Columbus, OH

A Department for Education appraisal found the existing building cannot support secondary education.

Plans to demolish secondary school submitted

The DfE says it is installing temporary buildings complete with libraries for pupils.

Unsafe school could be shut for up to five years

The move is part of preparations for them to split off from each other.

High school and sixth form to have separate principals

Solicitors have issued a legal challenge to Birmingham City Council over changes to school transport

Special needs school travel plan unlawful, says mum

Teachers at a Nottingham secondary school are set to strike over "detrimental" staffing issues. National Education Union (NEU) members at The Trinity Catholic School in Aspley will walk out on Wednesday and Thursday. The union says 10 members of teaching staff are set to leave the school at the end...

Teachers to strike at school over staffing issues

Three people have been jailed after a man was kidnapped and held against his will while his family were told to pay money to secure his release. Zarie Jackson-Burchall, 28, was sentenced to five years and eight months at Bradford Crown Court. Shanikae Smith-Gardener, 28, and Jahrico Smith-Gardener, 25, were...

Three jailed after man was kidnapped and assaulted

Previous Home Office plans would have seen the hotel used by migrants

Hotel could be used to house homeless people

Almost 300 homes are to be built on an industrial site that was initially planned for redevelopment 10 years ago. Durham County Council is to build 282 homes on the site at Stephenson Road, between Peterlee and Horden, after its plans were approved on Friday. Planning permission was initially given...

Almost 300 homes to be built on old industrial site

A tribunal determines Dr Marc Whitehouse's fitness to practise to be impaired.

False prescriptions doctor's licence suspended

They came to east London in their hundreds, preaching a message of peace. Under grey skies, people chose to chant, clap and come together to stand up for those feeling fearful following events across the UK during the past week. Waltham Forest is a borough of sanctuary, meaning it welcomes...

'We're here to ensure no-one ever pushes us around'

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

Mia le Roux says she hopes to inspire those who feel excluded from South African society.

First deaf Miss South Africa crowned after divisive competition

The US Sun

THE mum of a Nottingham knife attack victim says she feels “let down” after learning the BBC’s Panorama will air interviews with the family of the killer. Emma Webber’s son Barnaby and his friend Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and school caretaker Ian Coates, 65, were stabbed to death by Valdo Calocane in June last year. […]

Nottingham knife attack victim’s mum reveals fury after learning BBC will air interview with family of Valdo Calocane

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Police also seized drugs in the operation where a 17-year-old was arrested before he was bailed.

Boy, 17, arrested after large knife and drugs seized

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Josue Garriga III, 34, faces a mandatory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and must register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not been set.

Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl

The arrested man is currently detained at a Garda station in the north western region.

Man arrested over online threats to Taoiseach

Allotments across Leicester are being opened to members of the public. Leicester City Council said Groby Road, Red Hill, and Stokes Wood allotments will host open days on 17 August, with Rowley Fields allotments hosting a similar event on 25 August. The Stokes Wood Allotment Society is also hosting its...

Open days planned at popular city allotment sites

A department store will shut its doors for good in Northampton town centre this weekend. Next will have its final day of trading on Saturday and will be replaced by an as yet unknown retailer. Mark Mullen, the operations manager for Northampton Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID), said the...

Final bid to save primary school with 13 pupils

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