British Isles
Thursday, 18 September 2025 21:29
Don't scrap care plans for SEN children’s educational needs, say MPs
MPs have warned against scrapping education, health and care plans (EHCPs) for children with special educational needs and disabilities. In a new report, the education select committee calls for EHCPs to remain as a vital 'backstop…
Thursday, 11 September 2025 22:30
Children feared among three dead in Channel crossing attempt
Three people, possibly including children, have died attempting to cross the English Channel near Calais, French authorities confirmed. The victims, believed to be from Egypt and South East Asia, were among more than seventy people crammed…
Thursday, 11 September 2025 22:23
Two candidates left for Labour deputy leadership
The Labour Party’s deputy leadership contest is narrowing to a likely two-horse race between Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell. Education secretary Phillipson became the first candidate to secure the required 80 nominations, with 116 backers including…
Thursday, 11 September 2025 22:12
Support for monarchy at record low, ahead of Trump state visit
Public support for the monarchy has dropped to its lowest level since records began in 1983, according to the British Social Attitudes survey. The share of people saying the monarchy is important has fallen from 86%…
Thursday, 11 September 2025 22:09
Trussell Trust: autumn budget must deliver urgent action on hunger
The Trussell Trust is calling for urgent government action in the autumn budget to tackle soaring hunger across the UK. Its landmark study, Hunger in the UK, reveals that 14.1 million people, including 3.8 million children,…
Thursday, 11 September 2025 22:06
Sinn Féin: PSNI ‘must do more’ to tackle racist mobs
Sinn Féin has called on the PSNI to do more to tackle racist mob violence after migrant workers were attacked at Connswater Retail Park, east Belfast. Video footage showed two cars surrounded and damaged by a…