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Guardian's ex-editor prostituted Oxford for Max Mosley's blood money
12+ hour, 53+ min ago (1759+ words) By BILL AKASS and RICHARD PENDLEBURY At 4. 42pm on July 4, 2019, Alan Rusbridger, Principal of Lady Margaret Hall at Oxford University and, formerly, the achingly liberal editor of The Guardian newspaper, sent a confidential email. Its tone could be described as gushing,…...
Victims of Rolf Harris speak out following horrifying documentary
19+ hour, 38+ min ago (763+ words) One of the most difficult aspects of a horrifying new documentary series about the paedophile and serial sexual predator Rolf Harris is how many people knew what he was up to but did nothing. Rolf Harris: Primetime Predator, a two-part…...
Lauren Silverman reveals her phone rule for son Eric
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (1320+ words) Now in a new Instagram post she has revealed her family's smartphone rule saying her stance 'might make her an unpopular mum'. 'No phones during playdates. No devices in bedrooms at sleepovers. Just kids being kids. What if we made…...
Proof that Phillipson 'IS a class warrior and that kids are suffering"
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1803+ words) Bridget Phillipson claims she's proud to be branded 'a spiteful class warrior' by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch. Indeed, the perennially po-faced Education Secretary showed a tiny glimmer of levity yesterday when she told the BBC that she is going to…...
POLL OF THE DAY: Should schools shut during heatwaves?
2+ day, 31+ min ago (202+ words) Thousands of schools have shut across Britain as the country deals with an extreme heatwave that has brought its hottest June day on record. Schools and nurseries have either closed or partially closed, with some bringing in early finishing times…...
Schools accuse of 'mollycoddling' children by closing
2+ day, 26+ min ago (1704+ words) Schools in England and Wales were today accused of 'mollycoddling' children and putting their safety at risk after thousands chose to shut because of the heatwave. In a mixed picture across the UK, headteachers have either closed completely, sent children…...
Salisbury Novichok house where Skripals were poisoned goes on sale
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (666+ words) By ELIZABETH HAIGH, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER and ISAAC CROWSON The house in Salisbury where spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned with a nerve agent by Russian agents has been put up for sale. The former KGB agent…...
BRYONY GORDON: Closing schools in heatwave is worst thing for children
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (1196+ words) By BRYONY GORDON, COLUMNIST SECRETS & LIVES Earlier this week, vast swathes of the country reported being disturbed by a series of sudden, loud noises. No, not the violent storm that rocked so much of England in the early hours of…...
Girl is sent home from school 'for not wearing tights during heatwave"
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (562+ words) A 15-year-old girl was sent home from school for 'not wearing tights' on the hottest ever June day, meaning she missed her mock exams. Her mother was furious when her daughter was sent home early from Co-op Academy in Blackley....
Pictured: Teacher, 59, who was caught trying to access porn on duty
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (1073+ words) By WILL HALLOWELL, NEWS REPORTER These are the first pictures of a maths teacher who has been struck off after he was caught trying to access pornography more than 100 times'while on duty. Dr Andrew Moore had worked at Sherborne Girls…...