3 h. ago Teaching assistant banned after he told pupils he was a former military sniper and killed people

Scott Trigg-Turner was working at Bassaleg School in Newport when he made the false claims to students and colleagues

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6 h. ago Teaching assistant asked school child for photos of her body

Former Haverfordwest High teaching assistant, Samuel Davies, was escorted off school premises after two pupils in their mid-teens reported his social media messages

Culture

7 h. ago Black teaching assistant called Miss Moody wins race discrimination case after pupils and staff said they were scared of her because she had an 'angry face'

Sandra Moody was accused by students and staff of having a 'harsh' tone and being 'aggressive' towards the children at Dog Kennel Hill Primary School before she was fired, a tribunal heard.

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9 h. ago ‘Already had a profound effect’: parents react to Australia’s social media ban

We asked you to share your views on your children’s use of social media and how the ban is affecting your family. Here is what you told usFor some parents, social media sucks up their children’s time and steals them away from family life, instilling mental health issues along the way. For others, it provides their children with an essential line to friends, family, connection and support.When Australia’s social media ban came into effect on Wednesday, millions of under-16s lost access to their accounts and were prevented from creating new ones. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Teaching assistant banned from classrooms after telling pupils he had shot dead over 250 people as a military sniper codenamed Kill Switch and still had his gun at home

A professional standards hearing heard that Scott John Trigg-Turner, 44, told students at Bassaleg School in Newport, South Wales, that he served in the US marines under the codename 'Kill Switch'.

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26 h. ago UK teaching assistant banned from classrooms after telling students he killed hundreds of people

Scott Trigg-Turner made the inappropriate comments to a group of Year 8 students and made other claims about his background that colleagues became suspicious of

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30 h. ago Oasis 2026: ‘It’s not happening’ Liam Gallagher rules out 2026 shows

The frontman has told fans not to expect new dates after the band’s huge 41-show reunion tour.

Politics

33 h. ago Estates of Hendrix bandmates ‘excluded’ from streaming rights, court told

Owners of the estates of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell are taking legal action against Sony Music Entertainment UK.

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54 h. ago Don’t go bananas: UK public told to stay away as ship’s fruit cargo washes up

Bunches appear on West Sussex beaches after containers fell off ship, but council asks for space for clean-upIt isn’t quite Whisky Galore! – the classic British film in which residents of a Scottish island attempt to pilfer 50,000 cases of spirits from a shipwreck.Rather than a warming dram or two, people on the south coast of England have been finding bunches of bananas from containers that fell off the back of a ship and washed up on beaches in West Sussex. Continue reading...

Transport

5 d. ago German MPs rubberstamp military service plan amid school pupil protests

All 18-year-old men to be screened for suitability for armed forces, but proposal falls short of conscriptionThe German parliament has rubberstamped a new model for military service that aims to boost its armed forces as thousands of school pupils demonstrated across the country against the plans.The change will include the obligatory screening of all 18-year-old men to gauge their suitability to serve in the military from 1 January, but does not include conscription, as favoured by some conservative politicians. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘I’m rapt!’: meatball chants but no mania as New Zealand assembles for first Ikea store

Overnight camping was banned and motorists were told to plan their journey as New Zealand finally joined the flatpack family“I’ve been waiting 25 years for this,” says Annie Sattler.A quarter of a century after she emigrated from Germany, and seven years since the store was first announced, Sattler was prepared to wait just a few hours extra to be among the earliest through the doors of Ikea’s first outlet in New Zealand. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Teaching assistant found dead near football fields as teen son charged with 'murder'

Angela Shellis, described as "caring and committed", was found dead near football fields and her son has been charged with her murder.

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8 d. ago School to close after teaching assistant found 'murdered' and son, 18, charged

Rhyl High School is set to close for the funeral of teaching assistant Angela Shellis, 45, who was found dead near football fields in Prestatyn - her son has been charged with her murder

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8 d. ago Welsh school to close after death of beloved teaching assistant

Rhyl High School will be closed for the funeral of alleged murder victim Angela Shellis, who has been described as a 'valued member of staff'

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1 week ago How Prem stars are being targeted by pro burglars who sell their loot to Gucci Gang mob led by ‘Mr Flashy’

PREMIER League stars including Jack Grealish are being targeted by professional burglars who sell their loot to criminals known as The Gucci Gang. England’s Grealish and fiancée Sasha Attwood had £1million of watches and jewellery nicked from their Cheshire mansion. Underworld contacts have told The Sun how criminals who used to target banks and cash...

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1 week ago Rooney books may be pulled from UK sale due to Palestine Action ban, court told

The Normal People author has given her support to the banned group, the High Court heard.

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2 w. ago Suffragettes could have been banned as a terror group, High Court told

Palestine Action’s co-founder Huda Ammori is taking legal action against the Home Office over the decision to ban the direct action group.

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2 w. ago Teaching assistant mum left feeling 'very lucky' after third big lottery win

Chantelle Riley, 47, was one of 18 neighbours to share the £1 million jackpot

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2 w. ago Brit teaching assistant mum wins major lottery prize for third time

Teaching assistant and mum-of-four Chantelle Riley, 47, has won a major lottery prize for the third time

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Golden crime scene’: Elizabeth Warren calls for inquiry into Trump’s ballroom funding

Top Democrat on Senate banking committee says private funding for Trump’s ballroom poses serious corruption concernsUS politics live – latest updatesSenator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has said that the next independent Department of Justice “should investigate” the private donations that have funded the construction of the new White House ballroom.Warren – who is the top Democrat on the Senate banking committee – told the Guardian in a statement that the ballroom could be “a golden crime scene” and urged the next administration to “follow the money” to uncover “whether any crimes were committed” in its financing. Continue reading...

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