Simply drop the pencil in, and the sharpener does the rest. We appreciated the safety feature that ensures kids’ hands are kept away from the blade, making it a great pick for school use.

This week, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves made good on the Labour Party’s election promise to slap a 20% tax on private school fees as she unveiled her first Autumn Budget on Wednesday afternoon. To the ...

Storm Bert is set to reach the UK on Saturday and the Met Office is expecting it to bring “heavy rain, strong winds and disruptive snow to parts of the UK through the weekend”, potentially ...

These rebuilding programmes have promised to produce state-of-the-art schools. But I believe that the focus in the UK is still too much on the condition of the building, rather than the approach ...

Thousands of pupils across the United Kingdom are to be given Mandarin lessons in a government bid to double the amount of Mandarin learners in the UK by 2019. It has been announced that more than ...

Every kitchen needs a good set of knives, and every set of knives needs a good knife sharpener. Knives are the key to skillful cooking, but they're only any good if you can keep their edges smart.

UK schools are announcing closures as we delve further into the week, with parts of England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland waking up to a snowstorm on Tuesday (November 19). Snow flurries ...

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Fee-paying schools in the UK are currently exempt from VAT, but from the New Year, parents will have to pay an additional 20% for their children to attend. And independent schools will no longer ...

So, you’ve decided you want to become a professional actor. This is a monumental first step but you probably have tons of questions. The biggest one might be: “Where should I train?” ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A person walks their dog during snowfall in Warwick, England, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (Jacob King/PA Wire/PA ...