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The article focuses on the investigation made by the writer John Bailey on the controversy over the closure of the famous Risinghill School in London, England. The expensive school was shut down in media publicity within five years of its opening. Several researchers are also investigating on the issue who are former students of the school. INSETS: 'Risinghill closed quietly. No one broke up the school';Where are they now?.

The article features an innovative building project in London where the entire ground floor serves as classrooms and above will serve as the dwelling place for students. The building is said to be the first school in Great Britain with a housing in the upper floor. The school and the flat have separate doors so occupants will not be disturbed and their privacy will not be invaded. The building was designed by an architect in Great Britain, Pollard Thomas Edwards.

Describes how a select group of prisoners in the Belmarsh, London, England jail are finding out how to identify and help their fellow inmates overcome barriers to education. Establishment of the Lifelong Learning Partnership; Four units comprising the course; Advantages of the prison education program.

Interviews Stephen Bishop, geography teacher in London, England. Career history; Educational background; Involvement of Stephen Bishop in the military forces.

Features the Virgin Trains education center at the Euston railway station in London, England. Total number of employees; Information technology-related services offered.

Discusses the staging of the 1908 Olympic Games in London, England after the Italian prime minister opposed the holding of the games in Rome and the eruption of Vesuvius in 1906 caused widespread devastation in Italy. Cause of the psychological war between the British and the Americans; American protest actions marring proceedings to an extent that the games were dubbed the Battle of Shepherd's Bush.

Focuses on the Christopher Place Speech, Language & Hearing Centre in London, England. Background information; Curriculum description; Operations; Comments from director Angela Harding.