Man arrested in connection with Daniel Khalife alleged prison escape | UK news
Posted on June 17, 2024
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UK newsMan arrested in connection with Daniel Khalife alleged prison escapeIndividual, who is not a member of staff at HMP Wandsworth, bailed until late April
A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender in connection with the alleged escape of Daniel Khalife from HMP Wandsworth.
The man, who was arrested at an address in east London on Wednesday by the Metropolitan police’s counter-terrorism command, is not a member of staff at the prison, the force said.
[Read More]Nishika Patel | The Guardian
Posted on June 17, 2024
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Nishika Patel: A budding interest in organic food offers farmers soaring incomes and higher yields, but critics say it's not the answer to India's fast-rising food demands
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Razor blades found attached to children's slide in Lancashire | UK news
Posted on June 17, 2024
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UK news This article is more than 5 years oldRazor blades found attached to children's slide in LancashireThis article is more than 5 years oldPolice post video on Facebook showing blades stuck to slide in play area in Aughton
Razor and scalpel blades have been discovered attached to the side of a children’s slide in west Lancashire.
Ormskirk and Burscough police said the blades were found on Friday morning at the Winifred Lane play area in Aughton.
[Read More]Tears for Fears review evergreen pop stars let it all out
Posted on June 17, 2024
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Pop and rockReviewUtilita Arena, Newcastle
Weaving supreme new material with the classics, the veteran duo provide thrilling emotional catharsis
Curt Smith explains that Tears for Fears’ former management team had a grand masterplan for the group. There’d be no more new music, they’d just tour the old hits, and become producers and songwriters for other people. “That didn’t work out,” the singer/bassist tells the audience. “Eventually we fired them and made an album that we’re proud of.
[Read More]US school bus drivers strike amid low pay and staff shortages | US unions
Posted on June 17, 2024
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US unions This article is more than 4 months oldUS school bus drivers strike amid low pay and staff shortagesThis article is more than 4 months oldDriver shortages and lagging compensation have incited several strikes as huge school bus driver strike in New York City looms
The US is facing a series of school bus strikes as the new school year begins.
School bus driver shortages and lagging compensation have incited several strikes and raised the prospect of a huge school bus driver strike in New York City.
[Read More]Back in Time for School review alarmingly relevant lessons in empire
Posted on June 16, 2024
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TV reviewTelevision & radioReviewThe format that time-travels to mealtimes gone by enters the classroom to show how education has changed since the Victorian era
It is 1897 and at a school in Coventry the coal burners have been lit, the inkwells filled, and the portrait of Queen Victoria straightened. The classrooms are all worn, wooden desks, wildly inaccurate world maps, and pupils in caps and corsets. Everything looks as cosy as a period drama, except this is a geography lesson.
[Read More]Five of the best young adult books of 2023
Posted on June 16, 2024
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Best books of 2023Young adultReviewTales of homecoming, forbidden love, dangerous adventures on an island of ghosts and more
Mexikid Pedro Martin (Guppy)
It’s not easy growing up in a big Mexican-American family – especially when setting out on a road trip in the family motorhome, bringing your legendary Abuelito (Grandpa) back from Mexico to live with you in the States. For 11+ readers, this graphic memoir is full of superb, multilayered storytelling, exploring nuances of identity via the intersection of image and word.
[Read More]Man who posed as model agent to sexually exploit teenage girls jailed | UK news
Posted on June 16, 2024
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UK news This article is more than 2 months oldMan who posed as model agent to sexually exploit teenage girls jailedThis article is more than 2 months oldBenjamin Agyemang used an alias to target girls aged 14 to 16, court hears
A man who posed as a modelling agent in order to target and sexually exploit three teenage girls has been jailed for 13-and-a-half years.
Benjamin Agyemang’s offences spanned two decades, with police saying there may be many other victims who are yet to come forward.
[Read More]NSW shark attack: swimmers warned to stay out of the water at Tathra beach | Sharks
Posted on June 16, 2024
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Shark victim Christine Armstrong with her husband Rob. Photograph: Universal News and Sport Photograph: Universal News And Sport (Europe)/Universal News And SportShark victim Christine Armstrong with her husband Rob. Photograph: Universal News and Sport Photograph: Universal News And Sport (Europe)/Universal News And SportSharks This article is more than 9 years oldNSW shark attack: swimmers warned to stay out of the water at Tathra beachThis article is more than 9 years oldWitnesses report seeing three- or four-metre shark before Christine Armstrong disappeared during her regular swim
[Read More]Souls are overrated | Barbara O'Brien
Posted on June 16, 2024
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Cif beliefReligion This article is more than 14 years oldSouls are overratedThis article is more than 14 years oldBarbara O'BrienAccording to Buddha, there is no 'soul' or 'self' in the traditional sense. So animals, just like us, don't have themThe question: Do animals have souls?In Buddhism, animals do not have souls, but then neither do people. We biological creatures are all soulless alike.
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