68 m. ago Jealous mother jailed for 30 months for Lambrini bottle revenge attack on her best friend after accusing victim of a fling with her boyfriend

Kelsey Bainbridge has begun a 30 month jail term for beating her sleeping pal Lauren Clarke with the bottle and smashing a china ornament over the head of her partner Connor Brownless.

Events

78 m. ago Review: Jack and the Beanstalk panto reboot as a thinly veiled criticism of academy schools

The Hammersmith Lyric's Jack and the Beanstalk panto is four out of five stars, telling the classic tale where pupils are inmates at an austere school.

Culture

3 h. ago Wild Elf on the Shelf pranks at school leave pupils and parents in stitches

The Elf on the Shelf Christmas tradition has made an everlasting impact once again, and continues to unite an entire community, with students urged to continue the “elaborate” six-year-long antics

Politics

10 h. ago Boy, 15, arrested after woman ‘sexually assaulted while knife held to her neck by gang wearing balaclavas’

COPS have made an arrest after a gang wearing balaclavas reportedly held a knife to a woman's neck before she was sexually assaulted. A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempt rape and is currently in police custody. The victim was walking between Old Run View and West Grange Road in Leeds, just...

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15 h. ago 'The kids are like animals': The Northumberland secondary school where pupils are accused of attacking pregnant staff and 'gangs of boys run riot'

Staff at Haydon Bridge High School in Hexham believe behaviour among some of the 430 pupils has become so bad that last week 30 of them felt compelled to walk out on strike in protest.

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21 h. ago School trip horror with 16 pupils dead after bus crashes 250ft down huge cliff

Harrowing photos from the scene showed the bodies of dead or dying school kids in undergrowth by the overturned bus and terrified survivors sat on rocks in tears

Events

57 h. ago AD FEATURE: Salford City Academy spreads Christmas cheer across the community

The community events, performances, and creative activities offer Year 6 pupils a glimpse into life at the school

Politics

2 d. ago Male nurse, 32, accused of sex attacks on patients under anaesthetic

The 32-year-old intensive care and anaesthesia nurse is accused of multiple sex attacks on patients in Germany, including one as young as 14 years old, with most of his victims said to be unconscious

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3 d. ago Parents stumped as study reveals kids know more about animals

Parents admit being stumped by their children's animal questions, with kids picking up wildlife facts from school, TV shows and books that leave mums and dads scratching their heads

Politics

3 d. ago Two teenagers accused of plotting terrorist attacks in Cardiff

The two teenagers are charged with the preparation of acts of terrorism between October 1 and November 16

Events

3 d. ago School site in east London to close amid capital's pupil exodus crisis

Primary school downsizes due to falling pupil numbers in latest development in London’s school closure crisis

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3 d. ago Half of all secondary school pupils have skipped class in the last year because they're too anxious, study finds

The survey of 2,000 pupils found 49.5 per cent said they had missed or avoided school because of feeling anxious at some point in the last academic year.

Politics

3 d. ago Government announces £3bn plans to create ‘tens of thousands’ of school places for SEND pupils

'This will reduce waiting lists that cause misery and deep anxiety for parents'

Politics

3 d. ago £3bn announced to create ‘tens of thousands’ of school places for Send pupils

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the Government will make sure local schools are the right schools for children and young people with Send.

Economics

3 d. ago Driver accused of Christmas Day car attacks in London’s West End says he was a ‘coward’

Anthony Gilheaney is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of using his Mercedes to run over five pedestrians during the early hours of December 25 2024

Events

4 d. ago West Lothian primary pupils build creativity with festive hard hat designs

The creative design initiative invited children to showcase their imagination by transforming construction hard hats into Christmas themed creations, with nearly 200 primary school pupils across Scotland getting involved.

Politics

4 d. ago School locked down after 'threats to kill' pupil as police make arrest

Police have now issued a formal statement

Events

5 d. ago Armed police lock down Welsh school over 'threat made against pupil'

Ysgol Bro Myrddin in Carmarthen was placed in lockdown at the end of the school day

Events

5 d. 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

5 d. ago Taylor Swift’s album sparked accusations of Nazism. Research says it was a coordinated online attack

Accusations that tied ‘Opalite’ singer to MAGA movement, Nazi ideology and tradwife gender norms came from bot-like accounts, report finds

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