Stranded schoolgirls in America talk to airlines
Thirty eight schoolgirls from Leicester remain stranded in America as the clear up continues following hurricane Sandy's destruction.
Hurricane Sandy downgraded to Post Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Sandy has been downgraded from a Hurricane to Post Tropical Cyclone.
Hurricane Sandy diary: UK pupils barricaded in hotel
Schoolchildren from Leicester are trapped in New York on a trip. They sent their account through the night, barricaded in a hotel.
Live updates
Stranded students 'glad to be home'
A group of schoolgirls from Leicester are back home after spending the last 10 days in New York - stranded by Hurricane Sandy.
The girls, from Leicester High School, had their flight delayed by 6 days but instead of having extra time to see the sights, they had to revise for crucial exams. Michael Sibert reports.
Schoolgirls back home after being stranded in New York
38 schoolgirls from Leicester stranded in New York after Superstorm Sandy have returned home.
The sixth formers from Leicester High School for Girls were on a cultural trip to the city but were forced to cancel a trip to Washington because of the hurricane, which brought gusts of over 85mph and severe flooding to thousands of homes across the East coast of the United States.
Advertisement
Leicester schoolsgirls stranded in New York due to return home
Schoolgirls from Leicester stranded in New York during Superstorm Sandy are due to return home.
Three of the group of 38 will fly today because they have exams or are running low on medication. The rest are expected back tomorrow.
Pupils caught up in US superstorm return to UK
Pupils from a school in Shropshire have been speaking about their experiences of being caught up in Superstorm Sandy, which hit the east coast of America last week.
Kirsty Wilson, a pupil of The Priory School in Shrewsbury, returned home with her classmate's and teacher's yesterday.
Kirsty told ITV Central how pleased she was to be back in the UK.
Shropshire school children return from Hurricane-hit New York
by ITV CentralPupils from a Shropshire School have returned home from New York today after being caught up in the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, which hit the east coast of America on Monday (October 29).
Pupils and staff from The Priory School in Shrewsbury, returned to the school this morning where parents were waiting for their arrival.
Pupil Niall Salisbury told ITV Central what it was like during the storm.
Shropshire schoolchildren due back from US
The children from The Priory School in Shrewsbury, who have been stranded in New York during Superstorm Sandy, are due to arrive back home this morning.
Advertisement
Schoolgirls stuck in New York home by next week
The 38 schoolgirls stuck in New York have managed to secure flights home six days after they were due home.
The girls battled out one of the biggest storms in living memory from Monday 29 October through the early hours of Tuesday 30.
Three of the girls will be flying home on Monday as they are either running out of medication or have important exams that determine if they get into their chosen university. Everyone else will be flying home on Tuesday.
Read about their experiences here.
Leicester schoolgirls stuck in New York text pictures
The 38 Leicester schoolgirls stuck in New York have text Central News pictures from New York as they struggle to find flights home.
The girls battled out one of the biggest storms in living memory from Monday 29 October through the early hours of Tuesday 30.
The storm which has killed 55 people and left the north east coast of the US devastated was downgraded from a Hurricane to a tropical storm as it hit New York.
The girls who are staying in a hotel in Times Square were told to buy provisions before the storm hit and had to remain in the hotel for 22 hours until it was deemed safe enough to go outside.
The girls aged between 15 and 18 are on a school culture trip and were due to fly home yesterday.
However as the massive clean-up operation gets underway in New York the school teachers are desperately trying to find a way of flying the girls home as some of them have important exams next week.
The girls text Central News throughout the storm describing the moment the "skies turned black and there was an eerie silence."
To read the schoolgirls' account and see more pictures click here.
Students caught in hurricane remain in New York
The teacher in charge of 38 schoolgirls from Leicester, stranded in New York after Hurricane Sandy, says she has no idea how long it will be until they can return home.
Angela Lancini, who's head of 6th form at Leicester High School for Girls, has told Central Tonight that the girls have this morning ventured out of the hotel to witness the devastation caused by the storm.
Leicester school girl says being with friends has helped
Sophie Upcraft, a student at Leicester High School for Girls told Central Tonight that being surrounded by friends during this time has been important.
Her and other students from the school are stranded in New York, waiting for a flight home.