An American bulldog cruelly abandoned outside an animal centre who only understood German has now been taught in English in a bid to find a new home. The ‘intelligent and ‘loving’ dog, fondly named Hector, was found tied to the gates of an RSPCA centre in Leeds with cigarette burns on his body on August … Read more
‘Don’t bore pupils with Shakespeare’: Dame Helen Mirren says the Bard should not be taught in schools as it’s best experienced for the first time at a theatre Helen Mirren says Shakespeare should be shown not taught to school pupils Suggests ‘droning through’ his works at the ages of 11 and 12 can be off-putting … Read more
Children should be taught ‘the good and bad about history’, the Education Secretary said today, as he insisted we should be ‘very proud’ of Britain’s past. Gavin Williamson has indicated he would be ‘incredibly interested’ in making sure the country’s history curriculum is ‘reflective’ of Britain’s diverse population. He told the Sunday Telegraph: ‘It is really … Read more
Children should be taught ‘the good and bad about history’, the Education Secretary said today, as he insisted we should be ‘very proud’ of Britain’s past. Gavin Williamson has indicated he would be ‘incredibly interested’ in making sure the country’s history curriculum is ‘reflective’ of Britain’s diverse population. He told the Sunday Telegraph: ‘It is really … Read more
Paloma Faith used her time in lockdown to teach herself how to produce music. And the songstress, 39, has admitted that she found the idea of it daunting, before actually giving it a go herself. ‘I learnt how to produce music for the first time in my career and wrote and engineered myself for the … Read more
Halle Berry’s new singer boyfriend Van Hunt has taught her to ‘love again’: ‘Their chemistry is through the roof’ Halle Berry, 54, has been dating singer and songwriter Van Hunt, 50, for the past several months A new report claims the romance is heating up, revealing: ‘Their chemistry is through the roof’ The actress was … Read more
A fourth-grader from New Mexico has been pictured lying outside of his elementary school using the internet connection so he can take part in remote classes. Nine-year-old Jonathan Endecott from Roswell had to sit outside the elementary school’s building, closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, because he doesn’t have internet access at home. Schools in … Read more
A fourth-grader from New Mexico has been pictured lying outside of his elementary school using the internet connection so he can take part in remote classes. Nine-year-old Jonathan Endecott from Roswell had to sit outside the elementary school’s building, closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, because he doesn’t have internet access at home. Schools in … Read more
Scenes from Dean and Nala’s photo album of their travels He was determined to cycle solo around the world. But then Dean Nicholson found himself adopted by a four-legged stray who was equally determined to change everything There is a wise old saying where I come from in Scotland – whit’s fur ye’ll no go … Read more
MPs will be given lessons on woke language and history by consultants who declared the words ‘lady’ and ‘pensioner’ to be offensive. Parliament has paid Challenge Consultancy £7,000 to design a course on ‘unconscious bias’ for MPs. In total the company, which has also trained BBC staff, has raked in nearly £800,000 from Parliament for … Read more