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from www.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago
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Schoolboy who attacked sleeping students with claw hammer jailed

A 16-year-old was sentenced to life in prison after attacking students and a teacher with a hammer, claiming sleepwalking during the incident.

Former Students Are Revealing The Most "Unexpected" Secrets About Boarding School

Boarding school can have a negative impact on students' mental health.
Boarding school can be isolating and make it difficult to make friends.

At a holiday celebration in southern Ukraine, kids still need miracles.'

A woman and her daughter walking past holiday decorations with food aid and presents.Credit...David Guttenfelder for The New York Times Hundreds of children gathered at a local school, awaiting Saint Nicholas.Credit...David Guttenfelder for The New York Times MYKOLAIV, Ukraine  Some of the children who sat on Saint Nicholas's lap asked for iPhones.

Schoolboy who attacked sleeping students with claw hammer jailed

A 16-year-old was sentenced to life in prison after attacking students and a teacher with a hammer, claiming sleepwalking during the incident.

Former Students Are Revealing The Most "Unexpected" Secrets About Boarding School

Boarding school can have a negative impact on students' mental health.
Boarding school can be isolating and make it difficult to make friends.

At a holiday celebration in southern Ukraine, kids still need miracles.'

A woman and her daughter walking past holiday decorations with food aid and presents.Credit...David Guttenfelder for The New York Times Hundreds of children gathered at a local school, awaiting Saint Nicholas.Credit...David Guttenfelder for The New York Times MYKOLAIV, Ukraine  Some of the children who sat on Saint Nicholas's lap asked for iPhones.
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Honest, erotic, & star-studded-why isn't this queer boarding school romance better remembered? - Queerty

Lost And Delirious exemplifies the complexities of teenage love and queer awakening in a boarding school setting.

Public school teacher tells court of horror attack by student with hammer

A teacher was bludgeoned with a hammer by a 16-year-old student at a boarding school in the UK.

Princess Diana's heartbreaking words to father as she was sent to boarding school

Princess Diana expressed how she felt abandoned when sent to boarding school.
Earl Spencer believes children under 13 shouldn't be sent away from home.
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'It's been heartbreaking' - Mother forced to send daughter to boarding school due to secondary school shortages

A mother in Ireland was unable to secure a place for her daughter at their local school and had to send her to a boarding school instead.
The family had applied for places in multiple schools but were unsuccessful, and home schooling was not an option due to the parents' work schedules.

'It's been heartbreaking' - Mother forced to send daughter to boarding school due to secondary school shortages

A mother in Ireland shares her frustration in not being able to secure a place for her daughter at their local school.
The family had to resort to sending their daughter to a boarding school in a different county due to lack of options.

'They're babies' - Vogue Williams and husband Spencer Matthews row over sending kids to boarding school

Vogue Williams expresses her preference for her children not to attend boarding school.
Spencer Matthews shares his positive experience at boarding school and is open to discussing it with Vogue.

'It's been heartbreaking' - Mother forced to send daughter to boarding school due to secondary school shortages

A mother in Ireland was unable to secure a place for her daughter at their local school and had to send her to a boarding school instead.
The family had applied for places in multiple schools but were unsuccessful, and home schooling was not an option due to the parents' work schedules.

'It's been heartbreaking' - Mother forced to send daughter to boarding school due to secondary school shortages

A mother in Ireland shares her frustration in not being able to secure a place for her daughter at their local school.
The family had to resort to sending their daughter to a boarding school in a different county due to lack of options.

'They're babies' - Vogue Williams and husband Spencer Matthews row over sending kids to boarding school

Vogue Williams expresses her preference for her children not to attend boarding school.
Spencer Matthews shares his positive experience at boarding school and is open to discussing it with Vogue.
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from www.aljazeera.com
9 months ago

At least 13 students killed in China school fire: State media

A fire in a boarding school dormitory in central China has killed 13 students and injured one.
The victims were identified as third-grade students from an elementary school in Henan province.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation and the head of the school has been taken into custody.

