LONDON – Eton, here he comes!
Proud parents Prince William and Princess Kate were photographed braving the rain as they accompanied Prince George on his first day at Eton College.
The three royals were snapped outside the prestigious boarding school for boys as George, 13, began his exciting new school journey. Eton, which has a long history of famous pupils, is a short distance from the Wales family home.
The future king wore a smart dark suit and brown suede shoes for the milestone moment, while mom Princess Kate donned a dark green dress and heels for the occasion. The 44-year-old was seen beaming at George while clutching an umbrella.
Prince William wore a dark suit and brown suede shoes and at one point was seen struggling to control his umbrella as Britain waved goodbye to summer and heavy rain fell across the country on Tuesday, Sept. 8.

#dark #kate

It is September again and, like thousands of pupils across the UK, the Prince and Princess of Wales's three children are returning to school.
Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, eight, are now in Year 7 and Year 4 respectively at Lambrook School in Berkshire, a short drive from their Windsor home.
However, the biggest change this autumn comes for 13-year-old Prince George, who is starting at Eton College, following in the footsteps of his father and his uncle, Prince Harry.
Prince George starts at Eton on September 8 (@ Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
It only seems like yesterday when the shy little Prince held his dad Prince William's hand as they walked through the gates on his first day at Thomas's Battersea in south-west London in 2017.

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"When you're old, you don't give a toss what anyone thinks, really, so you feel very free. You can have a snooze in the afternoon, and ****** ody thinks that's odd."
Dame Prue Leith is celebrating her perceived joys of the golden years as she prepares to discuss "Growing Old Disgracefully" with fellow authors Gyles Brandreth and Kathy Lette.
The trio will take to the stage at this year's Cheltenham Literature Festival on 15 October to prove to the audience ageing is "not the dreaded thing" it is made out to be, the former Bake Off judge said.
Dame Prue added: "You come into your own, you don't care what people think, you're not going to change. And so the world has to just put up with it."
Move to support rather than punish absent pupils

#dame #thinks #gyles #brandreth

Organisers of a music festival say they are "truly sorry" for cancelling the event which had already been postponed.
Existance Festival was due to take place at Boldridge Farm in Tetbury, Gloucestershire from 3-6 September after being postponed in June due to "compliance issues".
The festival was given the green light in August but organisers said it would not go ahead because of several issues, including the "very late" licence approval.
In a post on social media last week, the team behind Existance Festival said it would instead take place between 10-13 June 2027.
Move to support rather than punish absent pupils

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's kids will reportedly attend a "posh" UK school with a $35,000-a-year price tag. The Duke and ***** ss of Sussex were said to be sending Archie and Lilibet to a private prep school after their UK return. The recent report says the campus they chose includes luxury amenities, sports facilities, arts ***** es, and river access. The school has not been named for privacy reasons
As per a Page Six report, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet would attend a private UK prep school. The outlet says the school costs more than "$35,000 a year." The report also describes it as a "ritzy institution" with "state-of-the-art amenities." These include an indoor swimming pool, fitness center, grass playing fields, AstroTurf pitches, and river access for boating and kayaking.
Additionally, the campus reportedly has several creative and academic ***** es, including art studios, a cooking room, science labs, and a large theater. The school is also said to feature a music and performing arts center. It reportedly has practice rooms, classrooms, rehearsal ***** es, a recital hall, and a garden. Pupils also get on-campus breakfast, lunch, and supper, including falafel and slow-roasted lamb shoulder.
Ahead of the kids' first day, parents at a posh school in the UK reportedly received warnings. The letter told them not to take photos or videos of students as a privacy measure.
For context, Archie and Lilibet are expected to begin school this week. This comes after Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have returned to the UK for "an extended period." Although the family has not made a public appearance since the move, reports claim they are staying in the Cotswolds.

