7 h. ago Primary school offer day 2025: how to appeal if your child misses first choice

Children starting reception in September will find out on Wednesday which school they’ll be attending

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41 h. ago Mother taken to court and fined after her child missed two days of school following term break when family got stranded abroad

The Stoke-on-Trent woman, unnamed for legal reasons, defended the absence by arguing that her daughter's health condition necessitated the trip.

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43 h. ago Mother taken to court and fined after her child missed two days of school following term break when family got stranded abroad 

The Stoke-on-Trent woman, unnamed for legal reasons, defended the absence by arguing that her daughter's health condition necessitated the trip.

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3 d. ago The Hollywood 'child bride' now on a mission to take down 'predator' ex: Non

The former child model - who is now non-binary - married The Green Mile star, Doug Hutchison, in a Las Vegas chapel when they were 16 and he was 51 - with their parents mandatory consent.

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4 d. ago Teen's shock sex confession after missing girl found undearneath his bed

Police heard hushed voices saying "shhhh" after gaining entry to a flat in Rochdale a day after a young girl was reported missing, and discovered her hiding under a bed

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5 d. ago Teen had sex with missing child before police found her hiding under his bed

Toby Ashley, now 21, has shown 'genuine remorse', a court heard

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6 d. ago Teacher reveals why she had sex with teen student – and she's blaming her 'cruel' hubby

Perv teacher Emily Nutley is facing up to a decade in jail after admitting an illicit affair with a pupil. It has now emerged she told divorce lawyers her husband 'neglected' her during their marriage

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6 d. ago Twisted mum 'traded adopted daughter for monkey' to expand her exotic animal collection

Brenda Deutsch, 70, has been charged with child abuse and endangerment over the alleged incident in Texas, which led to reports of a child being missing and police investigating

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7 d. ago Dinner lady embroiled in teen sex scandal swaps cafeteria for prison as she's banged up

Nicole Wiggington admitted to bringing a student back to her home for 'sexual encounters' behind her husband's back on two occasions. The age of the student is not known

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9 d. ago Dinner lady 'brought teen pupil back to family home for sex' behind husband's back

Nicole Wigginton, 41, is one of two creepy teachers who has made headlines States side for shacking up with a student, alongside a special teacher who was arrested last month after being accused of raping a pupil, 15

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1 week ago Canadian parliament on lockdown as police deal with barricaded man: ‘Lock all doors and hide’

Police send in robot as people urged to ‘seek shelter in the nearest room’

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1 week ago Canadian parliament on lockdown amid large police presence: ‘Lock all doors and hide’

The East Block of Parliament Hill in the Canadian capital of Ottawa has been placed on lockdown as police arrived at the scene to deal with a man barricaded in the building.

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1 week ago Married school dinner lady 'brought teen pupil back to family home for sex acts'

Amy Nicole Wiggington, 41, is being held in jail after police seized her for allegedly taking a teen student back to her home in Alabama and sleeping with him on two occasions

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1 week ago 'Needed a place to stay but friends’ teen daughter makes me feel awkward'

Resident agony aunt Coleen Nolan has advice for a reader who moved in with friends temporarily, but is finding it uncomfortable to be around their teen daughter

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1 week ago Moment brothel owner tries to hide six phones during police raid on gang that ran massive prostitution and human trafficking ring

Lina Wang (pictured) played a leading role in the prostitution of vulnerable victims in multiple towns and cities across the UK including Canterbury, Chatham, Dartford and Tunbridge Wells.

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1 week ago Council delays force disabled child to miss crucial operation as hidden crisis of Britain’s homeless children laid bare

MPs alarmed by ‘appalling conditions’ for homeless families living in temporary accommodation

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2 w. ago Rapist forced autistic teen boy behind tree before subjecting him to brutal sex attack

The brave teen victim wants the perpetrator to get help even after the attack him think ‘he was going to die’ at the hands of the sicko and was 'digusted' having to tell his mum

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2 w. ago River Thames missing girl: Updates as police search for child, 11, who fell in

Police said the youngster entered the River Thames around 1.15pm on Monday near Barge House Causeway near London City Airport near Woolwich - with a huge operation subsequently launched

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2 w. ago Dreamers review – this teen dance drama is too subtle for its own good. Where’s the debauchery?

Where other teen shows ramp up the sex, drugs and scandal, this Leeds-set saga about rivalries in a dance school keeps it real – so real it almost refuses to be entertainingThe implausibility of the teen drama may well be the genre’s defining feature. In the 00s, we were subjected to untold glamour and relentless wisecracking by US imports such as The OC and Gossip Girl. The UK equivalent was Skins, in which a group of Bristolian party animals managed to make practically every personal problem known to man look intimidatingly cool. More recently, we’ve had mind-blowing levels of debauchery from Euphoria, mind-blowing levels of sexual literacy and candour from Sex Education and mind-blowing levels of heartwarming niceness from Heartstopper. All of it is ludicrous in its own way.Dreamers is different. It is realistic – jarringly so. That’s both a pro and a con for this Channel 4 drama about a group of teenage dancers living in Leeds. The series – written by Lisa Holdsworth (Waterloo R...

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2 w. ago Eradicating child poverty ‘more challenging’ after spring statement – Swinney

The First Minister was speaking after figures showed Scotland’s interim child poverty targets were missed.

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