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A teacher has been banned after pupils at a Shropshire girls’ school reported teenage YouTube searches shown in a geography lesson, the Teaching Regulation Agency [TRA] said. In May 2025, pupils raised concerns about James Hindson, who worked at Moreton Hall, after previous searches were displayed on a large screen, …

Despite the shoes being labelled as school shoes when they were bought, according to Alex’s parents, she was told to remove them and given a replacement pair to wear, which were too small. When she was pulled to the side regarding her shoes, Alex said she “felt really self-conscious”, and …

The mother of an 11-year-old boy who died after being struck by an object which fell from a van has said she is fighting to cut road deaths because she does not want to become “bitter and twisted”. Harry Dennis died in hospital after being struck by a loose plank …

Flags first began appearing en masse around the country last year, with various groups behind the activity. In court earlier, Bridge said he only had a number of days to prepare for the injunction hearing, claiming he had no alerts from anybody at the council that it was happening. He …

Since 2021 Airey, Palmer and Owen have taken on four epic walks around the UK to raise money for the Papyrus’ helpline, which extended its opening times to 24 hours a day and became HOPELINE247. “We know that services within the NHS have signposted young people and families to HOPELINE247 …

Groups of youths using catapults are “lamping” and killing sleeping parakeets in a south-east London park, an animal rescue worker has warned. Rae Gellel, director of the Greenwich Wildlife Network, said 43 ring-necked parakeets have been recovered dead from Priory Gardens in Orpington over a three-week period, including five found …

For many people living near the Severn Estuary, jumping in the car and crossing the border between England and Wales is just part of their everyday commute. But 60 years ago, after three-and-a-half years of construction at a cost of some £8m, this ordinary-seeming journey over the Severn Bridge was …

In a statement issued on Tuesday, Sparkes said: “Recent events have generated deliberate misinformation and a misunderstanding about the RNLI – our purpose, our tasking, and particularly our lifesaving work in the Channel. “Sadly, as a result, some of our volunteers and staff have been the subject of online and, …

Kent Police previously said the protest was “spontaneous”, and it did not have any intelligence to suggest a demonstration was going to happen. Dover District Council deputy keader Edward Biggs called the announcement from Kent Police “very worrying” and “really poor”. He added: “It’s very disappointing. We rely on the …

A police officer who regularly appeared on TV confronting law-breaking motorists has been dismissed for gross misconduct after a disciplinary panel heard he committed multiple offences himself. PC Nick Lovatt, who worked for Derbyshire Police, was followed by cameras for the Channel 5 shows Police Interceptors and Traffic Cops. He …

An abandoned baby seal is being treated for an eye condition with strong cups of chilled tea, according to keepers at an aquarium. The two-month-old female pup, named Frankie, was discovered by a walker on Redcar beach before being taken to Sea Life Scarborough, where she was undergoing treatment for …

A care home nurse has been struck off after claiming a resident with dementia did not need a cake because they would not be aware it was their birthday. Rossitsa Petkova was found guilty of misconduct by a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Panel, and banned her from the profession. …

A planned “Watch Party” reshowing news footage of the attacks of 11 September 2001 has been criticised as “crossing a line”. The event, staged by political arts group Verdurin, is due to re-run television broadcasts of the attacks on New York Trade Center in real time. It will take place …

In its opening statement on the first day of a trial expected to last at least two months, the prosecution explained how gas was supplied to homes and businesses in Jersey. Images were presented to the court showing how pipes led from a low pressure main outside Commercial Buildings, up …

A woman was stabbed and fatally smothered with a pillow by her two friends who “ransacked” her house, a jury has been told. Prosecutors allege that Helen Bloomfield, 52, was murdered by Amy Keely, 40, and Charlotte James, 29, at her flat in Braintree, Essex, in March 2024. Blood-stained scissors …

A boyhood hobby has led a man to making it through to a semi-final appearance in the famous black Mastermind Chair. Chris Matterface, 54, from Pelsall, near Walsall, appeared on the BBC programme with his specialist subject the 2000 AD comics from the 1980s and 90s. Gaining a credible 23 …

In mitigation, Adele Graham said her client had no previous convictions and he had suffered a breakdown before setting off on the journey. Hall had felt trapped in his own home and wanted to get as far away from his life there as possible, she said. “This was an individual …

Reform UK’s Peter Harris, who has been leader of Essex County Council since local elections in May, said Rayner’s announcement was “amazing” and “brilliant news for our residents”. His council was one of several Conservative and Reform-run authorities in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex which were taking legal action against the …

Samantha Banner and her partner have been living without heating or hot water for most of her pregnancy, relying on washing in buckets filled with kettle-boiled water, camping showers, or travelling elsewhere. The couple are leaseholders of a flat at Admiral Court in Croydon, south London, where residents across the …

“In a second everything just changed,” the 27-year-old said. “I was stood on the side as he jumped in, but he didn’t come back up for a while, and when he did he was just floating face down,” she said. “I knew he wasn’t messing, so I dived in, and …