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Support staff under siege as cases of shocking violence soar

More than half of school support staff suffer shocking violence including stabbings and attempted strangulations, a shocking new study has revealed. In one horrifying case a pregnant teaching assistant suffered a miscarriage after being kicked in the stomach by pupil, GMB survey reveals More than half of school staff experience shocking violence at work – with more than 16 per cent suffering attacks every week. Appalling assaults include stabbings, attempted strangulation and pupils trying to chop off a teaching assistant’s...

Council accused of reigniting “class war” on once segregated street

A council has been accused of reigniting a ‘class war’ after only resurfacing the posh end of a street - to the spot where a wall once divided council houses from the rich. The suburban street is one long road split into two ends - where the wealthy Wentworth Road meets the more down at heel Aldrich Road. The developer who built the road and the estate in 1934 put a wall keep them apart - and even put spikes...

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