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'No good choice' for GPs as child mental health demand 'skyrockets'
Thursday 26th March 2026GP says long waits for support mean some doctors feel forced to prescribe medication outside of guidelines...
Severn Trent says Cheltenham burst water main is 'complex' as 20-hour disruption continues
Wednesday 25th March 2026Three schools were closed today as a resultRead full story...
Severn Trent says Cheltenham burst water main is 'complex' as 20-hour outage continues
Wednesday 25th March 2026Three schools were closed today as a resultRead full story...
Schools closed and scores of homes without water amid burst pipe
Wednesday 25th March 2026Some homes have no water, while others have low pressure or discoloured water...
Schools and homes reconnected after burst water pipe
Wednesday 25th March 2026Properties in the St Marks area either had no supply or low pressure...
Campaign launched to keep children reading
Tuesday 24th March 2026A study has found children start losing interest in reading in the early years of secondary school...
Hartpury College clinch prestigious schools title at Twickenham
Monday 23rd March 2026Head coach Lewis Arnold was thrilled to see his side win the Continental Tyres Schools RFU ACE Girls finalRead full story...
Decision on 'brilliant' plans for new 200-pupil special school for Cheltenham
Monday 23rd March 2026'The fact it will cater for 200 children across both junior and senior years is brilliant'Read full story...
In Pictures: Spring equinox and US bombers
Sunday 22nd March 2026Early daffodils and blossom are spotted in Wiltshire and flood waters recede in Somerset...
Girl secures cash needed for school zebra crossing
Friday 20th March 2026Schoolgirl's two year campaign will see a crossing installed in Leckhampton by September...
Pupil 'loses track' of how many days of school missed due to strikes
Friday 20th March 2026There has been a pause in the Tewkesbury Academy strikes after a new behavioural policy was introduced, but one pupil found himself falling foul of it almost immediatelyRead full story...
Mental health staff accept pay offer to end strikes
Wednesday 18th March 2026Workers will get a one-off payment but no extra pay rise after the months-long dispute...
Boy is first to trial 'life-changing' exoskeleton
Monday 16th March 2026Asger, six, was able to walk all the way to school using the powered technology, his parents said...
School strikes paused as new rules introduced
Monday 16th March 2026About 50 members of staff walked out on 4 February over concerns of abusive behaviour...
'My sister was killed by selfish 100mph driver - just days after passing her test'
Saturday 14th March 2026'Liberty Mitchell has shown no remorse for what she did'Read full story...
Third horse dies at Cheltenham after Gold Cup race
Friday 13th March 2026Envoi Allen, due to retire after this week, collapsed on the walk back to the stables...
Fourth horse dies at Cheltenham on final day
Friday 13th March 2026Envoi Allen, due to retire after this week, collapsed on the walk back to the stables...
Two more horses die on final day of Cheltenham
Friday 13th March 2026Envoi Allen and Saint Le Fort both died on Friday on the last day of Cheltenham Festival...
'Dream come true' - Redknapp eyes Jukebox Man Gold Cup win
Friday 13th March 2026Harry Redknapp got into horse racing as his grandmother's betting tipster - now he hopes to become a Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning owner with Jukebox Man...
Mullins in Cheltenham complaint after Fact To File withdrawn
Thursday 12th March 2026One of racing's most successful trainers has threatened not to bring horses to Cheltenham Festival in future over concerns about the quality of the ground...
'Dream come true' - Redknapp eyes Jukebox Man Gold Cup win
Thursday 12th March 2026Harry Redknapp got into horse racing as his grandmother's betting tipster - now he hopes to become a Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning owner with Jukebox Man...
Redknapp's Jukebox Man confirmed for Gold Cup
Wednesday 11th March 2026Harry Redknapp's Jukebox Man joins 10 other horses in the field for Friday's Cheltenham Gold Cup...
Second horse dies at Cheltenham Festival
Wednesday 11th March 2026HMS Seahorse was attended to by vets "immediately", but could not be saved, says the racecourse...
Nicholls hopes No Drama This End follows Denman's route
Tuesday 10th March 2026Trainer Paul Nicholls believes his horse No Drama This End could follow Cheltenham winner Denman and continue the Barber family legacy at the festival this week...
Cheltenham Festival in pictures: Day one round-up
Tuesday 10th March 2026Hundreds of thousands of people have descended onto Cheltenham Racecourse for the prestigious event...
National news archive
Screen time for under-fives should be limited to one hour a day, parents told
Friday 27th March 2026New government guidance suggests avoiding fast-paced children's content and sharing screen time where possible...
Screen time for under-fives should be limited to one hour a day, parents told
Thursday 26th March 2026New government guidance suggests avoiding fast-paced children's content and sharing screen time where possible...
