Measures will impact more than 13,000 pupils in Southwark, and include confiscating phones used at school A group of schools in London have announced they will go smartphone-free, in a sign of the growing public concern over phone-based childhoods. Headteachers at 17 of the 20 state secondary schools in Southwark, […]
Ex-president in Arizona warns appeal courts to ‘step up and straighten things out’ and insists he committed no crimes In his first campaign rally after being convicted of 34 felonies, former president Donald Trump recalled how he just went through a “rigged” trial with a “highly conflicted” judge despite there […]
Russian sub – joined by three other naval vessels – will not be carrying nuclear weapons, authorities in Havana said as they announced the visit A Russian nuclear-powered submarine – which will not be carrying nuclear weapons – will visit Havana next week, Cuba’s communist authorities have announced, amid rising […]
Exclusive: Chancellor says Conservative party is ‘broad church’ and criticises Nigel Farage’s claims over immigration Jeremy Hunt has warned the Conservatives that elections are won from the centre ground, amid fears that the party could lurch to the right in response to Nigel Farage’s return to frontline politics. In an […]
Passenger train was en route to Ukraine and carrying more than 300 people when it hit a freight train in city of Pardubice, officials say Four people have died and 26 were injured after a passenger train heading to Ukraine collided with a freight train in the Czech city of […]
Disruption has affected wider range of health providers than first thought, including GPs and community and mental health services A cyber-attack thought to have been carried out by a Russian group has forced London NHS hospitals to resurrect long-discarded paper records systems in which porters hand-deliver blood test results because […]
Scientists pinpoint driver of IBD and other disorders with work under way to adapt existing drugs to treat patients Researchers have discovered a major driver of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and several other immune disorders that affect the spine, liver and arteries, raising hopes for millions of people worldwide. The […]
Royals, politicians and military leaders begin two days of events to mark 80th anniversary of Normandy landings The king has paid tribute to D-day veterans at a commemorative event in Portsmouth marking the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. Charles said their “stories of courage, resilience and solidarity” move, inspire […]
Labour leader tried to focus on the Tories’ record while the prime minister accused opponent of planning tax rises Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer tore into each other’s election promises on tax and immigration in a fiery first TV debate of the campaign. The pair exchanged barbs in an ill-tempered […]
Increasing numbers of children hungry and lack adequate clothing, with two-thirds of secondary teachers also supporting pupils Eight in 10 primary schoolteachers in England are spending their own money to buy items for pupils who are increasingly arriving at school hungry and without adequate clothing, according to new research. Almost […]