was on board

Events

6 h. ago 'I died for 24 minutes on school run, what I saw on other side changed my life'

Tessa says she now longer fears death having floated out of her body when her heart stopped working

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