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Repainted yellow road markings for "SCHOOL KEEP CLEAR" outside a former primary school, with cars parked nearby.

OUT OF LINE

Council repaint school road markings before locals spot ridiculous blunder

UK News
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SCHOOL HORROR

Three children rushed to hospital after being poisoned at school

UK News
‘What’s wrong with me?’ – Conor Benn reveals trauma of attending school that ‘thought I had demons in me’

'What's wrong with me?'

Benn's trauma of attending school that 'thought I had demons in me'

Boxing
School staff member on her second day arrested for voyeurism after ‘filming a child’ as parents left fuming

SCHOOL ARREST

School staff member arrested for voyeurism after 'filming a child'

UK News
‘Phoney’ admiral with fake medals who blagged his way into Remembrance event unmasked as retired teacher Exclusive

NAVY 'FAKER'

‘Phoney’ fake medal admiral who blagged way into Remembrance event unmasked

UK News
An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows A woman yawns on a black sofa next to two children, while a baby sleeps in a bouncer on the rug, Image 2 shows A woman stands in a kitchen, looking at two children sitting on a counter, with the children's faces pixelated for privacy

NO KIDDING

My kids, 4 & 7, constantly get detention for not doing homework but I don't care

Parenting
Teen, 17, is taking govt to court over failing to protect her from sick smartphones videos at school

VIDS FURY

Teen is taking govt to court over failing to protect her from sick phone vids

UK News
An image collage containing 1 images, Image 1 shows A boy in a barber's chair having his bright green hair shaved off by a barber

SHADE SHAMED

My son has to shave his dyed green hair as the school say it’s ‘disrespectful’

Fabulous
An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows A person's hand opening a blue lunchbox containing a Disney Stitch-themed lunch container, Image 2 shows A blue and purple Stitch lunchbox with an orange and pink padlock on the zippers

LUNCH BOXING

My daughter’s lunchbox keeps getting stolen – I caught the thief red-handed

Parenting
How iconic Pauline Collins quit hit shows & turned down Doctor Who before Shirley Valentine gave her big screen success

GOODBYE, PAULINE

How Pauline Collins quit shows & turned down Doctor Who before big success

Celebrity
An image collage containing 1 images, Image 1 shows A male fighter in a red and black uniform holds a UK flag over his head in a ring Exclusive

'sort this out'

MMA star calls on schools to introduce martial arts to combat knife crime

Sport
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Poll

POLL OF THE DAY

Should children be learning about mortgages and AI in schools? VOTE NOW

UK News
Coronavirus - Mon Jul 20, 2020

NET ZERO LESSONS

School kids to be given lessons on 'climate justice' under Labour shake-up

Politics
A quarter of young people believe science and technology jobs are more suitable for boys, new poll reveals

CAREER PATH

A quarter of young people believe STEM jobs more suitable for boys, poll finds

UK News
An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows A woman with long dark hair, wearing a white sweater with black stripes and black leggings, smiles at the camera in a classroom, Image 2 shows A woman wearing black leather pants and a white sweater with black stripes on the cuffs lifts one leg, with a classroom visible in the background

FIT FAIL

Teacher prompts outrage after showcasing ‘clubbing’ outfit she wore to class

Fabulous
An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows Woman standing on a platform with text: "THINGS I DO AS A PARENT THAT WOULD GET ME THROWN OUT OF THE SCHOOL WHATSAPP GROUP", Image 2 shows A child drawing purple and blue squiggles on a piece of paper, with text overlaid that reads: "I THROW OUT MY KIDS ART - PIECE OF PAPE A SQUIGGLE ON IT? NO THANKS. IF IT'S JUST A LITTLE DRIED MACARONI? FINE BUT IT'S GOING IN THE BIN. HASHTAG SORRY NOT SORRY."

KID YOU NOT

I'm a mum and I bin my kids' artwork & 'gift' things we have lying around

Parenting
An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows NINTCHDBPICT001035348330, Image 2 shows Magnificent scenery of the Kilim Geoforest Park in Langkawi, Malaysia. A few motorboats are moored in the shaded area of the river and in the

EXPAT ESCAPE

We ditched the UK for living in cheaper Asia – I don’t feel safe anymore  

Real Life
The six ways to save money on meat including alternative cuts and best supermarket discounts

NICE TO MEAT YOU

Six ways to save money on meat from cheap cuts to best supermarket deals

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