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What Excites and Scares Principals Walking Into New Jobs
School principals transitioning to new positions face both excitement and anxiety about implementing their strategies at different schools while adapting to unfamiliar cultures and communities.
‘Cheap travel is not a defence’: the parents facing court for school absences in England
Parents across England faced court this month for failing to ensure regular school attendance, with hundreds summoned as authorities enforce stricter rules around term-time absences and unauthorized holidays.
Losing our religion? Most Australians have no religion, census could show if question was changed
A new survey suggests that changing Australia’s census religion question format could show over half the population identifies as non-religious, compared to the current 39% figure recorded in 2021.
Taxpayers could pay millions to abuse survivors if Christian Brothers goes bankrupt, court documents reveal
Australian taxpayers could face up to $65 million in payouts to abuse survivors if the Christian Brothers, a Catholic order, goes bankrupt, according to court documents released this week.
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Vultures are disappearing in Nigeria – but the ‘vulture king’ and others are fighting back
Vulture populations across West Africa face near-extinction from hunting linked to traditional beliefs, but one Nigerian community protected by sacred forest status is successfully reversing the decline.
We must fix social care before allowing assisted dying, says Burnham
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the assisted dying debate should be postponed until palliative and social care systems are improved, though he supports the principle of assisted dying legislation.
NHS mental health trust plans £25m in cuts to jobs and services
An NHS mental health trust plans to cut £25m from its budget, eliminating approximately 330 jobs and redesigning at least 10 key services across mental health care.
GPs’ breast cancer guidelines ‘miss’ 95% of young women who will develop disease
Research suggests current UK guidelines used by GPs miss 95% of young women under 50 who will develop breast cancer, failing to identify candidates for early testing or preventive treatment.
Study finds three midlife health factors that could delay dementia for 13 years
A study of thousands of Americans found that maintaining normal blood pressure, avoiding type 2 diabetes, and not smoking in midlife was associated with nearly 13 additional years living without dementia.
The first midterm primaries of 2026, by the numbers
Texas held its first major 2026 primaries Tuesday, with the state’s Republican Senate race heading to a May runoff after neither incumbent Sen. John Cornyn nor state Attorney General Ken Paxton reached 50% support.
The buck stops somewhere else: A look at Trump’s tendency to avoid blame when things go awry
President Trump frequently attributes economic and policy problems to predecessors and others rather than accepting responsibility, a pattern that critics say differs markedly from historical presidential precedent.
Trump shows off article on lower drug prices that says Biden deserves credit, not him
President Trump highlighted a Washington Post headline reporting record prescription drug price declines, though experts quoted in the article attributed the drop to Biden-era policies rather than Trump’s initiatives.
Trump’s midterm malaise: endless war and high prices could spell doom for Republicans in November
Trump faces criticism over an unpopular war with Iran and high cost of living, while focusing on Washington monuments ahead of November’s midterm elections, raising concerns among Republicans about electoral prospects.
Meta glasses banned from courts in England and Wales
Courts in England and Wales have banned Meta smart glasses due to concerns about unauthorized recording, joining restaurants and theaters in restricting the devices.
Spotify to distinguish AI artists from real people – and stop recommending them
Spotify will label AI-generated artists and exclude them from personalized recommendations starting next month, aiming to protect human musicians from losing streams to artificial competitors.
Taiwan says it was hit by ‘abnormal’ AI-assisted cyber-attack
Taiwan detected AI-assisted cyber-attacks on government agencies beginning in July, marking what security researchers described as a first-of-a-kind breach using autonomous hacking tools.