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Penguins named after Only Fools and Horses trio
Monday 26th January 2026Birdland hopes the names of the Humboldt penguins will strike up meaningful conversations...
Private school to close after 106 years
Friday 23rd January 2026The school in the Cotswolds will close this summer due to falling pupil numbers...
100-year-old Rendcomb College announces closure at the end of the school year
Friday 23rd January 2026It says it is no longer financially viableRead full story...
'Patients cleaned in corridors as staff struggle'
Thursday 22nd January 2026A critical care nurse says he worries corridor care is becoming "normalised" in the NHS...
'Drug-user turns life around' and 'school standoff'
Saturday 17th January 2026A round-up of stories from local newspapers and the BBC from the past week in the West of England...
National news
As the Taliban continue their war on women and girls, it is clear that appeasement has failed | Gordon Brown
Thursday 29th January 2026Major powers have renewed diplomatic links while others seek deals to deport migrants...
Number of term-time school holiday fines hits another record high
Thursday 29th January 2026New government data shows that fines for term-time holidays have risen again in the last academic year...
As the Taliban step up their war on women and girls, it is clear that appeasement has failed | Gordon Brown
Thursday 29th January 2026Major powers have renewed diplomatic links while others seek deals to deport migrants...
Keep suspended pupils in school, ministers say
Thursday 29th January 2026Changes to England's school system say on-site suspensions should be used for non-violent behaviour...
School suspension in England only to be for pupils’ most serious misbehaviour
Thursday 29th January 2026Policy intended to keep more children sanctioned for non-violent bad behaviour in school in ‘internal exclusion’ unitsSuspending pupils from school will be reserved for the most serious cases of bad behaviour including violence, according to the latest government guidance to be issued to schools in England...
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