7 h. ago UK state school in deprived borough outshines Eton on A level results day

Over 250 students at the school in East London achieved straight A grades

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35 h. ago Loneliness is rife among young men. It’s time to get offline and talk to each other | Alexander Hurst

It’s tempting to scoff, but don’t dismiss the data. Modern man’s failure to forge real, meaningful friendships is bad for everyoneAt first I was startled when the psychologist Angelica Ferrara told me that most of the time it’s women, not men, who want to write about her research into male loneliness. But this is the crux of the issue, isn’t it? That we men need to talk, and we don’t: not nearly enough, anyway.Since 1990, there has been a sharp decline in how many people men say they are close to, says Ferrara, who is a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford and a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics. In the US, two-thirds of men aged between 18 and 23 think that nobody really knows them; one third haven’t seen anyone outside their household in the past week; only a fifth say they have friends they can really count on; and a staggering 69% of young men think “no one cares if men are OK”.Alexander Hurst is a Guardian Europe columnist Continue reading...

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49 h. ago The state school that outperforms Eton: Academy celebrates its best ever A

Over half of the pupils at Brampton Manor in East Ham achieved a full set of A* or A grades, with dozens of pupils securing places at universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial and UCL.

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2 d. ago 'Is prowling for catcallers really the best use of police time?' Fury as undercover cops pose as joggers to catch wolf

Activists have argued police should be using their resources to tackle criminal activity such as knife crime and theft - not 'prowling the streets in search of lawful but disapproved remarks'.

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3 d. ago Experts’ warning over ‘slow’ progress in cancer survival rates

The study, led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and funded by Cancer Research UK, analysed long-term trends in the cancer survival index (CSI)

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3 d. ago Experts warn that progress in cancer survival rates is ‘slowing’

The study, led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and funded by Cancer Research UK, analysed long-term trends in the cancer survival index (CSI)

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3 d. ago Speed of improvement in cancer survival rates ‘slowing’, say experts

The Government launched a call for evidence to help shape a national cancer plan earlier this year.

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3 d. ago Florida high school football powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas to play in London

Florida high school football powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas to play in London  MaxPreps.com

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3 d. ago Row breaks out as Sadiq Khan says knife crime has fallen in London

London mayor says ‘still a long way to go’ as he highlights fall in crime in recent figures - but critics target long term trend of a rise in knife offences in London

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3 d. ago Knife crime and other offences fall in London, says Sir Sadiq Khan

Knife crime and other offences fall in London, says Sir Sadiq Khan  BBC

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7 d. ago These high school students say Northeastern’s London summer school changed everything

These high school students say Northeastern’s London summer school changed everything  Northeastern Global News

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7 d. ago Schoolboy GUILTY of stabbing fellow pupil to death during lunch break

'Very sadly knife crime continues to be an awful blight on local communities'

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9 d. ago Hackney teacher accuses removal team of 'theft' as school materials 'dumped in skip'

Hackney teacher accuses removal team of 'theft' as school materials 'dumped in skip'  London Evening Standard

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1 week ago Teacher accuses London school of 'theft' as her classroom materials are 'dumped in skip' ahead of closure

Teachers and parents have claimed that a recently shut Hackney School was ‘gutted’ before they could collected items

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1 week ago What one London school is doing to help protect pupils from knife crime

What one London school is doing to help protect pupils from knife crime  Wandsworth Times

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1 week ago Parents and teachers battle to keep outstanding east London school open

Teachers and parents have been battling to keep Calverton Primary School open

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1 week ago 'Football fans' arrested after illegal Hammersmith Bridge fireworks display sparks blaze near homes

Men with flares detained by police after being tracked by council CCTV to Hammersmith town centre

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1 week ago Hammersmith Bridge fireworks spark 80 emergency calls amid fear for homes

London Fire Brigade says it was ‘extremely fortunate’ that illegal fireworks display did not result in damage to property

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4 w. ago School that banned Union Flag dress closes early after threats

The school has had to close its doors to protect staff and pupils

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4 w. ago London school dating back to 1500s to close amid falling pupil numbers

Schools across London are being forced to close their doors due to plummeting pupil numbers as families leave the capital

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