Fury as nursery shortens five-year-old girl's name as it's 'too hard' to pronounce

The head of Ofsted has issued a sharp warning to Boris Johnson over plans for longer school days, shorter holidays and five-term years.

Ex-Eastenders star Tamzin Outhwaite hasn't ruled out having a baby with her 30-year-old boyfriend Tom Child.

straight to your inbox every day for freeWhile the stars hit the headlines with their grandiose parties and weddings, the organisers of these lavish events are seldom seen.Global event planner Julie Perry prefers to remain working behind the scenes as she makes dreams come true.In an exclusive interview with the Manchester Evening News, Julie has spoken out about her journey from working in music talent scouting in her home city of Manchester to becoming the brains behind Coleen and Wayne Rooney's fairytale weddingThe Rooney's five day celebrations in Italy featured a performance from their favourite band, Stereophonics, and a party for more than 100 guests on a super-yacht."That was projected all over the world, it was amazing," said

direct to your inboxA group of lads from Manchester have embarked on a mission to help the city's homeless that has been supported by hundreds of local people in just a few weeks.Cold Hands Warm Hearts was set up earlier this year, with the aim of making sure no rough sleepers in Manchester are going hungry or without essentials.Co-founder Jamie Lilley says the group offers a personal touch, meeting needs that other organisations in the area don’t offer.But there’s a significant hurdle they need to get over to be able to expand further - it has to raise thousands of pounds to be able to obtain a formal charity number.

direct to your inboxThe property market has thrived in the last year.Estate agents closed for seven weeks during the first lockdown, but have remained open through the second and third, with a stamp duty holiday introduced to encourage the market.And, with more time spent indoors than ever, people have had time to rethink their priorities in a home.These factors could be why there has been a hike in demand in some areas of Greater Manchester. In 2020, many postcodes in the region saw house prices surge, while other areas have seen house prices fall.

Ayrshire nursery has taken a virtual trip around Europe – clocking up thousands of miles for vulnerable children.Fly High Early Learning and Childcare in Monkton put their best foot forward for charity Children 1st whilst boosting their own wellbeing.Staff and children have trekked an incredible 2,659 kilometres – walking every day throughout February.The nursery, which has been open throughout the coronavirus pandemic supporting children of key workers, wanted to do something positive to mark Children’s Mental Health Week early last month.Setting off to walk the distance between Prestwick and the French capital Paris, the team – with the help of little ones – powered through the initial 10 days, reaching 993km.The Ayrshire Live app is

3-1 victory over Livingston yesterday but they are not in competitive action again until March 20, when they travel to Kilmarnock in their final game before the split. Although the break may come at an inopportune time for the Steelmen - having gone three games unbeaten for the first time in over a year - it will allow them to get the likes of Gallagher and other recovering stars on their way back to full fitness.The Scotland international was sidelined with a muscle injury and has made two appearances from the bench, against Hibs and Livi, in the last fortnight.

Chance The Rapper has had a rough 18 months or so. His debut album The Big Day dropped in 2019, and fan reaction was tepid compared to the acclaim he built over the course of three beloved solo mixtapes.

straight to your inbox every day for freeIt’s an early Sunday evening in M16 and the rain is barrelling down from slate grey skies. Monday morning and a return to work is closing in.It sounds like a bleak scene, but around a patch of grass illuminated by golden floodlights, there is a crackle of electricity in the air. Here the rain only serves to heighten the senses. For the last two hours 73,288 people have sat, stood, screamed, sang, swore and swayed. The Manchester derby has just finished in a crescendo at Old Trafford and it’s the home side who have bragging rights.That event you’d been waiting for all weekend has proved to be worth it. It was better than your wildest dreams - with apologies to the 3,000 or so Manchester City fans

direct to your inboxFrom Sandy Turnbull being the first player sent off in a Manchester derby for “rough play” to Jose Mourinho’s showdown with Ederson, clashes between United and City have never been for faint hearts.Down the years, the tales of scraps in the tunnel, of diabolical tackles, of death threats and Turkish Delight missiles, have become part of Manchester folklore.It would be hard to uncover all the stories behind the intense rivalry, often bred into young Reds and Blues in the junior ranks – there is an unwritten code that you don’t tell tales out of school, especially when the players involved are often Cheshire neighbours.But here we bring you some of the flashpoints of Manchester derby history, when the games were red – with

Gabrielle Union is opening up.

bicuspid aortic valve in 2004, a condition which affects blood flow in the heart.The former Radio 1 presenter was sent for an early scan which initially revealed there were two embryos instead of one.Edith, of Anstruther, Fife, said a later examination detected a single heartbeat.The 47-year-old, who has sons Rudy and Spike, seven, with Editors frontman husband Tom Smith, says the couple have been open with their eldest son about the loss.She said: “I’ve got this heart thing.

Whitburn, West Lothian, was released on bail and returned to Scotland.But he failed to attend his 2017 trial but was found guilty and given a 10-year prison term.McLean was only extradited to begin his sentence in January last year.Now the young woman’s family have hit out after he lodged an appeal which means she faces having to return to Greece to give evidence.Her mum, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, said: “I never thought I’d ever say this about another human being but I wish he would just die.“This happened seven years ago and the appeal has just brought everything back up again. It’s a nightmare.“There’s no new evidence.

Royal staff were reportedly left feeling "emotional" after seeing Prince Harry joke around during his James Corden interview.

NEW mum Paloma Faith has revealed how lockdown encouraged her to give IVF another go despite five failed previous attempts. The 39-year-old singer revealed she had given birth to a baby girl via C-section last month by sharing two pictures; one of her lying in the operating theatre and the other of her newborn's feet.

PIERS Morgan revealed he was ambushed by an old lady over his Meghan Markle rant during his walk with Simon Cowell. The Good Morning Britain presenter has ruffled feathers recently as he slams Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for their upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey.

DENISE Van Outen revealed her boyfriend served up their Valentine's Day meal in a dog bowl. The presenter, 46, was left furious after her other half Eddie Boxshall presented their romantic dinner in the unusual server.

Piers Morgan's views may get a lot of air-time - but he doesn't go unchallenged.

Chrissy Teigen has enjoyed an epic Hooters-themed bash - and even found her old uniform for the party.The mom of two showed off her incredible physique in the bright orange shorts, and white, low cut tank top. "Back to my roots.

Tim Allen has revealed that he got a kick out of how Donald Trump riled up critics during his time in the White House, and has also opened up about his arrest for selling cocaine that landed him time in a federal prison three decades ago.The comedian, 67, appeared on an episode of the WTF with Marc Maron podcast on Monday where he spoke about what it's like to be a conservative in Hollywood today and his past struggles with substance abuse.Allen famously attended the 2017 inauguration of Donald Trump and later provoked outrage when he likened being a conservative in Hollywood to living in Nazi Germany during the 1930s.Maron asked him how he minimized backlash for his conservative opinions, to which Allen responded: 'I don't preach

Labour is launching a campaign to bring back hard shoulders on motorways after at least 38 deaths were blamed on their removal.