A 14-year-old suspect is in custody for opening fire at a school in the US state of Georgia, killing four people and wounding another nine, officials say. The attack at the Apalachee High School in Winder, a city some...
School exclusions continue to rise, especially among poor, study shows
A record 32 million days of learning were lost last year by pupils in England’s schools, due to a combination of unauthorised absences and exclusions, according to a new study. The report by the Institute for Public...
France tests banning mobile phones in middle schools | DW News
It’s back to school time here in Europe and France is testing a mobile phone ban in hundreds of middle schools. It’s part of what it’s calling a "digital pause" for school kids. Several...
Will Volkswagen have to close factories to avoid sales slump? | DW News
Germany is a by-word for car manufacturing. But today Volkwagen has issued a warning that has people wondering whether it has reached the end of road as an industrial power house. At a special meeting of the workforce...
Scathing Grenfell Tower fire report condemns “incompetence”, “dishonesty” and “greed” | BBC News
The deaths of 72 people in the Grenfell Tower fire in London were the result of "dishonest" and “greedy” companies, decades of failure by successive governments, and incompetence and chronic lack of leadership...
Police news conference after 14-year-old student held in custody for Georgia school shooting
Officials give a news conference following a school shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder Georgia. Live ground shots and aerials from the high school and live from Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia...
Two students and two teachers killed in school shooting in Georgia – as 14-year-old suspect held
A 14-year-old suspect is in custody after a school shooting in the US state of Georgia, in which two students and two teachers were killed. The shooting took place at Apalachee High School, situated in Winder in Barrow...