Third of headteachers had to slash their budgets last year due to insufficient funding, survey finds Cash-strapped schools in England have been forced to cut support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) after nearly a third of headteachers said they were forced to slash their budgets last […]
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Country will once again be officially known as an Islamic emirate, as at least two people killed in protests The Taliban have announced an all-male caretaker government including an interior minister wanted by the FBI, on a day when at least two people were killed by violent policing of street […]
Channel 4’s Grenfell: The Untold Story will include previously unseen recordings of pleas to former MP and landlord executive Previously unseen footage of Grenfell Tower residents pleading with their MP and landlord to end their mistreatment in the months before the 2017 disaster is to be broadcast for the first […]
RNLI lifeboat charity experiences especially busy day after recent run of bad weather halted crossings Hundreds of people have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel, as several charities said the current humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan showed why people risk their lives to flee. It followed a first day […]
Government source says UK wants to ‘create space for talks to happen without deadlines looming’ Plans for post-Brexit checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland have been suspended indefinitely by the UK after negotiations with the EU reached a stalemate. Grace periods designed to ease the transition into new trading […]
PM will tell mutinous MPs healthcare system is in crisis and they ‘cannot expect it to recover alone’ Boris Johnson will tell mutinous MPs that the healthcare system is in crisis and they “cannot expect it to recover alone” as he faces a growing red wall rebellion over tax rises. […]
The actor was best known for his role as Omar Little in the HBO series, and also starred in Boardwalk Empire The actor Michael K Williams, best known for his role as Omar Little in The Wire, has died at the age of 54. Confirming his death to the Hollywood […]
Cancellation of all but clinically urgent blood tests in England owing to shortage of bottles sparks anger GP surgery staff are facing abuse from patients who are “angry and upset” that their blood test has been cancelled because of the NHS-wide chronic shortage of sample bottles. “Patients are angry when […]
PM’s plan to raise national insurance to fund NHS and social care set to be opposed by some of his own MPs as parliament returns Boris Johnson faces a battle with his cabinet and MPs as parliament returns on Monday, with the prime minister poised to break manifesto commitments on […]
The 48-year-old, who has been in jail in Tripoli since 2014, left the country immediately for Turkey Authorities in Libya have released Saadi Gaddafi, a son of the former leader Muammar Gaddafi who was ousted and killed during a 2011 uprising. Prime minister-designate Abdul Hamid Dbeibah said in a tweet […]