Trump is probably only insisting on a quick "peace" in #Ukraine so that the EU, with the position of peacekeepers and perhaps fending off a new Russian attack, is far too busy to support Canada or Denmark-Greenland against US attacks.
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Vermutlich beharrt Trump nur deshalb auf einem schnellen „Frieden“ in der #Ukaine, damit die EU, mit der Stellung v Friedenstruppen beansprucht & vllt einen neuen russischen Angriff abwehrend, viel zu beschäftigt ist, um Kanada o Dänemark-Grönland gg US-Übergriffe beizustehen.
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March 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Trump is probably only insisting on a quick "peace" in #Ukraine so that the EU, with the position of peacekeepers and perhaps fending off a new Russian attack, is far too busy to support Canada or Denmark-Greenland against US attacks.
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Vermutlich beharrt Trump nur deshalb auf einem schnellen „Frieden“ in der #Ukaine, damit die EU, mit der Stellung v Friedenstruppen beansprucht & vllt einen neuen russischen Angriff abwehrend, viel zu beschäftigt ist, um Kanada o Dänemark-Grönland gg US-Übergriffe beizustehen.
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March 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Vermutlich beharrt Trump nur deshalb auf einem schnellen „Frieden“ in der #Ukaine, damit die EU, mit der Stellung v Friedenstruppen beansprucht & vllt einen neuen russischen Angriff abwehrend, viel zu beschäftigt ist, um Kanada o Dänemark-Grönland gg US-Übergriffe beizustehen.
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#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A head teacher who exposed himself to members of staff both at school and while on a school trip has been banned from teaching for at least 15 yrs. A professional standard panel agreed his behaviour was 'predatory' and 'sexualised'.
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Cadle Primary head struck off after exposing himself in school
James 'Jamie' Richards left several staff traumatised and was described as "predatory" by a panel.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:02 AM
#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A head teacher who exposed himself to members of staff both at school and while on a school trip has been banned from teaching for at least 15 yrs. A professional standard panel agreed his behaviour was 'predatory' and 'sexualised'.
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Reform (Trumpist party) now tops opinion poll in UK www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Solution? Labour/Tory alliance. Sounds ridiculous, but with Labour's new emphasis on growth as top priority...?
(Badenoch ?too mouthy for this to work...?)
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Solution? Labour/Tory alliance. Sounds ridiculous, but with Labour's new emphasis on growth as top priority...?
(Badenoch ?too mouthy for this to work...?)
#ThinkTheUnthinkable?
Reform UK can win scores of Labour seats in England and Wales, says study
Analysis of a mega poll shows Keir Starmer would lose more seats than Tories amid voter discontent with main parties
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February 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Reform (Trumpist party) now tops opinion poll in UK www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Solution? Labour/Tory alliance. Sounds ridiculous, but with Labour's new emphasis on growth as top priority...?
(Badenoch ?too mouthy for this to work...?)
#ThinkTheUnthinkable?
Solution? Labour/Tory alliance. Sounds ridiculous, but with Labour's new emphasis on growth as top priority...?
(Badenoch ?too mouthy for this to work...?)
#ThinkTheUnthinkable?
#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A boarding school teacher was banned from teaching indefinitely after declaring his love for a pupil. His actions included meeting pupils outside school, hugging them, sending inappropriate text messages & asking them to skip school.
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Bede's School teacher banned after declaring his love for pupil
Benjamin Phelps was a deputy housemaster at Bede's School, but has been banned indefinitely.
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March 26, 2026 at 8:05 AM
#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A boarding school teacher was banned from teaching indefinitely after declaring his love for a pupil. His actions included meeting pupils outside school, hugging them, sending inappropriate text messages & asking them to skip school.
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#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A judge who sentenced a paedophile to 30yrs (24 in prison & 6 on licence) for sexually abusing 5 children in his care described him as "incorrigible & dangerous". During the trial it emerged parents had raised concerns 6 mths before.