#reportedly #spaces

In 2023, Jaden Dugger was a safety. In 2024, he was a pass rusher. In 2025, he was an inside linebacker. In 2026, Louisiana coach Michael Desormeaux feared his star pupil could be undrafted.
Because Dugger changed positions annually, some NFL evaluators weren't sure what he was heading into April's draft. Desormeaux said he heard a common refrain from scouts: "We just don't see where he fits."
Desormeaux's response: Pick a spot for him. He'll be a great pick.
"They'd ask, 'What does he need to work on? '" Desormeaux said. "And I'd tell them, 'Well, he just needs to play linebacker. Or whatever he's going to play.'"
The San Francisco 49ers agreed - sort of. They believed Dugger was a late-round gem when they selected him in the fifth round four months ago. But why force a 6-foot-5, 242-pound player with gas-hose arms and extensive experience at all three levels of the defense into one position?

#jaden #louisiana #michael #he 'll

Bill Ackman has built a portfolio of stocks that he believes currently trade at very compelling valuations. The head of Pershing Square (NYSE: PS) has built a strong track record as a long-term buy-and-hold value investor. But some of his top holdings today wouldn't be considered value stocks by most.
For the most part, the stocks in the portfolio have valuations around the S&P 500 average, or in some cases, much higher. That's because valuation isn't the most important factor for generating long-term returns, Ackman explained in his recent letter to shareholders. While valuation should always be a consideration, strong and sustainable earnings-per-share growth is even more important, Ackman says.
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He explains his thesis with simple math, and while it opens the universe of so-called "value stocks," it follows the same ethos as the father of value investing, Ben Graham, and Graham's most well-know pupil, Warren Buffett.
Ben Graham is quoted as saying that in the short-run the stock market is a voting machine; in the long run, it's a weighing machine.

#value #NVIDIA #signal #long

Arizona safeties coach Brett Arce took time from a busy Thursday evening to catch some NFL preseason action, where several of his former pupils were notching their first reps as professionals.
The debuts of Dalton Johnson and Treydan Stukes of the Las Vegas Raiders and Genesis Smith of the Los Angeles Chargers brought Arce much delight. All three developed into NFL Draft picks under his tutelage.
"I was so proud of those guys," Arce said. "And then just to see the reaction of all their teammates. Everybody's cheering when they're making the plays."
Their presence in the NFL is also a reminder of how much talent Arizona needs to replace at the safety position. The Wildcats' safeties room this summer is full of new faces, including several transfer portal additions.
Arizona returns two players at the position in senior Johno Price and sophomore Dajon Hinton, who is recovering from a knee injury he suffered in the Holiday Bowl. Joining the group are Matai Tagoa'i (USC), Lee Molette (UConn), Daylen Austin (Oregon) and Cam Chappa (Northern Colorado). Former walk-on Quinn Olson is also expected to see significant playing time.

#time #much #brett #thursday

The countdown is on for the Prince of Wales' firstborn son, Prince George, who will be attending Eton College this September. The 13-year-old royal will become a pupil at the prestigious institution in a matter of weeks, and the private school has already started preparing for their new royal addition. Fresh photographs taken from outside the school show that new 'No photography' signs have been put up on fences outside to ensure the media and members of the public do not invade the privacy of pupils.
We know that the Prince and Princess of Wales are keen to keep Prince George, and his siblings, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, shielded from the limelight as much as possible. Although they accompany the couple on special royal occasions and a handful of engagements, privacy is very important to them and they want their children to have a relatively 'normal' upbringing.
New No Photography signs have been put up by Eton College outside some parts of the famous Boarding School in Eton, Windsor, Berkshire. (Alamy Stock Photo)
When Prince William attended Eton College, a deal was struck with the press that they would be afforded arranged shoots with William if they left him alone the rest of the time, and this could well be a similar set-up for Prince George. The Prince of Wales has previously said that he "really enjoyed being able to go about Eton as just another student."
Prince William signs in on his first day at Eton College watched by his parents, he Prince and Princess of Wales and brother, Prince Harry on September 06, 1995 in Windsor, England. (Anwar Hussein)

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KingGreen learned a humbling lesson after issuing an open challengeto boxers.

