1 hour ago South London primary school set to close after just eight children joined reception class

St Anne’s Church of England School, in Wandsworth, could shut permanently on August 31

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22 h. ago 'Smash burger' van forced to shut down after council tells owner it's too close to primary school

Co-owners Sam Carroll and Aaron Millar lost their bid for planning permission to house Smokies, their smash burger takeaway trailer, on the car park of Dunkirk Hall pub in Leyland, Lancashire.

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30 h. ago Family spend decade sailing world on 53ft boat and avoid fighting with one technique

Sara Rice, 41, and her husband, Lee, 45, had always dreamed of travelling on a boat full time, and now, they are living their best lives on the water with their two children

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40 h. ago Married LA Lakers legend 'sexually assaulted schoolgirl, 15, in locked janitor's closet'

LA Lakers legend Byron Scott has admitted to a sexual encounter with a teenage girl at school four decades ago, Daily Mail can reveal.

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3 d. ago ‘Smash’ burger van to be shut down as it’s too close to schools

The co-owners of Smokes in Leyland said they were ‘gutted’ by the council decision

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3 d. ago One Club Row, London E1: ‘Battered stuff, things in buns, strong drinks: a thrilling, retro ride’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants

They will feed you, water you, give you a good time and make you feel carefree and cossetedAs a name, One Club Row sounds a bit like the title of a 1990s lads’ mag, but it’s actually a purposely shabby-chic room above a pub in Shoreditch that serves martinis, oysters and schnitzels in a heady, tipsy, twinkly atmosphere that itself may well remind you of the 1990s. Or at least it will if you were “on the scene” back then. These days, the 90s are synonymous with louche, raffish semi-pandemonium, mainly because today feels so saintly in comparison. No 90s restaurateur ever offered reclaimed spud peelings as a starter or a kombucha-led, alcohol-free drinks flight to spare your liver, complete with an earnest lecture on zero-waste hospitality. Puritanism was definitely out there back then, yes, though mainly only in The Cranks Recipe Book. But mindfulness? Not so much.What One Club Row and similar London establishments such as the Devonshire in Piccadilly and the Plimsoll in Finsbury Par...

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7 d. ago Body found in Thames confirmed as missing schoolgirl, 11, who ‘slipped and fell’

Kaliyah Coa, 11, who had been playing during a school inset day, entered the River Thames near Barge House Causeway - close to London City Airport - shortly after 1pm on Monday, March 31.

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7 d. ago Woman starved three dogs at Glasgow home as animals found 'terrified'

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. The dogs were left unattended and without food or water inside the property for an unknown period of time.

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7 d. ago Low Maintenance Tropical Fish 2025: Here are the 12 easiest to care for breeds of colourful pet fish

These gorgeous pet fish aren’t too demanding - making them perfect for those who don’t have time to fuss over food and water temperatures.

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1 week ago Class act: can Harrow sell an elitist British boarding school fantasy to New Yorkers?

The private school will open its first US campus in Long Island. Will it assimilate Americans into the upper crust – or is it more about branding?This fall, the British boarding school Harrow will open its first offshoot in the US: a lush 170-acre waterfront campus in Long Island. For $75,000 a year, parents can wave away their children to the prestigiously named school, renowned for its centuries-old traditions (such as calling teachers “beaks” and bad behaviour “skew”). Classes will take place in the Bourne mansion, the opulent former home of a wealthy American businessman, around which modern facilities will be built.A shiny teaser video paints an idyllic picture of an anglophile life at Harrow New York. “The school is like an oasis,” says Nick Page, former deputy head of Harrow UK, as drone footage pans out over pristine lawns and lakes, where ducklings and deer roam wild. “Yet so close to this huge metropolis of New York.” (The new school is almost equidistant from New York Cit...

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1 week ago Is this river alive? Robert Macfarlane on the lives, deaths and rights of our rivers

As pollution levels hit record highs and fresh water becomes ‘the new oil’, is it time to radically reimagine our relationship to the natural world?If you find it difficult to think of a river as alive, try picturing a dying or dead river. This is easier. We know what this looks like. We know how it feels. A dying river is one who does not reach the sea. A dying river’s fish float belly-up in stagnant pools. Swans on the upper Thames near Windsor now wear brown tidemarks on their snowy chest feathers, showing where they have sailed through sewage. I recently saw a Southern Water riverbank sign badged with a bright blue logo that read “Water for Life”. The sign instructed passersby to “avoid contact with the water. If you’ve had contact with the water, please wash your hands before eating.” In parts of this septic isle, fresh water has become first undrinkable, then unswimmable, then untouchable.How did it come to this – and where do we go from here? The crisis is one of imagination ...

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1 week ago Islington primary schools to close due to falling pupil numbers

Islington primary schools to close due to falling pupil numbers  BBC

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2 w. ago Greater Manchester high school forced to close with students learning from home

A boiler issue has affected the building

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2 w. ago London school closures: Four Hackney primaries to shut due to 'ongoing significant fall' in pupils

Hackney Council has agreed to permanently close four primary schools despite a fierce campaign from parents and teachers

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2 w. ago New 20mph speed limits to be introduced on series of Bury roads

Two of the new lower speed limit areas are being set up close to schools in a move to 'reduce the risks for all road users'

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2 w. ago Empty shelves and missed cancer appointments: Chaos continues as thousands of homes are left without water after burst pipe

South West Water said around 9,500 houses in the area were still experiencing a loss of water supply or lower water pressure than usual.

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2 w. ago Schools forced to close and thousands of homes left without water after burst pipe brings havoc

South West Water said around 9,500 properties in west Devon were still experiencing a loss of water supply or lower water pressure than usual.

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2 w. ago Schools closed as parts of Kirkcudbright left without water for second time in a month

Residents in parts of Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway were left without water on Tuesday morning.

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2 w. ago Three killed in Nebraska plane crash near Fremont after flight plunges into river in latest aviation tragedy

The aircraft had been flying along a river when in crashed into the water just after 8 pm local time on Friday evening.

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2 w. ago Fury as children's park close to memorial for murdered schoolgirl Oliva Pratt Korbel is set ablaze by feral youths

The Olivia's Butterfly Foundation, established by a cousin of her mother, Cheryl, said they had been left heartbroken and 'extremely disappointed' by the blaze on Monday night.

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