Money that was pledged by the Government to convert failing schools into academies has been clawed back by central government. The money was going to be used to force every school to become an academy, but a backlash, including a rebellion by backbench Tory MPs, led to the Government ditching ...
Looking for a job might become harder than ever for the UK population as the Government looks to close a large number of its Jobcentres across Britain. There may well be thousands of job losses and those, faxing the axe, might well not have a job centre to start their ...
Kids and technology have been a long debated subject, there are numerous arguments for and against the use of technology in the classroom and at home. It’s an understandable argument, unsupervised, the use of the internet or too much time on a games console can be detrimental to a child’s ...
Struggle to get out of bed this morning? You're not alone - new research has found one in ten Brits reckon they never have a good morning, and a quarter never have more than two good mornings a week. Almost 90 per cent of Brits reckon their morning sets the tone ...
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is on coarse to becoming the world's first trillionaire and could hit the milestone within the next 25 years, a new report has found. The study has predicted Gates’ future wealth using the average rate of growth of his investments, which have been growing by 11 per ...
Time for a reccie up to Brecon - Green Man have just announced the headliners for their 15th anniversary year and it looks killer. PJ Harvey, Ryan Adams and Future Islands will hit the Mountain stage over three glorious days, heading a bill that will also see appearances from BadBadNotGood, ...
A sculptor has pushed the boat out with his latest creation - a vast wooden PIRATE ship at the bottom of his garden. Denis Carbonaro, 48, used fallen branches and recycled wood to build the huge 25ft-high galleon, complete with rigging and masts. Italian-born Denis quit his job as a ...
A married City lawyer's career is in ruins after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman he branded an "Australian slut" at a posh rowing club Christmas party. Former England international rower Alastair Main, 35, was spared jail today despite pouring beer over the woman's head as he carried ...
A police force paid out £750,000 in compensation after damaging property, assault, breaching the Human Rights Act and even failing to post a letter. Bungling Surrey Police faced more than 150 successful claims were made against the force last year following a series of errors, accidents and misdemeanors including discrimination ...