Governor hides children to protect them from drug cartels
Mexican officials have sent some of their children abroad in a bid to keep them safe from increasingly high levels of violence from drug cartels. The governor of Sinaloa state, […]
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Princess praises literacy campaign
The Get London Reading childhood literacy campaign is continuing to gain momentum as one royal gives it her seal of approval. Following commendation from European commissioner for education Androulla Vassiliou […]
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Mexico to investigate reported drug cartel bribes
Mexican officials are to conduct an investigation into alleged drug cartel briberies designed to make citizens vote for political candidates. [The] Associated Press reported that prosecutors announced on November 22nd […]
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Children opt for easy subjects instead of academics, study finds
More schoolchildren are dropping academic subjects such as English literature in favour of easier vocational subjects, according to a recent survey. A charity set up by the Prince of Wales, […]
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Mexico drug war in numbers ‘looks increasingly worrying’
The drug war in Mexico is getting worse and the battle between the police and gangs has reached unstoppable proportions, according to one commentator. Friedemann Schirrmeister, an analyst at the […]
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Police find drug tunnel linking US to Mexico
Police in the US have found a large drug trafficking tunnel linking the country to Mexico in a discovery that could significantly impact the trade of drugs. A 1,200 space […]
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Cyber bullying ‘has risen in last ten years’
Cyber bullying is on the rise because children are using technology as a main method of communication, according to one expert. Richard Piggin, deputy chief executive officer of Beatbullying, an […]
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Accusations of teacher cuts are “nonsense”
Recent figures that suggested private schools are cutting their expenditure are "total nonsense", according to one expert. A representative from the Independent Schools Association (ISA) commented that a report by […]
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Cornish pasty museum to open in Mexico
The world's first Cornish pasty museum will be opened in Mexico, thousands of miles away from the savoury treat's place of heritage. Originally associated with the south-western county of Cornwall […]
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