At present families must apply for free school meals, meaning some eligible pupils miss out.

Free school meals auto-enrolment trial announced

Children at a secondary school recently inspected by Ofsted have "gaps" in their learning due to poor attendance. A report published this week on Dixons Allerton Academy in Bradford gave the school a "requires improvement" rating. Ofsted inspectors said after visiting in May that "many pupils do not attend school...

Low pupil attendance a problem at city academy

More than £500,000 has been earmarked for "urgent works" to remove asbestos and repair windows at a Hereford secondary school. The need for the work at Aylestone School came to light during other emergency works by contractor S C Joseph to fix concrete panels, the council said. Herefordshire Council...

School asbestos removal among £2.5m council spend

The Standard

A man found dead along with a woman at a house in Staffordshire has been named as a paramedic who starred in a Channel 4 TV show.Police have launched a murder inquiry after the pair were found dead in a house in Alpine Drive in Hednesford, Cannock, around 12.30pm on Tuesday.They have been named by police as 24-year-old Daniel Duffield, from nearby Cannock, and 22-year-old Lauren Evans, from Bridgend in South Wales.Mr Duffield was a paramedic for West Midlands Ambulance Service, and appeared in series 11 Channel 4’s 999: On the Frontline.His friend and colleague Ellie, who appeared alongside him...

Man found dead alongside woman is revealed to be paramedic who starred in Channel 4 show

A local charity calls for a free school meal grant to be reinstated ahead of the summer months.

Children 'may go hungry without summer meal payments'

Four Sri Lankan fishermen have died and another two are critically ill after consuming an unknown liquid from bottles they found while at sea, according to local media reports. The sailors were said to be on a fishing trip when they retrieved the bottles around 320 nautical miles from Tangalle,...

Four die after drinking from bottles found in sea

Face2Face Africa

Get to know Ayobami Akeju; he is a 23-year-old with a portfolio worth £1.2 million ($1.5 million). According to Absolutely Business, he has 11 properties across the UK. The supermarket worker has homes in Hull, East Yorkshire and Carlisle; he has purchased seven properties in the latter. Each home ranges in value from $121,000 to...

This 23-year-old owns 11 homes worth millions of dollars but still works 9 to 5 supermarket job

Indy100

A 10-year-old who cut off 13 inches of her hair to turn into a wig for a young person with cancer has set her sights on achieving a Guinness World Record (GWR).Lexie Warwick-Oliver, who lives in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, had the chop in May at Absolute Curls, a salon in Horsforth.The hair, which has been sectioned into roughly eight bunches, was given to the Little Princess Trust, a charity which provides real hair wigs, free of charge, to children and young people who have lost their hair to treatment for cancer or other conditions.Thanks to the selfless action of the...

Girl who cut off 13 inches of hair to make cancer wig eyes world record

Birmingham Hospice is looking to cut staff and inpatient beds due to rising costs.

Hospice cuts will be 'agonising for families'

Yasmin Adams was confined to her cell and appeared "unsettled" prior to her death.

Prison shower changes ordered after woman's death

A man found dead at a house was a paramedic working in the West Midlands, the region's ambulance service has confirmed. A murder investigation was launched after the bodies of two people were found at a home on Alpine Drive in Hednesford, Staffordshire, at about 12:30 BST on Tuesday. Police...

Man found dead inside house was paramedic

Two men and a woman remain in custody for questioning, Cumbria Police say.

Three arrested and drugs seized in police raid

Missouri State

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CJ Coombs

The first time my family walked into a Ponderosa Steakhouse was in the late 1960s. It was new and the experience was great. Like other new restaurants, if the management doesn't stay on top, the quality of service can decline. The location we went to did change through the years, but in the beginning, it was great.

The 1960s: the Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses are still around in some states

Pennsylvania State

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Bucks County Beacon

Backlash to LGBTQ+ progress has increased substantially in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. in recent years. From attacks on LGBTQ inclusion in public schools and threats against drag queen story hours to mounting anti-LGBTQ legislation, right-wing extremists have used disinformation and conspiracies to try to erode the rights and liberties and even safety of queer and trans Americans.

As Anti-LGBTQ Backlash Grows, Advocates Say There Is ‘Hope’ In Action

The group says farming has not been given enough prominence during the general election campaign.

Farmers light bonfires to send election message

California State

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

A man has been arrested following a report of a serious sexual assault in the early hours of Sunday morning. The incident happened at the Dammas Lane car park in Old Town, Swindon, with the area cordoned off on the day. The man in his 20s was arrested on Sunday...

Rape arrest after car park cordoned off

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

The 17-year-old boy died in hospital after the incident at West Wittering beach, police say.

Boy, 17, dies during school trip to the beach

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Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

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Education group applies to turn office into school

The proposed school will have space for up to 118 pupils with special educational...

Education group applies to turn office into school

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