Teachers expected to join industrial action at a secondary school in the North called today for independent mediators to become involved.

Hundreds of pupils at a secondary school in Northern Ireland were sent home today after teachers went on strike as a dispute over a pupil who assaulted a teacher deepened.

Teachers at a secondary school in the North were on strike today as a dispute over a pupil who assaulted a teacher deepened.

Children at a third nursery school in a city were being tested for E.coli today after an outbreak of the infection spread.

Belfast Education and Library Board was celebrating today after paying off its £9 million debt to the British Government a year early.

The British government was warned today it faced widespread industrial action by public servants in Northern Ireland in resistence to reform initiatives.

Plans to close George Best’s old school will wipe out part of the soccer legend’s past, it was claimed today.

‘Spot Goes to School’ and ‘Mr & Mrs Pig’s Evening Out’ were today placed on the bookshelves of the library in Northern Ireland’s top security Maghaberry Prison.