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Readers criticize the school’s decision to allow Ethan Crumbley back into class, and the nation’s gun laws. Also: Chris Cuomo; gender-neutral in French; happiness.

Joe Tranter THE mum of a student with Down's Syndrome is supporting a Northwich charity's aim for adults with the learning disability to receive funding for catch-up learning. Cheshire Down’s Syndrome Support Group is urging the Government to fund catch-up learning for young adults with Down’s Syndrome, whose learning and life skills development have been critically impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The charity’s #lostinlockdown: Our Future Matters campaign calls for ministers to allocate a portion of the £300 million the Government has committed to help catch-up learning this ...

The luxury retailer’s 100-strong tea selection is now made with plant-based compostable materials Fortnum & Mason has made its own-label tea plastic-free and home compostable as part of its push to become more environmentally friendly. Its 100-strong tea range is now created using plant-based compostable materials and the retailer is in the process of switching the remaining plastic packaging of its tea SKUs to a plant-based and compostable alternative. The Queen’s grocer also has plans to replace its plastic Food Hall bags with chlorine-free paper ones “in the coming months” follow...