Green recently made headlines by picking apart professional boxerBang Williams in boxing sparring. Williams trains under formerfour-division world champion Adrien Broner, who was also inattendance as the veteran UFC fighter trash-talked and repeatedlystung his pupil.
Green subsequently issued an open challenge to all professionalboxers. The Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight soon met his matchin WBO interim super lightweight champion Arnold Barboza Jr., whopieced up Green, albeit they ended without any bad blood.

Green then admitted that Barboza showed him what real boxing lookslike. While Green went in expecting a slugfest, Barboza kept asolid guard and displayed slick footwork to pick him apart.

"I'm thinking we're going to do this certain dance," Green said onhis Instagram Stories. "And it doesn't exactly turn out the way Ithought it would. I learned today what real boxing is. In my head,I thought we'd be all guns. But Arnold came out with peekaboo,tight stuff. So, he is not open to no attacks… He showed me realboxing where he came in, gave me no way to work. He would open up,pop, pop, pop, close back up."

Riding a four-fight winning streak with three finishes in the UFC,Green (36-17) is coming off a first-round buzzer-beater stoppagewin over TerranceMcKinney.

#arnold

A coat owned by French actress, model and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot is to be auctioned to raise money for a dog rescue charity.
Bardot, who died in December, aged 91, rose to fame during her teen modelling career, later becoming a famous actress starring in the film 'And God Created Woman'. She turned her attention to supporting animal charities in her retirement.
Now, a sleeveless velvet coat she owned will be sold at The Cotswold Auction Company in Cheltenham to raise money for the Dogs in Distress charity.
Senior valuer Jenny Low said: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own an item of clothing designed for and worn by screen icon Brigitte Bardot."
Deprived area pupils face high obesity rates

#brigitte #owned #actress

Per reports in Spain and England on Tuesday, Aston Villa are interested in bringing Matteo Ruggeri to the Premier League, and the Atlético de Madrid left-back is contemplating whether to accept an offer from the Birmingham-based club or hold out for a return to Serie A.
First advanced by Isaac Suárez in Marca, Aston Villa's interest in Ruggeri comes two weeks after the player's agent declared that his client was going nowhere this summer, even after Atlético completed the signing of Spain international Alejandro Grimaldo from Bayer Leverkusen. Tullio Tinti and Manuel Montipó, Ruggeri's representatives, were present Tuesday at Atleti's training session in Majadahonda, where the 24-year-old worked with the substitutes and Madrileño players instead of the starting team.
Suárez describes the negotiations as fast-moving, and Villa want to sign the player "immediately." He claims that a transfer could be done "in the next few hours," which in reality means "sometime in the next few days."
Ruggeri had an uneven debut season in Madrid after Atleti signed him from Atalanta last year. After a difficult start, he found form in January and ended the season with seven ****** ists across 47 appearances in all competitions. But according to The Athletic's Jacob Tanswell, Ruggeri first the "physical profile of left-back" that Villa manager Unai Emery wants, as veteran Lucas Digne is set to join Paris Saint-Germain in the coming days. Emery's preferred target reportedly is Milan's Pervis Estupiñán, but negotiations for his former Villarreal pupil have not progressed.
It is not yet known how much money Villa are offering to sign Ruggeri. But seeing as he has four years left on his contract and was signed initially for around €20 million, the chances are good that Atlético will turn a profit by selling Ruggeri to England. With Grimaldo soon to join following his post-World Cup holiday, the club views Ruggeri's sale as necessary to make further additions to the team — including the much-desired signing of a center-back.

