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Coast and Vale merger decision due

Coast and Vale merger decision due

Delta boss Paul Tarn took over Coast and Vale Learning Trust as chief executive in April Delta boss Paul Tarn took over Coast and Vale Learning Trust as chief executive in April More from this theme Recent articles Merger plans that would create England’s second-biggest multi-academy trust are due to be decided next month – by a board its chair sits on and with its chief executive already in charge of the other chain. Delta Academies Trust boss Paul Tarn took over Coast and Vale Learning Trust as chief executive in April. Paul Tarn It followed an “in-principle agreement” between the two trusts to join forces. The proposals – which will take Delta’s tally to 63 schools – will go before the Department for Education’s Yorkshire and Humber advisory board in two weeks. But leaders have warned of the risks attached to such a move. One trust chief executive, who asked not to be named, said: “The advisory board is in a very difficult position because they [the trusts] are so far down the line. …

Royal news live: King Charles ‘axes’ Prince Andrew’s £1m allowance due to Royal Lodge row

Royal news live: King Charles ‘axes’ Prince Andrew’s £1m allowance due to Royal Lodge row

Prince William confronted by founder of The Big Issue in awkward interaction Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The King will cut financial ties to the disgraced Duke of York after he refused to move out of his home, a royal writer has claimed. Prince Andrew’s £1 million “living allowance”, received every year, has been withdrawn by Charles as he continues to seek to distance himself from his younger brother. This is according to royal writer Robert Hardman, in the serialisation of a new book published by the Daily Mail. The keeper of the privy purse was “instructed to sever [Andrew’s] living allowance”. It comes after Andrew reportedly refused to move out of the 30-room Royal Lodge mansion in Windsor Great Park into the smaller Frogmore Cottage – previously inhabited by Harry and Meghan. “’The duke is no longer a financial burden on the King,’ confirms one familiar with the situation,” Mr Hardman writes. “’He claims to have found …

Real Madrid’s LaLiga match against Valencia postponed due to deadly floods | Football News

Real Madrid’s LaLiga match against Valencia postponed due to deadly floods | Football News

The Spanish Football Federation adjusted this week’s LaLiga schedule in response to the disaster. Real Madrid’s away match at Valencia this weekend has been postponed by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) due to floods that have killed more than 95 people. Villarreal’s home match against Rayo Vallecano was also suspended after the flash floods in eastern Spain. LaLiga asked the RFEF to postpone Valencia’s and Villarreal’s matches on Saturday as well as three second-division games involving teams from affected areas. “It has been agreed to postpone matches that were to be played in professional and non-professional competitions, both in 11-a-side football and in indoor football [in the Valencia region],” the RFEF said in a statement on Thursday. The federation had already postponed several midweek Copa del Rey first-round matches, including Valencia’s game against Parla Escuela. A moment of silence for the flood victims will be held at matches this weekend in Spain, including league leaders Barcelona’s Catalan derby against Espanyol on Sunday. Source link

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

Some stories refuse to stay buried. In The Reformatory, Tananarive Due excavates a painful chapter of American history through the lens of twelve-year-old Robert Stephens Jr., weaving together historical fiction, supernatural horror, and profound human truth. Based on the real-life horrors of Florida’s infamous Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys, Due crafts a narrative that speaks not just to the past, but eerily echoes through to our present. A Story Both Personal and Universal The Historical Foundation Set in 1950s Jim Crow Florida, The Reformatory draws inspiration from Tananarive Due’s own family history – specifically her great-uncle who died at the Dozier School at age fifteen. This personal connection infuses the narrative with an authenticity that resonates through every page, transforming historical facts into living, breathing memory. Plot and Narrative Structure The story follows young Robbie Stephens, sentenced to six months at the Gracetown School for Boys for defending his sister against a white boy’s unwanted advances. What begins as an unjust punishment rapidly descends into a nightmare where institutional racism meets supernatural horror. Due …

