91 minutes ago Why we should beware the unintended consequences of VAT on school fees

Ideologically-driven policy may even result in net loss for the public purse

Events

91 minutes ago The 'domino effect' of Labour VAT charge feared for Scottish private schools, house prices and catchment zones

Schools in Scotland already said to be ‘experiencing a reduction in their rolls’

Economics

92 minutes ago Scottish private school heads warn VAT timetable creating 'unreasonable challenge'

January implementation date of Labour policy has ‘surprised’ many schools

Events

92 minutes ago Tom Kerridge's 'incredibly simple' exercise plan that helped him shed 12 stone and keep it off

Michelin star chef Tom Kerridge has opened up about the exercise routine that helped him shed an impressive 12 stone, after he decided to quit alcohol and overhaul his diet

Politics

92 minutes ago Kyle Walker eyed for bumper Saudi payday and could line up next to England teammate

Kyle Walker has joined Manchester City in 2017 and has enjoyed unprecedented success with the club but could be nearing the end of his time at the Etihad Stadium with interest from abroad

Politics

92 minutes ago Inside the Aberdeen half time message that sparked heroic Celtic fightback as Graeme Shinnie lifts lid on Parkhead talk

The Dons responded from going two goals down to claim a share of the spoils in the top of the table showdown

Politics

92 minutes ago Kyogo reveals the Celtic lesson he needs to keep working hard on as he calls for 'togetherness' in Bergamo

The Hoops' star striker has scored three Champions League goals during his time at Celtic but all have come at home

Politics

2 hours ago Does mood lighten or darken as clocks go back? Britons urged to join study

Project examines how switch to winter time affects wellbeing – either positive or negative – and time perceptionDoes the prospect of darker evenings make you feel gloomy, or will you relish the extra hour in bed for one morning? Scientists are launching a study to better understand how the annual switch back to winter time affects people’s wellbeing and time perception – and they need your help.In the UK, the clocks are due to go back at 2am on Sunday 27 October. Previous studies have largely focused on the negative effects of the spring transition to daylight saving time (DST) on people’s sleep, cognitive performance and propensity to accidents, but less is known about the impact of the autumn change – or how these biannual events affect our perception of the passage of time. Continue ...

Politics

2 hours ago The Prodigy’s Leeroy Thornhill on fame, raves and his late best mate Keith Flint: ‘I love him and I always will’

He and Flint joined the band as teenagers, leaving Essex to travel the world and mix with royalty. As Thornhill publishes a book of photographs from that era, he talks about the fun, friendship, chaos – and sorrowThe first time I encountered Leeroy Thornhill, he invited me around to his place to smoke banana skins. I was only 12 years old at the time – but before you call social services, let me reassure you that this wasn’t a real-life interaction. I was simply reading the sleeve notes of his band the Prodigy’s debut album, Experience, where the peculiar fruit-based invitation was offered up to the band’s fans. Just above it was a photograph of the group sharing a joint. They seemed thrillingly above the law – and the rules of being in a band itself.For a start, half of them – Thornhil...

Politics

2 hours ago Yankees and Dodgers meet in World Series for 12th time in matchup of Broadway and Hollywood

New York neighbors who became cross-country rivals, the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers are renewing their starry struggle in the World Series for the first time in 43 years

Culture