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First week 'critical' to avoid children missing school later, parents told

First week 'critical' to avoid children missing school later, parents told3 hours agoHazel ShearingEducation correspondentGetty ImagesPupils in England who missed school during the first week back in...

Minneapolis school attacker 'obsessed with idea of killing children', officials say

Minneapolis school attacker 'obsessed with idea of killing children', officials say31 minutes agoTom BatemanBBC News, Minneapolis andMax MatzaBBC NewsGetty ImagesInvestigators say that the attacker...

German cabinet backs voluntary military service, opening door to conscription

German cabinet backs voluntary military service, opening door to conscription1 day agoBethany BellBBC News in BerlinChristian Mang/Getty ImagesGermany's cabinet has passed a draft bill which will...

Wales set to be overtaken by Romania in education by 2040 - new report

Wales is set to be overtaken by Romania in education performance by 2040, a new report warns. Research by centre-right think tank Onward found that Welsh pupils now perform at the same level as...

Pretty Greek island is 'on the brink' as locals have 'nothing but bars'

A once vibrant Greek island, previously "teeming with children and shops", has been described as being left with nothing but bars due to the impact of tourism, according to a local. Iosif Stefanou,...

BA flight attendant ‘caught naked and high on drugs in plane toilet’

A British Airways flight attendant was found high on drugs and completely naked in an onboard toilet during a flight from California to London, a court has heard. Haden Pentecost, 41, who was...

WHO warns of risks of extreme heat in the workplace

WHO warns of risks of extreme heat in the workplace21 minutes agoImogen FoulkesBBC News, in SwitzerlandReutersWorkers worldwide need better protection from extreme heat as climate change causes more...

I was bloodied and barefoot after police mistook me for an armed robber – why I say thanks

After years of studying, travelling and drifting between jobs, I finally started work as a trainee lawyer on Monday, August 15, 2005.The first day in the office went well. That evening, full of...

One dead and dozens injured as Danish train hits tanker and derails

One dead and dozens injured as Danish train hits tanker and derails2 days agoGraeme BakerBBC NewsAFPAt least one person has died and dozens have been injured after a train collided with a slurry...

One dead and dozens injured as Danish train hits tanker and derails

One dead and dozens injured as Danish train hits tanker and derails1 day agoGraeme BakerBBC NewsAFPAt least one person has died and dozens have been injured after a train collided with a slurry...

Rachel Reeves set to turn England into the new Scotland – now we’ll go broke together

Our Labour Chancellor is piling up debt, draining growth with punitive taxes, and running down the nation’s wealth. In the last financial year the UK borrowed a staggering £148billion as the...

Teacher raped boy, 11, after bringing him round her house for ‘play dates’

A married female teacher in Illinois has admitted taking an 11-year-old pupil to her home for "play dates" before raping him.Alley Bardfield, 34, is set to be sentenced in September after pleading...

Boy, 15, found guilty of murdering fellow pupil

Boy, 15, found guilty of murdering fellow pupil5 minutes agoBBCA 15-year-old boy has been found guilty of murdering a fellow pupil he stabbed at a school in Sheffield during their lunch break.Harvey...

Wealthy parents pay £500M in school fees years in advance to dodge Labour’s VAT raid

Parents at Britain’s top private schools have moved quickly to avoid Labour’s controversial VAT policy, paying hundreds of millions of pounds in fees upfront before the 20 per cent tax came into...

China 'floods UK universities with spies' as lecturer told ‘we’re watching you’

University staff and students in the UK claim to have been subject to surveillance from China. An alarming new report by the UK-China Transparency (UKCT) think tank says academics and pupils of...