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‘Evil’ paedophile jailed for 24 years after abuse of five children at Bristol nursery
Judge describes Nathan Bennett as ‘incorrigible and dangerous’ over string of offences including rape
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March 17, 2026 at 8:13 AM
#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A judge who sentenced a paedophile to 30yrs (24 in prison & 6 on licence) for sexually abusing 5 children in his care described him as "incorrigible & dangerous". During the trial it emerged parents had raised concerns 6 mths before.
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#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A secondary teacher who was convicted of making & possessing indecent images of children in 2025 has been now banned from teaching indefinitely by the TRA. He was given a 2-year community order & 5-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
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Kent secondary school teacher banned over indecent images of children
Arran Johnson, formerly a teacher at The Victory Academy in Chatham, admitted the offences in court.
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March 10, 2026 at 8:05 PM
#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A secondary teacher who was convicted of making & possessing indecent images of children in 2025 has been now banned from teaching indefinitely by the TRA. He was given a 2-year community order & 5-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
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#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A Science technician was prohibited from teaching in any English school, VI form or children's home following "repeated incidents of violent behaviour". A report said his behaviour was incompatible with teachers being role models.
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Wolverhampton teacher banned over 'repeated violent behaviour'
Ramesh Mal had worked at Heath Park School in Wolverhampton since 2002.
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March 3, 2026 at 9:08 PM
#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A Science technician was prohibited from teaching in any English school, VI form or children's home following "repeated incidents of violent behaviour". A report said his behaviour was incompatible with teachers being role models.
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#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A summer camp leader who sexually abused children in his care by giving them sweets laced with tranquilizers has admitted he also drugged his wife so she would sleep while he carried out abuse. He has pleaded guilty to all charges.
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February 6, 2026 at 8:14 AM
#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A summer camp leader who sexually abused children in his care by giving them sweets laced with tranquilizers has admitted he also drugged his wife so she would sleep while he carried out abuse. He has pleaded guilty to all charges.
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#ThinkTheUnthinkable: These foster carers were allowed to care for children in the 80s, despite having 26 previous convictions. Last week they were convicted of multiple counts of cruel & unnatural treatment of children. Prior complaints had been ignored.
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'House of horrors' abuser had 26 convictions before he was foster carer
Douglas Daniel was allowed to look after young people in the 1980s and 90s, along with his wife Barbara, despite his lengthy criminal record.
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February 2, 2026 at 8:30 AM
#ThinkTheUnthinkable: These foster carers were allowed to care for children in the 80s, despite having 26 previous convictions. Last week they were convicted of multiple counts of cruel & unnatural treatment of children. Prior complaints had been ignored.
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#ThinkTheUnthinkable:
A teacher has been struck off after being found guilty of a 'calculated pattern of behaviour' as he sought to foster inappropriate relationships with girls in a 'clear abuse' of position. He also sent explicit pictures to some girls.
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A teacher has been struck off after being found guilty of a 'calculated pattern of behaviour' as he sought to foster inappropriate relationships with girls in a 'clear abuse' of position. He also sent explicit pictures to some girls.
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Maidenhead teacher said pupil had 'sexiest body', panel finds
Ian Shilling worked at Newlands Girls' School in Maidenhead for eight years until 2020.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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A teacher has been struck off after being found guilty of a 'calculated pattern of behaviour' as he sought to foster inappropriate relationships with girls in a 'clear abuse' of position. He also sent explicit pictures to some girls.
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A teacher has been struck off after being found guilty of a 'calculated pattern of behaviour' as he sought to foster inappropriate relationships with girls in a 'clear abuse' of position. He also sent explicit pictures to some girls.
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#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A teacher has been banned indefinitely from the profession by the Teaching Regulation Agency after sending messages of a sexual nature to a pupil at a sixth form college, both while they attended the college and after they had left.
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Scarborough teacher banned after sending messages to student
Andrew Bennington was working at a college in Scarborough when he sent messages of a sexual nature.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A teacher has been banned indefinitely from the profession by the Teaching Regulation Agency after sending messages of a sexual nature to a pupil at a sixth form college, both while they attended the college and after they had left.
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A nursery worker has pleaded guilty to 26 counts of sexual abuse of children between 2 & 4 yrs. Met police said it was one of the “most harrowing and complex” cases they had ever undertaken & the nursery chain involved is reviewing independently.
