7 h. ago Fewer children than ever learning the recorder at school as instrument’s popularity wanes

Children are opting for different instruments in schools as a wider range are on offer

Culture

7 h. ago Only one in six children learning recorder after drop in popularity over decade

However, a report by the ABRSM, the exam board of the Royal Schools of Music, suggests the range of instruments now being taught is ‘widening’.

Politics

19 h. ago Dykehead Primary in Shotts receives positive inspection report

Inspectors praised the school’s calm and purposeful learning environment and recognised improvements in children’s attainment in mathematics.

Politics

31 h. ago Britain's most expensive postcode for renters revealed — and it isn't in London

New data out today shows London rents have hit a 14th record high despite a slight drop in competition for homes

Politics

39 h. ago Trump administration’s budget cuts endanger Meals on Wheels: ‘life and death implications’

Trump team’s slashes to US health department threaten popular program that combats elder hunger and isolationThe Trump administration’s slashes to the Department of Health and Human Services is threatening Meals on Wheels, the popular program dedicated to combatting senior hunger and isolation. Despite decades of bipartisan support, Meals on Wheels now faces attacks from Republicans whose budget blueprint paves the way for deep cuts to nutrition and other social safety-net programs as a way to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.It’s a move anti-hunger advocates and policy experts warn could have disastrous ramifications for the millions of older Americans who rely on the program to eat each day. Continue reading...

Politics

40 h. ago Inside North Korea's brutal schools where children face daily beatings and are forced to learn about Kim Jong Un's life and sing propaganda songs

Bella Seo - who fled the dystopian country when she was a teenager - said students' most important subject was their leader Kim Jong Un , which they had to study three times a day.

Culture

43 h. ago Numbers of children learning to swim in part of Wales are starting to become worrying

The new figures on membership to a leisure company's swimming lessons come one year after a study showed that only 16% of children in Cardiff could swim

Politics

5 d. ago Debunking the socialisation myth: how online schools can help children form friendships as they learn

From school trips and meet-ups to summer camps and exchanges, discover how online schooling can help your child form lasting friendships

Politics

6 d. ago Angellica Bell's rise to fame from kids' TV to sudden Martin Lewis axing agony

Celebrity Big Brother star Angellica had worked in television for decades when two years ago, she was abruptly replaced on a popular ITV show she had worked on for six years

Politics

9 d. ago A horse therapy program in Namibia brings joy to children with learning disabilities

A woman in the southern African country of Namibia runs a program that harnesses the power but also the gentleness of horses to help children with learning disabilities and conditions like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism

Politics

9 d. ago The shocking amount of sugar packed into a Cadbury Creme egg REVEALED

Chocolatey treats are permitted today but parents watching children scoff a Cadbury Creme Egg might be surprised to learn just how much sugar the seasonal candy packs in.

Events

1 week ago New RFK assassination files are released with 10,000 pages of investigative notes into 1968 killing

Latest record drop contains more than 10,000 pages related to the government’s investigation into the late senator’s assassination

Events

2 w. ago Should Benny Hill stay cancelled? What happened when Gen Z were introduced to the 1970s comedian

Benny Hill was one of Britain's most popular entertainers for some two decades. But when societal attitudes changed in the 80s, his show was cancelled. What do Gen Z-ers make of his work?

Politics

2 w. ago Egg prices continue to increase despite bird flu outbreak slowing

U.S. egg prices increased again last month to a new record-high of $6.23 despite a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks last month

Science

2 w. ago One to One: John and Yoko review – Kevin Macdonald’s immersive collage is a pop culture fever dream

A collection of staggering TV clips and amazing audio of Lennon and Ono’s life in 1970s NYC, this film is a mosaic of countercultural momentsFilm-maker Kevin Macdonald has created a fever dream of pop culture: a TV-clip collage of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s time in New York in the early 70s, as they led the countercultural protest. It’s a film that mixes small screen zeitgeist fragments and madeleine moments, a memory quilt of a certain time and place, juxtaposing Jerry Rubin and Allen Ginsberg with Richard Nixon and George Wallace, John and Yoko in concert with ads for Tupperware – all inspired by the fact that John and Yoko did an awful lot of TV watching in their small New York apartment of that time, with John in particular thrilled by the American novelty of 24/7 television.It was also on TV that John and Yoko saw a documentary about the scandalous abuse of learning-disabled children at the infamous Willowbrook State School in New York and they organised the One to One concert ...

Politics

3 w. ago Huge £2.5m crisis in European holiday hotspot as hotels told to take action

Following its second-driest winter in a decade, a popular EU country has unveiled bold plans to try and tackle its low fresh water reserves ahead of the peak summer season

Economics

4 w. ago Horror movie on Amazon Prime that viewers say 'leaves them incredibly uncomfortable'

Released over a decade ago, this Mike Flanagan horror film has recently surged in popularity on the streaming giant, leaving viewers gripped with fear

Politics