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Head teachers have demanded to know if exams will go ahead when the coronavirus peaks in May as a petition urging Boris Johnson to close schools soars to 440,000. Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said there was an urgent need for clarity on the tests. It comes as a petition … Read more
A petition calling for Boris Johnson to close schools has topped 420,000 as exam worries grow and universities ban face-to-face teaching due to the coronavirus threat. The form, started by Sami Attout, urges Boris Johnson to shut down campuses ‘in the coming weeks or as soon as possible’, to prevent the spread of Covid19. School leaders … Read more
#closetheschools! More than 235,000 sign petition calling for Boris Johnson to send pupils home over coronavirus – as Twitter jokes and frets amid panic More than 235,000 people are today calling on the government to close schools Petition urges Boris Johnson to shut down schools and colleges across the UK Comes as Durham University has … Read more
A very impawtant job: Adorable police dog Ozzie who was sacked from the force ‘for being too soft’ finds a new calling chasing birds away from planes Ozzie was training for the Queensland Police Service’s canine program in 2018 However he was deemed too soft and the search was on to find him a new … Read more
Calling overweight people fat or lazy must stop because stigma is blocking the fight against the obesity epidemic, experts have said. A statement made by 100 health professionals worldwide said prejudice against overweight people can cause both physical and mental harm. The ‘social exclusion’ faced by people with obesity is similar to that of diseases in the … Read more
A notorious landlord who once hired a hitman to kill his business partner walked free from court today after he was found not guilty over an accusation he called a police officer was a ‘poofter’. Nicholas Adolf von Hessen, who was formerly called Nicholas van Hoogstraten, made the comment after his son was arrested following a row … Read more
Ryanair has denied that airline boss Michael O’Leary called for Muslim men to face extra security checks at airports, after he sparked outrage for suggesting male Muslim men travelling alone are more likely to carry out acts of terror. It comes amid calls to boycott the budget airline after comments made by O’Leary in The Times … Read more