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Wendy HurrellGreenwich Park, London BBC Christian Marot says Sir David Attenborough was his “inspiration” to pursue a career in nature filming Christian Marot never thought he would get a reply to the letter he sent to Sir David Attenborough, at the age of 19, which included a copy of his …

Gabrielle Williamsonand Catherine Lyst,BBC Scotland Louise Fraser Louise Fraser wants to move back to Scotland but is worried she will be unable to find a job Some teachers in Scotland are spending years on the supply list or leaving the country due to a lack of permanent jobs, BBC Scotland …

Robbie MeredithEducation correspondent, BBC News NI Royal School Dungannon Both the Royal School Dungannon (pictured) and Royal School Armagh have a boarding department and charge fees to families whose children live at the school during term-time which range from £10,000 to around £16,000 The UK government has agreed to repay …

Mark SimpsonCommunity correspondent, BBC News NI Gemma Murphy Gemma Murphy, a jewellery shop manager, is thrilled for Rachel’s success When reality TV star Rachel Duffy walks down the street in her home city of Newry she often hears people roar “you big traitor”. She just laughs as she is not …

Jamie McIvor,Scotland news correspondentand Catherine Lyst Getty Images The EIS teaching union said the turnout for its strike ballot was too low Teachers in Scotland’s largest education union are to be balloted again on whether to go on strike over their workload. A ballot which closed on Wednesday failed to …

Jordan Davies,BBC Walesand Telor Iwan,Old Bailey PA Media Oasis held their first reunion tour date in Cardiff on 4 July A teenager inspired by Southport killer Axel Rudakubana planned a copycat attack on a children’s dance school and planned to bomb the first Oasis reunion gig in Cardiff. McKenzie Morgan, …

BBC/JIM SCOTT Parents say they are disappointed no places have been offered in the runs A charity allocated no places in this year’s Junior and Mini Great North Runs, when it usually gets up to 400, said it was “heartbreaking” having to tell hundreds of children they could not take …

Beth Alaw WilliamsBBC Wales Dr Alex George wants improved waiting times ADHD assessments Love Island star and author Dr Alex George says being diagnosed with ADHD and OCD has “completely changed my life”. The former A&E doctor, who grew up in Carmarthenshire but now lives in London, is calling for …

Suzanne AllanBBC Scotland BBC Becca Galloway believes better trained teachers could make a difference to the experience of pupils with autism A woman who says she ended up in a psychiatric ward as a teenager after her school misunderstood her autism is calling for mandatory autism training for teachers. Becca …

Robbie MeredithEducation and arts correspondent, BBC News NI BBC Laurelhill Community College is a large post-primary school in Lisburn with over 900 pupils A County Antrim school suspended a group of 19 male teenage pupils for a day due to “disruptive and disrespectful behaviour”. In a statement to BBC News …

Jamie McIvorScotland news correspondent PA Media Unions have been voting on whether to take strike action in a long-running row over teachers’ workloads The results of strike ballots by two teaching unions are due later. Members of the EIS and NASUWT unions have been voting on whether to take strike …

The Scottish government has unveiled its draft budget for 2026-27 – with a boost to its child payment benefit, changes to income tax and new taxes on expensive homes and private jet travel. Finance Secretary Shona Robison says the SNP administration’s spending plans would benefit families and was a budget …

Robbie MeredithBBC News NI education correspondent Sean McNamee Sean McNamee is the principal of St Paul’s Primary and Nursery School and said there was “very little” schools could do to save money School heads have been told that education faces “painful cuts” due to budget pressures. The warning comes in …

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More than 200 suspected members of an armed criminal gang in central Nigeria have been killed in an ongoing operation, an official has told the BBC. The large-scale, multi-agency offensive started on Saturday and had also led to arrests, the media officer for the Kogi state government said – without …

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The unions representing teachers in Northern Ireland have accepted a pay rise of 4% for 2025/26. The pay rise will be backdated to 1 September 2025. For most teachers, a 4% increase will see their pay rise by between £1,000 – £2,000 a year before tax. The Northern Ireland Teachers’ …

A visit by a Jewish MP to a school in their constituency was cancelled, after concerns were raised by local pro-Palestine campaigners. Palestine Solidarity Bristol said it had opposed the visit by Damien Egan, the Labour MP for Bristol North East, due to his support for Israel. The cancellation took …

Getty Images Parents of under-fives in England are to be offered official advice on how long their children should spend watching TV or looking at computer screens. The government says it will publish its first guidance on screen time for the age group in April. It comes as government research …

Leila Nathoo,Political correspondentand Tabby Wilson Getty Images The Conservatives say they would ban under-16s from accessing social media platforms if they were in power, promising to follow the example of Australia, which was the first country to introduce the policy. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said if her party was in …