Jackie Spriggs, chair of governors, then told parents that ‘inflammatory and defamatory’ comments had been seen on social media. It was then that Mr Allen and Ms Levine were banned from the school for ‘casting aspersions,’ according to Mrs Spriggs. The parents then contacted the school over Sascha’s needs because she has epilepsy, is neurodivergent and registered disabled. Mr Allen has accused the school of trying to ‘silence parents’. But Mr Allen, a Times Radio producer, and Ms Levine, a television producer, both claim they didn’t step foot in the school since July.

"West Bengal chief minister Smt. Undermining India's achievements on foreign soil. Mamata Banerjee was asked about India's economic progress, leaving behind the UK as the fifth largest economy in the world. Mamata Banerjee should not travel in future, to any foreign country, in the capacity of the chief minister of West Bengal, aided and assisted by Indian embassies and missions located overseas," Adhikari said. "I hope you would consider my request and conduct a thorough probe to ascertain the anti India Pitch made by Smt.

Image Source: FreepikSolar Eclipse 2025 Date and TimeSurya Grahan 2025: Visibility in IndiaWill there be Sutak Kaal on March 29, 2025 Solar Eclipse? What is Partial Solar Eclipse? Saturn in Pisces coincides with Solar Eclipse in Pisces:One of the most important celestial event, Solar Eclipse is going to happen today, on March 29, 2025. Solar Eclipse and Shanichari Amavasya is also a great combination, when people can perform various religious and spiritual activities. Other countries - like USA, Canada, the UK, Russia, and Norway will be able to experience the event.Surya Grahan Begins - March 29, 2025 - 02:21 PM ISTMaximum Surya Grahan - March 29, 205 - 04:17 PM ISTSurya Grahan Ends - March 29, 2025 - 06:14 PM ISTIndia would not be able to witness this partial solar eclipse.

Read our privacy policyA couple have criticised police after they were arrested for making complaints about their daughter's primary school. They told The Times they were fingerprinted and searched before being left in a police cell for eight hours. The couple said the arrest came after their nine-year-old daughter Sascha’s school, Cowley Hill Primary School, in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, raised objections over them sending multiple emails and raising criticisms on a parents’ WhatsApp group. They said this meant they were not allowed to attend Sascha’s parents’ evening or her Christmas performance. Cowley Hill Primary School told The Times: “We sought advice from the police following a high volume of direct correspondence and public social media posts from two parents, as this was becoming upsetting for staff, parents and governors.

The parents of a nine-year-old girl were arrested by police after they complained about their daughter’s primary school in a WhatsApp group. The arrest of the couple, on Jan 29, reportedly came after the school complained about Mr Allen and his partner sending numerous emails and making “disparaging” comments on a parents’ WhatsApp group. A month later, Jackie Spriggs, who chairs the governors at the school, allegedly wrote to parents saying that the school would take action against anyone who caused “disharmony”. Mr Allen said that he and his partner expressed their outrage over the warning in a private WhatsApp group. Shortly afterwards, the school reportedly banned the couple from visiting the school premises.

The parents of two young children were locked in a police cell for eleven hours after complaining on WhatsApp about the teacher recruitment process at their daughter's primary school. CCTV shows six uniformed police officers descending on their suburban home before they were led away in front of their crying daughter. Mr Allen, 50, branded the police action 'dystopian' and a 'massive overreach', and accused Cowley Hill Primary School in Borehamwood, Herts, of trying to 'silence awkward parents'. Mr Allen and Ms Levine were later banned from the school's premises for 'casting aspersions' on Mrs Spriggs. Hertfordshire County Council said Louise Thomas was appointed interim head of Cowley Hill School for one term before a proper recruitment process was carried out, adding it was 'fair, transparent and timely'.

Weeks after a lunar eclipse gave us a “blood moon”, the next astronomical spectacle is on upon us: a partial solar eclipse. Here’s everything you need to know today — from the key timings to how to watch safely:At 10am GMT this Saturday, it will begin. A tiny bite will begin to be taken out of the sun. Slowly, over the course of the next hour, the bite will get bigger and bigger as this phenomenon — the only partial solar eclipse visible in the UK this year — progresses. With only a maximum of a third of the sun obscured, though, if you want to witness one of the great astronomical events of the year you will need some apparatus.

