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Men leave restaurant without paying £329 bill
Thursday 12th February 2026Police say the men each ordered a three-course meal on New Year's Eve but left without paying...
Ex-Gloucester-Hartpury title winner Lake announces retirement at 35
Wednesday 11th February 2026Kerin Lake says it has been an honour to wear the Welsh jersey and thanks her friends and family for their support...
Festival announces line-up amid expansion plans
Tuesday 10th February 2026The festival at Cheltenham Racecourse plans to expand in celebration of its 20th year...
'Anxious' residents prepare for more flooding
Monday 9th February 2026Heavy downpours are set to batter Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire throughout Monday...
Teachers strike over 'abusive' pupil behaviour
Wednesday 4th February 2026The strike has been called "extremely rare" as teachers ask the school to stamp out bad behaviour...
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Coroner says school record gaps pose risk to lives
Thursday 12th February 2026After the death of Georgia Scarff, a coroner says safeguarding record-keeping should be standardised...
'Vast majority' of parents should be told if children question their gender, schools told
Thursday 12th February 2026School leaders welcome the "greater clarity" on how to handle the polarising issue for parents and pupils...
Declining health and education in poor countries harms earning potential, World Bank says
Thursday 12th February 2026Report says children born today could earn 51% more over lifetime if their country’s human capital improvedDeteriorating health, education and training in many developing countries is dramatically depressing the future earnings of children born today, the World Bank has said...
Susie Dent’s tips and tricks to add muscle to a child’s vocabulary
Thursday 12th February 2026To help combat the impact of screen-time creep, the Countdown word supremo has a few suggestionsChildren’s vocabulary shrinking as reading loses out to screen time, says Susie DentChildren’s vocabulary is shrinking as reading loses out to screen time, the Countdown lexicographer Susie Dent has suggested, as she urged families to read, talk and play word games to boost language development...
Children’s vocabulary shrinking as reading loses out to screen time, says Susie Dent
Thursday 12th February 2026Exclusive: Countdown lexicographer urges families to read, talk and play word games to help language developmentSusie Dent’s tips and tricks to add muscle to a child’s vocabularyChildren’s vocabulary is shrinking as reading loses out to screen time, according to the lexicographer Susie Dent, who is urging families to read, talk and play word games to boost language development...
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