The best thing is the wind whistling around your parts': the men who wear shorts all year round

Dick Stringer, an artist, discusses his love for wearing shorts and how it started during his boarding school days.
Stringer finds shorts comfortable and enjoys wearing them while working in his factory, where he creates various items including chandeliers and architectural pieces.

'We need plumbers, electricians, builders' - Principal of fee-paying school who's pushing for increased uptake of apprenticeships

Dundalk Grammar School is considered one of the most competitively priced fee-paying schools in Ireland.
The principal would like to see more students at the school partake in apprenticeships.

Wymondham College achieves rare double Outstanding' from Ofsted

Wymondham College is praised by Ofsted for its aspiration and exceptional achievements.
The school is described as a vibrant and exciting place to live and study.
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NHS medics and UK nationals faced risky route to Sudan evacuation point

NHS doctors and British nationals faced a treacherous route to reach an airbase north of Khartoum before a deadline for evacuations, amid ongoing airstrikes and artillery fire in the Sudanese capital.Hundreds of people were told to find their own way to an evacuation centre at the Wadi Seidna airbase, about 14 miles (20km) north of Khartoum and its twin city, Omdurman.

Teenager who was rescued from Thai caves dies, UK school confirms

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A teenage footballer who was one of a dozen boys rescued from a Thai cave in 2018 has died, his school has confirmed.Duangphet Phromthep, who was known as Dom, died on Tuesday in hospital, Brooke House College confirmed on Wednesday.

Rebecca Makkai on her novel 'I Have Some Questions For You'

A podcaster returns to her boarding school decades after a classmate was murdered to rehash the crime.NPR's Scott Simon talks with Rebecca Makkai about her novel, "I Have Some Questions For You." SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Thalia Keith dies many times in Rebecca Makkai's latest novel.A high school senior takes a plunge into the school pool in the spring of 1995, bashes her head, and drowns.

Along for the Ride With Joy Sunday

The Wednesday actress reflects on a whirlwind year, from Bucharest breakfasts to Brooklyn art parties.Jan. 7, 2023 Before Wednesday premiered on Netflix last November, Joy Sunday thought her role in the show wouldn't change much in her life.I think I was bracing myself in a way, she said, by being in denial.

Ukraine president back in Kyiv, Russia keeps up attacks | amNewYork

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sounded another defiant note on his return to his nation's capital Friday following his  wartime visit to the United States, saying his forces are "working toward victory" even as Russia warned that there would be no end to the war until it achieved its military aims.

NHS medics and UK nationals faced risky route to Sudan evacuation point

NHS doctors and British nationals faced a treacherous route to reach an airbase north of Khartoum before a deadline for evacuations, amid ongoing airstrikes and artillery fire in the Sudanese capital.Hundreds of people were told to find their own way to an evacuation centre at the Wadi Seidna airbase, about 14 miles (20km) north of Khartoum and its twin city, Omdurman.

Teenager who was rescued from Thai caves dies, UK school confirms

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A teenage footballer who was one of a dozen boys rescued from a Thai cave in 2018 has died, his school has confirmed.Duangphet Phromthep, who was known as Dom, died on Tuesday in hospital, Brooke House College confirmed on Wednesday.

Rebecca Makkai on her novel 'I Have Some Questions For You'

A podcaster returns to her boarding school decades after a classmate was murdered to rehash the crime.NPR's Scott Simon talks with Rebecca Makkai about her novel, "I Have Some Questions For You." SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Thalia Keith dies many times in Rebecca Makkai's latest novel.A high school senior takes a plunge into the school pool in the spring of 1995, bashes her head, and drowns.

Along for the Ride With Joy Sunday

The Wednesday actress reflects on a whirlwind year, from Bucharest breakfasts to Brooklyn art parties.Jan. 7, 2023 Before Wednesday premiered on Netflix last November, Joy Sunday thought her role in the show wouldn't change much in her life.I think I was bracing myself in a way, she said, by being in denial.

