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Schoolkids are buzzing after Be Safe event
Antrim Guardian
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June 14, 2025
Antrim and Newtownabbey Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) has delivered the annual Be Safe 2025 programme, reaching more than 1,800 Primary 7 pupils from 47 primary schools across the Borough. A longstanding initiative, Be Safe has...
Britain’s ineffectual asylum system
The Times
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Matthew Syed’s article (“A disaster for the West, miserable for refugees”, Jun 8) made grim reading but I was disappointed that his solution was merely treaty changes and deportations “either back home or to unappealing third nations”. The Danish...
UK seaside town 1.5-miles away from shipwreck feared to blow up at any second
The Mirror
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June 15, 2025
An unassuming seaside town with pastel beach huts and pebble shores is bizarrely home to its very own ticking time bomb. Situated on the northwest corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, Sheerness looks like any other coastal resort at first...
Taoiseach warns 'zero tolerance' stance needed on racist attacks in Northern Ireland
Breaking News from Ireland
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Taoiseach Micheál Martin has warned that a “zero tolerance” position must be taken on racist attacks in Northern Ireland. Speaking to the media in Cork today, Mr Martin expressed hope the that the violence of recent days would ease before marching...
Brits face 29C 'sizzle ’n’ storms' summer as floods threaten festivals and school hols
Daily Star
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June 14, 2025
Britain faces a sizzle ’n’ storms summer – as floods threaten festivals and school holidays after yesterday’s deluge. Storms rolled in from France to end the 29C heatwave with a bang and 30,000 lightning strikes. A month’s rain fell in a few hours...
Pupil pick-ups and parking problems prompt bid for new 52-space school car park
TeessideLive
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June 14, 2025
Plans for a new 52-space school car park are hoped to offer a "balanced solution" to problems from higher numbers of pupils being picked up and dropped off at Grangefield Academy. Stockton Council has been asked for planning permission for 52 more...
Iranian Inventor Honored at Global Inventors Competition (Poland); Milad Mahanrad Wins Gold Medal and Special Award from the United Kingdom
Daily Scanner - California
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June 14, 2025
By Linda Evans on June 14, 2025 The Global Inventors Competition, held under the banner of the E-NNOVATE 2025 International Innovation Expo, is recognized as one of the world’s most prestigious events in the field of innovation and invention. This...
British synagogues on alert for Iran-backed 'revenge' terror attacks following Israeli strikes
Daily Mail
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June 14, 2025
Britain's Jewish community was urged to be on heightened alert last night amid fears of terrorist ‘revenge’ attacks following Israel’s strike against Iran. Synagogues have stepped up security while communities were warned to ‘avoid displaying...
British Air India crash survivor reveals how he 'just walked out' out of burning plane moments before it EXPLODED - as he admits it's a 'miracle' he escaped with 'minor injuries'
Daily Mail
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June 14, 2025
The sole survivor of the British Air India disaster has revealed how he 'just walked out' of the burning plane as he admitted it is a 'miracle' that he has been left with only minor injuries. British national Viswash Kumar Ramesh, 40, said that he...
Racing the UK Ekiden Through 160 Years of Ties
JAPAN Forward
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June 14, 2025
One of Japan's best-loved sporting disciplines is making strides overseas. Britain will host the second UK Ekiden race along the banks of the River Thames on June 20. The event has grown exponentially from the 2024 inaugural event, with 310...
Parent says no, stop the screen rot in schools
The Times
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Bravo to the education committee for finally saying what we all know to be true: for young children, screens are like — and I’m paraphrasing here, but not by much — crack, in terms of rotting their brains and being ludicrously addictive. In its...
Rita Patel Crowned Player of the Year at UK’s Burnt Ash Hockey Club
First India
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London (United Kingdom): In an inspiring testament to grit, global ambition, and homegrown talent, Rita Patel, a dynamic forward from Gujarat, India, has been crowned Player of the Year at Burnt Ash (Bexley) Hockey Club, one of the UK’s most...
Letters: Declan Lynch summed up the sheer thrill of finally getting to watch British TV shows
Irish Independent
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Living in a rural location, the only way for us to receive those channels at that time was through the TV deflector system, an analogue forerunner of sorts to the modern dodgy box. A supplier positioned a mast on top of the Slieve Bloom Mountains,...
The school that Capt Howard built
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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June 14, 2025
On the edge of the concrete jungles of Gurugram, as the hill line of the low Aravalli ridges comes into view, I steer my motorcycle on to a village road. Every now and then, heavy dumper trucks rumble past, desecrating the peaceful repose of the...
5 foreign universities to offer courses at ‘significantly reduced costs’: CM Devendra Fadnavis
Hindustan Times
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June 15, 2025
MUMBAI: Indian students dreaming of a cheaper global education have a boon coming their way. In a first, the University Grants Commission on Saturday issued Letters of Intent (LoIs) to five well-known international universities to set up...
Rachel Reeves to unveil £725 billion plan to 'rebuild Britain's foundations'
The Mirror
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June 14, 2025
Rachel Reeves will vow to rebuild Britain’s foundations this week, unveiling Labour ’s 10-year infrastructure strategy. The £725 billion plan will include upgrades for transport networks, hospitals, schools and local facilities, as well as a boost...
Ministers unveil £725bn infrastructure plan as Reeves vows to rebuild 'crumbling' schools and hospitals
Radio X
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15 June 2025, 00:00 | Updated: 15 June 2025, 00:15 Ministers are pledging that at least £725 billion will be spent on infrastructure over the next 10 years. Picture: Alamy Ministers are to unveil their plan to overhaul infrastructure over the next...
Little Rock author’s ‘living history’ books making waves in schools in Arkansas and beyond
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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June 15, 2025
For Little Rock author Phyllis Hodges, reminding Arkansas children that "everybody has a story to tell" has made a yearslong journey to get her three "living history" books in more than 60 school districts' media centers, 25 public libraries and...
3 Vermonters win events at the 2025 New England high school track and field championships
BVM Sports
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June 14, 2025
Three Vermonters claimed victories at the 2025 New England high school track and field championships. Uly Junker from Thetford won both the 200 meters and long jump, setting a new state record in the 200 with a time of 21.52 seconds. Sanjin Hadzic...
Dennis-Yarmouth senior Breanna Braham among three double-winners at New England track championship
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Nearing the end of her decorated high school career, Dennis-Yarmouth senior Breanna Braham has seized every opportunity to leave her mark. Though many of Massachusetts’ elite runners opted to rest up for next week’s national meets, Braham embraced...