With several lists recently released by the national newspaper, highlighting the best stays in the country, a local spot has made the cut. A statement from The Times said: "An overnighter at many of this year’s Best Places to Stay can be surprisingly good value for money. READ MORE: Take an inside look around 'the best hotel in Oxford'Inside The Bull in Charlbury. The hotel is praised for its trendy style as well as its star-studded guest list, including comedian and actor Jack Whitehall. READ MORE: The best Cotswolds hotels according to National GeographicUnlock unlimited local news subscribe today and save 40 per cent off an annual subscription.

'YOU KILLED...': Mamata Banerjee BOOED At Oxford University: Unseen Video Shows FIERCE Clash In UKLONDON: Two groups of protesters disrupted West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s speech at Kellogg College , Oxford, on Thursday night, causing the event, which was meant to be the highlight of her UK trip, to descend into chaos. Please don’t do politics here, it is not a political stage, you can do it with me in my state, not here,” Banerjee pleaded from the stage. Don’t behave like this” she shouted. “You are misbehaving.”The event was by now in chaos with the entire audience facing the two groups of protesters and many screaming at them to leave.“Anyone for Hindus,” asked Patel. Don’t mention one caste only,” Banerjee shouted.After some time security officials from the proctor’s office arrived and made the protesters leave.No one searched Patel’s bag so he brought in three placards.

A violent British career criminal is believed to be behind a series of million-pound art heists across Europe. Police found a book with information on Chinese objects held in European museums when they stormed properties linked with Kelly. A number of foreign holidays the 46-year-old embarked on coincided with burglaries at art galleries, museums and jewellers. Prosecutors are hoping to link him to a series of heists across Europe. On Monday, the trio were found guilty of conspiracy to murder Paul Allen, who was convicted of a £54m cash robbery from a Securitas warehouse in Kent - the biggest in British history.

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The Broadway play “The Shark Is Broken,” a comedy drama based on the making of the movie “Jaws,” is coming to the Vineyard this summer in celebration of the film’s 50th anniversary. The play is currently touring the U.K. and Ireland, after showing from August to November 2023 on Broadway in New York’s John Golden Theatre. It will be on the Vineyard amid the height of events commemorating the premiere anniversary of “Jaws” on June 20. He told the Times this week that showing the play on-Island has been his goal since joining the production in 2019 before its first premiere. Though the younger Shaw played his father in the Broadway production, he will not play that role on-Island as he is touring the play in the U.K.

Write to letters@thetimes.co.ukSir, The extreme transactional view the Americans are taking in talks on a ceasefire in Ukraine (“Trump makes $100bn grab for Ukraine’s oil and mineral wealth”, Mar 28) is utterly sickening. If ever there was a reason for a united European response to one aspect of the talks between the White House and President Putin this is it; to say with deafening clarity that conditions of this kind must not be a precursor to peace in a devastated country fighting for its life. The original rare earth minerals proposal was one thing but this additional set of terms, demanded not by Putin but by President Zelensky’s supposed ally, the US, is shameful and abhorrent. The nations of Europe must say

Motorists across Europe may be turning their back on Tesla after Elon Musk’s foray into politics, but in the UK we can’t get enough of his electric vehicles. Figures released this week by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association show that Tesla sales plummeted 40 per cent in Europe in February compared to a year earlier, despite a 26 per cent rise in sales of battery electric vehicles over the same period. Yet the UK has bucked the trend, with Tesla sales up 20 per cent in February. Here, the Model Y and Model 3 are the two most popular EVs after the Mini Cooper, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Sales for March, to be released by the SMMT next week, are

The Charity Commission is on a fact-finding mission to establish how Prince Harry’s charity could descend into chaos. On Wednesday, the Duke of Sussex and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho issued a joint statement saying that they were “truly heartbroken” but had decided to step down as patrons of Sentebale, the charity they founded in 2006. Several trustees also resigned at the same time after failing to oust the charity’s chair. Harry and Seeiso said: “With heavy hearts, we have resigned from our roles as patrons of the organisation until further notice in support and solidarity with the board of trustees who have had to do the same. Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho BRIAN OTIENO/GETTY IMAGES“These trustees acted in the best interest of the charity in asking the chair to step down, while