#ruggeri #spain #england

The Trump administration has opened a federal investigation into Denver Public Schools in response to allegations a high school teacher required students of the same **** to kiss as part of a classroom **** ignment, the Department of Education announced Tuesday.
"Schools have an obligation to prevent and address **** ual **** ault," Kimberly Richey, **** istant secretary for civil rights, said in a statement. "Yet in Colorado, school personnel are alleged to have compelled the **** ual **** ault of minor students by forcing them to engage in blatantly **** ualized conduct in class.
"It is abhorrent and the Trump administration will fully investigate this perverse incident to protect students' safety and vigorously uphold students' rights across America."
The Education Department said it is investigating whether Denver Public Schools violated the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA), a federal law that gives parents the right to opt their children out of certain surveys, evaluations and instructional activities involving sensitive topics, including **** ual behavior and attitudes.
Colorado Teacher Fired After Students Allegedly Pressured To Kiss Classmates In Skits

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Javier Mendez detailed Islam Makhachev's preparation for his upcoming welterweight ***** le bout against Ian Machado Garry. The bout will headline UFC 330, marking Makhachev's first welterweight ***** le defense.
Mendez, Makhachev's longtime coach at AKA, believes his pupil has the correct strategy to defeat Machado Garry. The Dagestani, who is known for his grappling ability, can also hold his own on the feet, making him a well-rounded fighter. Although he does not have a training partner that can replicate the Irishman's fighting style, he benefits from training with Usman Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov, the current PFL lightweight champion, is also preparing for his fight at PFL New York. As a result, he and Makhachev can maximize their training sessions while preparing for their respective bouts.
"We don't have somebody [like Machado Garry] at our disposal that is that good. But, we do have who I happen to believe is the No.1 lightweight in the world, Usman, as a main sparring partner," Mendez exclusively told Heavy Sports via NewBettingSites.uk.
Javier Mendez also revealed how Usman Nurmagomedov has helped Islam Makhachev during his training camp. Mendez stressed the importance of Makhachev's timing, particularly when throwing strikes.

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Javier Mendez detailed Islam Makhachev's preparation for his upcoming welterweight **** le bout against Ian Machado Garry. The bout will headline UFC 330, marking Makhachev's first welterweight **** le defense.
Mendez, Makhachev's longtime coach at AKA, believes his pupil has the correct strategy to defeat Machado Garry. The Dagestani, who is known for his grappling ability, can also hold his own on the feet, making him a well-rounded fighter. Although he does not have a training partner that can replicate the Irishman's fighting style, he benefits from training with Usman Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov, the current PFL lightweight champion, is also preparing for his fight at PFL New York. As a result, he and Makhachev can maximize their training sessions while preparing for their respective bouts.
"We don't have somebody [like Machado Garry] at our disposal that is that good. But, we do have who I happen to believe is the No.1 lightweight in the world, Usman, as a main sparring partner," Mendez exclusively told Heavy Sports via NewBettingSites.uk.
Javier Mendez also revealed how Usman Nurmagomedov has helped Islam Makhachev during his training camp. Mendez stressed the importance of Makhachev's timing, particularly when throwing strikes.

#welterweight

A former special educational needs co-ordinator at a school who had a ******* ual relationship with a former pupil has been banned from teaching following a professional conduct hearing.
Joseph Marriott, who worked at Eckington School in Derbyshire, resigned in September 2024 following a disciplinary meeting, after the school was informed about the relationship with the ex-student.
A report, published following a Teacher Regulation Agency (TRA) panel hearing, said the pupil - named as person A - asked for Marriott's phone number on her last day at school, which he provided.
The panel found Marriott was "dishonest" during the disciplinary investigation meeting about when their relationship started.
According to the TRA, in July 2024 the school received an anonymous telephone call, alleging Person A was in a relationship with Marriott, and that it started while she was still at the school.

