A mum was left "disgusted" after her 10-year-old daughter was sent home-schooling work that included "inappropriately sexual" phrases. Annette Farrington, 27, from Fazakerley, Liverpool, was home-schooling her daughter when she noticed the worrying material. The English homework included phrases such as "She fondled", "I stroked", and "She felt his". Annette said: "She got the homework just before half-term but because there was so much we had some left over so we were doing it yesterday. "She was doing work on the Holocaust, and I think it had got mixed up with that. "When I was looking at it I thought that doesn't even make sense, why it would be there? "But after speaking to the school they said it was part of an English lesson giving examples to help kids make their own story." Printed on one of the English worksheets for her daughter were short sentences describing how somebody may feel. Under the header "How do I feel?" examples were listed, including "When I … [Read more...] about Mum ‘disgusted’ after daughter, 10, sent ‘inappropriately sexual’ work from school
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Shamima Begum seen at Syrian refugee camp after being told she can’t return to UK
Shamima Begum has been seen for the first time since the Supreme Court ruled she cannot return to the UK to pursue an appeal against the removal of her British citizenship. Footage shows the 21-year-old ISIS bride walking through the al-Roj detention camp where she has been living in northern Syria following the collapse of the terror group's Middle East stronghold. British-born Ms Begum was wearing sunglasses, a jacket, t-shirt, leggings and white trainers when the video was recorded by an ITV News crew. She was usually seen wearing traditional clothing when tracked down by journalists in the past. In the video, she appears to turn her face away from the news camera and walk hurriedly towards a cluster of tens as children play outside. She declined to comment, ITV news reported. Ms Begum was 15 when she and two other east London schoolgirls travelled to Syria to join the so-called Islamic State group (IS) in February 2015. Her British citizenship was revoked on … [Read more...] about Shamima Begum seen at Syrian refugee camp after being told she can’t return to UK
Israel, UK mull return of sports fans after mass COVID-19 vaccinations
Matchgoing fans were among those to have been hit fairly early on by the pandemic. Now, about a year into life with COVID-19, mass crowds are largely still banned from sports games. But many fans are now hanging their hopes on the newly-developed vaccines. With Israel and the UK among the countries with the world's highest vaccination rates, both provide a glimpse of how sports events could soon be carried out with mass crowds in attendance. 10,000 fans at an Israeli football game? As of February 25, Israel is the world leader in administered COVID19 vaccination doses per capita, with 90 doses administered per 100 people. A total of 4.6 million people have already received the first dose, more than half of Israel's 9m population, with more than 3.2 million of those having already received the second dose. Those who received their second dose are entitled to a so-called Green Pass, which initially lasts six months and allows its holders wide-ranging privileges such as booking … [Read more...] about Israel, UK mull return of sports fans after mass COVID-19 vaccinations
COVID-19: More than 19 million have now had first coronavirus jab – as UK reports another 345 deaths
The UK has reported another 345 coronavirus deaths and 8,523 new cases, while more than 19 million people have now had their first vaccine dose. It compares with yesterday's figures of 9,985 coronavirus cases and 323 deaths . They are down on last Friday's tallies of 12,027 and 533. Live COVID updates from the UK and around the world Meanwhile, the total number of first doses has hit 19,177,555 - a rise of 485,720. And 736,037 people have now had their second jab - up by 35,319. That's the highest increase in second doses to date and the highest increase in first doses this week. Advertisement It comes as the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) announced the next phase of COVID vaccinations will continue to prioritise people by age and not their occupation. People aged 40-49 will be the next in line to get a vaccine after all vulnerable groups and the over-50s are covered, the government said. More … [Read more...] about COVID-19: More than 19 million have now had first coronavirus jab – as UK reports another 345 deaths
COVID-19: UK’s R number unchanged at between 0.6 and 0.9
The UK's coronavirus reproduction number - or R number - remains unchanged at between 0.6 and 0.9. It is in line with last week's estimate of 0.6 and 0.9 . That means that on average, every 10 people infected will infect between six and nine others. The growth rate is estimated to be between -6% and -2% - meaning the number of new infections is shrinking by between 2% and 6% every day. Last week it was -6% to -3%. Live COVID updates from the UK and around the world Advertisement The R refers to the average number of people an infected person will pass COVID-19 on to. Anything above one means the coronavirus outbreak is growing exponentially. The figures for R and the growth rate are provided by the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). Across England regions, the R stands between 0.6 to 0.8 in London, the east of England, and the South West. It falls between 0.7 to 0.9 for the other English regions, including … [Read more...] about COVID-19: UK’s R number unchanged at between 0.6 and 0.9