8 h. ago 'My daughter says she can smell it when she's walking to school... it's definitely a worry'

New figures show hospital admissions for respiratory illness among children in Manchester have soared

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3 d. ago Relative of Leo Ross, 12, stabbed to death is removed from courtroom after angry outburst at murder

Leo Ross was attacked as he walked home from school in the Hall Green area of Birmingham on January 21.

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8 d. ago Student accused in Dallas school shooting walked toward group in hall and opened fire, injuring 4

The student accused of injuring four in a shooting at a Dallas high school was let into the building through an unsecured door and then walked down a hallway toward a group of students, opening fire on them before appearing to take a point-blank shot at one

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1 week ago Mum left raging after son offered place at school 27 miles away from home

Lorraine Joseph's 11-year-old son Kyle Brum was allocated to a secondary school that would take him seven and a half hours to walk to.

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2 w. ago Boy's death in Kentucky flooding raises questions about why school district didn't cancel classes

A 9-year-old Kentucky boy who died in floodwaters while walking to catch his school bus is being remembered by his teacher as the “sweetest, kindest boy.”

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2 w. ago Mum and daughter terrified after man repeatedly leapt from bushes and took top off

Reece Stutt, 26, regularly harassed a woman and her daughter as they walked to school, by repeatedly jumping out of the bushes and taking his top off. He has now been sentenced

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2 w. ago Schoolboy, 9, dies after being swept away in floodwater while walking to bus stop

The body of Gabriel Andrews, aged nine, has been found after he was swept away in floodwater as he walked to a school bus stop this morning in Kentucky, which is being hit by extreme weather

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3 w. ago NSPCC on what age kids should be allowed to walk to and from school alone

The charity has outlined some factors for parents to consider when making the decision

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3 w. ago North Lanarkshire school transport changes voted down by councillors

Councillor Janice Toner moved for an update to be provided to North Lanarkshire Council’s education committee on what safeguards are in place to protect children with medical conditions which prevent them from walking to school

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3 w. ago Moment disgusting paedophile is snared by police after he kidnapped an 11

Depraved predator Adam Baillie abducted the youngster, who he didn't know, and dragged her to his grotty home in Harrow, north west London, where he molested her.

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4 w. ago Why parents are walking their kids to school armed and in combat gear in an Ohio suburb

Masked gunmen in black combat gear patrol Lincoln Heights, a proud, historic black community of 3,100 residents.

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