30 h. ago Teens feel 'confident' in 'no leak' period pants 'great for all day at school'

The range offers leak-proof protection for teens and it currently has a 30% discount available on a number of undies for a limited time

Politics

58 h. ago ‘When can I go back to school?’: communities in danger hold on to education in Latin America – picture essay

Some of the most disadvantaged communities in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia are taking part in Plan International’s Safe Schools project“When can I go back to school?” That’s the first question many children across Latin America start their day with. For millions in the region, there’s often no guarantee that their school will be open, accessible or safe that day.Classrooms caught in crossfire, hours-long walks and buildings destroyed by natural disasters are just some of the obstacles children face. On top of that, extreme poverty and displacement force many to drop out. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Chilling reason behind little boy's bruises as he's left battered on first day of nursery

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENTYvette Thurston, 54, left the child with scratches on his face and neck and a black eye after the school day at Little Blessings Child Care in Bainbridge, Georgia

Science

4 d. ago Swiftie boyfriends face proposal pressure: ‘Taylor and Travis put you on the clock’

After Swift and Kelce’s blowout news, some diehard fans are eager to be engaged at the same time as their pop idolColleen O’Connor knows it sounds strange, but she thinks of Taylor Swift as a friend. The pop singer is 35; O’Connor, who works in public relations and lives in Long Island, New York, is just one year younger. “I’ve been a fan since day one, back in high school, and she’s been there through every phrase and journey of my life,” O’Connor said.So when Swift announced her engagement to NFL star Travis Kelce last week, O’Connor reacted as many thirtysomething women do when they learn that a girlfriend secured a ring. First, she screamed so loudly her boyfriend thought someone had died. Then she wondered aloud to him: “When’s it going to happen for us?”The day Taylor Swift got engaged,little girls screamed, grown women cried, Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago Mum fumes as daughter, 11, forced to change school uniform after 'ankles showing'

Paige Warr blasted The Laurel Academy in Mexborough after her daughter was made to swap trousers for a skirt and tights on her second day of secondary school.

Culture

4 d. ago 'I'm a stain expert and this hack keeps school uniforms squeaky clean during term time'

The school day can pose many threats to the cleanliness of your child's uniform, from ketchup to ink-stains - luckily this easy hack can help keep it looking fresh and clean

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4 d. ago Mum fumes after school sent daughter home in 'completely different uniform'

A mum was left 'fuming' after her 11-year-old daughter was made to change her uniform on her second day of secondary school because 'her ankles were showing' – and she was forced to wear a completely different outfit

Society

5 d. ago William and Kate seen in London in first official outing since summer break

It comes just a day after the royal couple’s children began their new school term

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5 d. ago Summer’s ending – and the delusion that a new me might be possible is back | Emma Brockes

The start of a new school year always awakens my resolve: time to be more disciplined, less cluttered and nicer to the catsSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreEvery year at this time, I think of a quote from the Bible, but which I know from Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson, in which seven-year-old Jeanette stitches a needlepoint sampler decorated withthe inscription: “The summer is ended and we are not yet saved.” We are not yet saved: no, not in this house, where I experience the back-to-school week in September far more urgently than New Year’s Day as the time of year for a behavioural reset. New school year, new me, new cast-iron conviction I can put the rocky road on the top shelf after I’ve used it in my girls’ packed lunches and not get it down until tomorrow.This is the first and most pressing item on the list: diet. Ten days o...

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6 d. ago Accepting my gray hair was one thing. Going back to school was another

I stopped dyeing my hair to avoid the hassle. As an older college student, responses from teachers and younger classmates surprised meA year ago, on my first day of graduate school, the lecture hall filled up around me – and I plotted revenge on the friend who’d persuaded me to enroll.To cure a thousand days of malaise, loneliness and brain fog, she’d suggested I apply to Columbia’s journalism school. So there I was, back in New York after two years in California, armed with 13 books about words and writing, every item of clothing I owned that looked like something my teenage nephews would wear, plus dried persimmons, avocados and walnuts from local farmers markets, the thing I’d miss about LA. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The lesson I needed: going back to school later in life with gray hair

I stopped dyeing my hair to avoid the hassle. As an older college student, responses from teachers and younger classmates surprised meA year ago, on my first day of graduate school, the lecture hall filled up around me – and I plotted revenge on the friend who’d persuaded me to enroll.To cure a thousand days of malaise, loneliness and brain fog, she’d suggested I apply to Columbia’s journalism school. So there I was, back in New York after two years in California, armed with 13 books about words and writing, every item of clothing I owned that looked like something my teenage nephews would wear, plus dried persimmons, avocados and walnuts from local farmers markets, the thing I’d miss about LA. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago New London mayor prepared to fund crossing guards that school board cut

New London mayor prepared to fund crossing guards that school board cut  The Day

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6 d. ago Headteacher's final words before jumping from cliff after homophobic abuse

Police found the body of tragic Caroline Grandjean on the the first day of school in France after she had been harassed for years with homophobic graffiti and even death threats

Events

6 d. ago Celebrity kids go back to school after summer and Kai Rooney is fuming

Megan Pickford was among the many celebrities who shared snaps from their children's first day back at school after a long summer holiday

Politics

6 d. ago Lesbian headmistress's chilling words before jumping off a cliff to her death on first day of term following campaign of homophobic abuse

The body of Caroline Grandjean was found by French police near Anglards-de-Salers in Cantal where she lived on September 1 - the first day of the new school term.

Events

7 d. ago Emmerdale star Laura Norton asks 'how' amid 'first' family milestone

The Kerry Wyatt actress updated her social media as she shared her son's first day at school

Politics

7 d. ago Lesbian school principal jumps to her death off a cliff on first day of term after campaign of homophobic abuse

Caroline Grandjean, 42, had contacted France 's suicide helpline hours before she jumped 30 metres off a steep hill near Anglards-de-Salers in Cantal where she lived.

Events

8 d. ago How you can help this high school band perform at London's New Year's Day parade

How you can help this high school band perform at London's New Year's Day parade  WPTV

Culture

8 d. ago Help Palm Beach Lakes Community High School band perform at London's New Year's Day parade

Help Palm Beach Lakes Community High School band perform at London's New Year's Day parade  WPTV

Culture

9 d. ago Nasa technology saves girl who died TWICE after heart stopped for 31 minutes

EXCLUSIVE: Ten-year-old Evie Gore had to be brought back to life after her heart suddenly stopped, but has just competed in her first ever school sports day and competed in the British Transplant Games

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