69 h. ago Grandmother gets incurable cancer after inhaling toxic asbestos during school musical rehearsals 55 years ago

Rose Hall, 66, is among what is claimed to be thousands of former pupils who have developed mesothelioma after inhaling deadly asbestos fibres decades ago.

Events

5 d. ago Thousands of pupils in Wales get GCSE results from November exams

Boys outperformed girls at maths and Welsh language results were far higher than for English in November GCSEs

Politics

5 d. ago Scotland Weather: New yellow warning for snow and ice disruption across Scotland as Storm Goretti batters UK

Thousands of pupils are off school for a fourth day due to the weather, with more snowfall and ice likely to cause further chaos.

Events

6 d. ago Nicki Minaj’s Maga conversion is doing nothing for her career – or is it? | Arwa Mahdawi

The rapper’s recent cosying up to the Trump administration has upset a lot of her fans, but is she playing the long game?Starships are meant to fly, but Nicki Minaj’s musical career is now doing a Maga-propelled nosedive. For the past few months, the rapper and former gay icon has been horrifying many of her fans by cosying up to the Trump administration.In November, for example, Minaj shared a post by Donald Trump about the treatment of Christians in Nigeria and agreed to collaborate with the administration on awareness around the issue. Then, in December, the rapper made a surprise appearance at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest convention, where she heaped praise on the late Charlie Kirk (who once said Minaj was not a good role model for “18-year-old Black girls”) and the vice-president, JD Vance. She also accidentally called Vance an “assassin” while talking to Erika Kirk, Charlie’s widow, but was quickly forgiven for her word choice. “I love this woman,” Erika Kirk proclaimed aft...

Politics

6 d. ago Fresh call for military assistance and thousands of pupils at home amid 'one of biggest snow events of last 20 years'

Major incident declared by a council fearing communities will be cut off by drifts

Events

6 d. ago List of school closures as UK braces for Storm Goretti and temperatures plunge – are your kids affected?

HUNDREDS of schools will remain closed for a third day as yellow weather warnings for ice and snow blanket the UK. Fresh alerts were issued as Brits brace for Storm Goretti to hit, while temperatures on Tuesday plummeted as low as -12C. Thousands of pupils were affected across Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales on...

Events

7 d. ago Full list of school closures as 2nd day back CALLED OFF for 1,000s while snow and ice hit – are your kids affected?

THOUSANDS of pupils will remain home for a second snow day as the Met Office issues amber weather warnings for ice and snow. The first day back to school and work was called off for many as temperatures plummeted below freezing on Monday. Overnight a Baltic blast saw figures plunge as low as -10C in...

Events

8 d. ago Scotland's school attendance 'in crisis' after thousands of pupils miss lessons

Thousands of pupils in Scotland have not attended school at all in the last six years.

Events

2 w. ago Russian submarines ‘shadowed spy ship’ as it mapped UK undersea gas link

A Russian submarine was discovered escorting the Yantar while it examined a gas pipeline running between Britain and Ireland last November

Politics

3 w. ago Examples of where inflation eased in November – and where it accelerated

Lower food costs were the main driver of the overall drop in inflation.

Economics