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“As much as the mind still wants to go on, it’s finally time to listen to the body and move on from football,” said Meyler in a post on Instagram, external. “I’ve been incredibly fortunate to live a dream of representing my club and county for over a decade, alongside …

Owain ClarkeWales health correspondent Matt Morgan Dr Matt Morgan wrote a letter to his wife, scared he would not survive the coronavirus pandemic “I have had a bloody wonderful life. I have found love, travelled, partied, had two amazing children, spent time with friends, family and done things I had …

Phil Harrison,in Dartford and Craig Buchan,South East Pete Bresser The Rolling Stones frontman has visited The Mick Jagger Centre at his former school in Kent Sir Mick Jagger has advised the next generation of musicians to “work really hard and not give up” during a surprise visit to his former …

Actor Anna Maxwell Martin and a group of parents have warned that primary school tests have “devastating effects” for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). They have written an open letter to the government asking ministers to consider reforming SATs (standard assessment tests) to accommodate the youngsters’ needs. …

Robbie MeredithBBC News NI education and arts correspondent PA Media Enoch Burke at the High Court, in Dublin, in October 2025 The Irish teacher Enoch Burke has been returned to prison by the High Court in Dublin. Mr Justice Cregan said that Mr Burke and members of his family had …

Hayley ClarkeEducation reporter Getty Images Teachers’ wellbeing across the UK is at its lowest level since 2019, according to the charity Education Support. Its latest report says the education workforce is in “crisis” and warns “young people’s education will suffer” if more is not done to keep teachers in the …

Collette HoweNorth East and Cumbria Google Teachers and staff at Haydon Bridge High School are set to walk out on two days Staff at a secondary school are to strike over what unions called a “failure of management to act” to properly tackle “disruptive behaviour”. Union bosses announced teachers and …

Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor BBC Due to “brain fog” BBC technology editor Zoe Kleinman had to hold notes during a recent live TV report When I rather nervously shared a personal post about dealing with brain fog at work on the social network LinkedIn last week, I had no idea that …

James Stafford / Telor Gwyn/ Y Lolfa Wonderful Welsh Sporting Heroes / Arwyr Chwaraeon Cymru tackle both inspirational and challenging topics, in a way which is easy for neurodiverse children to digest The careers of Welsh sporting heroes such as Jess Fishlock, Alun Wyn Jones and Gareth Bale are being …

“I felt scared and I felt alone and I felt entirely limited at various points in my life”, actor Jonathan Bailey says of growing up gay in school. While promoting Wicked: For Good, the actor donated one of his interview slots to talk about the charity he is a patron …

Trackie McLeod Glasgow artist Trackie McLeod has opened a new exhibition called ‘Soft Play’ in the south of England. Trackie McLeod has spent the past decade turning images and humour from his Glasgow roots into gallery art. The 32-year-old says his work is heavily influenced by nostalgia surrounding his working …

Some of England’s largest councils have warned that the increasing cost of supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) could push some local authorities to bankruptcy within a few years. The County Councils Network said many local authorities were struggling to cope with increased demand and that the …

Available for over a year Emile Heskey joins Wayne, Kelly and Kae for a debate on the shortage of young English strikers in the Premier League. Is it too many foreign players, modern tactics or academy coaching that is to blame? Wayne also shares his view on whether England should …

Emmet McElhattonBBC News NI Getty Images The four-time Grammy winner donated five guitars to students Learning a musical instrument can be an arduous journey, one often fraught with blistered fingers, frayed patience and what can seem like an endless series of insurmountable hurdles. But that process is made a little …

BBC More than half of Saxton Primary School’s 42 pupils regularly attend breakfast club The number of pupils taking part in a free school breakfast club trial has been much higher than expected, according to a head teacher. More than half of the pupils at Saxton Church of England Primary …

BBC A guitar teacher who taught pop star Sam Ryder to play said it was a “dream come true” to perform at Wembley Arena with his former student. Ryder, originally from Maldon in Essex, invited Kelvin Pratt to join him on stage before thousands of fans at the west London …

BBC Joe Wicks said it was lovely to celebrate the opening of “this beautiful new school” Celebrity fitness coach Joe Wicks has kept his promise and returned to celebrate the opening of a school that was badly damaged in a fire. The blaze at Yatton Infants School, in Somerset, in …

The Nigerian government has announced it is cancelling a controversial policy that mandated the use of indigenous languages for teaching in the earliest years of schooling instead of English. Education Minister Tunji Alausa said the programme, introduced just three years ago, had failed to deliver and was being scrapped with …

BBC The four-day Christmas market was held in the Cathedral Quarter area of Londonderry for the first time last year A Christmas market in Londonderry has been cancelled following the partial closure of a street caused by a crumbling listed building. Barriers and shipping containers have been in place near …

Appleby Emergency Response Group Jubilee Bridge in Appleby is impassable due to the flooding Part of the M6 was closed and dozens of roads have been hit by surface water flooding during a spell of heavy rain. Cumbria Police said a section of the motorway between junctions 41 and 42 …