Boy, 17, accidentally shot dead with air rifle at Hampshire house party, inquest told 14. October 2026 (16:51) Connor Bell died of his injuries after his friend Jack Beechey, 18, pulled the trigger, mistaking it for the safety catchA 17-year-old boy died after he was accidentally shot in the head with an air rifle by his friend at a house party, an inquest has been told.Connor Bell had been drinking at a friend’s house in Basingstoke, Hampshire, on 8 November last year when Jack Beechey fired the fatal shot by mistaking the trigger for the safety catch, the inquest heard. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
France’s students are angry about more than crumbling classrooms and missing teachers 14. October 2026 (16:29) Beneath a wave of school protests in France lies a more existential worry: the future prospects of an entire generation• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereSay what you will about France’s high schools, they still produce world-class slogan writers. Here’s a brief selection spotted during three weeks of blockades and marches over chronic teacher shortages, overcrowded classes and crumbling buildings:“Pas d’avenir, pas de calme” (No future, no calm). “Diplômés aujourd’hui, précaires demain” (Graduates today, insecure tomorrow). “Vous détruisez notre futur, on bloque votre présent” (You destroy our future, we block your present). Continue reading...(The Guardian)
