Students at a preparatory school are being given old-fashioned ‘brick’ phones as smartphones become increasingly restrictive. Brighton College Prep School in London’s posh Kensington and Chelsea district is to give pupils aged 10 and up a basic Nokia phone, which will only allow them to receive text messages and calls. The £30,000-a-year school will become … Read more
Everyone’s school years were a maze of different challenges. From exams to social drama to the occasional schoolyard bully, everyone had a little bit of a hard time, but think of the poor school principals who had to keep a building full of hormonal teenagers from descending into total chaos. Let’s School by Pathea Games … Read more
I’ve had my eye on a fascinating microcosm of MMO economics for a while now, and it’s officially reached boiling point in the Old School RuneScape community. The recent release of two new enemies – one of which spits out millions of gold despite being easy to kill and the other stuck behind an endgame … Read more
bIt used to be that if you wanted to transport more than five adults in comfort, you needed a luxury minivan; now all you need is a big SUV… a really big SUV. And the BMW X7 is one of them. It makes no attempt to hide its bulk, and at over five metres long … Read more
Image caption, Megan and Neveh will attend the Rebels Ball Item information Author, Jemma Houtman Role, BBC News, South West 4 hours ago Some Cornish parents whose children have been excluded from prom are holding an alternative end-of-year party. Parents of Year 11 students at Bodmin College received letters on Friday inviting their children to … Read more
Image caption, Megan and Neveh will attend the Rebels Ball Item information Author, Jemma Houtman Role, BBC News, South West 3 hours ago Some Cornish parents whose children have been excluded from prom are holding an alternative end-of-year party. Parents of Year 11 students at Bodmin College received letters on Friday inviting their children to … Read more
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters around the world Sign up for our free Morning Headlines email Proposals for a McDonald’s drive-thru just yards from one of Britain’s top state schools have been branded “outrageous and completely irresponsible” amid the child obesity epidemic. The fast food giant is currently planning … Read more
A primary school teacher said she was “deeply remorseful and deeply ashamed” after being convicted of drink-driving, a professional conduct panel heard. The Teaching Regulation Agency held a meeting this month (May 2024) to decide whether Ms Kay Duffin should be allowed to work in teaching in light of the offence. Ms Duffin, 48, had … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. In April this year, Unilever CEO Hein Schumacher announced that the company was entering a “new era for sustainability leadership,” signaling a shift from the central priority promoted under his predecessor Alan Jope. While Jope … Read more