Schools should allow children to be naughty and to break rules to help them become confident adults, Charles Handy told the North of England education conference in Sunderland. He described how a 13-year-old boy who was allowed to sell pirate videos at school became a highly successful businessman. - Independent (John O'Byrne)
A safe carried away by thieves contained only 350 teabags. The safe was taken from Trent Buses in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. A spokesman said: "We never keep money on the premises." - Times (Pat Griffiths)
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