7 h. ago TfL pledges 'better support' for asylum seekers applying for travel discounts

Commitment comes as Sadiq Khan’s transport deputy says the mayor is determined ‘to help vulnerable Londoners travel across our city’

Events

9 h. ago Buchanan High School pupils enjoy trip to Viridor's Bargeddie Visitor Centre

S4 students at the Coatbridge school who are studying national science attended the facility, which accepts residual waste from five local authorities.

Events

11 h. ago Speed limits to be cut in 'many' more London streets as TfL funds new cycle and bus lanes and e

£87m for borough projects - but 14 councils don’t get a penny for ‘safer streets’

Politics

34 h. ago New £11million walking and cycling route project around Stirling launched

The two-part scheme will link first Stirling train station with the university and then Forth Valley College with the city centre - with school pupils, politicians and campaigners on hand for the big launch.

Economics

35 h. ago 3p rise in free school meal funding will stretch school budgets, union warns

Government funding for free school meals offered to pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 will rise from £2.58 to £2.61 a meal in September.

Events

37 h. ago Student killed in school stabbing as three more knifed in horror attack by pupil

Police say three other pupils at the school in Nantes, western France, were treated for their injuries after the horror incident earlier today (Thursday, April 24)

Events

60 h. ago Hairstylist gives girl, 11, brutal revenge cut after she arrived for appointment 'late'

A Louisiana hairstylist gave an 11-year-old girl a revenge cut after her mother refused to pay the $25 late fee.

Politics

65 h. ago Pope Francis death latest: Late pontiff's body arrives in St Peter's Basilica for public mourning

The Pope died on Easter Monday aged 88

Events

4 d. ago Katie Price's wild Easter Sunday: Model, 46, lets loose in a ball pit and fires a confetti cannon as she parties with fans at Bolton nightclub

The model, 46,  left her fans waiting for 90 minutes as she arrived late for the planned appearance, but ensured she made up for it as she let loose with the fans.

Events

5 d. ago Turning up at school drunk, knocking a child to the floor and kissing a pupil: The full list of school staff disciplined or banned last term

These are all the offences for which teachers around Wales have been struck off over the last term

Events

6 d. ago ‘Breaking our spirits was the plan’: the lifelong impact of having gone to boarding school

As a new documentary explores Boarding School Syndrome, seven former pupils share their stories Boarded from the age of nine Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Smartphone ban at Brianna Ghey's school "transforms" pupil behaviour

The initiative was launched to tackle bullying and mental health issues, with results so far proving positive.

Politics

6 d. ago Brianna Ghey’s school says pupils ‘less stressed’ after mobile phone ban

Special pouches used to lock students’ phones during the day were introduced at Birchwood Community High School in September.

Politics

9 d. ago Schools paying for cookers and beds for families living in poverty, leaders say

More pupils are missing out on extracurricular activities and school trips as parents cannot afford them, it has been suggested.

Politics

9 d. ago Over 10,000 London children miss out on first preference primary school amid warning over tumbling birthrate

Overall, 87.9% of pupils in London received an offer from their first choice school, equivalent to 73,481 children, data revealed on Wednesday

Events

9 d. ago Dad fuming after daughter suspended for 'standing up to bully' in horror school classroom brawl

Shocking footage shows a teacher looking on in stunned silence as a boy and girl fight in front of a packed school classroom - leading to both pupils being suspended

Events

9 d. ago Pupil numbers: 'If school closes, I may not see my friends again'

Pupil numbers: 'If school closes, I may not see my friends again'  BBC

Politics

1 week ago Wilmer Hutchins High School 'shooting': Huge police response in Dallas after 'gunshots'

Wilmer Hutchins High School in Texas has evacuated pupils following a reported shooting. This is a breaking news story.

Events

1 week ago Rory McIlroy an ‘incredible inspiration’ to pupils at his former school

Sullivan Upper principal Craig Mairs said he hopes McIlroy will return to the school again with his ‘second green blazer’.

Politics

2 w. ago Carlos Sainz risks further FIA punishment with coarse reaction to Japan fine

The Spaniard was hit in the pocket after a late arrival at the Japanese Grand Prix.

Events