Primary school teacher won £155,000 after pupil brutally attacked her when she asked him to behave

A primary school teacher has been awarded more than £150,000 in compensation after a pupil assaulted her for asking him to get on with his work, union figures show. The six-figure payout was among cases in which education staff were awarded settlements for injuries and discrimination suffered in school. Overall, the NASUWT teaching union secured … Read more

Primary school teacher won £155,000 after pupil brutally attacked her when she asked him to behave

A primary school teacher has been awarded more than £150,000 in compensation after a pupil assaulted her for asking him to get on with his work, union figures show. The six-figure payout was among cases in which education staff were awarded settlements for injuries and discrimination suffered in school. Overall, the NASUWT teaching union secured … Read more

Countryside Code is updated for first time in a decade to tell visitors how to behave

Visitors to the outdoors are being urged to say hello, smile more, stay on footpaths and always bin their dog’s poo in a new-look Countryside Code.  A refreshed version of the code, which provides advice on how visitors to natural places should behave, is being launched on the 70th anniversary of the booklet’s first publication … Read more

Owners of Dorset beauty spot urge government to teach ‘culturally diverse’ tourists how to behave

The owners of a renowned British beauty spot that was ravaged by litter and vandalism last summer have urged the government to educate ‘culturally diverse’ tourists how to behave in the countryside.  The Lulworth Estate, which owns Durdle Door in Dorset, has complained that huge crowds that headed for Britain’s coasts during the easing of … Read more

Gary Lineker takes £400,000 pay cut and promises to behave himself on Twitter

Gary Lineker was today revealed to still be the BBC’s top earner on £1.75million – but then immediately announced he was taking a pay cut. The BBC released their accounts showing their top talent earning over £150,000 a year at midday. But one minute later its press office announced he had signed a new five-year contract … Read more

Janet Street-Porter says pubs must shut if people can’t behave

Pubs are where you meet people and it’s well documented that at least 90% of all relationships start by getting drunk – usually where alcohol is readily available in unlimited amounts.  Was it a smart move by Boris Johnson to reopen pubs and bars as the weather warmed up and the holiday season (at least … Read more

Google and Facebook behave like ‘monopolies’

A newspaper executive today criticised Google and Facebook for changing search algorithms without telling publishers and warned how they now have ‘all the power’ in online news and advertising. Peter Wright, editor emeritus at DMG Media, MailOnline’s parent company, said the news industry has ‘no idea how they work’ and they ‘behave in the way … Read more

Rainbow fish behave like bullfighters, study says

Rainbow fish behave like matadors by darting away from their predators at the last moment to avoid being eaten, a new study reveals.  The tiny fish, also known as a Trinidadian guppy, spans less than an inch in length. It initially draws the attention of its most common predator – the much larger pike cichlid – … Read more