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One in four teachers say banter in schools is serious problem poll

One in four teachers think “banter” is a serious problem in their schools, a poll has found. More than three in five (62%) teachers agree there is a fine line between banter and bullying, according to the survey commissioned by the Anti-Bullying Alliance. The poll, which questioned nearly 900 teachers in the UK between May and June, found 37% believe the effects of banter online are serious and 26% think it is a serious problem within their schools. More thanRead More

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National News

CBBC presenter talks about new childrens book

A children’s TV presenter has talked about writing her new book aimed at helping to represent mixed-race children in literature. Gemma Hunt, who fronts the CBBC programme Swashbuckle, wrote the book for her own daughter, who has a mixed-race mother, a white father, a black grandmother, and a white grandfather, so that she could see a family like her own reflected in the books she reads. “We couldn’t find any children’s books that represented a family like ours,” said Gemma.Read More

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Braverman sacked as Home Secretary

Suella Braverman has been sacked as home secretary as Rishi Sunak took action following her unauthorised article criticising the way pro-Palestinian protests had been policed. A No 10 source said the Prime Minister “asked Suella Braverman to leave Government and she has accepted”. The Conservatives said Mr Sunak is carrying out a wider reshuffle which “strengthens his team in Government to deliver long-term decisions for a brighter future”. But sacking one of the leading figures on the Tory right couldRead More

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Family to meet minister over sentences for dangerous driving after three deaths

A family will challenge ministers over what they believe is the unduly lenient sentence for a man whose dangerous driving led to the deaths of their loved ones. Paul Carter, his wife Lisa, and Lisa’s daughter Jade Mace died on the A47 in Norfolk in January. Aurelijus Cielevicius pleaded guilty to causing their deaths by dangerous driving,. He was found to be under the influence of a cocktail of drugs and was driving at more than 90mph before the collisionRead More

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Yousaf and Robison should refer themselves for WhatsApp probe Tories say

First Minister Humza Yousaf and his deputy should refer themselves to the independent adviser for the ministerial code over suggestions they misled parliament, the Scottish Tories have said. Mr Yousaf and Shona Robison have been under fire in the past week after the Scottish Government published a timeline of its dealings with the UK Covid-19 Inquiry and when it was asked to divulge WhatsApp messages. The timeline showed requests for messages had been made by the inquiry in February asRead More

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Sunak pledges hard headed foreign policy that helps shape the world

Rishi Sunak will outline his vision for a “hard-headed” foreign policy approach that defends UK values from adversaries at a time for “moral clarity” as war rages in the Middle East and Ukraine. The Prime Minister will speak of the UK’s desire to “shape the world” as he highlights his record on forging international partnerships on defence, trade and migration. Mr Sunak, who has claimed he represents change from his Tory predecessors, will pledge to leave behind “past dogmas, assumptionsRead More

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Local News

Baby and toddler play group saved from closure

A baby and toddler play centre in Lynn has been saved from closure after one worker decided to buy it and keep it running.Hello Friends, located in Hanse House on Lynn’s South Quay, is under the management of Chelsea McLoughlin, who worked at the centre shortly after it opened two years ago.She has now saved it from closure after the owners decided to close the stay-and-play group due to not having enough time to run it.Chelsea McLoughlin is now runningRead More

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National News

King to celebrate 75th birthday with causes close to his heart

The King celebrates his 75th birthday on Tuesday, just over a year after acceding to the throne. The monarch, who is 14 months into his job as head of state, reaches his three-quarter century milestone in the same year he was crowned, and a week after opening Parliament for the first time as sovereign. Charles, who will still receive his daily red boxes full of policy papers, Foreign Office messages, letters and other state papers on his big day, willRead More

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Seventh celebrity eliminated from Strictly says Its right I am going out

A seventh celebrity has been eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing after facing the dance-off. Sunday’s episode of the BBC One show saw Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy, 53, lose out to 79-year-old broadcaster Angela Rippon. Guru-Murthy said: “Look, this has been the most incredible experience. I said it has been life-changing and it genuinely has. I am incredibly grateful to the entire production team, judges, my incredible Strictly family up there. “It’s right I am going out this weekRead More

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