A primary school teacher has been awarded more than £150,000 in compensation after a pupil assaulted her for asking him to get on with his work, union figures show. The six-figure payout was among cases in which education staff were awarded settlements for injuries and discrimination suffered in school. Overall, the NASUWT teaching union secured … Read more
A primary school teacher has been awarded more than £150,000 in compensation after a pupil assaulted her for asking him to get on with his work, union figures show. The six-figure payout was among cases in which education staff were awarded settlements for injuries and discrimination suffered in school. Overall, the NASUWT teaching union secured … Read more
Visitors to the outdoors are being urged to say hello, smile more, stay on footpaths and always bin their dog’s poo in a new-look Countryside Code. A refreshed version of the code, which provides advice on how visitors to natural places should behave, is being launched on the 70th anniversary of the booklet’s first publication … Read more
The owners of a renowned British beauty spot that was ravaged by litter and vandalism last summer have urged the government to educate ‘culturally diverse’ tourists how to behave in the countryside. The Lulworth Estate, which owns Durdle Door in Dorset, has complained that huge crowds that headed for Britain’s coasts during the easing of … Read more
The owners of a renowned British beauty spot that was ravaged by litter and vandalism last summer have urged the government to educate ‘culturally diverse’ tourists how to behave in the countryside. The Lulworth Estate, which owns Durdle Door in Dorset, has complained that huge crowds that headed for Britain’s coasts during the easing of … Read more
A newspaper executive today criticised Google and Facebook for changing search algorithms without telling publishers and warned how they now have ‘all the power’ in online news and advertising. Peter Wright, editor emeritus at DMG Media, MailOnline’s parent company, said the news industry has ‘no idea how they work’ and they ‘behave in the way … Read more
Rainbow fish behave like matadors by darting away from their predators at the last moment to avoid being eaten, a new study reveals. The tiny fish, also known as a Trinidadian guppy, spans less than an inch in length. It initially draws the attention of its most common predator – the much larger pike cichlid – … Read more