The head, who has been in charge of the £5,000-a-term school for a decade, said the spat involving the former Hear'Say singer Myleene Klass had distracted her from educating the children.

British accents triumphed in a poll of 11,000 people's favourite ways of hearing English spoken, followed by American, Irish and Australian accents in Time Out's Global Dating Survey.

A long-awaited report by Sir Robert Francis will demand the NHS does far more to end its 'cover-up culture' and will highlight fears confidentiality clauses are still being used.

Twitter and Facebook users who persistently spread racial hatred online should be given 'internet Asbos' under proposals by MPs to tackle rising levels of anti-Semitism.

A BBC Panorama investigation claims the bank used its operations in Switzerland to help clients shield their true value from the taxman and offered tips on how they could stay one step ahead of the law.

Research has identified the names and backgrounds of more than 5,000 people buried at the old Bedlam site at Liverpool Street, London, that are set to be unearthed during Crossrail excavations.

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Actor Bill Nighy, 65, who is famed for his roles in Love Actually and State of Play, has revealed he hopes not to retire from acting, but to one day go to bed and not wake up.

Drinking red wine helps you burn fat and could improve conditions such as fatty liver disease, scientists from Oregon State University's College of Agricultural Sciences have found.

Eddie Redmayne looked completely shocked to learn he had received the award for Leading Actor at the 2015 EE BAFTA awards on Sunday night.

Professor Stephen Hawking made an appearance at the EE British Film Academy Film Awards on Sunday evening to hand out the award for best Special Visual Effects.

The 74-year-old, who is best known for playing Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films, has struggled with memory problems for years.

The official measure of inflation has already dropped to 0.5 per cent as the cost of essentials including petrol, food, fashion and energy fall. (Pictured: Mark Carney, Bank of England governor)

Patrick McKenna, founder and CEO of Ingenious Media, amassed much of his vast wealth by devising a film funding scheme that took full advantage of the tax breaks that New Labour had pioneered.

Sales of high-interest bonds for pensioners will be extended for three months following unprecedented demand, George Osborne said. More than 600,000 over-65s...

Religious groups have banded together to demand an end to sex-selective abortions - saying current legislation is not sufficient to prevent it.

Organisers of the Tories' Black and White fundraising ball, to be held in London tomorrow, have banned table plans to keep identities secret, pictured is David Cameron at the ball in 2008.

Labour's political turmoil has intensified after it admitted it has been forced to stop using David Cameron as a 'scare tactic' in Scotland - because the Prime Minister is more popular than Ed Miliband.

Sales of high-interest bonds for pensioners will be extended for three months following unprecedented demand, George Osborne said. More than 600,000 over-65s...

Ryan-Morgan Freeman, 10, found the English Civil War era cannonball in a bramble bush near his home in Sinfin, Derby, then used it in a kickabout with his friends on a basketball court.

A baby badger has been nursed back to health after the dog took the newborn home to its owner in Derbyshire. It appeared to be dead but was revived by the warmth of the woman's hand.

A pathologist concluded Zane Gbangbola died from carbon monoxide intoxication at home in Chertsey, Surrey but his parents maintain he was killed by hydrogen cyanide poisoning.

Katrina Smith, 62, and Alan Lane, 71, have been flooded with offers of spare bedrooms and furniture from people all over the UK since sharing their story. The couple have been sleeping at the airport.

A 17-year-old who died after being shot in the back in a 'targeted attack' in Wavertree, Liverpool, last night has been named by police as Kevin Wilson, who is originally from Scotland.

The Lostprophets front man, who was jailed for 29 years after admitting the attempted rape of a baby and the sexual assault of a child under 13, has been moved to HMP Rye Hill, Warwickshire.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: The harrowing scenes were captured by animal welfare campaigners who set up hidden cameras at S Bagshaw and Sons butchers in Staffordshire.

The metre-high works were made in 1524 to show off the wealth of Henry VIII's chief adviser, but his tomb remained unfinished after the pair fell out and the angels vanished into obscurity until 1994.

After a small funeral at Golders Green cemetery in north London, the politician was buried in an undisclosed location amid concern the site could attract vandals, it has been claimed.

The banking giant are to take on middle-aged trainees, such as former maths teachers and accountants as part of an apprenticeship scheme for people who are aged over 50.

The singer has added an extra date at the Royal Albert Hall as part of his 75th birthday tour in September and October, despite an allegation he sexually assaulted a teenager in 1985.

This family of swimming pigs are something of a tourist attraction on the uninhabited island in the Bahamas, with hundreds of people visiting to take a dip with the animals every year.

At an eye-watering cost of £3.6billion and spread across almost 1,000 acres of an old farmland, these pictures show Disneyland Shanghai ahead of its grand opening next year.

Hidden fountains, cobbled courtyards, wild flowers and Japanese-influenced oases of calm - some of Britain's most breathtaking spaces are all winners of this year's Society of Garden Designers awards.

Villa La Voglina in Piedmont, Italy, was built in the 18th century by the world renowned Baroque architect Filippo Juvarra.