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Bernie DavisBernie Davis, the principal of Park School, says class sizes are at or above recommended limitsThe number of pupils in Northern Ireland’s 40 special schools has risen by more than 1,000 in just five years.One school principal has told News NI that the increase has brought “significant challenges”, including having to use changing rooms as classrooms.Pupil numbers in special schools rose by 17% between 2020 and 2025, according to figures released by the Department of Education (DE).The Education Authority (EA) has previously said that there is still a need for 6,000 more places in special schools.But only one new…

Anisimova went into the match having won six of their previous 10 meetings, though they have met at each of the past three Grand Slams and Sabalenka edged that particular head-to-head two wins to one.She prevailed in straight sets in the French Open fourth round and the US Open final, while Anisimova was victorious over three sets in their Wimbledon semi-final.Their semi-final in Riyadh promised much – and delivered.The first two games took 18 minutes to complete. Anisimova saved three break points to hold in the opener, then Sabalenka fought back from 0-40 down to do likewise.The match clock had…

Marie Curie has called for more councils in England to exempt terminally ill people from council tax. The charity has already secured commitments from 16 councils to drop the tax for people at the end of their lives, and hopes more will follow.Manchester City Council introduced council tax relief in the summer, followed by Barnsley, which brought in the change last month.Mr Jamie Thunder, senior policy manager at Marie Curie, said: “With a significant proportion of terminally ill people relying on benefits as their main source of income, council tax relief can be a huge support for families facing financial…

The BBC has been scolded for trying to “eradicate biological sex norms” by disciplining veteran newsreader Martine Croxall amid their “pregnant people” row.Speaking to GB News, Assistant Editor at The Spectator Madeline Grant said the BBC was making a “very extreme proposition” with their use of “pregnant people” rather than “pregnant women”.The BBC is facing yet another backlash after retracting support for newsreader Martine Croxall, who corrected “pregnant people” to “women” during a broadcast in June.The BBC’s Executive Complaints Unit determined that her actions, combined with her facial expression during the broadcast, breached the corporation’s impartiality standards by creating the…

An online prankster who invaded the pitch during a football match in Dublin has been banned from attending all national and international games for five years.Daniel Jarvis, 37, from Gravesend in Kent, ran on to the pitch at the start of the match between Ireland and England at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on 7 September. Mr Jarvis was given the banning order at Medway Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. He must also surrender his passport during international tournaments.Chief Constable Mark Roberts, National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for football policing, said: “Jarvis is clearly an attention seeker who carried out the…

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim backs striker Benjamin Sesko to find his feet at Old Trafford and insists his early “struggles” are “normal” amid the scrutiny the Red Devils face from the media and “club legends”.READ MORE: ‘Control freak’ Sesko should ignore critics – Amorim

Locals in the Merseyside town of Kirkby have shared their disbelief as the name of their town was misspelt four times in markings on a major road passing. Plans are now underway to correct the embarrassing errors found along the M58 junction, where the relatively simple town name was misspelt as “Kirby”.The mispelling could be seen multiple times, emblazoned in bold white text. National Highways and Sefton Council’s blunder prompted an outpouring of reaction on social media, with residents taking to local Facebook groups to share their feelings. “I moved from Kirkby 55 years ago, but it still pi***s me…

London’s benchmark Ftse 100 index closed 53.21 points lower at 9,682.57 on Friday, a 0.6 per cent fall that capped off a disappointing week for UK shares.Rightmove and airline group IAG were the worst performers among blue-chip stocks, each sliding 12 per cent.Across the week, the Ftse 100 recorded a 0.4 per cent decline, while the Ftse 250 dropped 1.8 per cent.The weakness extended to European markets, with Frankfurt’s DAX falling 0.7 per cent and Paris’s CAC 40 down 0.2 per cent.Wall Street also struggled, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.6 per cent and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite…

Patrick Christys has welcomed fellow GB News Presenter and wife Emily Carver back to the studio, after taking time off to give birth to their first child, George.Patrick told his audience: “It’s a tough one tonight, but we do have a very, very special panellist. “They’ve been away for a little while but they’re back by popular demand. It’s Emily Carver!”WATCH ABOVE.

Elen Wyn,Newyddion S4C and Paul Pigott, WalesNorth Wales PoliceNeil Foden was jailed for 17 years for sexual offences involving four girlsA parent who raised concerns about Neil Foden for excluding her son from school says she was told “files and files of complaints” had been made against the paedophile head teacher more than a decade before he was jailed.Linda, not her real name, said a council officer at Cyngor Gwynedd told her in 2009 she wasn’t the first parent to raise concerns about Foden, after her son was kicked out of Ysgol Friars in Bangor. Parents, pupils, and staff have…