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Where Do Parents Turn When Schools Are Behaving Badly?

"I’m usually supportive of schools and their teachers and their heads. Most parents are. But sometimes they do things that simply have to be called out. The enforcement of ludicrous and petty rules on the grounds of “ethos”, particularly when it comes to uniform, would be a prime example.

Fifteen Weddings In A Year? It's Time To Start Saying 'No'

"When a friend divulged that she’d had a “massive breakdown” in July, my first question was whether anyone close to her had died (they had not). Was she getting enough sleep? Yes. Eating well? Yes.

Nasa Delivers A Piece Of An Ancient Asteroid To Earth

A piece of an asteroid has arrived on Earth from the other side of the solar system, in a major success for Nasa’s Osiris-Rex mission. The spacecraft has spent years flying to asteroid Bennu, gathering up a piece of it, and bringing it back home so that it can be studied by researchers. It brings an end to a mission that took seven years, involved a journey of 4 billion miles, and cost more than a billion dollars.

Inside Putin's Attempts To Indoctrinate Russia's Youth

The Kremlin has rolled out new school textbooks claiming Ukraine is an 'ultranationalist state'

Starmer Urged To Consider New EU Membership Plan

Business chiefs say it would be 'fantastic' to remove tariffs

Could Labour Build HS2 In Full If It Wins The Election?

Rishi Sunak could be poised to sign off more cuts to HS2, with an announcement expected this week. But if the prime minister does announce new cuts, he will do so with a rather large elephant in the room: the next general election.

Migraine Patients Face Long Wait For Treatment On NHS

WAITING times for patients suffering from migraines have almost doubled in England, a report has revealed.

Black Sea Blast 'Killed Top Russian Navy Officials'

A UKRAINIAN missile strike on the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea fleet killed "dozens" of top naval officials, Kyiv chiefs said yesterday.

Chinese Dissident Prepared To Stay Put At Taiwan Airport

A Chinese dissident who has taken refuge in a Taiwan airport during a stopover has said he is prepared to wait months if necessary, in order to get safe passage to a third country.

No 10 To Warn About Risks Of Using AI In Bioweapon Creation

Concerns that criminals or terrorists could use artificial intelligence to cause mass destruction will dominate discussion at a summit of world leaders as concern grows in Downing Street about the power of the next generation of technological advances.

MPs call for aid ahead of winter energy crisis

MPs have called on the Government to support under-pressure households ahead of an \"inevitable\" new energy crisis this winter.

Bank should be brave and hold interest rates

INFLATION figures out tomorrow might be a bit of a shocker, on the face of it.

World's top fashion giant roars ahead

THE world's biggest fashion retailer Inditex, owner of chains such as Zara (right), Massimo Dutti and Bershka, today continued a \"hot streak\" and revealed that first-half sales jumped 13.5% to reach €16.9 billion (£14.6 billion).

Davies: TMOs need protecting from threats

JONATHAN DAVIES believes the identities of Television Match Officials should be kept anonymous to boost refereeing in top-level rugby, writes Nick Purewal.

Steely-eyed Borthwick not afraid to let the mask slip

Head coach will back his men to the hilt but always lets them know who’s boss

Nuke Fears As Putin Looks To Kim For Weapons Deal

Warning over tyrants' arms talks

Poor Economic Growth Will 'Feel A Lot Like A Recession'

Britain will narrowly avoid a recession this year - but people and businesses will still feel the pain akin to the 2008 financial crash, according to an influential business network.

So Who Pays For The Bank Holiday Air Traffic Chaos?

"Last week 2,000 flights were cancelled because of Nats's inability to process flight plans, and a quarter of a million passengers were grounded" - so said Lord Young, a former Conservative transport secretary, in the House of Lords yesterday afternoon.

Modi Prepares For Biggest Diplomatic Challenge Yet

With both Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping skipping the G20 summit in Delhi, experts tell Shweta Sharma that India's leader will struggle to foster unity in a divided world

Alcohol And Rising Obesity Linked To 'Alarming' Surge In Cancers In Young People

Drinking alcohol, smoking and obesity have contributed to a huge surge in the number of cancer cases in younger people, new research suggests. Recorded cases of cancer in the under-50s soared by 79 per cent between 1999 and 2019, according to scientists from the University of Edinburgh and the Zhejiang University School of Medicine in China.

Style Over Substance? Delhi Gets G20 Makeover As Modi Seeks To Position India As A Global Player

Their city, say the residents of Delhi, has never looked so pristine. As some of the world's most powerful leaders Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden among them descend on India's capital this weekend for the G20 leaders' summit, a frantic, and to some controversial, beautification effort has been in force.

England Health Alert Raised To Amber Level As Heatwave Hits

Health officials have upgraded their warning over rising temperatures this week with southern England due to experience heatwave conditions.

Birmingham Bankrupt' As Councils Suffer Cash Crisis

Britain's biggest local authority joins growing list in financial trouble

Putin's Demands On Grain

PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin has said a deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea will not be restored until the West meets its obligations to facilitate Russian agricultural exports.

Zelensky Needed Defence Minister Out To Placate Allies

The dismissal of a defence minister who helped to secure billions of pounds in military aid for Ukraine, and forged strong relationships with Western officials, reflects the challenges President Volodymyr Zelensky faces in the 18th month of Russia's invasion.

Suu Kyi Denied Urgent Care By 'Callous And Cruel' Junta

Fears for health of ex-Myanmar leader who is unable to eat

Wegovy Weight-Loss Jab Now Prescribed To NHS Patients

The weight-loss jab Wegovy is being made available in the UK as part of a "controlled and limited launch".

Summer Sizzler...And It Could Get Hotter Than Ibiza!

SUMMER holidays may be over, but the UK could be basking in 32C spells that beat Ibiza.

Sunak Accused Of Ignoring 'Critical' Danger To Schools Amid Tory Party Meltdown

No 10 censures education secretary over extraordinary ITV outburst as Tory MPs urge Sunak to fund school repairs

1 In 5 Workers Cut Pension Payments Over Rising Bills

Head of Business MORE than one in five workers have stopped or reduced pension contributions because of the cost of living crisis.