Parents at one private school in Nottingham react to government plans to add 20% VAT to fees.

Parents concerns over VAT increase to school fees

Entitlement to the scheme has been shown to benefit a family by up to £400 per year for each child.

Pupils to be auto-enrolled for free school meals

The ex-model failed to turn up to court to face a hearing related to her multiple bankruptcies.

Katie Price in Heathrow arrest after court no-show

Eight people have been jailed for their role in a county lines plot which involved children delivering Class A drugs. The group was sentenced after being convicted of conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine in Barrow and Manchester, between September 2022 and January 2023. Preston Crown Court heard Jordan...

Eight jailed for county lines drugs plot

Sunderland City Council wants to open four rooms as part of its planned homeless hub.

Overnight pods for homeless people planned

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

The Ministry of Defence said all inmates have now been removed from HMP Dartmoor after radon scare.

All inmates removed from Dartmoor prison

The developer says a "significant proportion" of the new properties would be affordable homes.

Up to 400 homes planned for edge of town

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

Hotel could be used to house homeless people

Savannah, GA

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Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

A 13-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man have been sentenced for the murder of a man who was hit by a brick at a skate park. Jack Edwards, 24, suffered "catastrophic" brain injuries when he was struck on the head in Nottingham on 5 December, after being released from prison that morning.

Teenagers, 13 and 19, sentenced for skate park murder

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

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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

Gang leader Youssef Wynne, dubbed the "Tony Soprano of Jarrow", is jailed for a minimum of 33 years.

Drugs gang jailed for ammonia attack murder

Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo's fight with his mother has been captivating fans - but raises questions.

Double gold medallist's feud with mum eclipses historic win

An American woman who was found chained to a tree "screaming" in a forest in the western Indian state of Maharashtra had shackled herself, police and her doctor have told the BBC. Lalita Kayi, 50, was rescued about 10 days ago from the dense forests of Sindhudurg district after her...

US woman found chained to tree in India tied herself, say police

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Missouri State

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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC

A woman will have to pay £12,958 and carry out 100 hours of unpaid work after being found with hundreds of fake designer handbags which she planned to sell. Kesini Krueanarong, 46, from Salisbury, pleaded guilty to 15 counts of being in possession of counterfeit designer handbags in the course of a business.

Fake designer bag seller is fined £13,000

Allan Marshall died after being restrained face down by prison officers at HMP Edinburgh.

Family to sue prison service over death of inmate

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A MUM has revealed that she has taken her eight and nine year old children out of school, as she believes it is like a "prison". Cassyanne made the decision to take her young daughters Bug and Bunny out of school five months ago, and stated that she has received a lot of criticism for her decision, including from her mother.

I refuse to send my kids, 8 & 9, to school as it’s like ‘prison’ – people judge but I left at 14 & I’m a millionaire

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Plans for high school mobile classroom approved

Two classrooms in a portable cabin will be installed for September amid a rising number of...

Plans for high school mobile classroom approved

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