87 m. ago Protests at Scots primary school over "toxic" claims unvetted migrants taking English lessons

Parents have gathered outside of Dalmarnock Primary School holding placards which read, "our school is for children, not adults".

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4 h. ago School replaces truancy fines with 'attendance awareness courses' for parents

Netley Primary School in Camden, North London , is asking parents at risk of getting a fixed penalty notice to attend four sessions about the risks of persistent absence.

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12 h. ago Grandma decapitated by bin lorry in full view of horrified schoolchildren

Maria Rubalcava de Ruesga, 69, was tragically killed by a bin lorry as she crossed a road near a primary school, with the cancer survivor's death leaving her family 'in complete shock'

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12 h. ago Keeping primary school tests will hit pupil wellbeing, teaching union warns as it urges government rethink on SATs

Three in four primary school teachers surveyed said the decision to broadly retain primary school statutory assessments such as Sats will worsen pupil wellbeing and engagement.

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41 h. ago Girl, 13, arrested on suspicion of murder following woman’s death in Swindon

Police said the teenager was detained following an incident in Baydon Close, Moredon, Swindon, on Friday evening.

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44 h. ago Grandmother, 69, decapitated by bin lorry after recently beating cancer

Maria Rubalcava de Ruesga killed in front children being dropped off at a primary school in California

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45 h. ago Girl, 13, is arrested for murder after woman in her 50s is found dead in house following reports of bust

Police arrived at Baydon Close in Moredon last night after reports of disorder inside a house to find a woman not breathing.

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53 h. ago ‘Who’s screenshotting our messages?’: how a WhatsApp saga spiralled into two parents’ wrongful arrest

When Maxie Allen and Rosalind Levine posted complaints about their local primary school, they never expected six uniformed police officers to turn up at their doorBefore it catapulted a small school community in London’s commuter belt into the centre of a global news story, the year-four class WhatsApp group at Cowley Hill school in Borehamwood was unremarkable – a place of snide comments, reminders about non-uniform day and flustered messages about being late for the school run.“It was mum gossip, you know?” said one member, Sarah. “A bit juicy, but it wasn’t anything nasty.” Continue reading...

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66 h. ago School locked down after reports of man in area carrying knife

Officers are still on the lookout for the man who was reportedly wielding a knife near a Midlothian primary school this afternoon.

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67 h. ago Scots ‘primary school on lockdown’ after man with knife spotted nearby

A PRIMARY school was reportedly locked down after a man was spotted with a knife. Emergency services this morning rushed to the Eskbank Road area of Dalkeith, near to King's Park School. Pupils and staff was kept indoors during the school break due to the incident, according to STV News. Meanwhile, a manhunt has been...

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3 d. ago Rampaging grizzly bear attacks schoolchildren and teacher on Canada hike leaving at least 11 injured with two in critical condition

Two people were left critically injured, and two sustained serious injuries following the attack at Acwsalcta School on Thursday in Bella Coola, northwest of Vancouver.

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3 d. ago Parents to sue East Dunbartonshire Council over 'zombie film' carbon monoxide leak at primary school

Parents at Balmuildy primary who are suing the council said the school was ‘like a zombie film’ when the carbon monoxide leak occurred

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3 d. ago Boy goes missing from Scots primary school and is found alone in park

The pupil left Pittencrieff Primary School on Maitland Street in Dunfermline at around 12.30 on Wednesday, November 19.

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3 d. ago Rampaging grizzly bear attacks primary school children and teacher on Canada hike leaving at least 11 injured with two in critical condition

Two people were left critically injured, and two sustained serious injuries following the attack at Acwsalcta School on Thursday in Bella Coola, northwest of Vancouver.

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3 d. ago Couple use adult website to blackmail men as victim told 'wife would find out'

Leanne Potter-Williamson, 39, and Daniel Williamson, 40, sent threatening messages to multiple men and have now been jailed for more than a decade combined

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3 d. ago Couple blackmailed men for money using sex website leaving one victim 'nervous for months'

Leanne Potter-Williamson, 39, and Daniel Williamson, 40, sent threatening messages to 10 men between October 2023 and January 2024.

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3 d. ago Diary Of A Wimpy Kid author surprises pupils with primary school visit

Jeff Kinney, whose series has sold 300 million books around the world, said he hoped to inspire children to become writers.

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4 d. ago Williamston Primary crowned Bikeability Scotland Awards' School of the Year

In awarding the prize, judges commented on Williamston Primary's "commitment and dedication to ensuring that all pupils have the opportunity to participate in the programme".

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5 d. ago Religious education in NI schools breaches human rights, Supreme Court rules

The legal action was taken by a girl who attended a Belfast primary school and her father.

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5 d. ago Oil giant accuses Labour of 'deliberately' crippling business ahead of Budget as firms warn over exodus of young talent and slate 'crazy' policies

Paul Greenwood, chairman of petrochemical giant ExxonMobil, blamed 'undermining' policies after confirming that an ethylene manufacturing plant in Fife will close next year.

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