School holiday fines at a record high
The number of fines issued for unauthorised school holidays has tripled since 2016-17.
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Credit card bills are coming due after a record holiday shopping season
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California brothers break high school basketball state records with pair of astonishing stat lines
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Teen shooter kills student, then himself at Nashville high school
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Student detained in Slovakia after 2 people fatally stabbed at high school
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UK businesses issued with record fines for filing accounts late
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