Gordon Brown and three former education ministers say New Labour’s acclaimed early-years programme benefited millions Veterans of the last Labour government have called on Keir Starmer to put a new Sure Start-style programme at the heart of his election manifesto after research showed its transformational impact on poor children. Gordon […]
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Foreign secretary’s intervention comes as pressure grows on ministers to reveal legal advice over Gaza conflict David Cameron will set out the UK’s reasoning for continuing to export arms to Israel on Tuesday as ministers face ongoing pressure to disclose the official legal advice on the trade. The foreign secretary […]
If the anomaly does not stabilise by August, ‘the world will be in uncharted territory’, says climate expert Another month, another global heat record that has left climate scientists scratching their heads and hoping this is an El Niño-related hangover rather than a symptom of worse-than-expected planetary health. Global surface […]
Habibur Masum was previously charged with assault and threatening to kill 27-year-old who was stabbed to death in Bradford on Saturday A woman who was stabbed to death while pushing her baby in a pram in Bradford city centre has been identified, as it emerged her suspected attacker is on […]
Tory MP resigns committee roles after apology for role in parliamentary sexting scandal The Conservative MP who divulged colleagues’ personal phone numbers to someone he met on a dating app as part of a parliamentary sexting scandal has stepped down from two Commons roles, it has been reported. William Wragg […]
DWP is forcing tens of thousands of people looking after relatives to repay huge sums after buildup of erroneous overpayments Analysis: Why are so many carers being taken to court? Explainer: Who are the unpaid carers? ‘DWP are the real criminals’: carer in tatters after ‘brutal’ fraud prosecution Tens of […]
Drawdown after four months of fighting in Khan Younis coincides with new ceasefire talks Israel has pulled all of its ground troops out of southern Gaza for “tactical reasons”, the country’s army has said, raising questions about the future direction of the war as Hamas and Israeli delegations travel to […]
Survey of more than 12,200 workers across UK suggests widespread abuse and lack of confidence in reporting incidents NHS staff are being shown pornographic images, offered money for sex and sexually assaulted at work, a survey of thousands of workers has uncovered. A study of more than 12,200 nurses, ambulance […]
Kinnear managed Luton, Forest and Newcastle among others Won FA Cup, League Cup and Uefa Cup as a player with Spurs Joe Kinnear, the former Tottenham Hotspur defender and Wimbledon manager, has died at the age of 77, his family has said. Dublin-born Kinnear, who won the FA Cup, League […]
Governance adviser says Paul Thwaite could have been offered lower starting salary than predecessor Alison Rose NatWest has been criticised for paying its new boss a salary of £1.2m despite his “limited experience” as a chief executive, amid a wider shareholder backlash in the City of London over bumper corporate […]