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Four in five headteachers have suffered abuse from schoolchildren's parents in the last year, a new survey has found.The mistreatment includes physical violence, verbal attacks, spitting and online trolling. One victim told Sky News she had her face slapped and was "threatened with murder over the phone". Some 82% of school leaders said they had been abused by pupils' parents, according to the survey by the National Association of Head […]

Military chiefs from around the world will meet next week to discuss the "operational phase" of protecting Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force, Sir Keir Starmer has announced.The prime minister hosted a virtual meeting of the "coalition of the willing" on Saturday, which involved leaders of 26 nations, including Ukraine, plus the EU and NATO, to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Speaking after the 90-minute meeting, Sir Keir […]

The Russian captain of a ship involved in the North Sea crash has appeared in court.Vladimir Motin, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, was remanded into custody after appearing at Hull Magistrates' Court on Saturday. The 59-year-old has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter.In a glass-front dock for the 35-minute long hearing, Motin heard how the Solong collided with the stationary US-flagged oil tanker, the Stena Immaculate, on Monday, off the coast […]

A Jewish-Israeli music producer said he felt like he experienced his own "personal October 7" when he was kidnapped by a gang in West Wales and held captive.Faiz Shah, 23, from Leeds, Mohammad Comrie, 23, from Bradford, and Elijah Ogunnubi-Sime, 20, from Wallington, were jailed at Swansea Crown Court on Friday. The court heard they had lured Itay Kashti to a remote property in the Brynteg area of Llanybydder on […]

Racing commentator John Hunt has returned to the airwaves three days after witnessing the killer of his wife and two of his daughters jailed for the rest of his life.Kyle Clifford was handed a whole-life order at Cambridge Crown Court on Tuesday for murdering his ex-partner Louise Hunt, her sister Hannah and their mother Carol with a crossbow and knife on 9 July last year.The 26-year-old defendant refused to attend […]

A decision to cut winter fuel payments for pensioners complied with the Equality Act 2010, the Attorney General has told a court.Pensioners Peter and Florence Fanning are taking legal action against the decision to remove the universal element of the benefit. The change was announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves last July, which later led to the Scottish government following suit.Mr and Mrs Fanning, from Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, are arguing […]

Police have been given a second extension as they continue to question the skipper of a cargo ship that collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea on Monday.The 59-year-old Russian national was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter late on Monday and has remained in custody since. He was the captain of the MV Solong which struck the Stena Immaculate, a US-flagged tanker, off the east coast […]

👉 Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app 👈Sir Keir Starmer is doubling down on his bid to reduce government waste, but is his plan a fix or just more spending spin? Beth is in Hull after hearing what the Labour leader is promising, including scrapping NHS England to "cut bureaucracy" and bringing management of the health service "back into democratic control". Alongside Harriet and Ruth, […]

A woman from Canterbury has been convicted of murdering her husband and hiding his body in their garden.Jeremy Rickard, 65, was found dead behind the family property on St Martin's Road in Canterbury on 11 July 2024.Crime scene investigation analysis suggests his body had been stored in a cupboard in their flat - before being moved to the garden.His wife, Maureen Rickards, had told their daughter that Mr Rickards had […]