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Robbie MeredithEducation and arts correspondent, News NIWendy GallagherWendy Gallagher said she had worried about Andrew being in the classrooms even when they were declared safeFour mobile classrooms at a County Londonderry special school have again been closed due to problems including leaks, fungal growth and mould.As a result, more than 30 pupils at Sandelford Special School in Coleraine face having to stay at home and learn remotely.The pupils have already spent about a week out of school since September over the health and safety issues.The Education Authority (EA) admitted it had been “a very unsettling time for families and the…

Greater Manchester’s tram drivers are to go on strike in their dispute over working schedules, their trade union has said.Unite said Metrolink’s 320 drivers were concerned about operating heavy passenger vehicles while exhausted.They plan to strike from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 December, affecting passengers planning to head to Manchester’s busy Christmas markets, concerts by Ed Sheeran, Jamiroquai and Pete Tong, and Manchester City’s Premier League game against Sunderland at Etihad Stadium.Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) said it was working directly with drivers, Unite and Metrolink bosses to examine concerns about rotas.Drivers said their current shift pattern meant they work…

Manchester United might offload Bruno Fernandes to aid summer rebuild, Barcelona keen on Harry Kane and Julian Alvarez, Real Madrid look at Angelo Stiller.Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim is prepared to offload Portugal midfielder and club captain Bruno Fernandes, 31, next summer to help fund the signings of England midfielders Adam Wharton, 21, and Elliot Anderson, 23, from Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest as well as Cameroon’s Carlos Baleba, 21, from Brighton. (Teamtalk), externalManchester United will allow Brazil midfielder Casemiro, 33, and England winger Jadon Sancho to leave the club next summer in a move that will save £31m in…

Sir Keir Starmer is an international embarrassment. His nickname is “Never here Keir”. He has taken 42 foreign trips in 17 months. You’ve got a little map of it here. He’s been all over the world, but today he took the phrase “foreign trip” a little bit too literally. Now, apparently, Downing Street was ringing around journalists today asking them to not publish that clip of him nearly stacking it. Patrick hit out at ‘Never here Keir’ | GB NEWSWhat a shame. Anyway, it’s not the first time that he’s been humiliated on the world stage. There have been some…

A new waxwork of the late Princess Diana has been unveiled at the Grevin Museum in Paris, leaving many royal fans confused by the apparent resemblance.The waxwork, released in Paris, showcases Diana wearing her infamous “revenge dress”, which she wore in 1994, when news of her marriage breakdown with King Charles became public.Taking to Reddit, one user wrote: “Apparently it’s very difficult to do a convincing Princess Diana.”Another described it as looking like “Diana’s own evil twin”, with another comparing the waxwork to a “mid-western divorced mum from the 1990s”.Royal fans ‘are not impressed’ by the new waxwork | GETTYAnother…

Tom Read Wilson’s entrance into the I’m A Celebrity.. Get Me Out Of Here! jungle has sparked a wave of viewer scepticism over whether his extraordinarily refined speech patterns are genuine.The Celebs Go Dating star arrived with Vogue Williams as a late addition to the camp, which immediately drew attention with his theatrical vocabulary and cut-glass accent. It was a delivery so polished it left both campmates and viewers questioning its authenticity.During the star’s appearance on the show on Friday, social media erupted with speculation, with many viewers convinced he must be “faking” the elaborate speech for entertainment purposes.Inside the…

Many Britons have been slapped with huge costs over the last year, despite many fearing that they may have to put themselves at risk because of expensive repairs.New data has shown that two-thirds of motorists have had to pay for unexpected car repair costs in the last 12 months, a rise from 59 per cent last year.Almost four in 10 drivers admitted that they would struggle to pay a bill of up to £500, according to the RAC.Shockingly, the average repair vehicle bill now stands at £650, a concerning £33 rise compared to last year.With the high cost of vehicle…

Many of Wesley Lloyd-Roberts’ symptoms have reversed since he stopped taking ketamine, but he still faces the prospect of bladder surgeryOn a holiday partying in Ibiza, Wesley Lloyd-Roberts really got into ketamine – with an addiction to the Class B drug eventually leaving him incontinent.But the issue wasn’t so much its availability on the white isle, but when he got home to Penmaenmawr, Gwynedd, he said “it was everywhere”, and its use “just kind of blew up” in north Wales.Figures from the Betsi Cadwaladr health board area show a sharp rise in ketamine-related A&E attendances – from two in 2020,…

Luke Littler won his first match as world number one to progress at the Players Championship Finals, while Gian van Veen produced a second stunning comeback victory against Luke Humphries in the space of a month.Less than a month after upsetting Humphries in the final of the European Championship, Van Veen fought back from three legs down to defeat the defending champion 6-5 in Minehead.Humphries flew out of the traps with checkouts of 145, 40 and 83, but Van Veen came roaring back with finishes of 161 and 81 on bullseye.The former world number one steadied himself before losing throw…

Labour’s dwindling support across the country has been laid bare once again after the party lost ground in each of the seven council by-elections on Thursday, while Nigel Farage’s Reform UK and Zack Polanski’s Greens headed in the opposite direction.By-elections were held in Cheshire East, Dumfries and Galloway, East Sussex, Redcar and Cleveland and Stratford-on-Avon.Reform gained two of the seven by-elections, flipping two seats previously held by the Conservatives.Kemi Badenoch’s party managed to win two seats, taking the Hale ward in Trafford from the Greens and Stanraer and The Rhins which was previously held by an Independent.However, Labour’s woes continued…