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By Ashleigh Crowter and Llyr Smits Published 23 June Share close Share page Copy link About sharing How about having a dog for a classmate in school? This is what one primary school head teacher wants to have in every classroom. Karen Towns has pioneered the use of dogs at Llandeilo Primary School, Carmarthenshire, over the past decade to provide well-being support to her pupils. Her own West Highland terrier Millie is always on hand during the school day for children who need time out to regulate their emotions. Therapy dogs making a difference in special schools Every school 'needs dog as stress-buster' "We have a bit of a joke that I don't employ anyone unless they love dogs, that it's an interview question," she told BBC Wales Live . "The teachers have all wanted to have a dog themselves. "The aim is that every class will have a dog in school … [Read more...] about Dogs: Llandeilo Primary School uses pets to help pupils

Police at scene of murder investigation in Guisborough SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Emergency services descended on Helmsley House in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, at around 2.20am on Monday. Officers discovered a man with serious injuries but he was pronounced dead at the scene in the north of the market town. Related articles London park taped off after 'serious incident' Man guilty of murdering neighbour over motorbike noise Two men aged 43 and 47 have been arrested on suspicion of murder. A 45-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. Detectives have appealed to anyone who may have information or anyone who may have seen or heard … [Read more...] about Death of man at retirement complex sparks murder investigation

A fire has broken out on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent (Image: [email protected]) SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Dramatic pictures show thick plumes of black smoke billowing across the sky in Minster on Sea, a town on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey.  Four fire enginers were scrambled to a caravan alight in Greyhound Road. Related articles Met Office issues highest warning with 'exceptional' risk to southeast Met Office issues rare FOUR-DAY amber weather alert for 36C scorcher A crew spokesman said: "Kent Fire and Rescue Service has been called to reports of a caravan alight in Greyhound Road, in Minster on Sea, Sheerness. "Four fire engines are in attendance and crews are using hose reel jets and … [Read more...] about Quiet Kent neighbourhood hit by massive fire as thick black smoke rips through countryside

MetService Parts of the South Island shivered through the morning, with lows of -8C, while there were hundreds of lightning strikes in Auckland. MetService has warned New Zealanders to brace themselves for the “coldest week of the year” with sub-zero temperatures, flurries of snow and heavy rain expected . On Tuesday morning, a dozen Wellington homes were still deemed a no-go zone after a slip came down on The Terrace on Monday, following afternoon of flooding. One of those slips had blocked the only way in and out of the settlement of Horokiwi, just outside the capital. Here’s what the numbers tell us about Aotearoa’s stormy weather. READ MORE: Thousands of lightning strikes across Auckland and lower Northland Most severe weather warnings ease but risk of thunderstorms remain Thunderstorms and rain forecast for central North Island 261 Over the past 24 hours up until Tuesday morning, there were a total of 261 lightning strikes across the Auckland … [Read more...] about By the numbers: New Zealand’s week of cold, stormy weather

06.06.2022 06:32 Key points to know for Monday: Ukrainian forces are "holding on" in Sievierodonetsk, President Zelenskyy said on Monday. Earlier the regional governor said the local situation had 'worsened' for Ukrainian forces under intense Russian bombardment. Russian forces continue to push towards Sloviansk in the Donbas, says UK military intelligence. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov cancelled a Monday visit to Serbia after neighbouring countries closed their airspace to his plane. Moscow has criticised the move . Lavrov followed Putin in warning the West on Monday against providing Ukraine with long-range rockets. Earlier the UK said it would supply new rocket launcher systems to Ukraine, with a range of 80km. Russian car sales fell by 52% in April, a year-on-year drop of 83%, industry figures show, largely due to Western sanctions. The head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff has said Ukrainians are facing the "same horrors" as the French did in World … [Read more...] about Ukraine war: Ukrainian forces ‘holding on’ in Sievierodonetsk, says Zelenskyy