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Katy Perry lawsuit: Nun involved in property row ‘dies in court’

[ad_1] Image copyright MARK RALSTON Image caption Singer Katy Perry got caught up in a lawsuit involving two nuns and the Los Angeles Archdiocese A nun embroiled in a property dispute with singer Katy Perry collapsed and died during a court hearing on Friday, US media report.Sister Catherine Rose Holzman was 89.She was one of two nuns locked in a legal battle with Perry and the Los Angeles Archdiocese over
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Elizabeth Hurley’s nephew stabbed in Wandsworth

[ad_1] Image copyright Neilson Barnard/Getty Image caption Miles Hurley, pictured with his aunt, Elizabeth Hurley, is believed to be one of two young men stabbed on Thursday Actress and model Elizabeth Hurley's 21-year-old nephew is in hospital after being stabbed repeatedly in the back.Hurley confirmed the "brutal" attack on her Twitter account, saying it is an "appalling" time for the family.The Met Police could not confirm the victim's identity but
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Damian Hinds to cut workload to tackle teacher shortage

[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Recruitment targets for teaching have been missed for five years in a row The education secretary has promised to cut teachers' workload in an attempt to resolve a recruitment crisis in England's schools.Damian Hinds told a head teachers' conference in Birmingham that there will be no more new changes to primary tests, GCSEs or A-levels.But he faced challenges from delegates over school funding
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Northamptonshire ‘racist’ teacher banned from profession

[ad_1] Image copyright Jim Smillie/Geograph Image caption Philip Pedley taught at Oundle School from 1990 to 2016 A history teacher who made "racist" comments to pupils has been banned from the profession. Philip Pedley, 60, taught at the private Oundle School, in Oundle, Northamptonshire for more than 26 years. A misconduct panel found he told a pupil "your father must have come over, stealing our jobs". He was found guilty
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Trump told to mute Twitter critics, not block them, by New York judge

[ad_1] Image copyright @realDonaldTrump/Twitter Image caption The US president has more than 48 million followers on Twitter A judge has advised US President Donald Trump to mute rather than block his Twitter critics after users of the service filed a lawsuit against him.Seven people sued Mr Trump after he blocked them from seeing his tweets, arguing that it was unconstitutional.But District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald suggested the president mute the