4 h. ago PETER HITCHENS: How CAN a child be publicly humiliated for wearing the same Union Jack we send our troops abroad to die for?

The airwaves are full of ministers and ex-ministers claiming that they take full responsibility for the £7 Billion Afghan farce. But in what way do they do so?

Events

13 h. ago Revealed: The full letter sent to parents about school diversity day before girl was banned for Union Jack dress

Bilton School has sparked a major backlash after 12-year-old Courtney Wright was stopped at the gates and ordered to change after staff told her she could not wear her Spice Girls-style dress

Events

13 h. ago The letter sent to parents about diversity day before girl, 12, in Union Jack dress was 'isolated from friends and ordered to change' before being sent home... as school now apologise

Bilton School has sparked a major backlash after 12-year-old Courtney Wright was stopped at the gates and ordered to change after staff told her she could not wear her Spice Girls-style dress

Society

17 h. ago Keir Starmer speaks out after schoolgirl, 12, sent home over Union Jack dress

Sir Keir Starmer has responded after Courtney Wright, 12, was told her outfit intended to celebrate Britishness was 'unacceptable' for her school's culture day

Culture

18 h. ago Parents demand apology after girl, 12, put in isolation for wearing Union Jack dress

Courtney Wright, 12, wore a Spice Girls-esque dress and wrote a piece about history and traditions as part of the diversity day celebrations at Bilton School in Rugby last Friday

Politics

25 h. ago Parents outraged after schoolgirl, 12, is sent home for wearing Union Jack dress on diversity day

Outside the Warwickshire school today, parents said they were 'disgusted and surprised' by the event that had prompted an apology by the school's Stowe Valley Trust.

Society

31 h. ago Schoolgirl 'kept in isolation' for wearing Union Flag dress sparks response from PM

Courtney Wright, 12, wore a Spice Girls-esque dress to show her pride in being British - but was told the dress was "unacceptable" by the school and was put in isolation

Culture

32 h. ago No 10 condemns school after girl, 12, was sent home from class for wearing Union Jack dress on diversity day

'Straight A' student Courtney Wright, 12, wore the Spice Girls-esque dress and wrote a speech about history and traditions as part of the celebrations on Friday.

Culture

33 h. ago School apologises after girl, 12, punished for wearing Union Jack dress to ‘Culture Day’

Bilton School said it ‘deeply regretted’ sending Courtney Wright home and apologised to her family

Culture

35 h. ago School apologises after pupil in Union flag dress removed from diversity day

Warwickshire’s Bilton School said it aimed to learn from the incident and expressed regret at the distress caused to the 12-year-old and her family.

Culture

35 h. ago Keir Starmer responds after girl, 12, put in school isolation over Union Flag dress

Courtney Wright, 12, was punished after celebrating culture day at her school by wearing a Union Flag dress and now she has had a show of support from PM Keir Starmer

Culture

37 h. ago Schoolgirl is banned from diversity day for wearing a Union Jack dress

Year 7 student Courtney Wright wore a Spice Girls-esque dress and wrote a speech about history and traditions as part of the celebrations, but was hauled out lessons and made to sit in reception.

Events

40 h. ago Fury as girl, 12, put in isolation at school for wearing Union Flag dress on culture day

Courtney Wright was left 'embarrassed' after she was pulled out her class at Bilton School in Rugby for wearing the 'Spice Girls' dress - the school apologised for the 'distress'

Culture

41 h. ago Fury as girl, 12, kicked out of school lessons over Spice Girls

'Somebody at the school has politicised a Union Jack dress even though that was clearly not Courtney's intent'

Politics

41 h. ago Girl, 12, isolated after wearing Union Flag dress to school culture day

Pupils had been asked to celebrate their culture and heritage

Culture

2 w. ago From Pong to Wii Sports: the surprising legacy of tennis in gaming history

From the lab-born Tennis for Two to the console classics of Nintendo and Sega, the sport has been a constant, foundational force in gaming’s riseWith Wimbledon under way, I am going to grasp the opportunity to make a perhaps contentious claim: tennis is the most important sport in the history of video games.Sure, nowadays the big sellers are EA Sports FC, Madden and NBA 2K, but tennis has been foundational to the industry. It was a simple bat-and-ball game, created in 1958 by scientist William Higinbotham at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York, that is widely the considered the first ever video game created purely for entertainment. Tennis for Two ran on an oscilloscope and was designed as a minor diversion for visitors attending the lab’s annual open day, but when people started playing, a queue developed that eventually extended out of the front door and around the side of the building. It was the first indication that computer games might turn out to be popular....

Politics

2 w. ago How American star Olivia Rodrigo won over Glastonbury in Union Jack shorts, gushing about M&S and afternoon pints

Among those carrying the torch for the Union Jack at Glasto - even wearing the design in very Kate Moss-esque hot pants - was American rock star Olivia Rodrigo.

Politics