School bans pupils from talking in the corridors between lessons.

A school has banned its pupils from TALKING between lesson with kids ordered to 'walk-in silence' in the corridors. Chiefs at the City of London Academy Highgate Hill in Islington, north London, have ordered that children stay silent as they walk to and from their classrooms. The school, which has around 500 pupils, was previously called the Mount Carmel Catholic College for Girls, but was taken over in September last year and turned into a mixed academy for kids aged 11-18.

Bizarre manicure is creeping people out - as it makes your nail look like a hand.

Getting your nails done is a real treat - and lots of us like to pamper ourselves every now and again with a manicure. If you're looking for inspiration, there's now a weird new nail art design that will seriously turn heads. On every nail, a perfect replica of a manicured hand is created so it looks like you have five tiny hands... on each hand.

Girl, 10, dies after sudden sugar crash sent her into diabetic coma during sleepover.

A 10-year-old girl has died after going into a diabetic coma while on a sleepover with friends.

The brutal execution of heroic Nigerian writer Ken Saro Wiwa that shocked the world.

Since the 1950s, Nigerian writers have made a mark in the literary scene in both Africa and the world. Some of the prolific writers including Amos Tutuila, Chinua Achebe, Buchi Emecheta, Wole Soyinka and most recently Chimamanda Adichie are noted for producing not only groundbreaking literary works but also engaging in social activism on issues such as human rights, governance and feminism.

This math teacher in the UK is inspiring black girls with her new brand of black dolls with Afro hair.

There’s a new black entrepreneur in town and this time it is UK-based Charlotte Francis who up until now has worked as educationist and math teacher. Charlotte’s new business isn’t your typical food, fashion or hair and beauty business that everybody seems to be going into these days.