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A nursery worker has pleaded guilty to 26 counts of sexual abuse of children between 2 & 4 yrs. Met police said it was one of the “most harrowing and complex” cases they had ever undertaken & the nursery chain involved is reviewing independently.
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Nursery worker Vincent Chan admits sexually assaulting children
Vincent Chan admitted 26 sexual offences relating to children aged between two and four.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
#ThinkTheUnthinkable:
A nursery worker has pleaded guilty to 26 counts of sexual abuse of children between 2 & 4 yrs. Met police said it was one of the “most harrowing and complex” cases they had ever undertaken & the nursery chain involved is reviewing independently.
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A nursery worker has pleaded guilty to 26 counts of sexual abuse of children between 2 & 4 yrs. Met police said it was one of the “most harrowing and complex” cases they had ever undertaken & the nursery chain involved is reviewing independently.
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A man who ran a summer holiday camp for underprivileged children for the last 27 years has pleaded guilty to sexual offences (incl assault of a child under 13 by penetration). He had injected sweets with drugs in order to incapacitate his victims.
A man who ran a summer holiday camp for underprivileged children for the last 27 years has pleaded guilty to sexual offences (incl assault of a child under 13 by penetration). He had injected sweets with drugs in order to incapacitate his victims.
Man admits sex offences against boys at Stathern summer camp
Jon Ruben, 76, pleads guilty to a series of charges including sex offences against two young boys.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:22 AM
#ThinkTheUnthinkable:
A man who ran a summer holiday camp for underprivileged children for the last 27 years has pleaded guilty to sexual offences (incl assault of a child under 13 by penetration). He had injected sweets with drugs in order to incapacitate his victims.
A man who ran a summer holiday camp for underprivileged children for the last 27 years has pleaded guilty to sexual offences (incl assault of a child under 13 by penetration). He had injected sweets with drugs in order to incapacitate his victims.
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A Nottinghamshire teacher has been banned from the profession for life after conducting a sexual relationship with a student he had taught two years before.
Because he was not her current teacher, no criminal charges were brought.
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A Nottinghamshire teacher has been banned from the profession for life after conducting a sexual relationship with a student he had taught two years before.
Because he was not her current teacher, no criminal charges were brought.
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Nottinghamshire teacher banned for having sex with former pupil
A panel found Benjamin Hiscox posed a risk to children and had damaged confidence in the profession.
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October 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
#ThinkTheUnthinkable:
A Nottinghamshire teacher has been banned from the profession for life after conducting a sexual relationship with a student he had taught two years before.
Because he was not her current teacher, no criminal charges were brought.
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A Nottinghamshire teacher has been banned from the profession for life after conducting a sexual relationship with a student he had taught two years before.
Because he was not her current teacher, no criminal charges were brought.
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A teacher pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a 12-year-old pupil in the 1990s. He had previously pleaded guilty to indecent assault of a girl under 16. The police said they took the crimes no less seriously because of their age.
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A teacher pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a 12-year-old pupil in the 1990s. He had previously pleaded guilty to indecent assault of a girl under 16. The police said they took the crimes no less seriously because of their age.
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Worcester teacher who groomed and abused girl, 12, sentenced
DS Kirsty Hickling has commended the victim for her bravery after coming forward in July 2024.
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October 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
#ThinkTheUnthinkable:
A teacher pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a 12-year-old pupil in the 1990s. He had previously pleaded guilty to indecent assault of a girl under 16. The police said they took the crimes no less seriously because of their age.
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A teacher pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a 12-year-old pupil in the 1990s. He had previously pleaded guilty to indecent assault of a girl under 16. The police said they took the crimes no less seriously because of their age.
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#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A father who killed his 2-wk-old son while he was in a special care baby unit has been given a life sentence. After inflicting catastrophic injuries, he walked out of the hospital for a cigarette, leaving nurses trying to resuscitate him.
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October 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A father who killed his 2-wk-old son while he was in a special care baby unit has been given a life sentence. After inflicting catastrophic injuries, he walked out of the hospital for a cigarette, leaving nurses trying to resuscitate him.
