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Disney had competition from Hayao Miyazaki, Ralph Bakshi and the rise of rotoscope animation.

Other lives: English teacher fondly remembered by pupils at Downe House school

In today’s newsletter: The government is hiring teachers and trainees in Jamaica and elsewhere to help plug the gaps. But can this really solve the issue at home – and is it creating new ones abroad?

My colleague Christian Burset is an outstanding legal historian, and he sent along this splendid revisionist account of Sackville's Case (1760). If you have advisory opinions on the mind, you'll be interested. -- Every year since 1967, the British consulate in Chicago has received an anonymous delivery of roses on…

Boris Johnson’s winning manifesto said it would ‘level up’ deprived parts of the UK by making the most of Brexit. Our writers drill down into the numbers to judge whether the party is making good on this promise

The Metropolitan Police sergeant was killed on September 25 2020 by Louis de Zoysa, 26, who opened fire with an antique revolver in Croydon.

In today’s newsletter: Pupils across the UK await the results of A-levels, BTecs and more – and face marked-down grades to restore ‘pre-pandemic grading’

“For 45 years, it has menaced our children, bringing unbridled horror and trauma into countless young lives,” said Robbie Collin in The Daily Telegraph. “But at last, good sense has prevailed” – and “Watership Down” has been regraded from a U to a PG. In its latest annual report, the…

The 1978 animated classic is among a number of titles to have had their age ratings raised