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The FBI Director swiftly reacted to protect others as shots were fired around 8.15pm in the lobby of the Washington Hilton.

The inferno ripped through RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire and videos show black smoke billowing above the rising flames of the blaze.

The pain has not gone away for his family

A violent burglary has left two people in hospital, after raiders stole jewellery and a car from an Essex home

A violent burglary has left two people in hospital, after raiders stole jewellery and a car from an Essex home

RECAP: Join us as we follow the latest developments on today's 46th edition London Marathon.

JoJo Siwa's ex girlfriend Kath Ebbs shared a brutal post about 'sending hate to cheaters' on Sunday on the anniversary of her breakup with the singer.

At his lowest, Tetra Pak billionaire Sir Han Rausing was living in his £70million London mansion with his wife's corpse, before he rebuilt his life with the King's help.

The cast of TOWIE always seems to be living a glamorous life on our TV screen.

The Washington Post reports that some teachers are now implementing "brain breaks" in their classrooms to cope with shorter attention spans, "including limiting screen time; cutting the time students spend on one activity; adding more engaging, hands-on projects; and practicing meditation." Some teachers say the efforts are helping, at least a little... To engage students, teachers say they often feel the need to deliver teaching not only in shorter bursts, but also in more entertaining ways. "The new word is 'edutainment,'" said Curtis Finch, superintendent of Deer Valley Unified School District in Arizona. "How can you make your lesson applicable, interactive? Teachers are going to have to be more engaging for students...." In a kindergarten classroom at McKinley STEAM [a K-8 public school], students start the day with a meditation. The classroom of two dozen children is perhaps its quietest during this short activity every morning. Imagine you're in the Arctic, a voice from a meditation video tells them, with snowflakes melting on your skin. Silently, the children lay down on the carpet and close their eyes for a moment. After the meditation, the students gather in a circle and do a few deep breathing exercises before taking turns proclaiming what they are capable of each day. "I can be a good student," one little boy said before the child next to him replied: "I can listen to the teacher." The goal is that these mantras will stay with the children hours later, when they have to sit through the more tedious lessons of the day. An instructional coach at McKinley STEAM says the strategies are working students aren't reaching for their phones during class and sometimes actually get drawn into lessons. The article also explains why some teachers find this necessary: In recent years, educators say, it has grown more challenging to get students to pay attention. Eighty-eight percent of respondents in an international survey from 2025 of more than 3,000 teachers believed their students' attention spans were getting shorter. In a study published last year about kindergarten through second-grade classrooms in the United States, 75 percent of teachers said attention spans had dropped since the coronavirus pandemic, when the use of laptops and other technology for schooling spread rapidly. A growing body of research says that excessive screen time and short-form content such as TikTok videos are part of the problem. At least 36 states, including Ohio, have laws requiring schools to have some form of a cellphone ban. There is debate over whether screen time reduces people's ability to focus or their desire to — many developmental experts lean toward the latter, suggesting that it is possible to help students regain longer attention spans.

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Mick Jagger has still not passed a £13million Georgian mansion to ex-wife Jerry Hall 26 years after they separated, it can be revealed.

At the age of 86, Andrew Parker-Bowles, who inspired Rupert Campbell-Black in Jilly Cooper's Rivals, has slipped into a new, and rather more edifying role as a right-hand man to the royals .

Almost 15 years ago, on April 29, 2011, the university sweethearts said 'I Do' at London's Westminster Abbey and were met with joyous cheers from thousands of well-wishers.

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The celebrity chef, 59, has introduced the hefty tipping charge on his Christmas and New Year menu at Lucky Cat at London's 22 Bishopsgate.

The sprawling resort straddling the California-Nevada border has a glamorous and scandalous history that includes mob bosses, iconic singers and former presidents.

The son of an Iranian official sparked outrage after flaunting a £2,690 Louis Vuitton bag on social media as he boarded a private jet wearing an outfit that breaks the regime's strict dress codes.

More than 100 family and supporters gathered near the Washington Monument in the US capital to remember the mother-of-three.

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