Number of pupils missing more than half of school hits another record high
Thursday 26th March 2026School absence in England has improved overall, but those with additional needs are missing more school...
Private school blames VAT change for closure
Wednesday 25th March 2026The Christian independent school was attended by 40 students...
Teacher of girl killed on pitch praises community
Wednesday 25th March 2026Nick Turley says the head of a school where a boy died in the Manchester bombing is supporting him...
Has banning phones improved performance at Dutch schools?
Wednesday 25th March 2026Two years ago the Netherlands banned phones in schools...
Why going to an HBCU might be better for Black students’ health
Tuesday 24th March 2026A study found correlation between the environment and long-term wellness in sample of 1,978 who attended college between 1940-80Attending a historically Black college or university (HBCU) as a young adult may be linked with better later-life cognitive outcomes for Black Americans, according to a recent study...
Councils in England must outline Send plans to access £860m funding pot
Tuesday 24th March 2026First tranche of a £3bn fund aimed at creating 50,000 new Send places in mainstream schools part of changes announced last monthCouncils in England will have to set out plans to create more places in local mainstream schools for children with special educational needs and disabilities as a condition of receiving a share of £860m in new government funding...
Teacher barred over secret email plan for pupils
Tuesday 24th March 2026Arfan Munir Rai taught philosophy and sociology at Kensington Park School when he broke the rules...
Schools pioneer SEND student inclusion scheme
Tuesday 24th March 2026Pupils from West Yorkshire mainstream and specialists school share one site and mix during breaks to help drive inclusion...
Top English schools take in half as many Send pupils as average comprehensive
Tuesday 24th March 2026School leaders believe some deploy a deliberate strategy to boost grades and improve finances, new research suggests The top 500 secondary schools take in half as many disadvantaged pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) as the average comprehensive, in what is believed may be a deliberate strategy to boost grades and improve finances...
‘Audiences told us we didn’t show enough teacher sex’: how we made Waterloo Road
Monday 23rd March 2026‘In series one, it was bullying, drugs and alcohol...
‘The UK is saying the same thing as the Taliban’: the women banned from studying in Britain
Monday 23rd March 2026The Home Office has blocked new study visas for applicants from Afghanistan, Sudan, Myanmar and Cameroon...
Have the 30 hours of funded childcare brought down costs for parents?
Monday 23rd March 2026Free childcare support for working parents varies across the UK, depending on the child's age...
University to cut film and modern languages courses
Monday 23rd March 2026A union claims up to 300 students will see offers withdrawn as a result of the decision...
Study links children’s social media use with anxiety and depression in teenage years
Monday 23rd March 2026Researchers say lack of sleep could be a factor among young people interacting online for more than three hours a dayChildren who are on social media for more than three hours a day are more likely to develop depression and anxiety as teenagers, according to research...
Bereaved parents call for stricter minibus rules
Monday 23rd March 2026A couple call for rule changes on teacher driving after 13 people from a Hagley school died...
Primary school with just one pupil could be closed for good
Monday 23rd March 2026Fountainhall Primary in the Borders has capacity for 50 pupils but numbers attending fell sharply...
Teacher banned after declaring his love for pupil
Sunday 22nd March 2026Benjamin Phelps was a deputy housemaster at Bede's School, but has been banned indefinitely...
'It's cow's milk or water' - children with allergies struggle to get alternatives at school
Saturday 21st March 2026Children with allergies feel "excluded" as milk alternatives aren't routinely given at schools...
‘Something I’ve never felt since Covid. It was scarier’: the shock and pain of Kent’s meningitis outbreak
Saturday 21st March 2026How infections linked to a nightclub escalated into a public health incident requiring a national response is a puzzle experts are still grappling withTyra Skinner had already been violently sick three times when doctors at Kent’s William Harvey hospital realised something was badly wrong...
Should the bank of mum and dad pay university debts?
Saturday 21st March 2026Those planning for uni in England and Wales this autumn can apply for student loans from Monday...
The Kent meningitis outbreak: what is happening and why?
Friday 20th March 2026Causes of meningitis, what the public health response has been, and how the situation differs from CovidThe deadly outbreak of meningitis in Kent has fuelled concerns about how far the disease will spread and seen the return of people wearing masks and queueing for vaccines...
It’s always been a fight to get children the early years care they deserve. It’s time to fight again | Polly Toynbee
Friday 20th March 2026Labour recognises how crucial education is at the start of life, but still the poorest children are missing outThe news is very good (mostly)...
Tributes paid to 'wonderful' primary school teacher
Thursday 19th March 2026The head teacher of a Sudbury school says Becky Munnings "touched the lives of all she taught"...
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