Adolescence is fiction. Here are some facts.

We’ve spent months investigating knife crimes and stabbings at schools..🧵

How many people wait longer than 12 hours on a trolley after doctors have decided to admit them to hospital?

In December 2011, this happened to 4 patients in England's NHS.

In December 2024, it happened to 54,207 patients.

Greater Manchester takes back control of buses after 40 years People living in deprived areas of England have suffered disproportionately larger cuts to bus services, according to a new report.

Greater Manchester takes back control of buses after 40 years

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How schools are tackling pupil absences Last month the Education Secretary in England pledged to tackle what she called the school ‘absence epidemic’ seen in the wake of the pandemic.

The government has been warned it needs to alleviate child poverty to get poor children back into school.

Official figures show those from deprived families are far more likely to be persistently missing lessons.

Read and watch @c4ciaran.bsky.social's analysis here
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2025 calendar time...and I've gone for that old classic, spooky mushrooms 🌲🍄🌳