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Mum arrested after giving son's school bully vinegar and lemon 'mixed drink'
A Texas mum was arrested after an investigation uncovered that she was responsible for mixing a drink full of vinegar, lemon, and salt, and poured it into her son's Prime bottle
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'We need to wake up to how austerity has made elderly more frail than ever'
Dr Miriam Stoppard says we need to look at frailty, which is defined as a decline in a person’s mental and physical resilience to illness and injury – before any new austerity measures are introduced
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Headteacher was sacked for 'tapping her son's hand' in her office
Shelly-Ann Malabver-Goulbourne was trying to get her three-year-old to stop playing with a bottle of hand sanitiser in her office when she used two fingers to attract his attention, leading to an employee accusing her of assault
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World Book Day blasted as 'competition for rich kids' by struggling families
Some costumes are setting parents back more than £100 with some saying World Book Day has gone too far. Certain schools are now changing the rules to help families
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Princess Diana's brother says he lost virginity to sex worker on holiday aged 12
Earl Charles Spencer, 59, claims in his new memoir A Very Private School that he paid a sex worker around £15 from his pocket money while on a family holiday in Italy to take his virginity
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School 'sends staff to check bins' to catch families going on term-time holidays
Astrea Academy Woodfields in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, has been sending staff to pupils' homes to check if their bins are being put out and cars are on the drive in a bid to catch families on term-time holidays
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Shay Kang's mum 'pictured' in court charged with murder of 10-year-old daughter
Jaskirat Kaur appeared in court charged with the murder of her 10-year-old daughter Shay King. A police cordon remains in place at the house in Rowley Regis where the schoolgirl was found
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Easy last-minute World Book Day costumes you can pull together in minutes
It's World Book Day this Thursday so if you are panicking for last-minute ideas there are six classic, yet easy costumes which require little crafty sewing skills and can be put together in just minutes
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Woman collected Disney toys after being bullied – now they're worth £15k
Kerri Carter, 21, has autism and faced bullying throughout school over her condition. She began finding comfort in Disney films and enjoyed knowing that every story she watched would have a happy ending
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Karate teacher 'took advantage' and asked for 'special favours', sex case hears
Sensei Andrew Sherry, 80, set up the Red Triangle karate club in Everton, Liverpool, and is accused of taking advantage of young males during the mid 1980s
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Princess Kate's surprising job before becoming a royal - with unusual request
Princess Kate had a very normal job before her marriage to Prince William - and she wasn't the only one. Find out what Queen Camilla and the Duchess of Edinburgh also did before joining the royals
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Jeremy Hunt told teachers and NHS staff will quit if austerity used for tax cuts
As the Chancellor considers imposing cuts to pay for tax giveaways in the Budget, a TUC poll of public sector workers found almost 40% are considering leaving their professions
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Sporting hobbies that Princess Charlotte can try at her posh £18k-a-year school
The Princess, who will celebrate her ninth birthday in May, enjoys many sports - from hockey to netball. At her school, she has excellent access to all-weather surface cricket, football, netball, and hockey pitches
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Ingenious NASA ballot box allows astronauts to cast their vote from space
Orbiting 400km above the Earth's surface won't stop intrepid astronauts from voting as NASA figure out a way those in the International Space Station can still cast their ballots
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Kanye West 'rebrands' controversial school after Donda Academy staff lawsuits
Controversial Bound 2 rapper Kanye West faced legal action for alleged bad practices at his Los Angeles-based school Donda Academy
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Teaching assistant's desperate Budget plea as schools falling apart without cash
James Wilton, 32, who works at a special needs school in Leeds, warned that Jeremy Hunt 'does not have a clue' as it was warned the Chancellor could make cuts in the Budget
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What happened to the stars of 16 and Pregnant after the cameras stopped rolling
It has been 15 years since iconic show 16 and Pregnant first burst onto our screens. Following the tragic news of Sean Garriger's death, we catch up with other stars of the show
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Rare seaweed patch the size of 900 rugby pitches found in UK waters
The vast seabed of maerl, a rare and ancient seaweed, was discovered as part of a project to look at the potential of marine habitats in tackling climate change
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Martin Lewis says kids should be given apps to learn money skills at school
MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis hit out at ministers for failing to fund financial education resources as he slammed that he was forced to cough up his own money
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Parents baffled by child's homework say they don't even understand the question
Parents have been left scratching their heads over what could possibly be the correct answer over a child's maths homework question. Can you figure it out?
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Baffling maths question aimed at 9-year-olds so hard adults can't work it out
A tricky maths question involving a number of squares and plus and minus signs left some adults advising children to 'refuse' to answer it in protest of 'poor structure'
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'Reinvent work experience for teenagers' say former education secretaries
Baroness Morgan of Cotes and Lord Blunkett have called for a 'meaningful' relationship between schools and businesses
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Girl, 3, nicknamed 'Fluffy' by her pals due to rare hair condition
Layla Davis, 3, hit the headlines while just a tot for her blonde locks which cannot be combed flat - and now the frizzy mop has led to her being nicknamed 'Fluffy'
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Lottery winner's call to fishmonger husband who was selling fish when they won
Kayleigh Burnett was one of nine residents on Campden Crescent in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, to win one of the biggest jackpots in the People's Postcode Lottery
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Mum shares son's tricky English homework and asks fellow parents for help online
A mom was left scratching her head after her son was sent home with a tricky English homework question, and she was hoping that other parents would be able to help her out
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