#former #pupil

A teacher has been banned from the profession indefinitely for smacking a young boy on his bare bottom after he urinated in a school ball pit.
A tribunal panel found Tsvetelina Kaliszan, 44, who worked at Elm Tree Primary Academy in Wednesbury, intended to physically chastise the pupil.
The Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) added she did not report her actions to the school on the day of the incident in May 2024.
Kaliszan claimed she "tapped" the pupil and his trousers had not been down at the time, but after hearing from witnesses, the panel found that she had struck his bottom, "specifically two smacks", and that on the balance of probability his bottom was bare.
Kaliszan, who started working at the academy as a class teacher in 2023, was supervising pupils in a soft play area alongside other members of staff in the afternoon, the TRA said.

Legendary coach Greg Jackson has seen it all.
For decades, Jackson has been one of the most recognizable and respected names in combat sports, making the high regard he holds for his pupil Gable Steveson all the more impressive.
"He's such a sweetheart, and good lord, is he a super athlete," Jackson recently told MMA Junkie. "He's super fast. I've locked up with a lot of people – and I'm not saying I'm a great fighter or anything. I lock up. I warm up with people, whatever. I used to do a lot more when I was younger. He's just so fast and so strong. It's just very rare that you lock up with somebody as fast and strong as he is. And he'll move around with me without hurting me at all, which is great for the old guy. Just feeling his athlete ability, his ability to change quickly from striking to takedowns and back again, it's just phenomenal. He's just a really special guy in a lot of ways. That's not just athletically. He's a sweetheart of a guy, too, and very respectful. He's an all-around good dude."
Jackson, who has long coached as JacksonWink in Albuquerque, N.M., was introduced to Steveson (3-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) by all-time MMA great Jon Jones. From the moment Jackson started working with him, he said it was evident Steveson was special. For Jackson, it's been about remaining calculated and a realist with Steveson – despite the pressure from outside forces about how fast he should or could move up the ladder.
"I'm always concerned," Jackson said. "I'm not a naysayer, but I'm always a guy that is very conservative. It drives everybody in every organization and all my fighters crazy. I'm much more conservative than I am, 'Let's go get them.' I like setting up parameters I know are going to win, etc., etc. So while I don't think it's a bad thing to be where he's at and ready to go, I'd always like more time. That doesn't mean I'm correct. Again, about this stuff, I can be very wrong. Do I think we are going to win this weekend? Absolutely. I think we are going to have a great time. But I'm always the guy who wants to go slower than everybody else does. ... To be honest, he has the ability. He's just incredible. I can't say enough good things about him. I'm always the voice you don't want to hear in the back going, 'Well, maybe we should slow down a little bit.'"

Blake Bowen suddenly found himself thrust into a spotlight in his senior season at JSerra Catholic High School and he's made the most of it.
Originally a two-sport athlete playing both baseball and football at Riverside King High School, Bowen transferred to JSerra in 2023 and made baseball his focus, but the athleticism that made him stand out on the gridiron transferred just as well to the diamond.
"He's the best athlete I've ever coached," JSerra head coach Brett Kay said of Bowen. "You could see what he's capable of, and the things that he does are pretty special on the field and he's got a chance to be a high draft pick."
Kay knows a thing or two about coaching high level athletes, with players like Royce Lewis and Austin Hedges having been past pupils of his, but just one look at Bowen explains Kay's strong stance.
Bowen is 6'3 and 225 pounds with strength and speed in spades that made him one of the top power hitters in California high school baseball.

Four school children chosen to be ball boys and boy girls at Wimbledon say working at the tournament has been a "once in a lifetime experience".
Adam, Oscar, Caitlin and Oliver, from The Beacon School in Banstead, have been working on courts across the tournament, including being a part of Arthur Fery's first match on his route to the semi-finals.
The pupils, aged 14 and 15, now all say they want to go on to work on one of the show courts and soak in the atmosphere of some the biggest tennis matches this summer.
Speaking about Fery's first match, Adam, 14, said: "It was really nice to do - he was really nice, and the atmosphere was intense."
Oscar, 14, who also worked the match, added: "My mum and my uncle were both ball crew too and it inspired me to try out.

