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Teachers were forced to do janitorial duties due to a lack of funds.

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Headteachers are being forced to mend desks and unblock toilets after sacking school caretakers in the wake of budget cuts. School leaders in England said they could not afford to employ caretakers and had to change lightbulbs and clear playgrounds of dead rats. Amanda Richards, the headteacher of Sytchampton primary in Worcestershire, said her school “literally […]

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The UK Government may send British Troops to deliver aid to Gaza.

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The Government is reportedly considering sending British troops to Gaza to help deliver aid once the US finishes building a new sea route into the besieged territory. The Pentagon confirmed that construction of the temporary pier, designed to speed up humanitarian aid into Gaza as famine looms, had begun, and operations will start in early

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FoI request reveals that Dozens of Home Office Staff face criminal investigations.

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The Freedom of Information request reveals potential offences include immigration crime, drug offences and fraud. Dozens of Home Office staff are under criminal investigation for a range of offences, including immigration crime, fraud and drug offences. In response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request about its little-known anti-corruption criminal investigation unit (ACCIU), the Department revealed

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Scottish Conservatives launch attempt to repeal the Hate crime bill

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Humza Yousaf is facing a vote at Holyrood to repeal his “disastrous” hate crime laws amid warnings that a deluge of complaints is placing an intolerable strain on Police Scotland. MSPs are to be asked to admit they made a mistake and back a Scottish Tory motion proposing that the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act be repealed

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Judge Overturns Ban on “Hamas is Terrorist” banner Protestor.

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A judge has told the Metropolitan Police it cannot stop an Iranian dissident who displays a sign branding Hamas as terrorists from attending pro-Palestinian protests. Under strict bail conditions imposed by the force, Niyak Ghorbani, who has been arrested three times during his counter-protests, would have been prevented from going near any central London demonstrations relating to Israel and

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Edinburgh’s Iconic one o’clock gun to be muffled by health and safety

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Edinburgh Castle’s gun salute is to be made quieter to stop it being silenced by health and safety rules. The historic firing of the gun, which has happened at one o’clock in the afternoon every day – except Sundays, Good Friday and Christmas Day – since 1861, was in jeopardy on Easter Saturday after it

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People in Scotland have a shorter life expectancy than anywhere else in Europe.

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Public Health Scotland said action was needed quickly as the country’s health continues to deteriorate and the health gap between the rich and poor grows. Scotland’s health is getting worse under the stewardship of the SNP as people die younger than any other Western European country. Paul Johnston, chief executive of Public Health Scotland, called for a

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Violence by pupils in Scottish schools is being massively under-reported it is claimed

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Parents will be “deeply alarmed” by reports suggesting the accurate scale of violence in schools is being under-reported. It has emerged that secondary schools in one council area “don’t report at all”. The revelation backs up longstanding claims by teaching unions that staff are “dissuaded” from reporting violent incidents because of a “culture of fear” instilled by

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Home Office is in Urgent need of reform, says ex-watchdog Boss.

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The Home Office is “dysfunctional” and in desperate need of reform, the sacked borders watchdog David Neal has said in his latest broadside against the Government. Watchdog boss David Neal was removed after he warned that “high-risk” private jet flights were landing in the UK without proper checks. Mr Neal, appointed in 2021 but already due to leave after

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Voters in Ireland resoundingly reject changes to the country’s Constitution.

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Ireland has voted to reject Government proposals to change the Constitution, which would have widened the definition of family to include families not based on marriage. The proposal would have expanded marriage to include ‘durable relationships’ such as cohabiting couples, but it was rejected by 67.7%. The public also rejected a proposal that would have changed the

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