26 h. ago Parents' fury as secondary schools ban girls from wearing skirts

Northern Education Trust - which operates six secondary schools on Teesside - has written to parents outlining the changes to its school uniform policy.

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28 h. ago Fury as schools in Teesside BAN skirts as all kids must wear 'practical' trousers

Secondary schools in the area have been ordered to follow a new uniform policy which includes the removal of skirts. The trust said the move is more 'practical'

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1 week ago Alex Jones' Boden skirt now £40 off and 'selling like hot cakes' after wearing it on The One Show

Alex Jones wore the tropical print linen midi skirt on The One Show, and it's the perfect piece for summer - and it's now in the sale with almost £40 off at Boden

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1 week ago Everyone In London Is Wearing A Boho Skirt — Here’s How To Style It

Everyone In London Is Wearing A Boho Skirt — Here’s How To Style It  Vogue

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2 w. ago DNA profile from victim’s skirt linked to suspect in trial for 1967 Bristol murder, court hears

Forensic scientist says ‘strong evidence’ links Ryland Headley, 92, with murder and rape of Louisa DunneA forensic scientist was able to produce a full DNA profile for the suspected murderer of a woman who died in 1967 after examining her skirt and hair that had been kept in police storage for almost 60 years, a jury has been told.Andrew Parry told the court there was “strong scientific evidence” to link the skirt Louisa Dunne was wearing when she was found and hair police took from her body with 92-year-old Ryland Headley, who is on trial for her rape and murder. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Banning skirts in school would be 'ridiculous' uniform change and it's 'interfering with education'

Some schools across the UK have banned pupils from wearing skirts, while others are looking further into making the change. However, the decision has caused an uproar among parents

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4 w. ago Little Simz on breakthroughs, betrayal and becoming one of the UK’s best

Critics’ favourite and curator of this month’s Meltdown festival, the British artist is flying high. But a nasty legal battle with her closest collaborator and a crisis of confidence left her close to calling it quits. Instead, she put it all on the new albumIt’s an unseasonably warm spring afternoon and sunlight is beaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows of a north London photo studio. When I arrive, Little Simz is out on the balcony. Wearing chunky sunglasses, a skirt and comfy cardigan, she sits on a chair with her back to the sun, eyes on the horizon, and pulls her legs up, wrapping her arms around her knees in a defensive position that’s verging on foetal.It’s curious body language for an artist at the top of her game. At 31, Simz is looking out at a city she can justifiably claim to have conquered since emerging as a teenage rapper more than a decade ago. But that’s not where she’s at right now. “I genuinely felt like I could disappoint everyone,” Simz says when I ask abo...

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