A teacher has been banned from teaching for life after hitting a pupil with a ruler. Farooq Ahmed, 58, was handed a police caution and prohibited from teaching indefinitely after striking a pupil on 24 November 2023 at Oasis Academy Lister Park in Bradford. He was also found guilty of pushing and kicking a chair […]
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New research revealing that 28 per cent of the UK population will be pensioners by 2075 should stop us in our tracks. It is more than a statistic; it is a glimpse into our collective future. As a nation, we are living longer, but we are not planning smarter. While many of us diligently invest
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More than 500,000 children are living in families in debt to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), according to new figures that expose the depth of Britain’s benefits loan crisis. Data obtained by Citizens Advice under freedom of information laws shows that at least 800,000 households on universal credit are having money deducted from
Britains army of home workers is being hampered by unreliable broadband, with MPs warning that persistent connectivity problems are now holding back economic growth. New research reveals that four in five Britons experience problems with their internet connection at least once a month, while one in fourteen struggle weekly and more than a million face
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According to data analysed by Optimise Accountants Limited, those living in the city are struggling with work-life balance. The study gathered data from the Office for National Statistics and assessed seven key factors. These included average weekly working hours, commute times, overtime, the percentage of people working past retirement age, households with two or more
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A fly-tipper has been fined after leaving piles of cardboard at communal bins following a house move. Multiple boxes were dumped in Sleaford Green, Norwich, last week. They had been left at a set of bins belonging to a block of flats at a different address from the one the perpetrator was moving to. The
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The National Care Forum (NCF), the leading association for not-for-profit social care, will host its annual Leadership Summit on Tuesday, 14 October at Convene on Bishopsgate, London. Headline sponsored by Marr Procurement, the event will bring together senior leaders from across the sector to explore how innovation and digital transformation can strengthen care provision while
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September has flown by and parents across Norfolk are already turning their attention to the October half term. So, when do schools break up? Here are the official term dates for Norfolk for the 2025–2026 academic year, according to Norfolk County Council. Autumn term 2025 Schools will break up for the October half term on
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When Rose saw her young daughter asleep against the ladder of her bunk bed, she instinctively pulled out her phone and took a picture.Seconds later, to her horror, she realised the 21 month old was not asleep. Her neck had become entangled in a scarf tied to the bunk bed. She was unconscious. Through tears,
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Government advisers identify dancers, writers and musicians as key to driving economic growth Dancers, writers, photographers and musicians will have priority access to UK work visas after being identified by the government’s immigration advisers as essential to supporting economic growth. The professions are among 82 roles recommended for exemption from the forthcoming ban on visas
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