By Charlotte Anderson

A primary school has banned pupils from going outside during break time following a spate of attacks by a dive-bombing buzzard.

Kids at Dame Tipping Primary School have been forced to stay inside since Easter through fear of injury.

The bird of prey - believed to be part of a mating pair - has been terrorizing villagers in Havering-atte-Bower for months.

But, as buzzards are protected, the school says "nothing which can be done" beyond the outdoor ban.

Headteacher Stella McCarthy said the "difficult decision" was made after the birds became "highly present" in the playground.

She said: "As a school, safeguarding and protecting children is of paramount importance."

The school rule comes after several incidents in the Greater London village, located to the north

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