40 h. ago Primary school teacher banned from classroom after online chats with undercover cop

Julian Barker, 50, sent images of a child and took part in 'sexualised' conversations while working as a supply teacher in Bolton

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56 h. ago The ultimate Easter wine guide: Our expert has picked the best bottles for any feast

Winter comfort food and heavier wines already seem a distant memory, while stretching invitingly ahead are Easter treats, lighter spring dishes and fresher-flavoured wines.

Politics

5 d. ago Architect who chased boy, 14, with meat cleaver and broke his wife's ankle in wine

Colin Doig, 57, of Aberdeen Council, downed almost three bottles of wine on November 20, 2022, before the terrifying pursuit which left a 14-year-old boy fearing for his life.

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6 d. ago Primary school teacher who called Muslims 'entitled' and showed blackface film to children is spared classroom ban

Grace Whiley played a video of an old Sinbad film during an English lesson at Bluebell Primary School in Norwich.

Culture

8 d. ago Would YOU try wine in aluminium bottles? MailOnline tastes Pinot Grigio from a bizarre metal container that promise to slash the carbon footprint

Aldi hopes its new aluminium bottle will help reduce carbon emissions - but how does it affect the taste of the wine?

Politics

9 d. ago Our wine expert reveals the best red wines for Easter, including a £7 supermarket pick

Charlotte's Easter reds

Economics

1 week ago Conor McGregor shares his whopping £139k restaurant bill after ordering multiple bottles of £20k wine

The MMA fighter, 36, who was found to have raped a woman in a civil case in November in Dublin, shared the bill on Instagram on Tuesday.

Economics

1 week ago Classroom assistant took matters into her own hands after teacher left pupil locked in without food and drink

A child shut himself into a small toilet cubicle for hours because he didn't want to attend school assembly until staff were able to open the door

Society

1 week ago ‘Some of these diseases are in the Bible’: despair as cuts halt progress on age

They are debilitating afflictions that people don’t know about, don’t understand and struggle to pronounce. Now health workers fear they will surge in Africa as USAID-funded drug distribution programmes are cutSince 2013, for around two weeks each year, Sulaiman Tarawallie has pulled on his community drug distributor (CDD) uniform and gone from household to household in his remote farming community to hand out medication to fight river blindness and lymphatic filariasis. Once he has completed the rounds of his village, he heads further out to take the drugs to even more remote homes – keeping the diseases that had plagued generations at bay with a handful of pills.But this year, Tarawallie, who works as a community health worker and primary school teacher in Sierra Leone’s northern Bombali district, will not be making his annual trip. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago 'I quit my stressful job as a teacher and now work half the hours but earn twice as much'

Harriet Bermingham, 31, from Worsley, Salford, left her role as a primary school teacher and now has 85 children on her books, earning twice what she did before for half the amount of hours

Society

2 w. ago Our wine expert reveals the best bottles to pair with your chocolate this Easter, from just £8

Charlotte's Easter chocolate matches

Economics

2 w. ago White Lotus star Carrie Coon claps back at Meghan McCain in ugly spat over her support of Trump

Coon's character on the show was involved in one of the most viral scenes, in which three friends began discussing politics over a bottle of wine and one of the women revealed she was a MAGA supporter.

Politics

2 w. ago Primary school teacher posed as girl to trick boys into sending him naked pics

Daniel Fuge threw himself towards a train after being found to have incited boys to send naked pictures and video

Politics

3 w. ago Driver, 50, killed in 'road rage attack' was 'kind and inspirational' primary school teacher who asked pupils to help him propose to his wife

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Bowles, 50, died after police were called to reports of two motorists fighting close to a roundabout, in Oldham, Greater Manchester, on Wednesday evening.

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3 w. ago Our wine expert reveals the best bottles of Grenache, including a 'crowd

Charlotte's Garnacha gems

Politics

3 w. ago Consultant anaesthetist, 55, who downed bottle of wine for breakfast then drove away from her £1m home is handed driving ban

Dr Helen Butterfield, of the village of Thelwall, Cheshire, only got her licence back eight weeks ago after receiving a two-year driving ban in May 2023, also for drink driving.

Economics

3 w. ago Top doctor, 55, downed bottle of wine for breakfast then drove Nissan Qashqai into a ditch

A court heard how Dr Helen Butterfield turned to alcohol after losing her father and working 12-hour back to back shifts during the height of the pandemic

Politics

3 w. ago Kairos Wine Aerator review: This gadget made my cheap supermarket bottles taste expensive

A finer finish to your bottle - and at the touch of a button

Politics

3 w. ago Primary school teacher who sued after colleague imitated famous Lilt catchphrase in Caribbean accent loses race discrimination claim

The tribunal in south London heard a case brought by Ikhals Yousif after her dismissal from Ashley Church of England Primary School in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.

Sport

3 w. ago I downed a bottle of wine as my husband was having a heart attack... then I drank vodka at his hospital bedside: My secret life as a high

Nicky, 51, from Manchester, said she was so dependent on alcohol to 'numb' the pain that she downed a whole bottle of wine as her husband was being rushed into hospital.

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