Lucy Powell says proposals to end widespread practice will be included in overhaul of England’s national curriculum Pushing GCSE subjects on younger pupils risks turning England’s secondary schools into “early exam factories”,...
Read More£40m scheme in England aims to keep most vulnerable people well at home and avoid unnecessary hospital stays Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable patients in England are to receive extra support from their GP as part of a £40m...
Read MoreCulture secretary says there is still a problem with exploitation and abuse in the industry and public lifeThe culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has said there is still a problem with exploitation and abuse in the media industry...
Read MoreCulture secretary pushes back against talk of revisiting Brexit but says closer ties would fulfil referendum promisesOne of Andy Burnham’s cabinet ministers has said she wants to avoid “circular arguments” about whether the UK...
Read MoreLucy Powell says proposals to end widespread practice will be included in overhaul of England’s national curriculumPushing GCSE subjects on younger pupils risks turning England’s secondary schools into “early exam factories”,...
Read MoreAlan Milburn describes them as a ‘lost generation’. Those I spoke to just want to know what they have to do to finally get a job – and a chance in lifeCallum Atkinson is 23 years old, and lives in the Greater Manchester town of...
Read MoreFive of seven facilities in England and Wales never reached operational stage as Tories vacillated over plans to check goodsThe UK wasted at least £100m in taxpayers’ money to set up zombie Brexit border inspection posts that...
Read MoreCulture secretary says there is still a problem in media industry and across public life after Russell Brand convictionLisa Nandy, the culture secretary, has said there is still a problem with exploitation and abuse in the media...
Read MoreDavid Lammy among those raising concerns after errors found in rejected applications for indefinite leave to remainConcerns have been raised over the sudden rise in number of Turkish nationals facing removal from the UK as a...
Read MoreTwelve midwife-led maternity units have closed in England since 2019 with six closing since Labour came to power in 2024NHS officials are shutting growing numbers of birth centres in a “shocking” denial of a woman’s right to...
Read MoreDepartment had claimed that being kidnapped for ransom was not exploitation of trafficking victims in case of Syrian man abducted in LibyaThe court of appeal has rejected claims by the Home Office that being kidnapped for ransom...
Read MoreGermany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg and Denmark say cooperation on clean energy will benefit both sidesFive European leaders have called for closer ties with Britain ahead of a keenly anticipated EU-UK summit.The leaders...
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