3 d. ago Youth violence campaigners call for action after murder of teen boy on Scotland's streets

Amen Teklay, 15, died after he was stabbed in Glasgow on Wednesday night.

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4 d. ago UK weather: Met Office issues snow forecast over rare polar vortex event in just days

The Met Office has issued an update on the chances of a sudden stratospheric warming event impacting the UK, as weather models continue to show the phenomenon could strike this month

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5 d. ago Schoolchildren told to stay home as teachers continue strike action over 'violence and abuse from pupils'

Six days of strike action have been planned by the teachers' union NASUWT

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1 week ago Nasty bug sweeping UK can strike twice, doctors warn as cases continue to rise

The bug is currently spreading 'at high levels', according to the HSE, as a new warning has been issued about the highly infectious illnes

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1 week ago Teachers join high school picket line in strike over 'violence and abuse from pupils'

The majority of pupils have been told to stay home with only two year groups allowed in school

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1 week ago ‘We don’t want her to die’: Family of grandmother on 150 day hunger strike accuse government of ‘gambling’ with her life

Laila Soueif, 68, plans to continue her hunger strike despite being hospitalised with dangerously low blood sugar levels

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1 week ago Teachers at a Stockport high school plan six days of strike action over 'violence and abuse from pupils'

The first day of strike action is planned this Thursday

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1 week ago Teacher 'who had sex with boys' told one 'I'll kill myself' as nan dobbed her in

Brittany Fortinberry, from Virginia, US, is in police custody after it was alleged she sexually abused her pupils, before one of the victim's grandmothers came forward

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2 w. ago Mbappé sparkles as Manchester City fail the Real Madrid test – Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Mark Langdon look back on Manchester City’s limp Champions League exit in Madrid and the rest of the playoffsRate, review, and share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher; join the conversation on Facebook and email.On the podcast today: Kylian Mbappé hat-trick ripped apart an abject Manchester City and left Pep Guardiola reflecting on an early Champions League exit. His side went into the second leg against Real Madrid knowing that an early goal would level the tie – but instead Mbappé’s fourth-minute strike all but killed them off. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Barcelona’s Flick backs VAR use in controversial win over Rayo Vallecano

The Barcelona manager Hansi Flick defended the use of the video assistant referees (VAR) after Rayo Vallecano were left fuming following a number of controversial decisions during Monday’s match in La Liga.The Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski scored the winner from the penalty spot in the first-half following a long VAR review over a foul inside the box that the referee did not catch on first sight. Rayo also complained after they were denied a penalty and were further angered when they were denied an equaliser as they thought Jorge de Frutos’ strike was harshly ruled out in the 42nd minute. Continue reading...

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