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Teacher at £56,000-a-year boarding school is banned after failing to disclose fiancé’s child sex convictions
A teacher at a boarding school charging £56,000 a year in fees has been banned from the profession after failing to disclose that her fiancé had convictions for child sex offences. A professional conduct panel found that her non-disclosure represented a serious safeguarding failure, given the direct risk this posed to pupils in her care…
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Japanese space tech startup Letara expands beyond satellite thrusters with $16M
Letara, a Sapporo-based space startup, has raised ¥2.6 billion (around $16 million) to expand beyond its original focus on satellite thrusters into developing large hybrid rocket systems for the space, defence and security markets. The funding comes as Japan increases investment in its domestic space industry and relaxes defence export restrictions, creating an opening for…
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Two suspended Swans stars seen partying in Adelaide at 4am just weeks before hotel scandal
Sydney Swans players Isaac Heeney and Nick Blakey were reportedly photographed partying in Adelaide at about 4am, weeks before a separate Melbourne hotel incident that led to their suspensions. The report links the earlier late-night outing to wider scrutiny of player behaviour and the club’s standards. The article says the Adelaide photographs were taken after…
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Heir is paying ex-wife $1m-a-year after his alleged affair ended their marriage… but now she has infuriated him by ‘meddling’ in his golden goose artisanal jigsaw business. So, whose side are YOU on?
A wealthy heir, Chris Wirth, is reportedly paying his ex-wife Sage $1 million a year in a divorce settlement following the breakdown of their marriage, which she has alleged was caused by his affair. Wirth runs Liberty Puzzles, an artisanal jigsaw puzzle company based in Boulder, Colorado, and the dispute has escalated as he now…
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Two fishermen rescued from Pacific after clinging onto cool box with no food or water for five days
Two Mexican fishermen, Daniel Guerrero Martinez, 53, and Jose Luis Portela Villegas, 32, have been rescued after spending five days adrift in the Pacific Ocean without food or water. The pair disappeared after their boat, the Camaronera, sank in waters off Chiapas, and survived by clinging to a cool box that had been on board…
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Former Scotland rugby captain’s retirement takes off in style as he becomes a Jet2 pilot
Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart McInally has begun a new career as a commercial pilot with Jet2, describing it as the fulfilment of a “lifelong dream”. The 36-year-old, who retired from professional rugby in 2023 after a neck injury cut short his career, has quietly completed simulator training and real-life take-offs and landings before flying…
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3 Soft Rock Songs From 1979 That Every 70s Kid Still Knows by Heart Today
This article is a listicle celebrating soft rock songs released in 1979, a year the author frames as the transition point between the sounds of the 1970s and 1980s. It highlights three tracks from that era that remain widely recognised by people who grew up in the decade. The songs featured are Air Supply’s “Lost…
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Fivio Foreign Pivots to Christian Rap, But Don’t Call Him a Gospel Artist: ‘I Don’t Want to Put It in a Category’
Brooklyn rapper Fivio Foreign has signalled a move towards Christian rap after a clip of his new music went viral, though he has stopped short of calling himself a gospel artist. Speaking to The Shade Room, he explained the shift as a response to feeling spiritually compelled to “do something for God,” while resisting having…
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One in seven Royal Mail first-class deliveries don’t arrive on time – despite them scrapping second-class post on Saturdays
Royal Mail’s first-class post is failing to meet its own delivery promises, with one in seven letters and parcels arriving late, according to new figures. The finding is striking given that Royal Mail has scrapped second-class deliveries on Saturdays specifically in order to prioritise resources for getting first-class post delivered on time. The scale of…