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#ThinkTheUnthinkable: a Northumberland teacher has been banned from the profession indefinitely after being jailed for ten years for child sexual abuse offences. The offences included her and her boyfriend filming themselves sexually abusing a child.
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Northumberland woman who filmed sexual abuse banned from teaching
The Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) says Zoe Williams fell "significantly short" of the profession.
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September 23, 2025 at 7:18 AM
#ThinkTheUnthinkable: a Northumberland teacher has been banned from the profession indefinitely after being jailed for ten years for child sexual abuse offences. The offences included her and her boyfriend filming themselves sexually abusing a child.
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#ThinkTheUnthinkable:
An RE teacher has been permanently banned from the profession after inviting a pupil to his house and having sex with her - the day after she completed her education at school. He had previously sent her explicit photos from school.
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An RE teacher has been permanently banned from the profession after inviting a pupil to his house and having sex with her - the day after she completed her education at school. He had previously sent her explicit photos from school.
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Bristol RE teacher banned after having sex with teenage girl
The girl claimed the Bristol teacher sent her explicit pictures of himself in the staff bathrooms.
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August 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
#ThinkTheUnthinkable:
An RE teacher has been permanently banned from the profession after inviting a pupil to his house and having sex with her - the day after she completed her education at school. He had previously sent her explicit photos from school.
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An RE teacher has been permanently banned from the profession after inviting a pupil to his house and having sex with her - the day after she completed her education at school. He had previously sent her explicit photos from school.
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#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A Sheffield teacher has been banned from the profession for life after the Teaching Regulation Agency found that he "groomed and manipulated" a pupil into performing a sex act. He denied the allegations & did not attend the hearing.
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Teacher banned over sexual misconduct at Sheffield school
Jason Harrison is banned from teaching for life by a misconduct panel for the Sheffield incident.
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July 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A Sheffield teacher has been banned from the profession for life after the Teaching Regulation Agency found that he "groomed and manipulated" a pupil into performing a sex act. He denied the allegations & did not attend the hearing.
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#ThinkTheUnthinkable: An Essex teacher has been banned from teaching for life after sharing indecent images of children, some as young as 6yrs old. He admitted wrongdoing at the misconduct hearing, even though a police investigation brought no charges.
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Essex teacher had child abuse images and searched for 'schoolgirls' online
He has been banned from ever returning to the classroom
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July 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
#ThinkTheUnthinkable: An Essex teacher has been banned from teaching for life after sharing indecent images of children, some as young as 6yrs old. He admitted wrongdoing at the misconduct hearing, even though a police investigation brought no charges.
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#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A teacher reported by pupils for smelling of alcohol & swearing during lessons was banned from teaching in Wales. CCTV footage captured her trying to dance with pupils and a colleague noticed she was slurring words & staggering at work.
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Ysgol Bro Caereinion teacher drank alcohol in class and swore at pupils
Alice Ashton did the Macarena and swore at pupils in a class at Ysgol Bro Caereinion near Welshpool.
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July 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A teacher reported by pupils for smelling of alcohol & swearing during lessons was banned from teaching in Wales. CCTV footage captured her trying to dance with pupils and a colleague noticed she was slurring words & staggering at work.
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#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A nursery worker was convicted of 21 counts of child abuse after CCTV footage was found which showed her pinching and scratching children under their clothes, kicking a small boy in the face and dropping babies head first into cots.
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July 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A nursery worker was convicted of 21 counts of child abuse after CCTV footage was found which showed her pinching and scratching children under their clothes, kicking a small boy in the face and dropping babies head first into cots.
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#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A football coach has been convicted of almost 60 child sex offences in Cheshire, spanning a 30 year period. He built a position of trust and influence over the children before isolating them from family and friends, and abusing them.
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June 27, 2025 at 7:27 AM
#ThinkTheUnthinkable: A football coach has been convicted of almost 60 child sex offences in Cheshire, spanning a 30 year period. He built a position of trust and influence over the children before isolating them from family and friends, and abusing them.
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