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A tiny school where children tell on teachers for leaving the lights on has been named the most eco-friendly in the country. Polesden Lacey Infant School, which has just 90 pupils, beat more than 780 schools across the country to win the coveted environmental award. Polesden Lacey Infant School Oakdene Cl, Great Bookham, Leatherhead KT23 4PT, which has won a national award and has been named as the Green School of the year. Head Teacher Rosie Keedy pictured with children...

A primary school was in chaos today after the entire teaching staff QUIT. Sixteen teachers - including two heads and a number of staff with more than 20 years' service - have left since the start of the year. Many teachers have previously been signed off for stress with the final seven members of staff leaving as the summer term ended today. Union reps and insiders are blaming the leadership at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School for the...

A major road was shutdown after hundreds of chocolate bars spilt across the carriageway following a lorry fire. Flames engulfed the road as the HGV carrying Nestle Lion bars erupted in a fire ball. Motorists were delayed for hours when three lanes of the A2 carriageway were closed for most of Wednesday. Police officers and South East Coast Ambulance Service attended the scene at around 5:30am on near Bluewater in Kent. Firefighters worked to clear the melted load so that...

Just hours after Liam Fox told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the Brexit deal with the European Union "should be one of the easiest in human history,” the second round of Brexit talks broke down. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier warned of “fundamental divergences." With the clock ticking and nearly 113 days past since Article 50 was triggered, there still appear to be “fundamental divergences” between the Conservative cabinet members on what the UK’s priorities should be. Despite the Chancellor...

Lincoln is the most affordable university town in the UK, according to new research. The East Midlands city, which boasts a student population of over 12,000 people, has been ranked above Cardiff, Leicester and Newcastle in a new list of the top 50 cheapest places to be a student. The study takes into account factors like rent, travel costs, gym memberships and even the price of a kebab in compiling the index. Attendees of Lancaster University are shown to have...

Delusional Liam Fox has told BBC Radio that the Brexit deal with the EU will be the easiest in history. As it is the first time anyone has left the EU that could literally be true, I guess. He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that: “The free trade agreement that we will have to do with the European Union should be one of the easiest in human history. “We are already beginning with zero tariffs, and we are already beginning...

A drug to slow dementia could be on the horizon after a breakthrough by British scientists. Devastating neurological conditions - including Alzheimer's disease - are caused by breaks in DNA, according to new research. The fault triggers the death of nerve cells. But it can be corrected by boosting the DNA's natural repair toolkit, says the team. The breakthrough could pave the way to developing medications that slow dementia, Parkinson's disease and motor neurone disease. In lab tests on cells...

Sports Direct chairman Keith Hellawell tried to rosy up the company's beleaguered financial report by claiming it has contributed £1.8 billion in taxation to the UK economy - even though £1.3 billion was paid in VAT by customers. Mike Ashley's high street brand blamed "currency headwinds" for a big drop in underlying pre-tax profits in its last financial year. It reported trading earnings of £113.7 million over the 12 months to 30 April - down 59 per cent on the previous year...

Man has produced more than 9.1 BILLION tonnes of plastic since the 1950s - but just nine per cent has been recycled, according to a new study. And, If current trends continue, the researchers warned more than 13 billion tons of plastic waste will be discarded in landfills or dumped in the environment by 2050 - around 35,000 times as heavy as the Empire State Building in New York. The mind boggling total amount of plastic manufactured since the material...