A U.K. woman who was allegedly fired from a Church of England primary school for raising concerns about compulsory sex education had her appeal heard before an employment tribunal last week after two members were recused for perceived bias. Kristie Higgs, a
Nijel Pack scored 21 points — including the go-ahead jumper and a pair of free throws in the final minute — to rally No. 5 seeded Miami past Drake 63-56 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday night. The Hurricanes
The topic of fights in hockey has been widely debated, but now one professional league has decided to put an end to it. New Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Commissioner Mario Cecchini announced a ban on fighting, starting next season. The QMJHL
Most college students who go abroad spend their junior year in Paris, London, Madrid or some another plush international capital. However, 28-year-old Alexis Anttila, a biology student from Dallas who attends Columbia University in New York City, has traded the comfort of
Comment on this story Comment Living with a romantic partner can be wonderful. It can mean always having a date for a Netflix binge, and never having to host your insufferable stepmother without an ally. But it also comes with an implicit
BBC chairman Richard Sharp is fighting to keep his job after a cross-party group of MPs accused him of “significant errors of judgment”. The former Goldman Sachs banker denies facilitating a loan between then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Canadian businessman Sam Blyth,
An entrepreneur has revealed that he is now “fighting off” the same women who never gave him the time of day when he was a digger driver. Alex Bakita hated high school and worked numerous menial jobs including in hotels and on
Vacation rental site VRBO wants you to have a fun Super Bowl bash – just not in one of its thousands of listed properties. The deployment of what it’s calling a “new unauthorized event prevention technology” is responsible for blocking over 500
Metropolitan Police have launched an “urgent investigation” into the incident, with officers and forensics teams on the scene. But, while officers are yet to make any arrests in connection with the shooting, detectives are starting to clarify events. They believe the shots
A Virginia teacher who was critically injured when she was was shot by a 6-year-old student in Newport News is showing signs of improvement as authorities struggle to understand how a child so young could be involved in a school shooting, the