Ukraine president back in Kyiv, Russia keeps up attacks | amNewYork

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sounded another defiant note on his return to his nation's capital Friday following his  wartime visit to the United States, saying his forces are "working toward victory" even as Russia warned that there would be no end to the war until it achieved its military aims.
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Joe Chialo: Ex-metal singer becomes Berlin's culture senator DW 04/27/2023

Joe Chialo is relatively new to politics but is set to assume the high-profile role of Minister for Culture in Berlin.He replaces Left Party (Die Linke) politician and former deputy mayor of Berlin, Klaus Lederer.The reshuffling of positions is a result of the new coalition government agreement reached between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD).

Danny and Lucy DeVito Head to Broadway With Roundabout Theater Company's New Season

Danny DeVito and his daughter, Lucy, will co-star in a new Theresa Rebeck play on Broadway this fall, presented by the nonprofit Roundabout Theater Company, which announced its 2023-2024 season on Tuesday.Roundabout said that its Broadway season would include two three-hander plays: I Need That, the new Rebeck play, as well as a revival of Home, a 1979 play by Samm-Art Williams.

Paris Hilton Says Demi Lovato Inspired Her To Write Tell-all Memoir - Towleroad Gay News

Paris Hilton has credited Demi Lovato with inspiring her to write her tell-all book.The hotel heiress has lifted the lid on her life in 'Paris: The Memoir' which gives a brutally honest account of her early years and her career in the spotlight, and she's now insisted Demi inspired her to put pen to paper after the pop star shared her own story in 2017 documentary 'Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated'.

The Best Sex I've Ever Read: A Long-Censored Queer Tryst at Boarding School

Early in Carmen Maria Machado's career, she decided to merge the two styles of writing she was pursuing: the literary and the erotic.Her first two books, Her Body and Other Parties and In the Dream House, are marked by her skillful blending of emotional incisiveness and erotic physicality.It was Machado's interest in works that demolish the assumed boundary between the literary and erotic texts that led her to Violette Leduc's infamous novella Thérèse and Isabelle.
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Chariots Of Fire director Hugh Hudson dies age 86 after short illness

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Hugh Hudson, best known for Academy Award-winning film Chariots Of Fire, has died at the age of 86, a statement on behalf of his family said.The filmmaker, who was behind the 1981 drama about story of two British runners in the 1920s, died in hospital in London on Friday following a short illness.

Hugh Hudson, Director of Chariots of Fire,' Dies at 86

Hugh Hudson, a director whose first feature film, Chariots of Fire, won four Oscars in 1982, including for best picture, died on Friday in London.He was 86.His family announced the death to the British news media but did not cite a cause.Chariots of Fire, based on the true story of two British sprinters who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, was nominated for seven Oscars and won four, including for the composer Vangelis's musical score and for the screenplay by Colin Welland, as well as for costume design.

Chariots Of Fire director Hugh Hudson dies age 86 after short illness

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Hugh Hudson, best known for Academy Award-winning film Chariots Of Fire, has died at the age of 86, a statement on behalf of his family said.The filmmaker, who was behind the 1981 drama about story of two British runners in the 1920s, died in hospital in London on Friday following a short illness.

Hugh Hudson, Director of Chariots of Fire,' Dies at 86

Hugh Hudson, a director whose first feature film, Chariots of Fire, won four Oscars in 1982, including for best picture, died on Friday in London.He was 86.His family announced the death to the British news media but did not cite a cause.Chariots of Fire, based on the true story of two British sprinters who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, was nominated for seven Oscars and won four, including for the composer Vangelis's musical score and for the screenplay by Colin Welland, as well as for costume design.
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Stuart Margolin, Emmy Winner for The Rockford Files,' Dies at 82

Stuart Margolin, a character actor best known for playing the sidekick to James Garner's private detective on the hit series The Rockford Files, a role that won Mr. Margolin back-to-back Emmy Awards as best supporting actor in 1979 and 1980, died on Monday in Staunton, Va.He was 82.His family said the cause was complications of pancreatic cancer.

How quiet' pupil went on violent hammer rampage at a 46,000-a-year private school

A violent incident at Blundell's School involving a 16-year-old student led to three people being severely injured in an attempted murder case.
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