Men experience stronger social disconnect due to smartphones than women

Men experience stronger social disconnect due to smartphones than women

A recent study published in the journal Technology, Mind, and Behavior found that smartphones can negatively impact social connectedness and well-being, but the extent of these effects depends on the situation and varies by the gender of the user. Men, in particular, tend to experience a greater negative impact on social connection than women. In recent years, debates have intensified about whether smartphones and other digital media negatively affect well-being. Some studies have linked increased smartphone use to worsening mental health, while others suggest the impact may be as minor as eating certain foods. One issue with past research is that much of it has been correlational, meaning it can’t definitively say whether phone use causes negative outcomes or if people already feeling disconnected or unhappy turn to their phones more often. In their new study, the researchers aimed to overcome these limitations by analyzing experimental data to provide clearer insights into how phone use affects well-being in various real-world situations. They wanted to understand not only if phones harm social connection and well-being, but …

Europe’s September rains were twice as likely due to climate change : NPR

Europe’s September rains were twice as likely due to climate change : NPR

Rain inundated Central and Eastern Europe in early September, causing massive flooding, including in the town of Nysa, southwestern Poland. A new study finds that human-caused climate change roughly doubled the likelihood of that intense rainfall. Maciej Krysinski/KG PSP/State Fire Service of Poland via AP hide caption toggle caption Maciej Krysinski/KG PSP/State Fire Service of Poland via AP Massive rainfall inundated parts of Central and Eastern Europe in mid-September, dumping as much as two-thirds of some cities’ annual rain in just a few days. The rainfall from the weather system, called Storm Boris, drove floods that claimed 24 lives. But early warnings from weather forecasters gave many cities time to prepare, and infrastructure improvements in others helped protect residents from the deluges, says Maja Vahlberg, a climate risk consultant with the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre. It’s a sign, she says, that some parts of Europe, at least, are beginning to adapt to the more extreme weather brought on by human-caused climate change. Vahlberg was an author of a new analysis published by the …

Billy Connolly shares admission after ‘confronting’ death due to health struggles

Billy Connolly shares admission after ‘confronting’ death due to health struggles

Billy Connolly has made an admission about death amid his ongoing health struggles. The Scottish comedian, who mocked “exaggerated” reports of his “demise” in his 2023 autobiography, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2013. Parkinson’s is a brain disorder that causes unintended or uncontrollable movements, such as shaking, stiffness, and difficulty with balance and coordination. Often, the disease can become more severe over time. Despite experiencing growing physical challenges, the 81-year-old comedian and actor, nicknamed “The Big Yin”, has maintained a positive outlook about his heath, revealing last year that he doesn’t feel “close to death”. However, following his diagnosis, Connolly said he realised death is “not the big thing everyone has made it out to be”. Speaking in a new interview, the retired stand-up comic said: “It is nothing – it is just a sudden nothing.” Connolly recalled being told he had Parkinson’s and prostate cancer on the same day, telling The Mirror: “Yes, it was a funny week I had. On the Monday, I had hearing aids. On the Tuesday I got pills …

Telegram founder Pavel Durov due in French court over alleged illegal content on platform | World News

Telegram founder Pavel Durov due in French court over alleged illegal content on platform | World News

Pavel Durov, the chief executive of Telegram, is due in court later to face possible charges linked to alleged criminal activity on the platform. The billionaire founder of the encrypted messaging and social media app was arrested in France on Saturday after his private jet landed at Le Bourget airport outside Paris. The Russian-born entrepreneur – who became a French citizen in 2021 – was questioned about allegations his platform is being used to exchange child sexual abuse material, and by crime gangs for drug trafficking, fraud and money laundering. It is also claimed that Telegram refused to share information or documents with investigators. Telegram has responded by insisting it abides by EU laws and its moderation is “within industry standards and constantly improving”. Its statement added: “It is absurd to claim that a platform or its owner is responsible for abuse of that platform.” Image: Pavel Durov’s arrest on Saturday prompted a protest near the French embassy in Moscow, where paper planes representing the Telegram logo were dropped. Pic: Reuters Mr Durov’s arrest in …