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The BBC Proms season for 2024 has been announced, with 90 concerts that mix traditional repertoire with concerts by artists such as Florence + The Machine, Sam Smith and Bristol’s Paraorchestra. Following a lean period during Covid, international orchestras are back in full force, with performances from the Berlin Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris and the… Continue reading BBC Proms 2024 to feature disco night and Florence + The Machine

The government has said that the one-word Ofsted judgements for schools in England have “significant benefits” and should continue. The grades, such as “outstanding” or “inadequate”, have been lauded by the government as providing parents with an important summary of local schools. Responding to a report by the cross-party education select committee which called for… Continue reading Ofsted's single-word grades should stay, says government

Labour’s plan to nationalise the railways if it wins power features in many of the papers today. The i newspaper reports the party promises to “immediately” begin the process of bringing the rail system back into public ownership. Plans include a “best-price ticket guarantee” and digital season tickets, however, passengers may have to wait years… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: Labour's 'vow to nationalise rail' and school stabbing

On Wednesday, a school stabbing incident took place at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, leading to the arrest of a teenage girl on suspicion of attempted murder. Dyfed-Powys Police said that the stabbing left two teachers and one teenage pupil injured; they were hospitalized with non-life-threatening stab wounds. Fiona Elias, a teacher injured in the… Continue reading Ammanford: Girl arrested after three injured in school stabbing

A 30-year old former nurse named Kelvin Ramasta has been sentenced to four years and six months of imprisonment after stealing vast amounts of money amounting to more than £100,000 from elderly and vulnerable patients while he was working at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, according to the reports of the police. The spokesperson of Cambridge… Continue reading Addenbrooke's nurse who stole £100k from elderly patients jailed

Five horses belonging to the Household Cavalry caused chaos in London after throwing their riders and running through the city centre. Four people were taken to the hospital, including three soldiers who sustained non-life-threatening injuries and a cyclist who was a member of the public. The horses collided with several vehicles, including a taxi and… Continue reading Four injured as runaway military horses bolt through central London

Bill Gladden, a D-Day veteran who survived being shot in the leg by the Germans, has died at the age of 100. Gladden flew into Normandy on a military glider as part of the 6th Airborne Reconnaissance Regiment in 1944. He spent three years in a UK hospital after being shot and had been with… Continue reading Haverhill D-Day veteran who survived gunfire dies aged 100

Authorities have arrested three men for their alleged involvement in the tragic deaths of five migrants in the English Channel on Tuesday. The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) nabbed the suspects on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration and entering the country illegally. The boat was carrying 112 people, including a young girl and her family,… Continue reading Three arrested over Channel migrant deaths

The UK government has been accused by Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner of having given in to ‘vested interests’ with its pledge to ban no-fault evictions in England. Ms Rayner has apparently asked the deputy Prime Minister, Oliver Dowden, on when the ban would be implemented but also suffered jibes about her own living arrangements… Continue reading Ministers have caved in on no-fault evictions pledge, says Angela Rayner

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