Childhood tennis coaches of Britain's Arthur Fery have told the BBC they are "super proud" of their former pupil as he prepares for his first Wimbledon quarter-final against Italy's Flavio Cobolli.
Fery, 23, lived in Wimbledon as a child and has come "full circle" by playing in the Championships, his former Westside Tennis Club coach Tinus Nortje said.
"A local player who grew up here. For him to reach the quarter-finals of Wimbledon is just unbelievable."
Fery, ranked 114th in the world, beat Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov in five sets in the last 16 on Monday after entering the tournament on a wild card and is believed to be the first British wild card to reach the quarter-finals.
Nortje said: "From an early age I detected a very calm determination, which you don't find a lot in players... always up for a challenge, works hard, great discipline. A lovely guy to be on court with."

Heartbroken pupils and parents were left in tears as they were told their 700-year-old school will close for good.
The devastating news about Ruthin School in Denbighshire was delivered the day before children broke up for summer.
A number of independent schools - sometimes called private schools - have been struggling, with St Gerard's in Gwynedd also closing and owners of both citing financial pressures.
A spokesperson for Ruthin School, one of Wales' oldest, said it had "not been possible to establish a financially viable way forward", and it would enter administration.
The body representing independent schools believes new VAT rules for fees have added to a "perfect storm" for the sector.

Michael Byrne, the English actor best known for his roles in Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Braveheart, and more, is dead at 82.
On Tuesday, June 30, The Guardian was the first to report Bynre's death. The actor died on June 20, although a cause of death was not revealed. He is survived by his ex-wife, actress Carole Nimmons; their two daughters, Tara and Bryon; and three grandchildren, Tom, Chloe, and Jasmine.
Byrne memorably played the villain Colonel Ernst Vogel in 1989's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) opposite Harrison Ford's ****** ular character. He also portrayed Albus Dumbledore's rival, the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald, in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010), as well as the villain Smythe in Braveheart (1995).
Other notable film roles included The Eagle Has Landed (1976), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), Apt Pupil (1998), Gangs of New York (2002), and more.
Additionally, Byrne was known for TV roles like Coronation Street, Casualty, The Archers, Cuffs, and A Touch of Frost, among others. He also accumulated a fair amount of theater credits, including Death and the Maiden, Much Ado About Nothing, Butley, The Cherry Orchard, The Seagull, Romeo and Juliet, All My Sons, and more.

Being forced to eat dog biscuits off the floor was part of life for young children at an educational referral unit, former pupils have said.
One was left with a fear of football after being pelted with "rock-solid" ***** , while another had a pint of blackcurrant juice poured over her head.
And they say this wasn't even punishment - it was fun for the staff. When pupils were disciplined at Canolfan Brynffynnon in Y Felinheli, some could also expect to be locked in a dark toilet or have their nose flicked until it bled.
Cyngor Gwynedd admitted abuse took place and has apologised to victims while two former staff members allegedly involved have strongly denied the allegations.
Rhiannon Evans, who was 10 when she was sent, and Levi Lewis, who was four, are among 21 people who solicitor Katherine Yates said are currently pursuing claims.

'It's worse than Covid,' says principal as 170 pupils off sick in one day

The principal of a County Londonderry school has said it is like "being back in Covid times" after 170 pupils were off sick on one day alone.
Brian Guthrie of Ebrington Primary School said some children had to attend hospital and a small number were admitted for treatment last week.
Confirmed flu cases among adults and children across Northern Ireland have more than trebled in the last two weeks, rising from 273 to 954, official figures show.
Numbers are expected to rise, according to the Director of Public Health

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TLLT Sports Festival

We are excited to be hosting our first annual TLLT Sports Festival next week where pupils from across our trust will come together to show off their sporting talent