6 h. ago Primary school offer day 2025: how to appeal if your child misses first choice

Children starting reception in September will find out on Wednesday which school they’ll be attending

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6 h. ago Family's dream £2,500 holiday 'ruined' as they are left trapped in hotel room

Tony Moran-Ambrose and his family were left stranded in Lanzarote

Society

40 h. ago Mother taken to court and fined after her child missed two days of school following term break when family got stranded abroad

The Stoke-on-Trent woman, unnamed for legal reasons, defended the absence by arguing that her daughter's health condition necessitated the trip.

Society

42 h. ago Mother taken to court and fined after her child missed two days of school following term break when family got stranded abroad 

The Stoke-on-Trent woman, unnamed for legal reasons, defended the absence by arguing that her daughter's health condition necessitated the trip.

Society

1 week ago 'She meant everything to us': Family pay tribute to Aalia Mahomed, 20, killed in The Strand crash

Aalia has been described as ‘bright’, ‘positive in spirit’ and a ‘social butterfly’ — someone who always made time for her friends and family

Events

2 w. ago ‘Hope in my heart’: displaced Afghans in limbo as White House freezes refugee programs

Texas volunteers had prepared welcome for family fleeing Taliban now stranded in Pakistan in fear of being deportedThe 24-year-old Afghan woman wants to become a surgeon – and she had set her sights on training in the US.She wants to care for other women and girls, so they don’t have to be afraid to visit the doctor – so at least in one crucial aspect of their lives they won’t have to endure the unwanted advances, dismissive comments and blatant disrespect that she’s experienced from many of the men who have always surrounded her, first in her native Afghanistan and now in legal limbo in Pakistan. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Hope in my heart’: big Texas welcome for displaced Afghans as White House freezes refugee programs

Texas volunteers had prepared welcome for family fleeing Taliban now stranded in Pakistan in fear of being deportedThe 24-year-old Afghan woman wants to become a surgeon – and she had set her sights on training in the US.She wants to care for other women and girls, so they don’t have to be afraid to visit the doctor – so at least in one crucial aspect of their lives they won’t have to endure the unwanted advances, dismissive comments and blatant disrespect that she’s experienced from many of the men who have always surrounded her, first in her native Afghanistan and now in legal limbo in Pakistan. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Hope in my heart’: big Texas welcome for displaced Afghans on hold as Trump freezes refugee programs

Texas volunteers had prepared welcome for family fleeing Taliban now stranded in Pakistan in fear of being deportedThe 24-year-old Afghan woman wants to become a surgeon – and she had set her sights on training in the US.She wants to care for other women and girls, so they don’t have to be afraid to visit the doctor – so at least in one crucial aspect of their lives they won’t have to endure the unwanted advances, dismissive comments and blatant disrespect that she’s experienced from many of the men who have always surrounded her, first in her native Afghanistan and now in legal limbo in Pakistan. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Scots family left stranded in Bali forced to fork out on extra flights after travel hell

Anjum and Nathan Mall were excited for their trip to Bali but their holiday was ruined due to a series of flight dramas.

Transport

3 w. ago 'Beautiful soul': First picture of student, 20, killed in van collision off The Strand as family pay tribute

Aalia Mahomed, 20, died in the crash near Kings College London on Tuesday morning

Events

3 w. ago Strand crash victim Aalia Mahomed 'a beautiful soul', family says

Strand crash victim Aalia Mahomed 'a beautiful soul', family says  BBC

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3 w. ago Student, 20, killed in Strand van crash outside King's College London is named as family pay tribute to 'kind and beautiful soul'

The family of the woman who died in a fatal collision in Aldwych have paid tribute to her, calling her a 'beautiful soul.'

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3 w. ago Kings College Strand van crash victim, 20, named and pictured as heartbroken family pay tribute

Aalia Mahomed, 20, died when a van crashed into pedestrians in central London - her family described her as a 'bright, kind and beautiful soul' who 'brought joy and laughter to everyone'

Events

3 w. ago Student, 20, killed in Strand van crash outside King's College London is named as family pay tribute to 'kind

Student, 20, killed in Strand van crash outside King's College London is named as family pay tribute to 'kind  Daily Mail

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4 w. ago NASA astronauts Sunita and Butch's families reveal brutal toll of 9 months in space

SpaceX astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were stranded in space for nine months, missing out on precious family moments like Christmas and wedding anniversaries

Technology