
‘A hug, a quick kiss’: How to reconnect after having children
Relationships often change after children. Here are ways to help get your partnership back on track.
THURSDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2026, 17:06

Relationships often change after children. Here are ways to help get your partnership back on track.
Industry figures say the friendly welcome at the Horological Society of New York has a lot to do with its longevity.

It comes days after the Local Government Association warned that eight in 10 English councils would face bankruptcy, if they had to honour deficits.
Leon Botstein, Bard’s president, also invited Jeffrey Epstein to visit a high school linked to Bard College and sent him well wishes after stories were published about his sexual abuse of minors.

Cap-busting tax hike will be embarrassing for the party, which has made low council tax a priority
Reform-led Worcestershire county council is likely to issue England’s largest council tax rise this April after it was given special permission by the government to increase it by up to 9%.
Worcestershire is one of a handful of authorities whose requests to be allowed to increase local rates above...
[Namibian] When People Hear “local content”, some think it means forcing foreign companies to buy everything locally and immediately.
[Leadership] The British High Commission in Nigeria has held Welcome Home Ceremonies to celebrate 99 Nigerians who have recently completed their studies in the United Kingdom through the prestigious Chevening and Commonwealth scholarships programmes.
[Leadership] The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in partnership with YougRich Heritage Nigeria Limited, has completed a one-month intensive training programme in welding and fabrication for 30 youths in Delta State.
[Africa Check] IN SHORT: The Teaching Service Board in Nigeria’s Benue state denies hiring, despite online posts claiming otherwise.
[Africa Check] Nigeria’s education ministry has not approved history textbook that excludes Igbo community
[Capital FM] Nairobi — President William Ruto on Monday witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Higher Education, Training, and Research between Kenya and Italy at State House, Nairobi.

Thousands walk out after talks with district failed to reach agreement on wages, healthcare and resources for students with special needs
About 6,000 public schoolteachers in San Francisco went on strike on Monday, the first public schoolteachers strike in the city in nearly 50 years.
The strike comes after teachers and the district failed to reach an agreement over higher wages, health...
[Nile Post] The debate over the future of the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) has resurfaced, with education experts and examination authorities proposing reforms that could significantly change how learners are assessed at the end of primary school.
[Nile Post] Schools reopened today for the new academic year, with teachers expressing concern over the long holiday students spent at home following the election period.
[SAnews.gov.za] Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Kedibone Diale-Tlabela has outlined responsibilities that scholar transport operators must fulfil to advance their applications for operating within the legal framework.

Georgia Gould reassures parents that no child will be asked to leave school or have levels of assistance removed
Children with special needs will not lose their places at special schools or current levels of assistance, an education minister has told parents anxious that the government would strip away their child’s support.
Facing questions at an online forum, part of the Department for...
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — The Plenary of the House of Representatives on the 5th day of the 1st quarter of the 3rd session of the 55th Legislature on Thursday, February 5, 2026 unanimously voted to cite the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Education to provide comprehensive accounts on the numbers and status of Liberian students in foreign land.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — The Ministry of Education (MoE) has condemned a recent musical performance on the campus of St. Teresa Convent High School, describing it as inappropriate for grade-school students and promising corrective action against all would-be violators.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — The President of the University of Liberia (UL), Dr. Layli Maparyan, has awarded student Jao Malata for emerging as the winner of the University’s 75th Anniversary (Founder’s Day) logo design competition.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — More than 900 students graduated on Saturday as Gonet Academy held its 13th graduation ceremony in Sinkor, marking what the government described as a growing national movement for workforce readiness, leadership development, and youth empowerment.
[Liberian Observer] At a time when Liberia continues to grapple with unemployment, weak institutional capacity, and a widening skills gap among its youthful population, the government has offered rare and emphatic validation to a non-state actor it says is making a “critical and excellent” contribution to national human capital development.