Food Foundation survey finds 14% of households experienced food insecurity in June, with hunger more prevalent in larger families Families hit by the two-child benefit cap are much more likely to go hungry, skip meals or be unable to afford to eat healthily, according to new data which shows about […]
Actor has since alleged her dance partner Giovanni Pernice was ‘unnecessary, abusive, cruel and mean’ The actor Amanda Abbington has revealed she and her daughter received rape and death threats after she withdrew from Strictly Come Dancing. Abbington pulled out of last year’s series in October and has since alleged […]
Increased demand for children’s services leading to meltdown, warn local authority leaders A £5bn debt crisis caused by out-of-control overspending on special educational needs could explode in less than two years, bankrupting scores of England’s local authorities, the UK government has been warned. The crisis stems from the failure to […]
Vice-president speaks in battleground state of Wisconsin day after securing enough delegates to win nomination US election – live updates Kamala Harris vowed on Tuesday that Americans were “not going back” to the “chaos” of the Donald Trump years, as she made her campaign trail debut in battleground Wisconsin with […]
Royal accounts show estate made £1.1bn profit, meaning sovereign grant will rise to £132m for 2025-26 King Charles is set for a huge £45m pay rise with an increase of more than 50% in his official annual income, official accounts reveal. Profits of £1.1bn from the crown estate – a […]
Canadian Olympic Committee have offered a ‘heartfelt’ apology Staff member caught watching Football Ferns practice session New Zealand’s Olympic Committee says their women’s football team had their training session disrupted by a drone flown by a staff member of the Canadian team. Defending Olympic champion Canada and New Zealand – […]
Former shadow chancellor John McDonell among Labour MPs who have had whip suspended for six months Keir Starmer has suspended seven MPs from the Labour party in an unprecedented response to an early rebellion supporting an amendment to scrap the two-child benefit limit. The move to suspend MPs from the […]
Exclusive: E Street Band and Sopranos star visits south London to see his TeachRock programme in action Legendary guitarist and Sopranos star Stevie Van Zandt has made an impassioned plea for more arts and music in England’s schools as a way of engaging disaffected young people during a visit to […]
Kamala Harris has secured the support of the majority of Democratic delegates, according to a spokesperson for Nancy Pelosi and US media Harris closes in on nomination as Biden voices support In a hypothetical head-to-head matchup, Harris and Trump were tied with 44% support each in a July 15-16 Reuters/Ipsos […]
The vice-president is in pole position to be the Democratic nominee – and thoughts have turned to a possible No 2 A Democratic party ticket led by Kamala Harris seems increasingly likely as scores of high-profile elected Democrats line up to endorse her for president in the wake of Joe […]