The letter continued: 'I'm always in awe when I see photographs of children and parents around the world who value education so dearly that they walk barefoot for miles or clamber over rubble, past bombed out ruins, in order to get to school.

Barnwell's parents are suing the River Bluff High School teacher, the principal, Lexington School District 1, and the South Carolina Education Department in federal court, saying they violated the girl's civil rights and her First Amendment rights to both free speech or not to speak at all.

(AP) - The parents of a ninth grade South Carolina student who said she was accosted by a teacher for quietly walking to class instead of stopping and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance are suing the teacher, principal, school district and state education officials.

Angela Holleran (pictured), headteacher of All Saints Catholic Primary School in Bootle, Merseyside, sent parents a letter on Monday saying it was 'staggering' that 'many' of its children had not turned up to classes due to high winds.

The principal promised to look at the video of the encounter and sent her back to class, but Barnwell said he never let her know that the teacher was wrong and she was right. Barnwell was then sent to the principal's office, which she said was humiliating because she feared she was in trouble.

The first three episodes contain a series of barbs that will upset his father King Charles III, including Harry's claim that he was 'literally brought up' by a 'second family' in Africa where he chose to spend three-month stints in his late teens and twenties as he came to terms with his mother's death.

Biden is said to have closely scrutinized the plans - which called for a precision strike on the balcony - and was keen that every possible precaution was taken to ensure nobody other than Zawahiri would be killed.

Reports at the time of the terrorist attack claim that his passport was found close to the World Trade Center, with a member of the public picking it up and handing it to police shortly before the towers fell.

After the florid dramas of recent political times, what people want right now is a Liz Truss; a rock-solid Plain Jane who can get us in to see a doctor sometime before next Christmas and maybe do something about the economy at the same time. ‘Frankly doesn't sound like a particularly inspiring aspiration for an incoming Prime Minister,' he said, spoken like a man who clearly hasn't recently tried to get a doctor's appointment.

Four pilots and 15 'muscle hijackers' crashed the commercial planes into the Twin Towers on 9/11 - with one more stopped before boarding the jet  Nineteen hijackers, split between four planes, were behind the 9/11 terror attacks, inspired by their leader bin Laden and had several links to the leaders of the new Taliban government.

After years of quietly assembling suicide attackers, funds and plans, al-Zawahiri, Bin Laden and several others would carry out the infamous September 11 attacks, putting him and other conspirators at the top of the FBI's Most Wanted List.

Wendy Morton has also been installed as the Tories' first female chief whip, in charge of parliamentary party discipline.

Ben Wallace remains Defence Secretary after backing her campaign and Brandon Lewis is made Justice Secretary, while Boris Johnson loyalist Jacob Rees Mogg is business secretary. Kemi Badenoch's loyalty was also rewarded as she is named International Trade Secretary, while Kit Malthouse becomes Education Secretary. 

The problems this country faces are enormous, but yesterday Truss promised she would ‘take action this day and every day' to solve them, study camp while urging us all ‘not to be daunted' by the difficult times ahead.

There was gloating on social media, much titteration amongst the Twitterati and excited acknowledgement of the looming calamity over on the BBC's live coverage.

‘Boris took over on one of the warmest days [in summer 2019]. Liz will be worried about the political metaphors,' said political correspondent Nick Eardley, nodding grimly.

While in a CIA ‘black site' he was one of several who were reportedly subjected to water-dousing, walling, attention grasps, facial holds, cramped confinements, psychological pressures and sleep deprivation.

Perhaps we shall just have to get used to her odd, Trussian ways. Yet her lack of polish gives her authenticity. While Boris Johnson was an exuberance of emotion, with Truss there is never a hint of pressure building or emotions overwhelming or even a rowdy appetite that might trip her up further down the line.

He was named Bin Laden's deputy, further raising his profile, as he began to appear alongside the Saudi national at al-Qaeda held news conferences, airing anti-American sentiment and calling for other likeminded Muslims to join their cause.

The strike on July 31 was the culmination of six months of intensive intelligence work by the CIA which had tracked Zawahiri to the safe house, detailed his daily routine, and picked the ideal moment to hit him.