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Private school pupils have almost twice as much money spent on them as their state sector peers, a study shows. The Institute for Fiscal Studies found the gap has doubled over the last decade. While private school fees have risen by 23 per cent, per-pupil spending by the Government has fallen by 9 per cent in real terms after inflation. It meant average private school fees last year were £13,600 while state spending per pupil was around £7,100 – a gap of £6,500. In 2009-10, private school fees were £11,100 on average and state spending was £8,000, a difference of just £3,100. Private school pupils have almost twice as much money spent on them as their state sector peers, a study shows (stock image) The widening gap may partially explain why most state schools cannot keep up with the private sector in terms of grades and university admissions. Private schools on average pay higher wages to teachers, pride themselves on small classes and can usually afford better sporting facilities. Las

A Las Vegas father accused of shaking his baby son to death allegedly told police that he had suffered a 'parent's hell' for 48 hours after the boy refused to eat and wouldn't stop crying. Mykeal Rangel, 20, took four-month-old Levi to a fire station in an 'unresponsive condition' on September 10, claiming that he had been struggling to eat. The baby died in hospital six days later, with a doctor telling police that he was 'shaken and beaten to death' and had injuries similar to those of a major vehicle accident, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Rangel now faces a first-degree murder charge. Both Mykeal and the child's mother, Brooke Lehman, face charges of child abuse with severe bodily harm and allowing child abuse with severe bodily harm.  Prosecutors claim Lehman did not intervene to stop the alleged abuse. In an interview with police, Rangel said he had suffered ' a parent's hell' for 48 hours because the child refused to e

Last July, beauty queen-turned-billionaire Kirsty Bertarelli posted a heartfelt message on Instagram to mark her 20th wedding anniversary. Alongside a picture of her snuggled in an open-top sports car with her husband, pharmaceuticals heir Ernesto Bertarelli, the former Miss UK-turned-aspiring pop star paid tribute to her other half. 'Twenty years together today!! Taking a little spin with you to mark the occasion of one hell of an amazing journey!' she wrote. 'With you always by my side and me always by yours. I love you so very much!' And what a journey it has been: as Kirsty herself said in a rare interview several years ago, marriage to Ernesto proved the gateway to an 'amazing' life, showcased on social media posts that are a whirl of exotic locations, exclusive beach clubs, ski trips and alpine sunsets. But just over a year after posting that emotional message it has emerged that the Bertarellis' journey has come to an end. As the Mail revealed yesterd

Is God the secret to losing weight? For Gwen Shamblin Lara, the answer was yes. 'What I do in this program is to teach people how to stop bowing down to the refrigerator and how to bow back down to Him,' she explained. Shamblin Lara parlayed her piece of the billion-dollar diet industry into founding a new church called Remnant Fellowship, which has been accused of being a cult and encouraging harsh physical punishment, like hitting with a glue stick, to discipline children. Two church members were sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years for the death of their eight-year-old son, who they forced to stay in a wicker box by binding it with bungee cords. 'How members of Remnant behave is bit like the Handmaid's Tale and Stepford Wives,' Glen Wingerd, whose daughter Delaney joined the church, said in a new HBO Max docuseries. Terasseee Morris, a former member, said: 'The leadership has say in everything that you do. You don't go on a trip anywhere without thei

BBC broadcaster Chris Packham is calling for the Royal Family to rewild their vast estates. The Springwatch presenter and a group of leading school strikers will tomorrow deliver a 100,000 signature petition directly to Buckingham Palace. As the Royals own around 1.4 per cent of the UK, an area twice the size of Greater London, he claims this will make a big impact on allowing nature to recover in the UK. Part of a campaign by pressure group Wild Card, Packham will urge the Royal Family to 'walk the walk' on climate action in their own backyard before they appear as our ambassadors at the crucial COP26 climate talks in Glasgow in November. Chris Packham and a group of leading school strikers will tomorrow deliver a 100,000 signature petition directly to Buckingham Palace. The Royals own around 1.4 per cent of the UK, an area twice the size of Greater London, Packham claims this will make a big impact on allowing nature to recover in the UK Both the Queen and Prince Charles wil

A group of HS2 protesters who cost developers millions after they dug a series of tunnels close to London's Euston Station have walked free from court. A judge yesterday threw out charges against the group, including the veteran eco-activist Swampy, over the month-long underground protest. The demonstrators, part of a group called HS2 Rebellion, were arrested in February after using the 100-foot tunnel system and several treehouses to play a cat-and-mouse game with authorities over the rail link. The protest is reported to have cost developers £3.5million – with £2.8million spent on enforcement officers to remove the activists from the site. The trial against Daniel Hooper, 48 – known as 'Swampy' – Dr Larch Maxey, 49, Isla Sandford, 18, Lachlan Sandford, 20, Juliett Stevenson-Clarke, 22 and Scott Breen, 47, started on Tuesday at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court. A judge yesterday threw out charges against a group of HS2 protesters, including the veteran eco-activist S