The leaders of an East London academy where vulnerable pupils were found to have potentially been harmed by its disciplinary culture have declined to apologise to children affected. A safeguarding review into Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (MVPA) in Hackney, praised for its excellent academic results, concluded in December 2025 that the school’s culture of “punishment no matter what” had been “particularlyContinue reading “Strict Rules, Soaked Dignity — Hackney’s Apology Comes Bone‑Dry”
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Inmates Bitten By Venomous Spiders And Rats
Prisoners have been bitten by venomous spiders and rats, according to a report highlighting ‘dangerous’ conditions behind bars. The Independent Monitoring Boards (IMB) said false widow spiders bit prisoners at HMP Bullingdon, near Bicester, Oxon, after disturbing them during building work. At HMP Hollesley Bay, in Woodbridge, Suffolk, a prisoner was bitten by a ratContinue reading “Inmates Bitten By Venomous Spiders And Rats”
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