50 h. ago Boy accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose, 15, 'once had an axe in his gym bag'

An emotional teacher told a jury how the teenager accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose once had an 'axe' in his gym bag, and that his mum came to the school with a picture of it

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54 h. ago UK Watchdog threatens Ticketmaster with legal action over Oasis reunion tickets

The watchdog is concerned Ticketmaster misled fans including selling 'platinum' tickets that had no additional benefits.

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4 d. ago Mum of boy who 'died after allergic reaction at school' says 'world should've been safer'

Benedict Blythe, five, collapsed at school after an allergic reaction and later died, an inquest heard - his mum said 'the world should have been safer for him'.

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4 d. ago Boy, 5, 'died after allergic reaction at school' as mum says 'world should've been safer'

Benedict Blythe, five, collapsed at school after an allergic reaction and later died, an inquest heard - his mum said 'the world should have been safer for him'

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7 d. ago My cultural awakening: Buffy gave me the courage to escape my conservative Pakistani upbringing

The vampire slayer’s tenacity and independence freed me from the judgment and violence of my conservative relatives – and now my mum appreciates me for who I amI was 10, cross-legged on the floor of my parents’ living room in Newcastle, bathed in the blue light of a TV. The volume was set to near-silence – my dad, asleep in another room, had schizophrenia and frontal lobe syndrome, and I didn’t want to wake him. Then, like some divine interruption to the endless blur of news and repeats, I stumbled across Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The show may have been barely audible, but it hit me like a lightning bolt.Before Buffy, life was like a pressure cooker. I secretly yearned for a more alternative lifestyle, but even wearing jeans would have been a big deal in my family. I had an assisted place at a private school as my parents were quite poor. Mum would say: “If you don’t study, we’ll have to put you in the other school, and you’ll just get beaten up.” It sounds like fear-monge...

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9 d. ago 'They may as well say she's too autistic' says mum of girl banned from school prom

Rebecca says her daughter has meltdowns because of her autism, but is being punished for bad behaviour

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1 week ago Mirrors in space and underwater curtains: can technology buy us enough time to save the Arctic ice caps?

A conference in Cambridge this week will explore a raft of geoengineering ideas to cool the region down – and attempt to address the fears of those who argue the risks outweigh the benefitsWhen the glaciologist John Moore began studying the Arctic in the 1980s there was an abundance of suitable sites for him to carry out his climate research. The region’s relentless warming means many of those no longer exist. With the Arctic heating up four times faster than the global average, they have simply melted away.Forty years on, Moore’s research network, the University of the Arctic, has identified 61 potential interventions to slow, stop and reverse the effects of the changing climate in the region. These concepts are constantly being updated and some will be assessed at a conference in Cambridge this week, where scientists and engineers will meet to consider if radical, technological solutions can buy time and stem the loss of polar ice caps. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Mum angry over uniform rule says she was 'gobsmacked' by school's response

It's not the only school where the rule is in place

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2 w. ago Full list of DWP changes to PIP and Universal Credit due to start next year

DWP has announced additional protections for millions of vulnerable people on benefits.

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3 w. ago DWP update on PIP and Universal Credit reforms amid backlash over plans

The UK Government is pressing ahead with its plans to cut benefits, but additional protections are set to be added to the Welfare Reform Bill

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3 w. ago Skincare fans praise 'gentle' face gel that targets blemishes 'overnight'

The gel has numerous benefits, including clearing clogged pores, calming redness and addressing early signs of ageing

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3 w. ago Austria school shooter left chilling message for mum about his cat before killing 10

Artur A, 21, asked for his mother's forgiveness for 'what I'm about to do' before he went on to kill 10 people in a school shooting in the Austria city of Graz

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3 w. ago Austria school shooter pictured after sending mum chilling video before deadly rampage

Students were sitting in their classrooms at a secondary school in Graz, Austria, when the 21-year-old man shot dead nine people, before killing himself in the country's worst ever mass school shooting

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3 w. ago Austria school shooter 'sent video to his mum' before attack, authorities say as first victim is pictured

Lea, a 15-year-old from Kosovo, has been pictured in a tribute from her family

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3 w. ago Graz shooter sent mum chilling video about plan but she didn't see it in time

The 21-year-old who carried out Austria's deadliest school massacre sent a chilling video to his mum just moments before he launched his tragic attack - but she wasn't able to warn the police in time

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3 w. ago How to Train Your Dragon star Nico Parker responds to backlash about her casting

Youngest daughter of Thandiwe Newton leads new live-action remake

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3 w. ago Mum's 'genius' cinema hack could save families £350 per year

Parents loved the mum's hack that's ideal for the school holidays when she shared the tip on TikTok

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3 w. ago Messiest school mum brawls from 'biting finger off' to TV star playground ban

Parents up and down the country have lost their cool as they pick up their children from school, with some ending up in court and others left battered and bruised

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3 w. ago Teenage girls’ TikTok skincare regimes offer little to no benefit, research shows

With number of young girls sharing videos rising, study says following instructions can irritate skin and lead to allergiesSkincare regimes demonstrated by young influencers on TikTok offer little to no benefit, researchers have found, adding that on the contrary they raise the risk of skin irritations and lifelong allergies in children.The team behind the study say there has been a rise in young girls sharing videos of complex skincare routines with moisturisers, toners, acne treatments and anti-ageing products. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Nico Parker declares she is a proud nepo baby and 'reaps the benefits' but adds she was embarrassed by her famous mum at school

Nico Parker has revealed she was 'embarrassed' by her famous mum while at school and admitted she's 'reaped' the rewards thanks to her successful parents.

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