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

Tracey says her daughter has not had the support she needs to cope with her autism.

Mum calls for SEND schools to be election priority

An education provider has applied for permission to create a school for children with special educational needs (SEN) on the outskirts of a Cheshire town. Witherslack Group, which provides independent specialist education, wants to convert Brookside Hall in Arclid, near Sandbach, into a school for five to 19 year-olds. The...

Education group applies to turn office into school

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

Free school meals auto-enrolment trial announced

Arlene Mitchell, from West Lothian, defied odds of 700,000 to one by giving birth to Ben, Noah, Harrison and Rory.

Mum overwhelmed after rare birth of quadruplets

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

Prison shower changes ordered after woman's death

Virginia State

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Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful, if you were watching earlier this week when Tom Star (Clint Howard died), you know that Li Finnegan (Naomi Matsuda) did not honor her Hippocratic Oath as a physician to "do no harm".

The Bold and the Beautiful shocker: Dr. Li Finnegan broke her Hippocratic Oath by watching Tom die

The number of secondary school aged children being educated at home has increased, States of Guernsey figures show. They recorded 20 children in years 7-11 being home educated in 2020 and that the number has now risen to 36 children. The latest figures reflect similar trends seen in Jersey and...

Home schooling for 11-16 year olds increases

A woman has been arrested after a dog bit three people in a social club, leaving them needing care from paramedics. Police were called to the club on Weddington Road, Nuneaton, at 18:00 BST on Monday to reports a large dog was out of control. Officers arrested the 23-year-old woman...

Woman arrested after dog bites three people

A hospital trust has made wearing masks mandatory again following a rise of patients infected with Covid-19. Since Monday patients, visitors and staff have been required to wear masks in clinical areas unless exempt at Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital, Stafford. The University of North Midlands NHS Trust...

Masks reintroduced at hospitals over rise in Covid

A clergyman said he felt "called toward" a new role at St Paul's Cathedral in London. Reverend canon Philip Banks will move there from St Edmundsbury Cathedral in Bury St Edmunds in the autumn. The King approved his new role of residentiary canon and precentor - a position to inspire...

St Paul's Cathedral role for 'exceptional' clergyman

A shop caught selling illegal cigarettes four times has been closed. UK Mini Market, in South Moor, County Durham, was served with a three-month closure order at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court. Durham County Council said officers had been sold illicit cigarettes at four test purchases between September 2023 and...

Shop shut after illegal cigarettes seized

Parents whose children avail of free school meals in term time have told BBC News NI they are worried about feeding their families over the summer holidays. The Trussell Trust, which runs foodbanks, called on Stormont to reinstate the school holiday food grant that ended last year. Families of 93,000...

Children 'may go hungry without summer meal payments'

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Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

The former neurologist was at the centre of Northern Ireland's largest patient recall  in 2018.

More patients who died under neurologist's care to be reviewed

A man has received a suspended prison sentence following an incident of road rage on the A55. Paul Woodward, 55, of Melyd Avenue, Prestatyn recently appeared before Caernarfon Crown Court following the incident on the eastbound carriageway of Rhuallt Hill in September last year. CCTV footage shows Woodward, who was...

Road rage ramming incident caught on CCTV

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Vanishing Georgia

Peggy Bramblette recently reached out to let us know that the historic New Perry Hotel, perhaps the best-known symbol of this Middle Georgia town, was facing possible demolition. A week passed and I was not surprised to learn that the demolition is imminent. I’ve witnessed a long history of developers convincing local politicians to agree […]

Historic New Perry Hotel Facing Demolition

A police dog that went missing near Loch Ness on Sunday morning has been found safe and well. Police Scotland said Fergie was being walked off-lead in a remote area west of Drumnadrochit when she ran off after a deer. Police said the German Shepherd was "kind and friendly", but...

Police dog found after going missing while chasing deer

Parents of an 11-year-old girl who had to be put on dialysis after contracting E. coli from a supermarket sandwich have said they "want answers". The girl, from Merseyside, was in hospital for three weeks with haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS), which attacks the kidneys, after eating an own-brand sandwich from Asda supermarket, legal firm Fieldfisher said.

Council pay out after school transport suspended

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