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Wrestling schoolboys fall from top deck window of a moving bus

UK 4 hours ago By Sarah Hooper

Southwark Primary School PE teacher caught sipping 'Brewdog Punk IPA' during class Steven Ward Picture: Google Maps

Primary school teacher caught sipping 'Brewdog Punk IPA' during classes

UK 3 days ago By Ryan Prosser

Students sitting in class at technical college

I'm a teacher - I've faced racist abuse from disruptive kids

UK 4 days ago By Nadeine Asbali

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Boys at school banned me from the gym showers

Lifestyle January 24, 2026 By Jamie Windust

Is this the most heroic lollipop man of all time?

US January 24, 2026 By Sarah Ping

Outbreak of medieval disease could wreak havoc on schools and care homes

UK January 20, 2026 By Luke Alsford

A child holding a machine gun.

'School' that pictured children holding assault riffles bars Ofsted

UK January 20, 2026 By Sarah Hooper

Police and forensic officers attend the scene involving a bus and three school children.

Three children fall from window of double-decker bus

UK January 8, 2026 By Sarah Hooper

Image of the coach on the road alongside police cars.

Two school buses crash on UK roads as temperatures plummet

UK January 7, 2026 By Luke Alsford

ALFORD SCOTLAND - JANUARY 06: A car drives through the snow as people walk in Main Street Alford as Aberdeenshire Council declared a "major incident" as snow continues on January 06, 2026 Alford, Scotland. Severe snow and icy conditions were forecast in Scotland as winter weather continues to sweep across the UK. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

UK to be screwed by eight inches of snow

UK January 7, 2026 By Sarah Hooper

KEELE, ENGLAND - JANUARY 06: Riley Sutcliffe sledges at Keele Hall on January 06, 2026 in Keele, England. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)

Snow storms close hundreds of schools after -9°C arctic blast

UK January 7, 2026 By Sarah Hooper

A woman pulls along a dog on a sledge through the snow in Whitley Bay. Temperatures will struggle to get above freezing as many people return to school or work after the festive period. A string of snow and ice warnings are in place across the UK as the Met Office has warned that cold conditions would bring a range of wintry hazards for the next few days. Picture date: Monday January 5, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Snow storms close hundreds of schools after -9C arctic blast

UK January 6, 2026 By Sam Courtney-Guy

A woman pulls along a dog on a sledge through the snow in Whitley Bay. Temperatures will struggle to get above freezing as many people return to school or work after the festive period. A string of snow and ice warnings are in place across the UK as the Met Office has warned that cold conditions would bring a range of wintry hazards for the next few days. Picture date: Monday January 5, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Snow and ice sweeps through the UK forcing schools to close and flights cancelled

UK January 5, 2026 By Sarah Ping

Medium close up of a young boy dressed in an orange top and a black cap

Boy who survived bouncy castle disaster killed in e-bike crash

World January 5, 2026 By Sarah Ping

Subi Shah: Poverty meals

The 'poor people's food' I grew up with is now an expensive luxury

Food December 30, 2025 By Subi Shah

Salford school teacher Rebecca Joynes, who had sex with two teenage schoolboys.

Teacher who had sex with her pupils barred from classroom

UK December 24, 2025 By William Hallowell

Police, ambulance crews, and the Great North Air Ambulance Service arrive at St Wilfrid's RC College

Pupil dies after 'medical emergency' at school

UK December 18, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

General view of Richmond road one of the many where the local council has restricted access to the road and has issued 24,669 penalty charge notices (PCNs) from March 2024 to October 2025. Gillingham, Kent // A council has raked in nearly ??680k in fines after introducing 'school gate' driving restrictions aimed at making roads safer - but some locals say it's just a "money-making" scheme. Medway Council has issued almost 25,000 fines to drivers since bringing in its Safer Streets scheme outside 11 schools across Kent in March last year. The scheme prohibits motorists from using the road outside schools at pickup and drop-off times; between 8:15 and 9am in the morning and 2:45 and 3:45pm in the afternoon. The Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) have since raked in a small fortune of ??678,690 for the council. Photo released 19/11/2025

Thousands of 'school run' parking fines could be void because of inadequate signage

UK December 18, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Teen asks terrified children 'what is your nationality?' before school stabbing rampage

World December 17, 2025 By Luke Alsford

A nine-year-old boy became the star of his school concert appearing in a full Elvis Presley outfit - after a family mix-up over his casting role. Oscar Wilkins had been given the role of Elvis the Elf in the production performed over two days at his primary school last week . His bemused family said he had falled to mention the 'elf element' and without a suspicious mind sought a costume for the Graceland star - and only realised the error when he stepped out on stage. But instead of being all shook up, Oscar embraced his starring role and found the whole thing hilarious. And sister Jade Smith, 28, said the audience couldn't help falling in love with the obsurdity of it all. Photo released 09/12/2025

Boy mistakenly dresses up as Elvis instead of an Elf for his school nativity

UK December 9, 2025 By Sarah Hooper