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Teachers ‘should support drag queen story time to boost inclusivity in schools’

Teachers ‘should support drag queen story time to boost inclusivity in schools’

Teachers ‘should support drag queen story time to boost inclusivity in schools’

05 April 2023

Inviting LGBT+ authors into schools can help challenge the ‘heteronormative culture and curriculum’ in education, a union has said.


Dementia linked to air pollution exposure in new analysis

Dementia linked to air pollution exposure in new analysis

Dementia linked to air pollution exposure in new analysis

05 April 2023

Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been linked to an increased risk.


Sleeping issues may increase risk of a stroke, study suggests

Sleeping issues may increase risk of a stroke, study suggests

Sleeping issues may increase risk of a stroke, study suggests

05 April 2023

The findings could prompt doctors to have earlier conversations about the risks with people who are having sleep problems.


Student aims to stop cheats using essay-writing bots with his own AI app

Student aims to stop cheats using essay-writing bots with his own AI app

Student aims to stop cheats using essay-writing bots with his own AI app

05 April 2023

Ed Daniels began developing software start-up after a project on his university course asked him to integrate AI with education.


Smart M-way crash that killed two ‘would not have happened with hard shoulder’

Smart M-way crash that killed two ‘would not have happened with hard shoulder’

Smart M-way crash that killed two ‘would not have happened with hard shoulder’

05 April 2023

The collision happened on the M1 near Sheffield in March 2019.


Anas Sarwar: SNP has ‘big questions’ to answer following Murrell arrest

Anas Sarwar: SNP has ‘big questions’ to answer following Murrell arrest

Anas Sarwar: SNP has ‘big questions’ to answer following Murrell arrest

05 April 2023

The Scottish Labour leader spoke following the arrest of Nicola Sturgeon’s husband, the former SNP chief executive, Peter Murrell.


Barge leased to house 500 asylum seekers off Dorset coast, despite Tory row

Barge leased to house 500 asylum seekers off Dorset coast, despite Tory row

Barge leased to house 500 asylum seekers off Dorset coast, despite Tory row

05 April 2023

The Home Office announced the ‘basic and functional’ accommodation will be provided on the Bibby Stockholm.


Higher earners in Scotland to pay more tax as new laws come into force

Higher earners in Scotland to pay more tax as new laws come into force

Higher earners in Scotland to pay more tax as new laws come into force

05 April 2023

Ministers have said the changes, which commence with the new financial year, will raise an additional half a billion pounds.


Tiger cubs, meerkats and monkeys forage for Easter eggs at London Zoo

Tiger cubs, meerkats and monkeys forage for Easter eggs at London Zoo

Tiger cubs, meerkats and monkeys forage for Easter eggs at London Zoo

05 April 2023

The entertainment was part of a wider Easter egg hunt organised for visitors at the conservation zoo.


‘Roman numerals’ found on Stone of Destiny ahead of King’s coronation

‘Roman numerals’ found on Stone of Destiny ahead of King’s coronation

‘Roman numerals’ found on Stone of Destiny ahead of King’s coronation

05 April 2023

The details were discovered when a 3D-printed replica of the stone was examined by experts.


Killer facing life in prison after admitting murders of nurse and two children

Killer facing life in prison after admitting murders of nurse and two children

Killer facing life in prison after admitting murders of nurse and two children

05 April 2023

Saju Chelavalel will be sentenced in July for murdering NHS nurse Anju Asok and her children, six-year-old Jeeva Saju and Janvi Saju, aged four.


21 people convicted in West Midlands child sex abuse investigation

21 people convicted in West Midlands child sex abuse investigation

21 people convicted in West Midlands child sex abuse investigation

05 April 2023

West Midlands Police said the victims had suffered ‘shocking and abhorrent’ abuse over almost a decade.


Patient safety concerns raised over junior doctors’ strike

Patient safety concerns raised over junior doctors’ strike

Patient safety concerns raised over junior doctors’ strike

05 April 2023

The 96-hour strike between April 11 and 15 is likely to be the most disruptive in the history of the NHS.


School leaders should refuse to work as Ofsted inspectors, says union

School leaders should refuse to work as Ofsted inspectors, says union

School leaders should refuse to work as Ofsted inspectors, says union

05 April 2023

Delegates at the National Education Union’s conference voted for a campaign to be launched calling for Ofsted to be abolished.


Government wins challenge to tribunal ruling over ex-Irish soldier who joined IS

Government wins challenge to tribunal ruling over ex-Irish soldier who joined IS

Government wins challenge to tribunal ruling over ex-Irish soldier who joined IS

05 April 2023

Before her conviction, Lisa Smith was made the subject of a Home Office-issued exclusion order, preventing her from entering the UK.


Calories on menus damaging for people with eating disorders, charity warns

Calories on menus damaging for people with eating disorders, charity warns

Calories on menus damaging for people with eating disorders, charity warns

05 April 2023

A survey for Beat found that eight in 10 people with experience of an eating disorder said calories on menus has negatively affected their recovery.


Infected Blood Inquiry recommendations ‘light at end of tunnel’ for survivors

Infected Blood Inquiry recommendations ‘light at end of tunnel’ for survivors

Infected Blood Inquiry recommendations ‘light at end of tunnel’ for survivors

05 April 2023

Survivors have welcomed a recommendation by Infected Blood Inquiry chair Sir Brian Langstaff to extend reparations to bereaved parents and children.


Five-year-old boy dies after being hit by bus in Glasgow

Five-year-old boy dies after being hit by bus in Glasgow

Five-year-old boy dies after being hit by bus in Glasgow

05 April 2023

The child was pronounced dead at the scene despite the efforts of paramedics.


Ireland’s defence and neutrality to be examined in forum this summer

Ireland’s defence and neutrality to be examined in forum this summer

Ireland’s defence and neutrality to be examined in forum this summer

05 April 2023

Defence Minister Micheal Martin said a national debate on defence was needed.


National test of mobile alert system set for 3pm on April 23

National test of mobile alert system set for 3pm on April 23

National test of mobile alert system set for 3pm on April 23

05 April 2023

Mobile phones across the UK will emit a warning siren and vibrate for up to 10 seconds during the test.


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