15 h. ago 'Ours are the only children that go to schools behind fences with guards'

In Greater Manchester, Jewish communities live under constant watch. On Holocaust Memorial Day, survivors and families reflect on enduring threats and the lessons of history. James Holt reports.

Politics

40 h. ago Life after Molly: Ian Russell on big tech, his daughter’s death – and why a social media ban won’t work

Molly Russell was just 14 when she took her own life in 2017, and an inquest later found negative online content was a significant factor. With many people now pushing for teenagers to be kept off tech platforms, her father explains why he backs a different approachIan Russell describes his life as being split into two parts: before and after 20 November 2017, the day his youngest daughter, Molly, took her own life as a result of depression and negative social media content. “Our life before Molly’s death was very ordinary. Unremarkable,” he says. He was a television producer and director, married with three daughters. “We lived in an ordinary London suburb, in an ordinary semi-detached house, the children went to ordinary schools.” The weekend before Molly’s death, they had a celebration for all three girls’ birthdays, which are in November. One was turning 21, another 18 and Molly was soon to be 15. “And I remember being in the kitchen of a house full of friends and family and thi...

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57 h. ago People in tears over teacher's 'beautiful' explanation of race to school children

Equality, race and religion, are very important topics for parents and teachers to talk about with their children - but it can be complicated and difficult to explain

Society

3 d. ago ‘A lot of fear’: the families bearing brunt of Sweden’s immigration crackdown

Many of those moved into an asylum return centre have held jobs for years and can speak the language“Sweden did this for us,” said Sofiye*, making a supportive scooping up gesture with her hands. “And then, bam.” She dropped them to the ground.Sofiye, who has three children, arrived in Sweden from Uzbekistan as an asylum seeker in 2008, and for much of that time she was able to build a life in the Scandinavian country. The family lived in a flat in a Stockholm suburb and Sofiye worked for the municipality in the home help department. She learned Swedish and her children went through the Swedish school system. Her youngest son was born in Sweden and her 18-year-old son, Hamza, who is studying in college to be a technician, doesn’t know life anywhere else. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Outraged New York town residents demand resignation of school board member they claim is ICE agent

‘How can you ensure safety when one of your own is working for an organization that is terrorizing children and families?’ one Mahopac resident asked during a school board meeting

Politics

4 d. ago Around 200 schoolchildren clash with police as viral TikTok ‘blind date’ event descends into chaos

Dozens of officers arrive and raise batons at crowds on High Street, Sutton

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4 d. ago My life fell apart and my children were taken away after I ditched alcohol for the 'mummy treat' drug. These are the hidden signs your school

Clutching my four-year-old daughter tightly, I couldn't hold back my tears. 'Mummy is poorly, so you're going to go to stay with Daddy while I get better,' I sobbed.

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4 d. ago Two dead and nine missing after landslides hit house and campground in New Zealand

Search-and-rescue teams worked through the night at the campground, but there had been no progress in finding missing people, officials sayEmergency crews were searching for victims of landslides on New Zealand’s North Island that tore through a house and a busy campground, leaving at least two dead.Police reported that as many as nine people may be missing in the landslides, which hit on Thursday, including children. Families enjoying the summer school holiday were among the campers. Recreational vehicles and at least one structure were crushed, images showed. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘Open the gates’: riots, fires and escape attempts as Syrian army takes over IS camp

Director of al-Hawl camp describes chaotic scenes as Kurdish guards fled and government fighters arrived. Will Christou reports from al-HawlThe children crowded the wire fence, waiting for the guard to turn his back, and made a break for it. They pumped their little legs furiously but did not make it far in the squelching mud, and were quickly chased back inside, grinning and joking to their friends in Bosnian as another guard scolded them, his rifle swinging by his side while he wagged his finger.Their mothers, foreigners who travelled to Syria to allegedly join Islamic State (IS) and its blood-soaked caliphate, stood silently behind them. Each had their belongings packed in a bag beside them, ready to leave at a moment’s notice. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Pupils locked inside Wigan primary school after reports 'of man with gun'

Platt Bridge Community School in Wigan confirmed children were kept inside with 'heightened security' following a police incident close to the building

Politics

5 d. ago Children kept inside at Greater Manchester school after 'reports of man with gun'

"At no point was there a direct threat to our school, our pupils, or our staff"

Politics

5 d. ago Staggering number of children starting school not toilet trained, study finds

Findings spike concern that children are not taught essential life skills

Politics

5 d. ago Invest in private primary schooling or risk lifelong damage to children's education, warns head teacher

Antonia Berry of The High School of Glasgow warns parents should invest in primary schooling to give their children the best academic chance

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5 d. ago Uvalde officer cleared of failing in his duty to confront gunman who murdered 19 children in school shooting

Adrian Gonzales, 52, was acquitted on 29 child endangerment charges

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5 d. ago Staggering number of children starting reception not toilet trained, study finds

Findings spike concern that children are not taught essential life skills

Politics

5 d. ago One in four school starters are still in nappies because parents 'don't think toilet training is their job', teacher poll

An annual poll of 1,000 primary school teachers found a rise in children failing to master the basic skills they need for school.

Society

5 d. ago Parents given urgent warning over children wasting teachers' time in school

Teachers are wasting a total of 2.4 hours of teaching time each day - 1.4 hours of which is taken up with kids not being toilet-trained, such as nappy changing or multiple accidents

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6 d. ago ‘I would have done social media ban consultation sooner’ – Ofsted boss

Sir Martyn Oliver told Bett UK: ‘I want children to live their childhoods. I don’t want them to watch it on a screen’.

Politics

7 d. ago Principal defends suspension of 19 boys after 'toxic masculinity' assembly

The principal of Laurelhill Community College has defended her decision to suspend 19 boys at the school following an outcry from parents and children at the school

Politics

7 d. ago South African authorities revise death toll in school bus crash to 12 as driver is arrested

South African authorities have revised the death toll in a school bus crash to 12 children and announced the driver has been arrested and will face criminal charges

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